Hobie Landrith

Hobert Neal Landrith (March 16, 1930 – April 6, 2023) was an American professional baseball catcher who played in Major League Baseball from 1950 through 1963. Born in Decatur, Illinois, the left-handed batter spent most of his career as a backup, serving behind Andy Seminick and Smoky Burgess in Cincinnati before seeing regular time with the Chicago Cubs in 1956. He later backed up All-Stars Hal Smith and Walker Cooper in St. Louis, then spent three seasons with San Francisco, highlighted by his best year in 1959. He was the first selection by the New York Mets in the 1961 expansion draft. Landrith finished with a .233 batting average, 34 home runs, and 203 RBI across 772 games.