Ernie Lombardi

American baseball player

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Ernie Lombardi was an American professional baseball player, primarily known as a catcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) from 1931 to 1947. Lombardi was born on April 6, 1908, in Oakland, California.

During his career, he achieved significant recognition, including being an eight-time All-Star, a two-time batting champion, and the American League MVP in 1938. He also won one World Series championship. Lombardi amassed 1,792 hits, 190 home runs, and had a career batting average of .306. He was posthumously inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1986.1

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First World Series victories
…future Hall of Fame catcher Ernie Lombardi and that led the Reds to NL pennants in 1939 and 1940, as well as a World Series win in the latter season. By the middle of the decade, the Reds again found themselves routinely finishing in the bottom half of the NL.
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…future Hall of Fame catcher Ernie Lombardi and that led the Reds to NL pennants in 1939 and 1940, as well as a World Series win in the latter season. By the middle of the decade, the Reds again found themselves routinely finishing in the bottom half of the NL.
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