Glen Frederick Hobbie (April 24, 1936 – August 9, 2013) was an American

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player who pitched in the Major Leagues from 1957 to 1964. A

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, he stood tall and weighed . Born in

Witt, Illinois Witt is a city in Montgomery County, Illinois, United States. The population was 785 at the 2020 census, down from 903 in 2010. Geography Witt is in eastern Montgomery County along Illinois Route 16, which leads southwest to Hillsboro, the cou ...

, Hobbie attended and graduated from Witt High School. All but 13 of Hobbie's 284

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were spent in the uniform of the

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, for whom he won 16 games in back-to-back seasons (1959–1960). He also lost 20 games in 1960, tying for the

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lead in that category. He was traded to the

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for veteran pitcher

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on June 2, 1964, but his last MLB appearance came only seven weeks later and Hobbie finished that campaign in minor league baseball.es and 11 shutout (baseball), shutouts; he also earned six saves in relief. He surrendered 1,283

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and 495

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. After retiring from baseball, Hobbie worked as a supervisor for the Roller Derby Association in Litchfield. He died at the age of 77 on August 9, 2013, Overall, he posted a 62–81 won–lost record, 682

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and a 4.20

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in 284

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(170 as a starter) during his Major League career, with 45 complete gamat a hospital in Springfield, Illinois.

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