Ernie Lombardi
Ernesto Natali Lombardi
Born: April 6, 1908
Oakland, CA USA
Deceased: 1977
Santa Cruz, CA USA
Primary Position: C
All Position(s) Played: C, PH
Bats: R
Throws: R
Height: 6'3"
Weight: 230
Career: 1931-1947
Elected to Baseball Hall of Fame in 1986.
Minor League Statistics
Ernie Lombardi compiled a career batting average of .306 with 190 home runs and 990 RBI in his 1852-game career with the Brooklyn Robins, Cincinnati Reds, Boston Braves and New York Giants. He began playing during the 1931 season and last took the field during the 1947 campaign. Lombardi was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1986.
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Batting:
| Year | Lg | Team | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1931 | NL | Brooklyn Robins | 73 | 196 | 182 | 20 | 54 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 23 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 12 | .297 | .340 | .412 | .752 | 75 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1932 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | 118 | 458 | 413 | 43 | 125 | 22 | 9 | 11 | 68 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 19 | .303 | .371 | .479 | .851 | 198 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1933 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | 107 | 373 | 350 | 30 | 99 | 21 | 1 | 4 | 47 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 17 | .283 | .322 | .383 | .704 | 134 | 26 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1934 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | 132 | 436 | 417 | 42 | 127 | 19 | 4 | 9 | 62 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 22 | .305 | .335 | .434 | .769 | 181 | 24 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1935 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | 120 | 351 | 332 | 36 | 114 | 23 | 3 | 12 | 64 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 6 | .343 | .379 | .539 | .918 | 179 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1936 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | 121 | 413 | 387 | 42 | 129 | 23 | 2 | 12 | 68 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 16 | .333 | .375 | .496 | .871 | 192 | 15 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1937 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | 120 | 384 | 368 | 41 | 123 | 22 | 1 | 9 | 59 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 17 | .334 | .362 | .473 | .835 | 174 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1938 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | 129 | 529 | 489 | 60 | 167 | 30 | 1 | 19 | 95 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 14 | .342 | .391 | .524 | .915 | 256 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1939 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | 130 | 494 | 450 | 43 | 129 | 26 | 2 | 20 | 85 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 19 | .287 | .342 | .487 | .829 | 219 | 24 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 1940 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | 109 | 414 | 376 | 50 | 120 | 22 | 0 | 14 | 74 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 14 | .319 | .382 | .489 | .871 | 184 | 18 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1941 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | 117 | 434 | 398 | 33 | 105 | 12 | 1 | 10 | 60 | 1 | 0 | 36 | 14 | .264 | .325 | .374 | .699 | 149 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1942 | NL | Boston Braves | 105 | 347 | 309 | 32 | 102 | 14 | 0 | 11 | 46 | 1 | 0 | 37 | 12 | .330 | .403 | .482 | .886 | 149 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1943 | NL | New York Giants | 104 | 315 | 295 | 19 | 90 | 7 | 0 | 10 | 51 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 11 | .305 | .347 | .431 | .778 | 127 | 18 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1944 | NL | New York Giants | 117 | 408 | 373 | 37 | 95 | 13 | 0 | 10 | 58 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 25 | .255 | .317 | .370 | .687 | 138 | 23 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1945 | NL | New York Giants | 115 | 417 | 368 | 46 | 113 | 7 | 1 | 19 | 70 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 11 | .307 | .387 | .486 | .873 | 179 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1946 | NL | New York Giants | 88 | 262 | 238 | 19 | 69 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 24 | .290 | .347 | .466 | .814 | 111 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1947 | NL | New York Giants | 48 | 118 | 110 | 8 | 31 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 9 | .282 | .325 | .436 | .761 | 48 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 1853 | 6349 | 5855 | 601 | 1792 | 277 | 27 | 190 | 990 | 8 | 0 | 430 | 262 | .306 | .358 | .460 | .818 | 2693 | 261 | 46 | 18 | 0 | 0 |
Fielding:
| Year | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G | PB | WP | SB | CS | CS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1931 | NL | Brooklyn Robins | C | 50 | 0 | 0.0 | 218 | 23 | 4 | 5 | .984 | 4.820 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1932 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | C | 110 | 0 | 0.0 | 288 | 76 | 14 | 6 | .963 | 3.309 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1933 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | C | 95 | 0 | 0.0 | 223 | 52 | 8 | 3 | .972 | 2.895 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1934 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | C | 111 | 0 | 0.0 | 383 | 61 | 5 | 8 | .989 | 4.000 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1935 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | C | 82 | 0 | 0.0 | 298 | 49 | 6 | 4 | .983 | 4.232 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1936 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | C | 105 | 0 | 0.0 | 330 | 54 | 15 | 10 | .962 | 3.657 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1937 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | C | 90 | 0 | 0.0 | 333 | 58 | 11 | 3 | .973 | 4.344 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1938 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | C | 123 | 0 | 0.0 | 512 | 73 | 9 | 8 | .985 | 4.756 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1939 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | C | 120 | 0 | 0.0 | 536 | 63 | 10 | 7 | .984 | 4.992 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1940 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | C | 101 | 0 | 0.0 | 397 | 46 | 5 | 5 | .989 | 4.386 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1941 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | C | 116 | 0 | 0.0 | 496 | 70 | 10 | 9 | .983 | 4.879 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1942 | NL | Boston Braves | C | 85 | 0 | 0.0 | 251 | 41 | 6 | 3 | .980 | 3.435 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1943 | NL | New York Giants | C | 73 | 0 | 0.0 | 296 | 36 | 10 | 8 | .971 | 4.548 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1944 | NL | New York Giants | C | 100 | 0 | 0.0 | 350 | 47 | 13 | 11 | .968 | 3.970 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1945 | NL | New York Giants | C | 96 | 0 | 0.0 | 425 | 49 | 8 | 8 | .983 | 4.938 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1946 | NL | New York Giants | C | 63 | 0 | 0.0 | 272 | 36 | 7 | 7 | .978 | 4.889 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1947 | NL | New York Giants | C | 24 | 0 | 0.0 | 86 | 11 | 2 | 2 | .980 | 4.042 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 1544 | 0 | 0.0 | 5694 | 845 | 143 | 107 | .979 | 4.235 | 152 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Postseason - Batting:
| Year | Lg | Team | Rnd | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1939 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | WS | 4 | 15 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .214 | .267 | .214 | .481 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1940 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | WS | 2 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .333 | .500 | .667 | 1.167 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Totals | 6 | 19 | 17 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .235 | .316 | .294 | .610 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Postseason - Fielding:
| Year | Lg | Team | Rnd | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1939 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | WS | C | 4 | 4 | 32.3 | 22 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .958 | 6.402 | 5.750 |
| 1940 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | WS | C | 1 | 1 | 7.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 5.143 | 4.000 |
| Totals | 5 | 5 | 39.3 | 26 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .964 | 6.178 | 5.400 |
Awards
1938 - NL TSN Guide MVP
1938 - NL Baseball Magazine All-Star C1
1938 - NL Most Valuable Player
1942 - NL Baseball Magazine All-Star C
Statistical data from Baseball Databank, made available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License
