Hobie Landrith
Hobart (or Hobert)
Neal Landrith
Batted: Left
Threw: Right
Height: 5'10"
Weight: 170 lbs.
Born: March 16, 1930 in Decatur, IL
Signed: 1948 by the Cincinnati Reds
Acquired: via the Expansion Draft from the San Francisco Giants, October 1961
Departed: sent to the Baltimore Orioles to complete an earlier deal, June 1962;
the Mets had traded a player to be named later (Landrith) and cash to the
Orioles for Marv
Throneberry
Died: April 6, 2023 in Sunnyvale, CA
Hobie was the first player chosen by the
Mets in the expansion draft. He played in only 23 games for New York, but will
forever be the first Met. According to the death notice on the web at
MercuryNews.com, "To the very end, Hobie expressed gratitude for the
richness and fullness of his storied life." He was married to the same woman for 74
years, until the time of his departure in early 2023. He's pictured here on a 1961 Topps Stamps
panel, and below on a 1962 Jay Publishing photo and more.
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BATTING RECORD YEAR CLUB G
AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SB CS
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SPLIT SEASONS YEAR CLUB G
AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SB CS
SO BB HBP SAC SF OBP SLG AVG |
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This is a list of the cards of this player
that I had in my Mets collection before I transferred the ownership of said
collection to another diligent and capable Mets fan. The cards that are listed
in light gray print and struck through are cards that were sold for charity
prior to my divestiture. The cards
listed in white text are the ones that still remained until that final
deal. Items listed in green I kept out
of the deal, just so I'd have something to display in my office and den. At the bottom and listed in orange text are
cards that I picked up after the dealing was done, in order to maintain a
certain continuity at this site; that is, so I'd have a card to show you at the
top of the page, and maybe in the autographs and game-used areas. If an orange card is struck through, it has
also departed the collection. I’m still
accepting donations, should you feel so moved.
Contact me by following this link: NYMHall.
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1955 Bowman |
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1956 Topps |
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1954 Bowman |
1960 Topps (2014 buyback) |
1962 Jay Publishing |
1954 Bowman #220
1955 Bowman #50
1956 Topps #314
1957 Topps #182
1958 Topps #24a (name in white letters)
1959 Topps #422
1960 Topps #42
1961 Post Box
#150
1961 Topps #114
1961 Topps Stamps (uncut panel)
1962 Jay
Publishing Mets
1962 Topps #279
1963 Topps #209
1991 Nobody Beats the Wiz Mets #224 (photo actually Joe
Ginsberg)
2014 Topps 75th
Anniversary Buybacks (1960 Topps #42)
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