William Charles Lobe (March 4, 1912 — January 7, 1969)[1] was an American professional baseball catcher and coach.
He spent three seasons (1939–1941) at the lowest level of minor league baseball as a catcher in the farm systems of the Cleveland Indians and Chicago Cubs, batting .199 in 143 games.
[2] Lobe threw and batted right-handed, stood 5 feet 9+1⁄2 inches (1.765 m) tall and weighed 178 pounds (81 kg).
After service in World War II, Lobe joined his hometown Indians as the Major League Baseball team's bullpen and batting practice catcher (1946–1950) and then full-time bullpen coach (1951–1959), working under managers Lou Boudreau, Al López, Kerby Farrell, Bobby Bragan and Joe Gordon.
Lobe was a member of the Indians' 1954 American League championship team.