1888
Born February 10, 1888
Hernando, MS, USA
Lorenza Cobb Notable
b. February 10, 1888 · French Lick Plutos 1913, Indianapolis ABCs 1914, 1917, St. Louis Giants 1915–1916, 1920, New York Lincoln Giants 1918
Lorenza Cobb played for four clubs across eight seasons as a catcher, opening with the French Lick Plutos in 1913 and closing with the St. Louis Giants in 1920.
Across 93 games he batted .275, with 77 hits and 40 runs. He finished with 2 home runs, 9 doubles and 13 stolen bases.
He played 74 games behind the plate, with 352 putouts and 19 errors. He turned 10 double plays.
He was born in Hernando, MS, USA on February 10, 1888, and died on January 21, 1953.
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1913* | FLP | 6 | 22 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | .182 |
| 1914* | ABC | 6 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | .083 |
| 1915* | SLG | 14 | 46 | 10 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 2 | .283 |
| 1916* | SLG | 5 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .125 |
| 1917* | ABC | 20 | 53 | 8 | 16 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 4 | .302 |
| 1918* | NLG | 12 | 40 | 4 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | .325 |
| 1920 | SLG | 30 | 91 | 11 | 28 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 4 | .308 |
| Major leagues | — | 30 | 91 | 11 | 28 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 4 | .308 |
| All seasons | — | 93 | 280 | 40 | 77 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 39 | 25 | 0 | 13 | .275 |
Seasons outside MLB's recognized major leagues appear in All seasons, but not in Major leagues or the leaderboards. For Lorenza Cobb, that is 1913–1918. Why totals can differ.
On this day & linked events
1953