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John Dobbs

Birthdate:

6/3/1875

Died:

9/9/1934

Height / Weight:

' " / 170 lbs.

Place of Birth:

Chattanooga, TN, USA

Bats / Throws:

L / R

Baseball Historian Biography

John Dobbs, Brooklyn Superbas outfielder, standing on ballpark field prior to game against Chicago Cubs 1905 Photo SUMMARY
Head and shoulders portrait of John Dobbs, baseball player for the National League Brooklyn Superbas, standing on a ballpark field in Chicago, Illinois. SDN-003265, Chicago Daily News negatives collection, Chicago Historical Society. Note: Brooklyn later changed its nickname to Dodgers.

John Dobbs

A well-traveled outfielder, John Dobbs started with the Cincinnati Reds in 1901 and hit .274, a solid batting average during baseball’s dead ball era. In July of 1902 he was sold to the Chicago Cubs and hit a career high .299 combined with both teams. John Dobbs played the last 2 and half seasons in Brooklyn with the Superbas (short for Super baseball players).

Pitching Statistics

Year	Team	G	GS	W	L	SV	CG	SHO	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	WP	HBP	BK	ERA
7 years		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.00

Batting Statistics

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	CS	IBB	HBP	SH	SF	AVG	OBP	SLG
1901	CIN (NL)	109	435	71	119	17	4	2	27	36	0	19	0	0	6	11	0	.274	.338	SLG
1902	CHC (NL)	59	235	31	71	8	2	0	35	18	0	3	0	0	0	10	0	.302	.352	SLG
1902	CIN (NL)	63	256	39	76	7	3	1	16	19	0	7	0	0	1	16	0	.297	.348	SLG
1903	BRO (NL)	111	414	61	98	15	7	2	59	48	0	23	0	0	5	13	0	.237	.323	SLG
1903	CHC (NL)	16	61	8	14	1	1	0	4	7	0	0	0	0	2	3	0	.230	.329	SLG
1904	BRO (NL)	101	363	36	90	16	2	0	30	28	0	11	0	0	1	11	0	.248	.304	SLG
1905	BRO (NL)	123	460	59	117	21	4	2	36	31	0	15	0	0	2	14	0	.254	.304	SLG
7 years		582	2224	305	585	85	23	7	207	187	0	78	0	0	17	78	0	.263	.325	.SLG

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