Ernie Lombardi
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Ernesto Natali Lombardi was an American professional baseball player. He played in Major League Baseball as a catcher for the Brooklyn Robins, Cincinnati Reds, Boston Braves, and New York Giants durin
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Baseball card of Lombardi
Willard Hershberger
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Willard McKee Hershberger was an American professional baseball catcher for the Cincinnati Reds of Major League Baseball from 1938 to 1940. In 160 career games, Hershberger recorded a batting average
Ernie Lombardi
…1939 and 1940, and the World Series title in 1940. While Lombardi played for the Reds as the starting catcher, three-year teammate and backup catcher Willard Hershberger became the only major league player to commit suicide during a season. Hershberger, who thought he had been having difficulties playing as a replacement…
Hershberger, circa 1939
Hershberger in 1940