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Chuck Stobbs was born on 2 July, 1929 in Wheeling, West Virginia, U.S., is an American baseball player (1929-2008). Discover Chuck Stobbs's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 79 years old?

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Age 79 years old
Zodiac Sign Cancer
Born 2 July 1929
Birthday 2 July
Birthplace Wheeling, West Virginia, U.S.
Date of death 11 July, 2008
Died Place Sarasota, Florida, U.S.
Nationality United States

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1921

His father, Bill Stobbs, played professional football in 1921.

As a teenager his family moved to Norfolk, Virginia, where his father took a coaching job at Granby High School.

In high school, Stobbs excelled in three sports: football, basketball and baseball.

He led the Granby High School football team to three consecutive state championships and was named all-state quarterback three times.

Stobbs was also an all-American in baseball and a two-time all-state basketball player.

1929

Charles Klein Stobbs (July 2, 1929 – July 11, 2008) was an American professional baseball player.

1947

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).

In 1947, Stobbs was named by The Washington Post as one of the "greatest athletes to be developed in the Virginia high schools during recent years".

Stobbs was only 18 years old when he pitched in his first big-league game, against the Chicago White Sox on September 15, 1947.

He was the youngest player in Major League Baseball that year, appearing in four games.

1948

Stobbs played in six games in 1948 before being a full-time starter for the Red Sox in 1949.

That season, Stobbs participated in 26 games, starting 19.

He had an 11–6 win–loss record with a 4.03 earned run average while striking out 70 batters in 152 innings pitched.

He was turned down for service by the United States Army for the Korean War because of an asthmatic condition.

1953

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.

Stobbs, a native of West Virginia, spent his early years in Springfield, Ohio and Vero Beach, Florida.

1956

bHe led the American League in walks per nine innings pitched (2.03) in 1956 and led the American League in losses (20) and earned runs allowed (126) in 1957.

After leaving professional baseball, Stobbs spent a brief time as an insurance salesman and a coach at George Washington University.

1957

In 1957, The Washington Post sports columnist Bob Addie wrote that Stobbs was "one of the greatest athletes ever to come out of Virginia."

Stobbs' production diminished in 1957, as he won eight games and led the league in losses with 20.

He had a 16-game consecutive losing streak dating back to the previous September.

In his last game of the 1957 season, Stobbs pitched 10 innings against the Baltimore Orioles before losing the game 7-3.

That season he lost 20 games and joined the St. Louis Cardinals the next year after being purchased by the team.

1959

He rejoined the Senators prior to the 1959 season, and stayed in the organization through 1961, when the Senators moved to Minnesota.

1971

In 1971, Stobbs moved to Florida and worked at a baseball academy operated by the Kansas City Royals.

1980

He worked for the Cleveland Indians as a pitching coach in the minor leagues in the early 1980s.

2002

For his storied high-school career, Stobbs was later named to the Virginia Sports Hall of Fame in 2002.

Stobbs declined several college scholarships to play with the Boston Red Sox under the supervision of scout Specs Toporcer, who offered him a $50,000 signing bonus, one of the first players to qualify for baseball's bonus rule.

2008

Stobbs died after a seven-year battle with throat cancer on July 11, 2008.