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Schnozz: The Baseball Life of Ernie Lombardi

Schnozz: The Baseball Life of Ernie Lombardi - Paperback

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Availability:In StockContributor:David L. FleitzPublish date:2023-08-28Pages:221
Language:EnglishPublisher:McFarland & CompanyISBN-13:9781476689210ISBN-10:1476689210UPC:9781476689210Book Category:Sports & Recreation, Biography & AutobiographyBook Subcategory:BaseballBook Topic:HistorySize:8.74 x 5.83 x 0.63 inchesWeight:0.6504Product ID:SCZJR4BB42

One of the most popular players in Cincinnati Reds history, Ernie "Schnozz" Lombardi played 1931-1947 as an eight-time All-Star catcher. A big man with huge hands, a cannon for an arm and a namesake nose, he held two National League batting titles and a career average of .306. Yet he was so famously slow a runner that the infielders took to the outfield, where they could still throw him out. Fastballs not thrown hard enough were caught barehanded and fired back to the mound.

One unfortunate play in the 1939 World Series dogged Lombardi for the rest of his life and kept him from the Hall of Fame until long after his death. This first full-length biography gives a complete account of this outstanding player.

Language:EnglishPublisher:McFarland & CompanyISBN-13:9781476689210ISBN-10:1476689210UPC:9781476689210Book Category:Sports & Recreation, Biography & AutobiographyBook Subcategory:BaseballBook Topic:HistorySize:8.74 x 5.83 x 0.63 inchesWeight:0.6504Product ID:SCZJR4BB42
David L. Fleitz is a web developer and database analyst who lives in Troy, Michigan. A longtime SABR member, he has written nine other books on baseball history.
Publisher: McFarland & Company

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David L. Fleitz

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