Chuck Stobbs
| Chuck Stobbs | |
|---|---|
| Pitcher | |
| Born: July 2, 1929 Wheeling, West Virginia, U.S. | |
| Died: July 11, 2008 (aged 79) Sarasota, Florida, U.S. | |
Batted: Left Threw: Left | |
| MLB debut | |
| September 15, 1947, for the Boston Red Sox | |
| Last MLB appearance | |
| August 12, 1961, for the Minnesota Twins | |
| MLB statistics | |
| Win–loss record | 107–130 |
| Earned run average | 4.29 |
| Strikeouts | 897 |
| Stats at Baseball Reference | |
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Charles Klein Stobbs (July 2, 1929 – July 11, 2008) was an American professional baseball player. He played in Major League Baseball as a pitcher for the Boston Red Sox (1947–51), Chicago White Sox (1952), Washington Senators / Minnesota Twins (1953–58, 1959–61) and St. Louis Cardinals (1958). Stobbs is notable for being the pitcher who gave up an estimated 565-foot home run to Mickey Mantle that flew entirely out of Griffith Stadium in 1953. Mantle's 565-foot shot was regarded as the first tape-measure home run of the live-ball era.