Solly Hofman

Positions: Centerfielder, Second Baseman and First Baseman

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-0, 160lb (183cm, 72kg)

Born: October 29, 1882 in St. Louis, MO us

Died: March 10, 1956 in St. Louis, MO

Buried: Bethlehem Cemetery, Bellefontaine Neighbors, MO

High School: Smith Academy (St. Louis, MO)

Debut: July 28, 1903 (Age 20-272d, 2,545th in major league history)
vs. CIN 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: August 25, 1916 (Age 33-301d)
vs. BSN 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1905 season

Full Name: Arthur Frederick Hofman

Nicknames: Circus Solly

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Relatives: Uncle of Bobby Hofman

2x World Series

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

17.0

4072

1095

.269

554

RBI

498

208

OBP

.340

SLG

.352

OPS

.692

OPS+

104

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	50-35 / in Starts: 44-29
Longest Hitting Streak	8 games
Longest On Base Streak	13 games
Most Games w/o HR	46 games
Most Games w/o RBI	13 games

RBI Opportunities

1905 Batting Game Log

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1905 Batting Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	acLI	cWPA	Pos
1	11	2 (1)	Apr 15	CHC	@	STL	L,1-2	0-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0						1			3B
2	12	5 (2)	Apr 19	CHC		CIN	W,5-1	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	1				0		.000	.000	.000	.000	3			1B
3	13	7 (1)	Apr 22	CHC		CIN	L,3-5	0-GF(10)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0		.000	.000	.000	.000	7			2B
4	14	8	Apr 23	CHC		PIT	W,1-0	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0				0		.000	.000	.000	.000	7			2B
5	15	9	Apr 24	CHC		PIT	W,7-1	CG	4	4	1	4	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0		.400	.400	.500	.900	7			2B
6	16	10	Apr 26	CHC	@	PIT	W,2-1	CG	4	3	1	1	1	0	0	0	1		1	0	0				0		.385	.429	.538	.967	7			2B
7	17	11	Apr 28	CHC	@	PIT	L,2-4	CG	3	3	1	1	1	0	0	1	0		0	0	0				0		.375	.412	.563	.974	7			2B
8	18	12	Apr 29	CHC	@	PIT	L,2-3	CG	4	4	0	2	0	0	0	2	0		1	0	0				0		.400	.429	.550	.979	7			2B
9	19	13	Apr 30	CHC	@	CIN	W,8-5	CG(10)	5	5	1	2	1	0	0	1	0		2	0	0				0		.400	.423	.560	.983	7			2B
May		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	acLI	cWPA	Pos
10	20	14	May 1	CHC	@	CIN	W,6-0	CG	4	4	1	1	0	0	0	1	0		0	0	0				0		.379	.400	.517	.917	7			2B
11	21	15	May 2	CHC	@	CIN	L,1-3	CG	4	3	0	1	1	0	0	0	1		0	0	0				1		.375	.412	.531	.943	7			2B
12	22	16	May 3	CHC	@	CIN	L,2-3	CG	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				1		.371	.405	.514	.920	7			2B
13	23	17	May 4	CHC		STL	W,3-1	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0		.342	.375	.474	.849	7			2B
14	24	18	May 5	CHC		STL	W,10-6	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	0				0		.310	.341	.429	.769	7			2B
15	25	19	May 6	CHC		STL	W,5-3	CG	3	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0		.311	.340	.422	.763	7			2B
16	26	20	May 7	CHC		STL	W,3-0	CG	3	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0		.292	.320	.396	.716	7			2B
17	27	21	May 10 (1)	CHC	@	BSN	L,3-4	CG	4	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0				0		.288	.315	.385	.699	7			2B
18	28	22	May 10 (2)	CHC	@	BSN	W,4-2	CG	4	4	0	1	0	1	0	2	0		0	0	0				0		.286	.310	.411	.721	7			2B
19	29	23	May 11	CHC	@	BSN	L,0-5	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0		.283	.306	.400	.706	7			2B
20	30	24	May 12	CHC	@	BSN	W,5-4	CG(11)	5	5	0	0	0	0	0	1	0		0	0	0				0		.262	.284	.369	.653	7			2B
21	31	25	May 13	CHC	@	NYG	L,0-1	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				1		.250	.271	.353	.624	7			2B
22	32	26	May 15	CHC	@	NYG	L,0-4	CG	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		0	0	0				0		.243	.274	.343	.617	7			2B
23	33	27	May 16	CHC	@	NYG	L,0-4	CG	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		1	0	0				0		.236	.276	.333	.610	7			2B
24	34	28	May 17	CHC	@	NYG	L,2-4	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	0		1	0	0				0		.224	.263	.316	.578	7			2B
25	35	30 (1)	May 19	CHC	@	BRO	W,2-1	CG(10)	4	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2		0	0	0				0		.218	.274	.308	.582	6			SS
26	36	31	May 20	CHC	@	BRO	L,3-4	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	0		1	0	0				1		.220	.273	.305	.578	6			SS
Jun		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	acLI	cWPA	Pos
27	37	45 (13)	Jun 4 (2)	CHC		PIT	L,4-5	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		0	0	0				0		.220	.281	.305	.586	9			PH
28	38	47 (1)	Jun 7	CHC		BSN	W,10-2	CG	5	4	2	1	0	1	0	0	1		0	0	0				0		.221	.287	.326	.613	2			CF
29	39	55 (7)	Jun 15	CHC		BRO	W,10-4	0-0	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	0		0	0	0				0		.230	.295	.333	.628	9			PH
30	40	63 (7)	Jun 25	CHC		CIN	W,18-2	CG	5	4	3	3	0	1	0		1		0	0	0				0		.253	.320	.374	.694	5			SS
31	41	64	Jun 26	CHC		CIN	W,9-1	CG	5	4	1	3	0	0	0	4	1		1	0	0				1		.274	.343	.389	.732	5			SS
32	42	65	Jun 27	CHC		CIN	L,0-6	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0		.273	.339	.384	.723	5			SS
Jul		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	acLI	cWPA	Pos
33	43	66	Jul 1	CHC		CIN	W,13-5	CG	5	4	3	2	0	0	0		1		0	0	0				1		.282	.351	.388	.739	5			SS
34	44	69 (2)	Jul 4 (1)	CHC		STL	W,3-2	0-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0		.282	.351	.388	.739	6			2B
35	45	75 (5)	Jul 9	CHC		PIT	T,2-2	CG(10)	4	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2		1	0	0				0		.276	.356	.381	.737	7			3B
36	46	76	Jul 10	CHC	@	PIT	W,4-1	CG(8)	4	3	0	1	1	0	0	0	1		1	0	0				1		.278	.361	.389	.750	4			1B
37	47	82 (5)	Jul 17	CHC	@	BRO	W,1-0	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0				0		.277	.357	.384	.741	6			2B
38	48	83	Jul 18	CHC	@	BRO	W,12-2	CG	5	5	2	1	0	0	1	1	0		0	0	0				1		.274	.351	.402	.753	6			2B
39	49	84	Jul 20 (1)	CHC	@	BSN	W,3-1	CG	5	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		2	0	0				0		.262	.338	.385	.723	2			RF
40	50	85	Jul 20 (2)	CHC	@	BSN	L,4-5	CG	5	5	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0		.260	.333	.378	.711	2			RF
41	51	90 (4)	Jul 26	CHC	@	PHI	L,2-3	CG(11)	5	5	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0		.258	.329	.371	.700	6			2B
42	52	91	Jul 27	CHC	@	PHI	L,4-9	CG	4	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0		.257	.327	.368	.694	6			2B
43	53	92	Jul 29	CHC		PHI	L,3-4	0-GF	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0		.254	.322	.362	.685	6			2B
44	54	93	Jul 30	CHC		PHI	L,1-2	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0		.246	.314	.352	.666	6			2B
45	55	94	Jul 31	CHC		PHI	W,3-2	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	1				0		.241	.308	.345	.653	6			2B
Aug		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	acLI	cWPA	Pos
46	56	95	Aug 1	CHC		PHI	L,6-7	CG(11)	5	5	1	1	0	0	0	1	0		0	0	0				0		.240	.305	.340	.645	6			2B
47	57	96	Aug 2	CHC		BSN	L,3-4	CG(11)	5	5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0		.239	.302	.335	.637	6			2B
48	58	97	Aug 4	CHC		BSN	W,2-1	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0		.234	.297	.329	.626	6			2B
49	59	98	Aug 5 (1)	CHC		BSN	W,6-0	CG	4	4	0	2	1	0	0	1	0		1	0	0				0		.241	.301	.340	.641	6			2B
50	60	99	Aug 5 (2)	CHC		BSN	W,5-1	CG	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	2	0		0	0	1				0		.242	.302	.339	.641	6			2B
51	61	100	Aug 6	CHC		BSN	W,8-0	CG	4	4	1	2	0	0	0	3	0		0	0	0				0		.249	.306	.343	.649	6			2B
52	62	101	Aug 7	CHC		NYG	W,4-0	CG	4	4	1	1	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0		.249	.305	.347	.652	6			2B
53	63	102	Aug 8	CHC		NYG	L,3-4	CG	4	4	0	1	1	0	0	0	0		1	0	0				0		.249	.304	.350	.654	6			2B
54	64	103	Aug 9	CHC		NYG	W,7-2	CG	4	2	3	0	0	0	0	0	2		0	0	0				1		.246	.308	.346	.654	6			2B
55	65	104	Aug 10	CHC		NYG	L,0-1	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0		.240	.302	.339	.640	6			2B
56	66	105	Aug 11	CHC		BRO	W,3-2	CG	4	4	1	2	0	0	0	1	0		1	0	0				0		.246	.305	.342	.648	6			2B
57	67	106	Aug 12	CHC		BRO	L,2-10	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		1	0	0				0		.242	.304	.337	.641	6			2B
58	68	107	Aug 13 (1)	CHC		BRO	L,1-2	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0		.238	.300	.332	.632	6			2B
59	69	108	Aug 13 (2)	CHC		BRO	W,15-1	CG	5	5	2	3	1	0	0		0		0	0	0				0		.247	.307	.343	.650	6			2B
60	70	109	Aug 17	CHC	@	NYG	L,0-3	CG	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0		.249	.307	.343	.651	7			2B
61	71	110	Aug 18	CHC	@	NYG	L,4-5	CG(10)	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	1	0				1		.250	.311	.343	.654	7			2B
62	72	111	Aug 19	CHC	@	NYG	W,8-2	CG	4	3	2	1	0	0	0	0	1		0	0	0				1		.251	.314	.343	.657	7			2B
63	73	112	Aug 21	CHC	@	BRO	W,12-2	CG	5	4	2	0	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	1				0		.246	.309	.336	.645	7			2B
64	74	113	Aug 22 (1)	CHC	@	BRO	W,6-3	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	2	0		0	0	0				0		.247	.308	.335	.643	7			2B
65	75	114	Aug 22 (2)	CHC	@	BRO	W,6-5	CG	5	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	1				0		.242	.303	.329	.631	7			2B
66	76	115	Aug 23	CHC	@	BRO	L,9-10	CG	5	5	0	1	1	0	0	3	0		0	0	0				1		.241	.300	.330	.631	7			2B
67	77	116	Aug 24	CHC	@	PHI	W,2-1	CG(20)	8	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	1				0		.234	.292	.320	.612	7			2B
68	78	117	Aug 26 (1)	CHC	@	PHI	W,4-3	CG	4	4	1	3	1	1	0	2	0		0	0	0				0		.243	.299	.340	.640	7			2B
69	79	118	Aug 26 (2)	CHC	@	PHI	W,4-0	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0		.238	.295	.335	.629	7			2B
70	80	119	Aug 28	CHC	@	BSN	W,4-2	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0		.239	.294	.333	.627	7			2B
71	81	120	Aug 29	CHC	@	BSN	W,10-2	CG	4	4	3	3	2	0	0	1	0		1	0	0				2		.247	.301	.348	.649	7			2B
72	82	121	Aug 30	CHC	@	BSN	L,1-3	CG	3	3	0	2	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0		.252	.305	.352	.657	7			2B
Sep/Oct		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	acLI	cWPA	Pos
73	83	122	Sep 1	CHC		CIN	W,3-0	CG	3	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	1				0		.254	.306	.353	.659	7			2B
74	84	123	Sep 2	CHC		CIN	W,3-2	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		0	0	0				1		.251	.305	.349	.654	7			2B
75	85	124	Sep 3 (1)	CHC		PIT	W,1-0	CG(11)	5	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0		.246	.300	.342	.642	3			1B
76	86	125	Sep 3 (2)	CHC		PIT	L,0-1	CG(6)	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0		.243	.297	.338	.635	3			1B
77	87	126	Sep 4 (1)	CHC	@	PIT	L,2-3	CG(10)	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0				0		.240	.293	.333	.626	3			1B
78	88	127	Sep 4 (2)	CHC	@	PIT	L,3-4	CG	4	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	1		0	0	0				0		.237	.292	.330	.622	3			1B
79	89	128	Sep 5	CHC	@	PIT	L,4-6	0-GF	4	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0		.234	.288	.325	.613	2			3B
80	90	129	Sep 8	CHC	@	STL	W,8-3	0-GF	4	3	0	0	0	0	0		1		0	0	0				0		.231	.288	.321	.609	5			SS
81	91	131 (1)	Sep 11 (1)	CHC	@	CIN	L,2-3	0-GF	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0		.234	.290	.324	.614	5			SS
82	92	132	Sep 11 (2)	CHC	@	CIN	W,12-0	0-GF(6)	2	2	0	1	0	0	0		0		0	0	0				0		.236	.291	.325	.616	3			1B
83	93	135 (2)	Sep 17 (2)	CHC		STL	W,4-3	0-GF	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0		.236	.291	.325	.616	9			PR
84	94	139 (3)	Sep 22	CHC		NYG	W,7-4	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0		.236	.291	.325	.616	5			SS
85	95	154 (14)	Oct 8 (1)	CHC		STL	W,5-4	CG(12)	5	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	1				0		.236	.291	.324	.615	3			1B
86	96	155	Oct 8 (2)	CHC		STL	W,6-3	CG(7)	3	3	1	1	0	0	0		0		0	0	0				0		.237	.291	.324	.615	3			1B
							50-35		317	287	43	68	14	4	1	32	21		26	1	8		0		15		.237	.291	.324	.615

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