Cincinnati Reds Baseball History Brooklyn paid $50,000 in cash and players for Lombardi after the close of the 1930 season, but he spent only one year with the Dodgers, being traded to Cincinnati the following year. Lombardi swings one of the heaviest bats in baseball. He is 6 feet, 2 inches tall and weighs around 195 pounds, batting and throwing right-handed. He is a catcher. Last year with Cincinnati, he batted .283 in 107 games. Lombardi broke into professional baseball with the Oakland Club of the Pacific Coast League in 1927. baseballhistorian.com |