Bobby Hofman

Positions: Pinch Hitter, Second Baseman and First Baseman

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

5-10, 160lb (178cm, 72kg)

Born: October 5, 1925 in St. Louis, MO us

Died: April 5, 1994 in Chesterfield, MO

Buried: Bethlehem Cemetery, Bellefontaine Neighbors, MO

High School: Beaumont HS (St. Louis, MO)

Debut: April 19, 1949 (Age 23-196d, 10,575th in major league history)
vs. BRO 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: May 5, 1957 (Age 31-212d)
vs. CHC 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1952 season

Full Name: Robert George Hofman

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Relatives: Nephew of Solly Hofman

1954 World Series

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

1.7

670

166

.248

RBI

101

OBP

.322

SLG

.442

OPS

.764

OPS+

Fielding stats are given overall and by position. In some cases, they will be identical.

1953 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1953 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	7 (6)	Apr 22	NYG	@	PIT	W,4-2	CG	38	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
2	8	Apr 23	NYG	@	PIT	L,5-6	CG	34	8.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
3	26 (17)	May 16	NYG	@	STL	L,2-5	CG	37	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	3B
4	28 (1)	May 18	NYG	@	STL	W,8-6	GF	13	3.0	1	1	0	2	1	PH 3B
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
5	47 (18)	Jun 9	NYG		MLN	L,2-4	CG	45	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	3B
6	55 (7)	Jun 16 (2)	NYG	@	CIN	L,5-12	GF	18	3.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH 3B
7	60 (4)	Jun 21 (1)	NYG	@	MLN	W,5-0	GS	20	6.0	0	0	0	0	0
8	62 (1)	Jun 23	NYG	@	STL	L,8-15	CG	46	8.0	1	0	1	2	0	3B
9	63	Jun 24	NYG	@	STL	W,3-0	GS	31	7.2	0	2	0	2	1
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
10	71 (7)	Jul 4 (1)	NYG	@	PHI	W,4-2	GS	36	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	3B
11	92 (20)	Jul 27	NYG	@	MLN	L,0-13	GF	17	3.0	1	0	0	1	0	PH 3B
12	94 (1)	Jul 29	NYG	@	MLN	W,3-2	GS	32	8.0	0	5	0	5	0	2B
13	95	Jul 30	NYG	@	MLN	L,0-5	CG	35	8.0	2	2	1	5	1	2B
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
14	119 (23)	Aug 21	NYG	@	PHI	L,6-7	CG	38	8.0	1	2	1	4	0	2B
15	120	Aug 22 (1)	NYG	@	PHI	L,1-7	CG	38	8.0	3	6	0	9	2	2B
16	121	Aug 22 (2)	NYG	@	PHI	L,5-6	CG	35	8.0	3	4	0	7	0	2B
17	122	Aug 23	NYG	@	PHI	L,3-6	CG	35	8.0	0	1	0	1	0	2B
18	125 (2)	Aug 26	NYG		STL	W,13-4	CG	35	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
19	126	Aug 27	NYG		STL	L,3-6	CG	45	9.0	1	3	1	5	1	3B
20	127	Aug 28	NYG		MLN	L,1-3	CG	38	9.0	2	5	0	7	2	2B
21	129 (1)	Aug 30 (1)	NYG		CHC	W,10-1	GF	8	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	2B
22	131 (1)	Aug 31	NYG		CHC	W,13-4	GF	24	6.0	1	1	0	2	0	3B
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
23	132	Sep 1	NYG		CHC	W,10-9	CG	45	9.0	0	4	0	4	0	3B
24	133	Sep 2	NYG		CIN	W,4-3	CG	35	9.0	1	2	0	3	1	3B
25	134	Sep 3	NYG		CIN	L,2-9	CG	45	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	3B
26	135	Sep 4	NYG		BRO	L,6-8	CG	45	9.0	2	2	2	6	0	3B
27	136	Sep 5	NYG		BRO	L,7-16	CG	50	9.0	3	1	1	5	0	3B
28	137	Sep 6	NYG		BRO	L,3-6	CG	36	9.0	3	2	0	5	1	2B
29	138	Sep 7 (1)	NYG		PIT	L,7-9	CG	44	9.0	6	1	0	7	0	2B
30	139	Sep 7 (2)	NYG		PIT	L,3-5	CG	39	9.0	0	7	0	7	0	2B
31	140	Sep 9	NYG	@	STL	W,8-3	CG	39	9.0	5	2	0	7	3	2B
32	141	Sep 10	NYG	@	STL	L,6-7	CG	45	8.0	3	1	0	4	0	2B
33	142	Sep 11	NYG	@	CHC	L,2-5	CG	35	8.0	2	1	0	3	2	2B
34	143	Sep 12	NYG	@	CHC	L,1-7	GF	10	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH 3B
35	144	Sep 13 (1)	NYG	@	MLN	L,1-2	CG	33	8.0	1	4	0	5	1	2B
36	145	Sep 13 (2)	NYG	@	MLN	W,7-4	CG	35	8.0	2	4	0	6	0	2B
37	146	Sep 15	NYG	@	CIN	L,3-4	CG	36	8.0	1	2	0	3	0	3B
38	147	Sep 16	NYG	@	CIN	W,4-3	CG	33	9.0	1	5	0	6	0	3B
39	151 (3)	Sep 22	NYG	@	PHI	L,3-9	GF	38	8.0	1	6	0	7	3
40	155 (3)	Sep 27	NYG	@	PIT	L,4-6	CG	0	8.0	2	1	0	3	0
							40gm		303.2	55	83	7	145	18