Hobie Landrith Notable

b. March 16, 1930 · Cincinnati Reds 1950–1953, Cincinnati Redlegs 1954–1955, Chicago Cubs 1956, St. Louis Cardinals 1957–1958, San Francisco Giants 1959–1961, New York Mets 1962, Baltimore Orioles 1962–1963, Washington Senators 1963

Hobie Landrith played for eight clubs across 14 seasons as a catcher, opening with the Cincinnati Reds in 1950 and closing with the Washington Senators in 1963.

Across 772 games he batted .233, with 450 hits and 179 runs. He finished with 34 home runs, 69 doubles and 5 stolen bases.

He played 677 games behind the plate, with 3,116 putouts and 59 errors. He turned 43 double plays.

He was born in Decatur, IL, USA on March 16, 1930, and died on April 6, 2023. He batted left-handed and threw right-handed.

Batting, season by season

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	AVG
1950	CIN	4	14	1	3	0	0	0	1	2	1	0	.214
1951	CIN	4	13	3	5	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	.385
1952	CIN	15	50	1	13	4	0	0	4	0	4	0	.260
1953	CIN	52	154	15	37	3	1	3	16	12	8	2	.240
1954	CIN	48	81	12	16	0	0	5	14	18	9	1	.198
1955	CIN	43	87	9	22	3	0	4	7	10	14	0	.253
1956	CHC	111	312	22	69	10	3	4	32	39	38	0	.221
1957	STL	75	214	18	52	6	0	3	26	25	27	1	.243
1958	STL	70	144	9	31	4	0	3	13	26	21	0	.215
1959	SFG	109	283	30	71	14	0	3	29	43	23	0	.251
1960	SFG	71	190	18	46	10	0	1	20	23	11	1	.242
1961	SFG	43	71	11	17	4	0	2	10	12	7	0	.239
1962	BAL/NYM	83	212	24	50	7	1	5	24	27	12	0	.236
1963	BAL/WSA	44	104	6	18	3	0	1	7	15	12	0	.173
Career	—	772	1929	179	450	69	5	34	203	253	188	5	.233

On this day & linked events

1930

Born March 16, 1930

Decatur, IL, USA

2023

Died April 6, 2023

1950

Major-league debut: Hobie Landrith

Hobie Landrith made a major-league debut on July 30, 1950.

1963

Final major-league game: Hobie Landrith

Hobie Landrith played a final major-league game on August 7, 1963.

Image: Bowman Gum, public domain