With their first pick in the draft, the Mets chose catcher Hobie Landrith. Asked to explain the choice, Stengel said, “You gotta have a catcher or you’re gonna have a lot of passed balls.” ...
To add distinction to the trade -- the Mets moved cash and a player to be named to the Orioles for Throneberry -- New York exported catcher Hobie Landrith to complete the deal June 7. Landrith had ...
“He’s got the stuff to win,” Giants catcher Hobie Landrith told the Peninsula Times Tribune. Landrith would catch all nine innings and go 2-for-3 with a double at the plate. On the offensive side, San ...