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Richard Carleton “Doc” Hoblitzell 6’0″, 172 lbs., Batted Left, Threw Left Debut: September 5, 1908 |
Dick Hoblitzell debuted with the Cincinnati Reds in September 1908 and became their regular first baseman the following spring. In 1911, he was second in the National League in hits and fourth in total bases. In 1914, he slumped and was put on waivers; Boston signed him that July.
Hoblitzell never hit as well in the American League as he had in the National League. In March 1918, he passed an examination for the Army’s Dental Corps (he came from a family of dentists) and left for military service in June.
Hoblitzell did not return to the major leagues after 1918. He played in the International League in 1920-21 and was a player-manager for Charlotte in the South Atlantic League for five years. In 1932-33, he worked as an umpire in the International League.
Batting
Year Ag Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG TB SH HBP
1908 19 CIN NL 32 114 8 29 3 2 0 8 2 7 .254 .309 .316 36 3 2
1909 20 CIN NL 142 517 59 159 23 11 4 67 17 44 .308 .364 .418 216 29 2
1910 21 CIN NL 155 611 85 170 24 13 4 70 28 47 32 .278 .332 .380 232 18 2
1911 22 CIN NL 158 622 81 180 19 13 11 91 32 42 44 .289 .342 .415 258 22 8
1912 23 CIN NL 148 558 73 164 32 12 2 85 23 48 28 .294 .352 .405 226 26 2
1913 24 CIN NL 137 502 59 143 23 7 3 62 18 35 26 .285 .334 .376 189 19 2
1914 25 BOS AL 69 229 31 73 10 3 0 33 12 12 19 21 .319 .386 .389 89 7 6
CIN NL 78 248 31 52 8 7 0 26 7 26 26 .210 .287 .298 74 20 1
TOT 147 477 62 125 18 10 0 59 19 12 45 47 .262 .335 .342 163 27 7
1915 26 BOS AL 124 399 54 113 15 12 2 61 9 14 38 26 .283 .351 .396 158 28 4
1916 27 BOS AL 130 417 57 108 17 1 0 39 10 47 28 .259 .338 .305 127 21 3
1917 28 BOS AL 120 420 49 108 19 7 1 47 12 46 22 .257 .336 .343 144 22 4
1918 29 BOS AL 25 69 4 11 1 0 0 4 3 8 3 .159 .266 .174 12 4 2
11 Seasons 1318 4706 591 1310 194 88 27 593 173 26 407 256 .278 .341 .374 1761 219 38
Fielding
Year Ag Tm Lg Pos G PO A E DP FP lgFP RF lgRF
1908 19 CIN NL 1B 32 313 24 5 11 .985 .986 10.53 10.74
1909 20 CIN NL 1B 142 1444 74 28 80 .982 .984 10.69 10.61
1910 21 CIN NL 1B 148 1454 67 24 64 .984 .984 10.28 10.09
2B 7 7 16 0 2 1.000 .953 3.29 5.07
1911 22 CIN NL 1B 158 1442 91 16 81 .990 .986 9.70 10.00
1912 23 CIN NL 1B 147 1326 87 21 73 .985 .988 9.61 10.00
1913 24 CIN NL 1B 134 1373 60 17 76 .988 .987 10.69 10.21
1914 25 CIN NL 1B 75 802 31 10 43 .988 .988 11.11 10.34
1915 26 BOS AL 1B 117 1095 63 15 51 .987 .987 9.90 10.35
1916 27 BOS AL 1B 126 1225 67 15 64 .989 .988 10.25 10.52
1917 28 BOS AL 1B 118 1274 52 14 58 .990 .989 11.24 10.82
1918 29 BOS AL 1B 19 209 15 1 18 .996 .986 11.79 10.92
Position Total 1B 1216 11957 631 166 619 .987 .987 10.35 10.33
2B 7 7 16 0 2 1.000 .953 3.29 5.07
Overall Total 1223 11964 647 166 621 .987 .987 10.31 10.30
World Series Batting
Year Team Opp G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO BA OBP SLG SB
1915 BOS PHI 5 16 1 5 0 0 0 1 0 1 .312 .312 .312 1
1916 BOS BRO 5 17 3 4 1 1 0 2 6 0 .235 .435 .412 0
2 World Series 10 33 4 9 1 1 0 3 6 1 .273 .385 .364 1
Minor League Batting
Year Team Lg POS G AB R H 2B 3B HR TB SB BA SLG
1905 Reading TSL
1907 Clarksburg WPL
1908 Wheeling CL 1B 53 185 25 66 11 0 77 19 .357 .416
1920 Akron IL 1B 118 403 78 118 16 6 3 155 11 .293 .385
1921 Reading IL 1B 126 473 82 166 19 13 3 220 28 .351 .465
1922 Charlotte SAL 1B 136 489 84 157 24 9 5 214 11 .321 .438
1923 Charlotte SAL 1B 136 503 109 164 25 12 10 243 9 .326 .483
1924 Reading IL 1B 58 237 44 80 15 3 5 116 1 .338 .489
Bridgeport EL 1B 37 127 16 38 4 1 1 47 0 .299 .370
1929 Charlotte SAL 1B 119 406 64 119 22 5 5 166 15 .293 .409
1930 Charlotte SAL 1B 122 498 84 164 27 6 2 209 5 .329 .420
1931 Charleston MAL 1B 29 96 8 27 4 0 0 31 0 .281 .323
TOTALS 934 3417 594 1099 167 55 34 1478 99 .322 .433
Minor Leagues: TSL - Tri-State League; WPL - Western Pennsylvania league;
CL - Central League; IL - International League; SAL - Southern-Atlantic League;
EL - Eastern League; MAL - Mid-Atlantic League.
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