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	4-7 / in Starts: 4-6
Longest Hitting Streak	4 games
Longest On Base Streak	10 games
Most Games w/o HR	11 games
Most Games w/o RBI	2 games
Grand Slams	0 in 1 bases loaded PA and 1 AB, Data is incomplete
Go-Ahead Hits:	2

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 47 PAs	4
Actual Runners on Base	27 (11-10-6) Data is incomplete
Avg. MLBer w/ 47 PAs	4
Avg. Runners on Base	27 (13-9-5)

Most Driven In
L Nunamaker	1
R Fisher	1
O Knabe	1
C Wortman	1
E Miller	0
A Russell	0

Most Driven In By
H Zimmerman	1
V Saier	1
R Peckinpaugh	0

1916 Batting Game Log

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1916 Batting Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	ROE	SB	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
1	1184	100 (99)	Aug 4	NYY	@	DET	L,2-5	CG	5	5	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.400	.400	.400	.800	2	1.91	0.171	5.34	0.29%	1.00	CF
2	1185	101	Aug 5	NYY	@	DET	L,2-3	CG(14)	7	7	0	3	0	1	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	.417	.417	.583	1.000	2	2.27	0.044	5.65	0.07%	-0.49	CF
3	1186	102	Aug 6	NYY	@	DET	W,4-2	CG	5	5	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0	.353	.353	.471	.824	2						CF
4	1187	103	Aug 7	NYY	@	CLE	W,3-2	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333	.333	.429	.762	2	1.31	-0.021	3.52	-0.03%	0.01	CF
5	1188	104	Aug 8	NYY	@	CLE	L,4-9	CG	5	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.280	.308	.360	.668	2	.79	-0.001	2.56	0.00%	-0.43	CF
6	1189	105	Aug 9	NYY	@	CLE	L,3-5	GS-6	3	2	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.296	.321	.407	.729	7	.94	-0.010	2.63	-0.02%	-0.10	CF
				Player went from New York Yankees to Chicago Cubs
7	1190	115	Aug 21	CHC		BRO	W,5-3	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	.290	.313	.387	.700	1	1.29	0.011	.00	0.00%	0.23	LF
8	1191	116	Aug 22	CHC		BRO	L,4-9	CG	5	4	1	2	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.314	.351	.429	.780	1	.69	0.068	.00	0.00%	1.20	LF
9	1192	117	Aug 23	CHC		BRO	W,7-6	CG	4	4	0	2	1	1	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	.333	.366	.513	.879	1	.48	0.032	.00	0.00%	0.94	LF
10	1193	118	Aug 24	CHC		BSN	L,1-5	CG	4	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.310	.356	.476	.832	1	1.38	-0.116	.00	0.00%	-0.82	LF
11	1194	119	Aug 25	CHC		BSN	L,0-1	8-9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.302	.348	.465	.813	9	1.74	-0.041	.00	0.00%	-0.13	PH
							4-7		47	43	2	13	3	2	0	4	3	0	3	0	1	1	1	.302	.348	.465	.813		1.35	0.137	2.55	0.30%	1.39

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