'Charles Klein Stobbs' (born
July 2,
1929 in
Wheeling, West Virginia) was a
Major League Baseball pitcher for the
Boston Red Sox (1947-51),
Chicago White Sox (1952),
Washington Senators/Minnesota Twins (1953-58 and 1959-61) and
St. Louis Cardinals (1958).
He led the
American League in Walks per 9 Innings Pitched (2.03) in 1956 and led the American League in Losses (20) and Earned Runs Allowed (126) in
1957.
Stobbs is remembered in the history books as the pitcher who served up a titanic home run to
Mickey Mantle in 1953. The ball traveled an estimated 565 feet and flew entirely out of
Griffith Stadium (Washington).
See also
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Chicago White Sox all-time roster
Sources
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Baseball Library