Schnozz : The Baseball Life of Ernie Lombardi.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Fleitz, David L.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Catchers (Baseball)--United States--Biography.

Catchers (Baseball).

Baseball players--United States--History--20th century--Biography.

Baseball players.

Cincinnati Reds (Baseball team)--History--20th century.

Cincinnati Reds (Baseball team).

Lombardi, Ernie, 1908-.

Lombardi, Ernie.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (222 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Jefferson : McFarland & Company, Incorporated Publishers, 2023.

Summary:

"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, underrated player"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Cover

Table of Contents

Introduction

Acknowledgments

1. The Early Years

2. Brooklyn

3. Cincinnati

4. "The Giant Italian Catcher"

5. The Crosley Era

6. Night Baseball

7. An All-Star Year

8. Back to Last Place

9. MVP

10. Pennant

11. Tragedy and Triumph

12. Letdown

13. Boston

14. New York

15. The War Years

16. Backup

17. Back to the Minors

18. Aftermath

19. Later Years

20. The Hall of Fame

Appendix: Ernie Lombardi's Statistics

Chapter Notes

Bibliography

Index.

Notes:

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

Other Format:

Print version: Fleitz, David L. Schnozz

ISBN:

1-4766-5050-0