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Ernie Lombardi |
Nickname: Schnozz Bats: Right Throws: Right Height: 6' 3'' Weight: 250 Born: April 6, 1908 in Usa, CA, OAKLAND |
Awards & Accomplishments | |
Gold Glove | 1942 |
All-Star Selections | 1936 1938 1939 1943 |
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Year | Age | Tm | Lg | Salary | vL | vR | OA | vL | vR | OA | vL | vR | OA | vL | vR | OA | vL | vR | OA | |||
1931 | 23 | SEM | AL | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 9 | ||||
1932 | 24 | NYG | NL | $ 300,000 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 9 | |||
1933 | 25 | NYG | NL | $ 300,000 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 9 | |||
1934 | 26 | NYG | NL | $ 300,000 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 9 | |||
1935 | 27 | NYG | NL | $ 300,000 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 9 | |||
1936 | 28 | NYG | NL | $ 1,864,286 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 8 | |||
1937 | 29 | NYG | NL | $ 3,464,286 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 8 | |||
1938 | 30 | NYG | NL | $ 3,464,286 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 8 | |||
1939 | 31 | NYG | NL | $ 4,250,000 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 8 | |||
1940 | 32 | NYG | NL | $ 4,250,000 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 8 | |||
1941 | 33 | BOS | AL | $ 4,250,000 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 8 | |||
1942 | 34 | SDP | NL | $ 4,250,000 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 8 | |||
1943 | 35 | NYG | NL | $ 12,353,020 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 7 | |||
1944 | 36 | NYG | NL | $ 12,353,020 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | |||
1945 | 37 | SDP | NL | $ 12,353,020 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | |||
OOTP6 Min Ratings | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 6 | |||||||
OOTP6 Max Ratings | $ 12,353,020 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
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Year | Age | Tm | Lg | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | XR | OWS |
1931 | 23 | AAA | 137 | 539 | 87 | 187 | 37 | 5 | 24 | 103 | 1 | 1 | 53 | 20 | .347 | .405 | .568 | .973 | 111.0 | ||
1932 | 24 | SEM | AL | 110 | 373 | 46 | 105 | 13 | 4 | 12 | 57 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 19 | .282 | .322 | .434 | .756 | 48.8 | 6.3 |
1933 | 25 | SEM | AL | 85 | 304 | 35 | 81 | 7 | 0 | 10 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 22 | .266 | .317 | .388 | .705 | 36.8 | 3.0 |
AAA | 65 | 267 | 37 | 84 | 14 | 2 | 7 | 53 | 1 | 0 | 28 | 14 | .315 | .380 | .461 | .840 | 44.9 | ||||
1934 | 26 | NYG | NL | 143 | 515 | 74 | 166 | 24 | 2 | 21 | 101 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 30 | .322 | .363 | .499 | .862 | 85.1 | 15.2 |
1935 | 27 | SEM | AL | 150 | 554 | 64 | 142 | 25 | 2 | 16 | 85 | 1 | 0 | 55 | 34 | .256 | .321 | .395 | .716 | 69.0 | 8.0 |
1936 | 28 | NYG | NL | 150 | 574 | 82 | 186 | 30 | 2 | 26 | 126 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 49 | .324 | .365 | .519 | .884 | 98.0 | 17.2 |
1937 | 29 | NYG | NL | 145 | 540 | 85 | 153 | 28 | 3 | 18 | 97 | 1 | 0 | 39 | 50 | .283 | .328 | .446 | .775 | 75.5 | 13.3 |
1938 | 30 | NYG | NL | 146 | 576 | 80 | 169 | 32 | 2 | 27 | 113 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 62 | .293 | .339 | .497 | .836 | 85.2 | 12.9 |
1939 | 31 | SEM | AL | 116 | 429 | 73 | 138 | 28 | 2 | 24 | 96 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 37 | .322 | .373 | .564 | .937 | 81.6 | 16.6 |
1940 | 32 | SEM | AL | 147 | 548 | 75 | 139 | 28 | 0 | 26 | 85 | 1 | 0 | 47 | 47 | .254 | .308 | .447 | .755 | 73.1 | 8.0 |
1941 | 33 | NYG | NL | 94 | 363 | 38 | 87 | 23 | 1 | 13 | 52 | 1 | 0 | 22 | 37 | .240 | .283 | .416 | .699 | 39.5 | 4.3 |
BOS | AL | 52 | 183 | 28 | 57 | 7 | 1 | 10 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 24 | .311 | .359 | .525 | .883 | 30.9 | 6.3 | ||
TOT | 146 | 546 | 66 | 144 | 30 | 2 | 23 | 85 | 1 | 0 | 36 | 61 | .264 | .308 | .452 | .761 | 70.4 | 10.6 | |||
1942 | 34 | BOS | AL | 98 | 360 | 48 | 92 | 21 | 1 | 20 | 73 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 36 | .256 | .301 | .486 | .787 | 51.9 | 8.0 |
SDP | NL | 40 | 90 | 13 | 30 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 11 | .333 | .402 | .522 | .924 | 17.5 | 3.7 | ||
TOT | 138 | 450 | 61 | 122 | 27 | 2 | 23 | 87 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 47 | .271 | .322 | .493 | .815 | 69.4 | 11.7 | |||
1943 | 35 | NYG | NL | 152 | 554 | 91 | 155 | 37 | 5 | 35 | 132 | 2 | 0 | 37 | 71 | .280 | .324 | .554 | .879 | 93.1 | 16.3 |
1944 | 36 | NYG | NL | 147 | 533 | 60 | 114 | 24 | 1 | 22 | 94 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 88 | .214 | .271 | .386 | .658 | 54.4 | 2.9 |
1945 | 37 | SDP | NL | 98 | 271 | 30 | 59 | 16 | 0 | 11 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 55 | .218 | .260 | .399 | .659 | 27.6 | 2.7 |
14 Years Sim | 1873 | 6767 | 922 | 1873 | 349 | 27 | 294 | 1231 | 6 | 0 | 503 | 672 | .277 | .325 | .467 | .792 | 968.0 | 144.6 | |||
2 Years AAA | 202 | 806 | 124 | 271 | 51 | 7 | 31 | 156 | 2 | 1 | 81 | 34 | .336 | .400 | .532 | .932 | 155.9 | ||||
162 Game Average | 585 | 79 | 162 | 30 | 2 | 25 | 106 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 58 | .277 | .325 | .467 | .792 | 83.7 | |||||
Career Highs | 152 | 576 | 91 | 186 | 37 | 5 | 35 | 132 | 2 | 0 | 55 | 88 | .324 | .373 | .564 | .937 | 98.0 |
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Category | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | XR |
vs RH | 4288 | 557 | 1148 | 225 | 21 | 167 | 754 | 3 | 0 | 298 | 406 | .268 | .313 | .447 | .760 | 592.2 | |
vs LH | 2479 | 365 | 725 | 124 | 6 | 127 | 477 | 3 | 0 | 205 | 266 | .292 | .345 | .501 | .846 | 414.3 | |
Home | 932 | 3311 | 430 | 875 | 166 | 15 | 140 | 598 | 2 | 0 | 262 | 342 | .264 | .317 | .450 | .767 | 469.3 |
Away | 941 | 3456 | 492 | 998 | 183 | 12 | 154 | 633 | 4 | 0 | 241 | 330 | .289 | .333 | .482 | .816 | 537.2 |
RISP | 1935 | 0 | 559 | 103 | 6 | 91 | 897 | 0 | 0 | 218 | 194 | .289 | .350 | .489 | .839 | 333.0 | |
Pinch Hitting | 202 | 31 | 65 | 16 | 0 | 10 | 52 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 25 | .322 | .379 | .550 | .928 | 39.1 | |
Close/Late | 828 | 84 | 253 | 53 | 1 | 35 | 144 | 0 | 0 | 60 | 83 | .306 | .351 | .499 | .850 | 136.8 | |
Mar/Apr | 302 | 1060 | 137 | 266 | 45 | 7 | 33 | 178 | 2 | 0 | 97 | 125 | .251 | .312 | .400 | .712 | 134.8 |
May | 313 | 1157 | 161 | 315 | 59 | 4 | 56 | 208 | 1 | 0 | 86 | 107 | .272 | .321 | .475 | .796 | 173.9 |
June | 304 | 1103 | 151 | 294 | 60 | 3 | 51 | 214 | 0 | 0 | 74 | 115 | .267 | .310 | .465 | .775 | 157.3 |
July | 319 | 1151 | 145 | 320 | 63 | 3 | 49 | 217 | 1 | 0 | 77 | 97 | .278 | .321 | .466 | .787 | 168.1 |
August | 326 | 1193 | 156 | 349 | 52 | 3 | 57 | 228 | 2 | 0 | 83 | 111 | .293 | .338 | .484 | .822 | 188.7 |
Sep/Oct | 309 | 1103 | 172 | 329 | 70 | 7 | 48 | 186 | 0 | 0 | 86 | 117 | .298 | .347 | .505 | .852 | 183.7 |
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Year | Age | Tm | Lg | Pos | G | GS | IP | PO | A | E | DP | FPct | RF | RSA | RTO | RTO% | PB | DWS |
1932 | 24 | NYG | NL | C | 98 | 95 | 841.0 | 308 | 30 | 3 | 2 | .991 | 3.62 | 16 | 6 | .375 | 5 | 5.5 |
1B | 2 | 0 | 5.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 7.20 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0.0 | ||||
1933 | 25 | NYG | NL | C | 74 | 73 | 647.0 | 211 | 23 | 1 | 0 | .996 | 3.26 | 18 | 9 | .500 | 3 | 4.4 |
1B | 9 | 0 | 16.3 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1.000 | 12.68 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0.0 | ||||
1934 | 26 | NYG | NL | C | 127 | 121 | 1088.7 | 454 | 32 | 7 | 1 | .986 | 4.02 | 28 | 7 | .250 | 3 | 4.2 |
1B | 8 | 0 | 18.7 | 22 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 | 11.58 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0.0 | ||||
1935 | 27 | NYG | NL | C | 140 | 134 | 1199.0 | 565 | 57 | 5 | 0 | .992 | 4.67 | 36 | 17 | .472 | 5 | 9.0 |
1B | 5 | 0 | 8.0 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 12.38 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0.0 | ||||
1936 | 28 | NYG | NL | C | 138 | 138 | 1233.7 | 539 | 42 | 7 | 3 | .988 | 4.24 | 33 | 11 | .333 | 2 | 4.7 |
1B | 6 | 0 | 10.0 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 9.90 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0.0 | ||||
1937 | 29 | NYG | NL | C | 133 | 131 | 1169.7 | 562 | 38 | 2 | 2 | .997 | 4.62 | 30 | 7 | .233 | 1 | 4.9 |
1B | 11 | 0 | 17.0 | 23 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1.000 | 12.71 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0.1 | ||||
1938 | 30 | NYG | NL | C | 136 | 136 | 1208.7 | 611 | 49 | 5 | 0 | .992 | 4.91 | 33 | 13 | .394 | 1 | 7.9 |
1B | 7 | 0 | 13.7 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 | 9.22 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0.0 | ||||
1939 | 31 | NYG | NL | C | 104 | 104 | 923.7 | 476 | 41 | 1 | 1 | .998 | 5.04 | 29 | 12 | .414 | 3 | 6.1 |
1B | 12 | 0 | 20.0 | 31 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .970 | 14.40 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0.0 | ||||
1940 | 32 | NYG | NL | C | 130 | 130 | 1172.0 | 612 | 37 | 6 | 0 | .991 | 4.98 | 52 | 14 | .269 | 4 | 4.8 |
1B | 14 | 0 | 32.0 | 40 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1.000 | 11.81 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0.1 | ||||
1941 | 33 | NYG | NL | C | 90 | 86 | 797.0 | 369 | 29 | 3 | 0 | .993 | 4.49 | 42 | 11 | .262 | 3 | 2.5 |
1B | 3 | 0 | 4.0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 15.75 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0.0 | ||||
BOS | AL | C | 50 | 47 | 404.6 | 187 | 14 | 1 | 0 | .995 | 4.47 | 22 | 6 | .273 | 1 | 2.6 | ||
1B | 1 | 0 | 2.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 13.50 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0.0 | ||||
TOT | C | 140 | 133 | 1201.6 | 556 | 43 | 4 | 0 | .993 | 4.49 | 64 | 17 | .266 | 4 | 5.1 | |||
1B | 4 | 0 | 6.0 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 15.00 | 0.0 | ||||||||
1942 | 34 | BOS | AL | C | 77 | 72 | 726.6 | 337 | 35 | 5 | 0 | .987 | 4.61 | 29 | 12 | .414 | 6 | 4.2 |
1B | 8 | 1 | 25.4 | 32 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 | 12.05 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0.1 | ||||
SDP | NL | C | 32 | 30 | 190.0 | 88 | 9 | 1 | 0 | .990 | 4.59 | 7 | 3 | .429 | 1 | 1.2 | ||
1B | 3 | 0 | 6.6 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 12.27 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0.0 | ||||
TOT | C | 109 | 102 | 916.6 | 425 | 44 | 6 | 0 | .987 | 4.61 | 36 | 15 | .417 | 7 | 5.4 | |||
1B | 11 | 1 | 32.0 | 40 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1.000 | 12.09 | 0.1 | ||||||||
1943 | 35 | NYG | NL | C | 131 | 130 | 1161.3 | 530 | 35 | 2 | 0 | .996 | 4.38 | 44 | 11 | .250 | 4 | 6.0 |
1B | 8 | 0 | 16.7 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 11.88 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0.0 | ||||
1944 | 36 | NYG | NL | C | 135 | 132 | 1174.0 | 484 | 45 | 3 | 2 | .994 | 4.06 | 51 | 12 | .235 | 2 | 4.9 |
1B | 1 | 0 | 2.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 13.50 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0.0 | ||||
1945 | 37 | SDP | NL | 1B | 61 | 59 | 515.3 | 699 | 38 | 4 | 59 | .995 | 12.87 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 1.4 |
C | 9 | 7 | 63.0 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.86 | 4 | 2 | .500 | 0 | 0.5 | ||||
C | 1604 | 1566 | 13999.8 | 6350 | 519 | 52 | 11 | .992 | 4.42 | 474 | 153 | .323 | 44 | 73.5 | ||||
1B | 159 | 60 | 712.6 | 948 | 52 | 5 | 82 | .995 | 12.63 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 1.8 | ||||
Career Totals | 1763 | 1626 | 14712.5 | 7298 | 571 | 57 | 93 | .993 | 4.81 | 474 | 153 | .323 | 44 | 75.3 | ||||
Career Highs | 145 | 138 | 1243.7 | 716 | 59 | 7 | 59 | .997 | 11.78 | 64 | 17 | .500 | 7 |
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Year | Age | Tm | Lg | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
1935 | 27 | NYG | NL | 12 | 50 | 7 | 16 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | .320 | .358 | .420 | .778 |
1936 | 28 | NYG | NL | 6 | 24 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .208 | .208 | .250 | .458 |
1937 | 29 | NYG | NL | 14 | 56 | 8 | 18 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | .321 | .356 | .554 | .910 |
1938 | 30 | NYG | NL | 7 | 30 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | .267 | .333 | .600 | .933 |
1939 | 31 | NYG | NL | 10 | 39 | 5 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 6 | .256 | .318 | .410 | .728 |
1940 | 32 | NYG | NL | 6 | 20 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | .200 | .360 | .250 | .610 |
1942 | 34 | SDP | NL | 6 | 25 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | .200 | .259 | .400 | .659 |
Career Post-Season Batting | 61 | 244 | 31 | 66 | 20 | 0 | 7 | 47 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 27 | .270 | .325 | .439 | .763 |
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Black Ink Test: 4 (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 42) Gray Ink Test: 80 (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 203) Hall of Fame Standards: 44 (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 64) |
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History |
Drafted in 1st round, 4th overall pick, by Seattle (M) in 1931 |
Traded from Seattle (M) to New York (G) on 1/31/1932 (Going to NYG: C Ernie Lombardi. Going to SEM: SS Red Rolfe) |
Traded from Seattle (M) to New York (G) on 1/31/1932 (Going to NYG: C Ernie Lombardi. Going to SEM: SS Red Rolfe) |
Had first career hit on 4/10/1932, off Ray Benge (NYA) |
Hit first career homerun on 5/3/1932, off Wally Hebert (PIT) |
Won World Series with New York (G) in 1935 |
2/1/1936: Gets a new one-year contract worth $1,864,286 through salary arbitration |
Won Player of the Week award on 4/21/1936, hitting .654 with 1 HR, 10 RBI |
Was selected to the 1936 Allstar game |
2/1/1937: Gets a new one-year contract worth $3,464,286 through salary arbitration |
2/1/1938: Gets a new one-year contract worth $3,464,286 through salary arbitration |
7/1/1938: Signed a contract extension with New York (G), $4,250,000 per year, for 4 years |
Was selected to the 1938 Allstar game |
Won Player of the Week award on 8/4/1938, hitting .500 with 3 HR, 9 RBI |
Had 5 hits with 3 RBI against Boston (N) on 4/24/1939 |
Won Batter of the Month award on 7/1/1939, hitting .367 with 7 HR, 23 RBI |
Was selected to the 1939 Allstar game |
Injured on 7/29/1939 with a Broken Finger, out for 4 weeks |
Traded from New York (N) to Boston (A) on 7/31/1941 (Going to NYG: 1B Eddie Waitkus. Going to BOS: 2B Howdy Groskloss, C Ernie Lombardi, P Oscar Judd) |
Had 5 hits with 4 RBI against Tampa Bay on 6/26/1942 |
Traded from Boston (A) to San Diego on 7/31/1942 (Going to SDP: C Ernie Lombardi. Going to BOS: LF Clyde Vollmer) |
Won Gold Glove at Catcher in 1942 |
Signed as a free agent by New York (N) on 2/20/1943 to a 4-year deal worth $12,353,023 per year |
Hit 4 homeruns against Seattle, driving in 8 runs on 5/12/1943 |
Won Batter of the Month award on 6/1/1943, hitting .278 with 12 HR, 34 RBI |
Was selected to the 1943 Allstar game |
Traded from New York (N) to Boston (N) on 2/1/1945 (Going to BSN: C Ernie Lombardi. Going to NYG: RF Bruce Sloan) |
Traded from Boston (N) to San Diego on 2/7/1945 (Going to SDP: LF Ralph Hodgin, P Fred Hutchinson, C Ernie Lombardi. Going to BSN: P Ox Miller) |
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