Honig included him in their book The 100 Greatest Baseball Players of All Time. In 2004, The Cincinnati Reds dedicated a bronze statue of Lombardi at the entrance of Great American Ball Park. He was honored along with four other Crosley Field Era Reds: Joe Nuxhall, Ted Kluszewski, Frank Robinson, and Pete Rose. The Cincinnati Chapter of the BBWAA annually award the Ernie Lombardi Award to the Reds' team MVP. See also List of Major League Baseball batting champions List of Major League Baseball single-game hits leaders Bay Area Sports Hall of Fame Notes References External links 1908 births 1977 deaths American people of Italian descent American League All-Stars Baseball players from Oakland, California Boston Braves players Brooklyn Robins players Burials at Mountain View Cemetery (Oakland, California) Cincinnati Reds players Major League Baseball catchers National Baseball Hall of Fame inductees National League All-Stars National League batting champions National League Most Valuable Player Award winners New York Giants (NL) players Oakland Oaks (baseball) players Ogden Gunners players Sacramento Solons players