Dick Hoblitzell Stats & Facts

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Dick Hoblitzell Essentials

Positions: first base 
Bats: L Throws: R
72 Weight: 172
Born: 10 26, 1888 in Waverly, WV USA
Died: 11 14 1962 in Parkersburg, WV USA
Debut: 9/5/1908
Last Game: 6/7/1918
Full Name: Richard Carleton Hoblitzell

An intelligent player whom both teammates and opponents respected, 29-year-old first baseman Dick Hoblitzell opened the 1918 season as the Red Sox’ captain and cleanup hitter, but an early-season slump and his June induction into the Army Dental Corps marked an inglorious end to an otherwise distinguished 11-year career in the major leagues.
Read more: https://sabr.org/bioproj/person/dick-hoblitzell/

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