Tobin signed with the St. Louis Terriers in 1913, a year before the FL was considered a major league. He remained with the Terriers through the 1915 season, when he led the league in hits. Tobin then spent most of his major league career with the St. Louis Browns. Tobin was 5'8" tall and weighed less than 150 pounds. He had good speed and became known for his ability to
bunt. "I was a .330 hitter most of my career. I'd bat .030 and bunt .300," Tobin once joked. Tobin himself set a career best with a .352
batting average in 1921, the second of four consecutive seasons in which he collected more than 200 hits. That year he led both leagues with 671 at-bats and tied for the league lead with 18 triples. His 236 hits and 132
runs scored that year were both the second-highest totals in the major leagues as well as career highs. The Browns lost a September pennant race to the
New York Yankees by one game. Before the 1926 season, Tobin and
Bullet Joe Bush were traded from the Browns to the Washington Senators. By June of that season, the Senators released Tobin, and he was signed by the Boston Red Sox, with whom he finished his major league career in 1927. In a 13-season career, Tobin posted a .309 batting average (1906-for-6174) with 64 home runs and 585
runs batted in along with 936 runs scored, 294
doubles, 99 triples, 147
stolen bases, and 508
bases on balls in 1619
games played. ==Personal life==