Tony Solaita

Positions: First Baseman and Pinch Hitter

Bats: Left • Throws: Left

6-0, 210lb (183cm, 95kg)

Born: January 15, 1947 in Nuuuli, American Samoa as

Died: February 10, 1990 in Tafuna, American Samoa

Buried: Immediately outside his home, Nuuuli, American Samoa

High School: Jefferson HS (Daly City, CA)

Debut: September 16, 1968 (Age 21-245d, 12,756th in major league history)
vs. DET 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: September 30, 1979 (Age 32-258d)
vs. NYY 2 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1974 season

Full Name: Tolia Solaita

Pronunciation: \so-LEE-tah\

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

8.0

1316

336

.255

164

RBI

203

OBP

.357

SLG

.421

OPS

.778

OPS+

120

Many detailed statistics are based on play-by-play accounts accumulated by Retrosheet. These totals may be incomplete (3.6% of all plays from 1912 to 1968 are missing or have incomplete accounts, click link for year and team summary of data completeness) for some players prior to 1969 and even complete seasons may not match the official totals due to errors in both the official totals and the play-by-play accounts.

Summary of 50 Home Runs

(For more accurate walk-off HR totals, see the Batting Event Finder)

0 leading off, 0 walk-off, 10 tying, 9 go ahead

4 Tms
CAL	24
KCR	23
TOR	2
MON	1

Platoon
vs RHP	45
vs LHP	5

Home/Road
Away	32
Home	18

Outs
0	18
2	17
1	15

15 Opps
DET	7
CAL	6
OAK	5
TEX	5
NYY	5
MIN	4
BOS	4
CLE	3
MIL	3
KCR	2
TOR	2
STL	1
SEA	1
BAL	1
CHW	1

40 Pitchers
Stan Bahnsen	3
Mickey Scott	3
Jim Colborn	2
Fernando Arroyo	2
Bert Blyleven	2
Gaylord Perry	2
Dennis Eckersley	2
Doc Medich	2
Dyar Miller	1
Silvio Martínez	1
Marty Pattin	1
Clyde Wright	1
Jim Slaton	1
Chris Batton	1
Steve Renko	1
Tom Murphy	1
Jerry Johnson	1
Gary Beare	1
Rick Wise	1
Dave Giusti	1
Vern Ruhle	1
Ray Corbin	1
Catfish Hunter	1
Dick Lange	1
Luis Tiant	1
Steve Hargan	1
Don Kirkwood	1
Diego Seguí	1
Bill Hands	1
Fergie Jenkins	1
Lerrin LaGrow	1
Ray Bare	1
Dave Sells	1
Fred Holdsworth	1
Pete Redfern	1
Dick Tidrow	1
Pat Dobson	1
Mike Kekich	1
Dick Pole	1
Doyle Alexander	1

15 Parks
Angel Stad (ANA)	13
KauffmanStad (KAN)	7
Tiger Stad (DET)	5
Arlington St (ARL)	4
RingCentral Col (OAK)	3
ClevelandStd (CLE)	3
Exhibit Stad (TOR)	3
Metrop. Stad (MIN)	3
Yankee Stad (NYC)	2
County Stad (MIL)	2
Busch Stad (STL)	1
Fenway Pk (BOS)	1
ComiskeyPk 1 (CHI)	1
Shea Stad (NYC)	1
Memor. Stad (BAL)	1

Where Hit
9	23
8	9
7	8
89	2

General field locations
when available.

Game Totals
1·HR gms	43
2·HR gms	2
3·HR gms	1

Gms w/ this # = 0
are not shown.

Bases
---	28
1--	11
-2-	6
1-3	2
12-	1
--3	1
-23	1

76 RBI
RISP	11
0 on	28
1 on	18
2 on	4
Any on	22

Inning
1	3
2	2
3	7
4	10
5	8
6	7
7	6
8	3
9	4

1-3	12
4-6	25
7-end	13

RelScore
+4..	5
+3	5
+2	4
+1	7
Tied	7
-1	7
-2	6
-3	3
-4..	6

Ahead	21
Tied	7
Behind	22

Before event,
for batter

DefPos
1B	37
DH	10
PH	3

OrderPos
4th	18
6th	15
5th	10
7th	3
9th	2
8th	1
3rd	1

Leverage
High Lev	8
Medium Lev	20
Low Lev	22

Play By Play

WE and WPA Explanation

Play By Play
1974	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
1	1	1	1	1974-04-21	KCR	@	CHW	Stan Bahnsen	behind 2-4	t 3	2	---	1	6	DH	0.101	34%		Home Run (Deep LF)
2	2	2	1	1974-05-03	KCR		NYY	Doc Medich	behind 1-3	b 4	0	1--	2	5	3	0.212	56%		Home Run (Deep RF); J. Mayberry Scores
3	3	3	1	1974-07-18	KCR	@	NYY	Dick Tidrow	behind 1-4	t 4	2	1--	2	6	3	0.173	32%		Home Run (Deep RF); H. McRae Scores
4	4	4	1	1974-08-14	KCR	@	DET	Fred Holdsworth	ahead 1-0	t 1	2	1-3	3	6	3	0.222	83%		Home Run (Deep RF); A. Otis Scores; H. McRae Scores
5	5	5	1	1974-08-20	KCR	@	CLE	Gaylord Perry	tied 0-0	t 5	0	---	1	6	3	0.151	65%		Home Run (Deep CF)
6	6	6	1	1974-08-23 (1)	KCR	@	MIL	Clyde Wright	ahead 4-0	t 3	1	1--	2	6	3	0.070	95%		Home Run (Deep RF); O. Cepeda Scores
7	7	7	1	1974-09-14 (2)	KCR	@	MIN	Ray Corbin	ahead 6-1	t 3	0	---	1	5	3	0.031	95%		Home Run (Deep LF)
1975	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
8	8	1	1	1975-05-01	KCR		CAL	Don Kirkwood	behind 7-9	b 7	2	1--	2	8	PH	0.350	52%		Home Run (Deep LF); J. Wohlford Scores
9	9	2	1	1975-05-03	KCR	@	MIN	Bert Blyleven	behind 4-14	t 9	1	---	1	5	DH	0.000	0%		Home Run (Deep LF)
10	10	3	1	1975-05-13	KCR	@	DET	Lerrin LaGrow	tied 0-0	t 2	0	---	1	5	DH	0.106	61%		Home Run
11	11	4	1	1975-06-01 (2)	KCR	@	MIL	Jim Colborn	tied 0-0	t 1	2	1--	2	4	3	0.191	67%		Home Run; J. Mayberry Scores
12	12	5	1	1975-06-13 (2)	KCR		BOS	Dick Pole	behind 3-5	b 7	0	---	1	5	3	0.145	36%		Home Run
13	13	6	1	1975-06-18	KCR		CAL	Dave Sells	ahead 9-0	b 6	1	1--	2	6	3	0.001	100%		Home Run; H. McRae Scores/unER
14	14	7	2	1975-06-18	KCR		CAL	Mickey Scott	ahead 12-0	b 8	2	---	1	6	3	0.000	100%		Home Run
15	15	8	1	1975-07-03	KCR	@	TEX	Bill Hands	ahead 2-0	t 1	2	---	1	5	3	0.086	75%		Home Run (Deep RF)
16	16	9	2	1975-07-03	KCR	@	TEX	Mike Kekich	ahead 8-2	t 7	0	--3	2	5	3	0.005	100%		Home Run (CF-RF); H. McRae Scores
17	17	10	1	1975-07-20	KCR	@	DET	Ray Bare	tied 0-0	t 2	0	---	1	5	3	0.106	61%		Home Run
18	18	11	1	1975-08-06	KCR		MIN	Bert Blyleven	behind 1-3	b 4	2	1-3	3	6	3	0.348	65%		Home Run (Deep RF); J. Mayberry Scores; G. Brett Scores
19	19	12	1	1975-08-09	KCR	@	CLE	Dennis Eckersley	tied 0-0	t 5	1	---	1	7	DH	0.153	62%		Home Run (Deep RF)
20	20	13	1	1975-08-15	KCR		NYY	Pat Dobson	tied 2-2	b 5	0	---	1	7	DH	0.146	71%		Home Run (Deep RF)
21	21	14	1	1975-09-07	KCR	@	CAL	Dick Lange	ahead 2-0	t 4	2	---	1	6	3	0.094	82%		Home Run (Deep RF)
22	22	15	2	1975-09-07	KCR	@	CAL	Mickey Scott	ahead 5-2	t 6	1	---	1	6	3	0.054	93%		Home Run (Deep RF)
23	23	16	3	1975-09-07	KCR	@	CAL	Mickey Scott	ahead 6-3	t 9	0	---	1	6	3	0.016	99%		Home Run (Deep CF)
1976	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
24	24	1	1	1976-07-18	CAL	@	BAL	Dyar Miller	ahead 7-6	t 9	1	---	1	4	DH	0.089	93%		Home Run (Deep LF)
25	25	2	1	1976-07-22	CAL	@	CLE	Dennis Eckersley	behind 3-7	t 7	2	1--	2	4	DH	0.078	11%		Home Run; B. Bochte Scores
26	26	3	1	1976-08-04	CAL	@	TEX	Steve Hargan	ahead 4-1	t 5	1	1--	2	4	3	0.089	94%		Home Run (Deep CF); B. Bonds Scores
27	27	4	1	1976-08-10	CAL		BOS	Fergie Jenkins	behind 1-2	b 6	1	-2-	2	4	3	0.340	74%		Home Run (Deep CF); J. Remy Scores
28	28	5	1	1976-08-22	CAL	@	NYY	Catfish Hunter	ahead 1-0	t 4	1	---	1	4	3	0.119	73%		Home Run (Deep CF)
29	29	6	1	1976-08-24	CAL	@	BOS	Rick Wise	behind 0-3	t 3	2	-23	3	4	3	0.245	46%		Home Run; D. Chalk Scores/unER; D. Collins Scores/unER; T. Solaita Scores/unER
30	30	7	1	1976-08-31	CAL		DET	Vern Ruhle	ahead 1-0	b 4	0	---	1	4	3	0.108	81%		Home Run (Deep CF-RF)
31	31	8	1	1976-09-05	CAL		OAK	Stan Bahnsen	tied 1-1	b 4	0	---	1	3	3	0.146	70%		Home Run (Deep RF)
32	32	9	1	1976-10-02	CAL	@	OAK	Chris Batton	ahead 2-0	t 3	0	-2-	2	4	3	0.100	88%		Home Run (Deep RF); B. Bochte Scores
1977	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
33	33	1	1	1977-04-12	CAL	@	OAK	Stan Bahnsen	behind 1-5	t 4	2	---	1	6	DH	0.054	14%		Home Run (Deep LF)
34	34	2	1	1977-04-24	CAL		MIL	Gary Beare	behind 5-10	b 8	0	1--	2	6	3	0.047	8%		Home Run (Deep RF); J. Rudi Scores
35	35	3	1	1977-04-25	CAL		OAK	Doc Medich	ahead 4-1	b 4	0	---	1	6	3	0.051	92%		Home Run (Deep CF)
36	36	4	1	1977-06-26 (1)	CAL		TEX	Doyle Alexander	behind 0-1	b 3	0	---	1	7	3	0.123	55%		Home Run (Deep RF)
37	37	5	1	1977-06-29	CAL		KCR	Jim Colborn	ahead 3-0	b 5	1	-2-	2	4	3	0.062	96%		Home Run (Deep RF); J. Remy Scores
38	38	6	1	1977-07-06	CAL	@	MIN	Pete Redfern	behind 0-1	t 6	1	---	1	4	3	0.165	47%		Home Run (Deep LF)
39	39	7	1	1977-07-16	CAL		SEA	Diego Seguí	behind 2-4	b 3	1	-2-	2	4	3	0.190	53%		Home Run (Deep RF); B. Bonds Scores
40	40	8	1	1977-07-28	CAL	@	OAK	Dave Giusti	behind 1-6	t 6	0	12-	3	4	3	0.118	21%		Home Run (Deep RF); R. Mulliniks Scores; B. Bonds Scores
41	41	9	1	1977-08-15	CAL	@	TOR	Jerry Johnson	ahead 5-4	t 5	0	1--	2	4	3	0.162	84%		Home Run (Deep RF); B. Bonds Scores
42	42	10	1	1977-08-16	CAL	@	TOR	Tom Murphy	ahead 3-2	t 7	2	---	1	4	3	0.140	79%		Home Run (Deep RF)
43	43	11	1	1977-08-22	CAL		DET	Fernando Arroyo	behind 0-5	b 8	2	---	1	9	PH	0.010	2%		Home Run (Deep CF)
44	44	12	1	1977-08-27	CAL	@	DET	Fernando Arroyo	behind 2-3	t 6	0	---	1	4	3	0.156	50%		Home Run (Deep LF)
45	45	13	1	1977-09-13	CAL	@	TEX	Gaylord Perry	behind 4-7	t 7	1	1--	2	9	PH	0.154	26%		Home Run (Deep CF); K. Landreaux Scores
46	46	14	1	1977-09-25 (2)	CAL		KCR	Marty Pattin	behind 1-2	b 6	1	---	1	4	3	0.193	54%		Home Run (Deep RF)
1978	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
47	47	1	1	1978-05-09	CAL	@	DET	Jim Slaton	ahead 2-1	t 5	2	-2-	2	6	DH	0.196	82%		Home Run (Deep RF); R. Fairly Scores
1979	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
48	48	1	1	1979-05-17	MON	@	STL	Silvio Martínez	behind 1-2	t 9	1	---	1	5	3	0.357	44%		Home Run (Deep CF)
49	49	2	1	1979-09-20	TOR		BOS	Steve Renko	ahead 2-0	b 5	2	-2-	2	4	DH	0.119	92%		Home Run (Deep RF); A. Woods Scores
50	50	3	1	1979-09-28	TOR	@	NYY	Luis Tiant	behind 1-2	t 4	2	---	1	5	3	0.125	45%		Home Run (Deep RF)

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DET	7
CAL	6
OAK	5
TEX	5
NYY	5
MIN	4
BOS	4
CLE	3
MIL	3
KCR	2
TOR	2
STL	1
SEA	1
BAL	1
CHW	1

DET	7
CAL	6
OAK	5
TEX	5
NYY	5
MIN	4
BOS	4
CLE	3
MIL	3
KCR	2
TOR	2
STL	1
SEA	1
BAL	1
CHW	1

DET	7
CAL	6
OAK	5
TEX	5
NYY	5
MIN	4
BOS	4
CLE	3
MIL	3
KCR	2
TOR	2
STL	1
SEA	1
BAL	1
CHW	1