Glen Hobbie

Glen Frederick Hobbie (April 24, 1936 – August 9, 2013) was an American professional baseball player who pitched in the Major Leagues from 1957 to 1964. A right-hander, he stood 6 feet 2 inches (1.88 m) tall and weighed 195 pounds (88 kg). Born in Witt, Illinois, Hobbie attended and graduated from Witt High School.

All but 13 of Hobbie’s 284 games played were spent in the uniform of the Chicago Cubs, for whom he won 16 games in back-to-back seasons (1959–1960). He also lost 20 games in 1960, tying for the National League lead in that category. He played for the St. Louis Cardinals for those other 13 games in 1964, and didn’t make it back to the majors.

Basics

• Positions
  • Pitcher
• Major League Debut
  • September 20, 1957¹
  • He pitched 2 innings of relief/mop-up work giving up 4 hits, and 2 Earned Runs, striking out 1 for the Chicago Cubs against Warren Spahn and the Milwaukee Braves at Wrigley Field.²
• Last MLB Appearance
  • July 25, 1964
  • He faced 2 batters for the St. Louis Cardinals against the Philadelphia Phillies at Connie Mack Stadium. He gave up 2 Earned Runs on 2 walks.³

Teams Played for

• Charleston Senators – American Association (AAA)
• Superior Blues – Northern League (C)
• Dubuque Packers – Midwest League (D)
• Duluth-Superior White Sox – Northern League (C)
• Memphis Chickasaws – Southern Association (AA)
• Chicago Cubs – National League
• Jacksonville Suns – International League (AAA)
• St. Louis Cardinals – National League
• Syracuse Chiefs – International League (AAA)⁴

Career Stat Line

• Wins: 62
• Losses: 81
• ERA: 4.20
• Games: 284
• Starts: 170
• Saves: 6
• Strike Outs: 682
• WHIP: 1.408

Transfers

• Prior 1955
  • Signed by Chicago Cubs as an amateur free agent
• June 2, 1964
  • Traded by the Chicago Cubs with a player to be named later to the St. Louis Cardinals.
  • Cubs received a Player to be Named Later and Lew Burdette.
  • June 5, 1964 – Cubs send Bob Will to Cardinals and Cardinals send Corky Withrow to finish the trade.
• January 2, 1965
  • Traded by the St. Louis Cardinals with Bob Lipski to the Detroit Tigers.
  • Cardinals received Dick Egan.⁵

1. https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/H/Phobbg101.htm ↩︎
2. https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1957/B09200CHN1957.htm ↩︎
3. https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1964/B07250PHI1964.htm ↩︎
4. https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=hobbie001gle ↩︎
5. https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/h/hobbigl01.shtml ↩︎