Hobie got in 48 games for the 1954 edition of the Redlegs, and he batted .198. He had 16 hits and he drove in 14 runs, which indicates that he made his hits count. He began in organized baseball in 1949 with Charleston of the Central League, and hit .250. He appeared with the Redlegs in 1950 long enough to get in 4 games. He spent the 1951 season with Buffalo, again joining the Redlegs for 4 games at the end of the season. He broke the pattern the next year, beginning at Tulsa, then coming to Cincinnati for 15 games. He has been there ever since.