1922
Born September 20, 1922
Reedley, CA, USA
Vic Lombardi Notable
Vic Lombardi divided six seasons between two clubs as a pitcher: the Brooklyn Dodgers from 1945, then the Pittsburgh Pirates through 1950.
He went 50 and 51 with a 3.68 earned run average, pitching 944.7 innings in 223 games. He struck out 340, completed 42 of his 100 starts and threw 5 shutouts. Across 248 games he batted .238, with 74 hits and 25 runs. He finished with 8 doubles and 3 stolen bases.
He was born in Reedley, CA, USA on September 20, 1922, and died on December 3, 1997. He batted left-handed and threw left-handed.
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1945 | BRO | 45 | 71 | 8 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 10 | 2 | .183 |
| 1946 | BRO | 43 | 61 | 6 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 11 | 0 | .230 |
| 1947 | BRO | 36 | 66 | 1 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 0 | .242 |
| 1948 | PIT | 39 | 48 | 1 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 0 | .208 |
| 1949 | PIT | 43 | 49 | 8 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 1 | .347 |
| 1950 | PIT | 42 | 16 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .250 |
| Career | — | 248 | 311 | 25 | 74 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 32 | 12 | 34 | 3 | .238 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1945 | BRO | 10 | 11 | 38 | 24 | 4 | 203.2 | 195 | 75 | 86 | 64 | 3.31 |
| 1946 | BRO | 13 | 10 | 41 | 25 | 3 | 193.0 | 170 | 62 | 84 | 60 | 2.89 |
| 1947 | BRO | 12 | 11 | 33 | 20 | 3 | 174.2 | 156 | 58 | 65 | 72 | 2.99 |
| 1948 | PIT | 10 | 9 | 38 | 17 | 4 | 163.0 | 156 | 67 | 67 | 54 | 3.70 |
| 1949 | PIT | 5 | 5 | 34 | 12 | 1 | 134.0 | 149 | 68 | 68 | 64 | 4.57 |
| 1950 | PIT | 0 | 5 | 39 | 2 | 1 | 76.1 | 93 | 56 | 48 | 26 | 6.60 |
| Career | — | 50 | 51 | 223 | 100 | 16 | 944.2 | 919 | 386 | 418 | 340 | 3.68 |
On this day & linked events
1997
Died December 3, 1997
Image: Bowman Gum, public domain