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

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

1911 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1911 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 12	CHC		STL	T,3-3	CG	0	11.0	5	0	0	5	0
2	2	Apr 14	CHC		STL	L,1-2	CG	0	9.0	1	1	0	2	0
3	3	Apr 15	CHC		STL	T,3-3	CG	0	10.0	5	0	0	5	0
4	4	Apr 16	CHC		PIT	L,1-4	CG	0	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
5	5	Apr 17	CHC		PIT	W,7-2	CG	0	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
6	14 (8)	Apr 27	CHC	@	CIN	L,2-4	GF	0		0	0	0	0	0
7	15	Apr 28	CHC	@	PIT	L,3-4	CG	0	8.1	1	1	0	2	0
8	16	Apr 29	CHC	@	PIT	L,3-8	CG	0	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
9	17	Apr 30	CHC		PIT	W,6-4	CG	0	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
10	18	May 3	CHC		CIN	W,6-2	CG	0	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
11	19	May 4	CHC		CIN	W,9-5	CG	0	9.0	2	0	1	3	0
12	20	May 5	CHC		CIN	L,2-13	CG	0	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
13	21	May 6	CHC		CIN	L,4-5	GS	0		0	0	0	0	0
14	22	May 7	CHC		STL	L,5-6	CG	0	10.0	1	0	0	1	0
15	23	May 9	CHC	@	NYG	L,3-5	CG	0	8.0	1	1	0	2	1
16	24	May 10	CHC	@	NYG	L,1-11	CG	0	8.0	0	0	0	0	0
17	25	May 11	CHC	@	NYG	W,9-3	CG	0	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
18	26	May 12	CHC	@	NYG	W,6-3	CG	0	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
19	27	May 13	CHC	@	BRO	W,5-4	CG	0	10.0	3	0	0	3	0
20	28	May 15	CHC	@	BRO	W,6-2	CG	0	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
21	29	May 16	CHC	@	BRO	L,2-3	CG	0	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
22	30	May 17	CHC	@	BRO	L,0-1	CG	0	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
23	31	May 18	CHC	@	PHI	W,11-2	CG	0	9.0	0	1	0	1	0
24	32	May 19	CHC	@	PHI	W,7-2	CG	0	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
25	33	May 20	CHC	@	PHI	W,7-4	CG	0	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
26	34	May 22	CHC	@	PHI	W,6-2	CG	0	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
27	35	May 23	CHC	@	BSN	W,6-4	CG	0	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
28	36	May 24	CHC	@	BSN	W,4-2	CG	0	9.0	4	0	1	5	0
29	37	May 27	CHC	@	STL	W,7-6	CG	0	11.0	1	0	0	1	0
30	38	May 29	CHC	@	PIT	W,4-1	CG	0	9.0	8	1	0	9	0
31	39	May 30	CHC	@	PIT	L,1-4	CG	0	8.0	13	0	0	13	1
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
32	40	Jun 1	CHC	@	PIT	W,8-6	CG	0	9.0	14	0	0	14	0
33	41	Jun 2	CHC		NYG	L,6-7	CG	0	9.0	8	0	0	8	1
34	42	Jun 3	CHC		NYG	W,8-4	CG	0	9.0	8	0	0	8	0
35	43	Jun 4	CHC		NYG	W,6-5	CG	0	9.0	9	2	1	12	1
36	44	Jun 5	CHC		NYG	L,1-7	CG	0	9.0	12	0	0	12	0
37	45	Jun 6	CHC		BRO	W,5-3	CG	0	9.0	14	1	0	15	1
38	46	Jun 7	CHC		BRO	L,3-5	CG	0	9.0	8	0	2	10	0
39	52 (5)	Jun 13	CHC		BSN	W,5-4	CG	0	12.0	9	3	0	12	1
40	53	Jun 15	CHC		PHI	L,0-1	CG	0	9.0	12	1	0	13	1
41	54	Jun 16	CHC		PHI	W,6-3	CG	0	9.0	8	1	0	9	1
42	55	Jun 17	CHC		PHI	W,4-3	CG	0	13.0	13	0	0	13	0
43	56	Jun 18	CHC		PHI	W,4-3	CG	0	9.0	10	0	0	10	2
44	57	Jun 20	CHC		PIT	L,2-3	CG	0	9.0	8	0	0	8	1
45	58	Jun 21	CHC		PIT	W,14-1	CG	0	9.0	17	0	0	17	0
46	59	Jun 22	CHC		PIT	L,3-12	CG	0	9.0	9	3	0	12	0
47	60	Jun 23	CHC	@	PIT	L,3-4	CG	0	8.0	5	2	0	7	1
48	61	Jun 24	CHC	@	PIT	L,0-3	CG	0	8.0	8	0	0	8	0
49	62	Jun 25	CHC		PIT	W,4-2	CG	0	9.0	6	0	0	6	0
50	63	Jun 27 (1)	CHC	@	STL	W,5-4	CG	0	9.0	9	0	0	9	0
51	64	Jun 27 (2)	CHC	@	STL	L,7-8	CG	0	8.0	11	1	0	12	0
52	65	Jun 28	CHC	@	STL	L,1-7	CG	0	8.0	8	0	0	8	0
53	66	Jun 29	CHC	@	CIN	L,4-5	CG	0	8.0	11	0	0	11	0
54	67	Jun 30	CHC	@	CIN	W,3-2	CG	0	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
55	68	Jul 1	CHC	@	CIN	W,3-0	CG	0	9.0	9	0	1	10	0
56	69	Jul 2	CHC		CIN	W,13-3	CG	0	9.0	16	0	0	16	1
57	70	Jul 4 (1)	CHC		CIN	W,8-3	CG	0	9.0	6	1	1	8	1
58	71	Jul 4 (2)	CHC		CIN	T,2-2	CG	0	10.0	10	0	0	10	0
59	72	Jul 6	CHC	@	NYG	W,6-2	CG	0	9.0	7	0	0	7	1
60	73	Jul 7	CHC	@	NYG	L,0-5	CG	0	8.0	11	0	0	11	0
61	74	Jul 8	CHC	@	NYG	L,2-5	CG	0	8.0	7	0	0	7	0
62	75	Jul 10	CHC	@	NYG	W,3-2	CG	0	10.0	15	1	0	16	1
63	76	Jul 11	CHC	@	BRO	W,6-2	CG	0	9.0	12	0	0	12	1
64	77	Jul 12	CHC	@	BRO	L,3-5	CG	0	8.0	9	0	0	9	1
65	78	Jul 13	CHC	@	BRO	L,5-6	CG	0	8.2	11	0	0	11	0
66	79	Jul 15	CHC	@	BSN	L,12-17	GS	0		2	0	1	3	0
67	80	Jul 17 (1)	CHC	@	BSN	W,5-1	CG	0	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
68	81	Jul 17 (2)	CHC	@	BSN	W,7-6	CG	0	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
69	82	Jul 18	CHC	@	BSN	W,14-6	CG	0	9.0	3	1	0	4	0
70	83	Jul 19	CHC	@	BSN	W,5-3	CG	0	11.0	4	0	1	5	0
71	84	Jul 20	CHC	@	PHI	W,4-3	CG	0	9.0	2	1	0	3	1
72	85	Jul 22	CHC	@	PHI	W,5-2	CG	0	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
73	86	Jul 26 (1)	CHC		BSN	W,4-1	CG	0	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
74	87	Jul 26 (2)	CHC		BSN	W,7-2	CG	0	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
75	88	Jul 27	CHC		BSN	W,8-2	CG	0	9.0	5	0	0	5	0
76	89	Jul 28	CHC		PHI	W,6-3	CG	0	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
77	90	Jul 29	CHC		PHI	L,3-4	CG	0	9.0	6	0	0	6	0
78	91	Jul 30	CHC		PHI	L,1-2	CG	0	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
79	92	Jul 31	CHC		PHI	W,4-2	CG	0	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
80	93	Aug 2	CHC		BRO	W,1-0	CG	0	10.0	2	0	0	2	1
81	94	Aug 3	CHC		BRO	L,3-5	CG	0	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
82	95	Aug 5	CHC		BRO	L,5-8	CG	0	9.0	6	0	0	6	0
83	96	Aug 6	CHC		BRO	L,1-6	CG	0	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
84	97	Aug 7	CHC		NYG	W,8-6	CG	0	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
85	98	Aug 8	CHC		NYG	W,3-1	CG	0	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
86	99	Aug 9	CHC		NYG	L,5-16	CG	0	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
87	100	Aug 10	CHC		STL	W,7-5	CG	0	9.0	1	0	1	2	0
88	101	Aug 12	CHC		STL	W,9-1	CG	0	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
89	102	Aug 13	CHC		STL	W,1-0	CG	0	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
90	103	Aug 16	CHC	@	BSN	W,13-6	CG	0	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
91	105 (1)	Aug 18	CHC	@	BSN	L,2-5	CG	0	6.0	5	0	0	5	0
92	106	Aug 19	CHC	@	BSN	W,16-8	CG	0	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
93	107	Aug 21	CHC	@	NYG	L,2-3	CG	0	9.2	2	0	0	2	0
94	108	Aug 22	CHC	@	NYG	L,5-6	CG	0	8.1	2	0	0	2	0
95	109	Aug 23	CHC	@	NYG	W,6-2	CG	0	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
96	110	Aug 24	CHC	@	BRO	L,5-6	CG	0	9.1	4	0	0	4	0
97	111	Aug 26 (1)	CHC	@	BRO	L,2-4	CG	0	8.0	1	0	1	2	0
98	112	Aug 26 (2)	CHC	@	BRO	W,3-2	CG	0	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
99	113	Aug 28	CHC	@	PHI	W,8-4	CG	0	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
100	114	Aug 29	CHC	@	PHI	L,3-5	CG	0	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
101	115	Sep 2	CHC	@	CIN	W,3-1	CG	0	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
102	116	Sep 3 (1)	CHC		STL	L,2-3	CG	0	9.0	4	0	1	5	0
103	117	Sep 3 (2)	CHC		STL	W,4-2	CG	0	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
104	118	Sep 4 (1)	CHC		STL	L,5-7	CG	0	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
105	119	Sep 4 (2)	CHC		STL	W,5-4	CG	0	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
106	120	Sep 5	CHC		STL	W,3-2	GS	0		1	0	0	1	0
107	121	Sep 6	CHC		STL	W,9-0	CG	0	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
108	122	Sep 7 (1)	CHC		CIN	W,3-0	CG	0	9.0	1	1	0	2	1
109	123	Sep 7 (2)	CHC		CIN	W,4-2	CG	0	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
110	124	Sep 8	CHC		CIN	W,3-2	CG	0	11.0	2	0	0	2	0
111	125	Sep 9	CHC		CIN	L,1-3	CG	0	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
112	126	Sep 10	CHC		CIN	L,3-8	CG	0	9.0	5	1	0	6	0
113	127	Sep 11	CHC	@	CIN	W,2-0	CG	0	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
114	128	Sep 12	CHC	@	CIN	W,3-2	CG	0	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
115	129	Sep 14 (1)	CHC	@	PIT	L,2-3	CG	0	8.0	3	0	0	3	0
116	130	Sep 14 (2)	CHC	@	PIT	L,2-4	CG	0	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
117	131	Sep 15 (1)	CHC	@	PIT	L,2-3	CG	0	8.0	3	0	0	3	0
118	132	Sep 15 (2)	CHC	@	PIT	W,4-2	CG	0	6.0	0	0	0	0	0
119	133	Sep 16	CHC		BRO	L,2-4	CG	0	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
120	134	Sep 17 (1)	CHC		BRO	W,4-0	CG	0	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
121	135	Sep 17 (2)	CHC		BRO	W,5-0	CG	0	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
122	136	Sep 18	CHC		BRO	L,5-6	CG	0	11.0	3	0	0	3	0
123	137	Sep 19	CHC		PHI	L,0-2	GS	0		2	0	0	2	0
124	138	Sep 20 (1)	CHC		PHI	W,1-0	CG	0	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
125	139	Sep 20 (2)	CHC		PHI	L,0-4	CG	0	7.0	1	0	0	1	0
126	140	Sep 21 (1)	CHC		PHI	L,0-4	CG	0	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
127	141	Sep 21 (2)	CHC		PHI	W,9-2	CG	0	9.0	4	1	0	5	0
128	142	Sep 22	CHC		PHI	W,8-3	CG	0	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
129	143	Sep 23	CHC		BSN	L,6-14	GS	0		3	0	0	3	0
130	144	Sep 25	CHC		BSN	W,6-5	CG	0	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
131	145	Sep 26 (1)	CHC		BSN	W,10-2	CG	0	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
132	146	Sep 26 (2)	CHC		BSN	L,5-7	CG	0	9.0	3	1	1	5	1
133	147	Sep 27	CHC		NYG	W,8-0	CG	0	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
134	148	Sep 28	CHC		NYG	W,2-1	CG	0	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
135	149	Sep 30	CHC		NYG	L,1-3	CG	0	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
136	150	Oct 1	CHC		NYG	L,0-5	CG	0	9.0	2	1	0	3	0
137	151	Oct 3	CHC	@	STL	W,14-8	CG	0	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
138	152	Oct 4	CHC	@	STL	W,9-1	CG	0	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
139	153	Oct 5	CHC	@	STL	W,8-2	CG	0	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
140	154	Oct 7	CHC		PIT	L,0-5	CG	0	9.0	2	0	1	3	0
141	155	Oct 8	CHC		PIT	W,3-2	CG	0	11.0	1	0	0	1	0
142	156	Oct 9	CHC		PIT	W,6-5	CG	0	10.0	2	0	0	2	0
143	157	Oct 12	CHC	@	CIN	L,3-4	CG	0	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
							146gm		316.0	583	28	14	625	22