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.

1912 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1912 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 11	CHC	@	CIN	L,6-10	CG	40	8.0	1	1	0	2	0
2	2	Apr 12	CHC	@	CIN	L,2-3	CG	39	9.1	1	0	0	1	0
3	3	Apr 14	CHC	@	STL	L,4-5	CG	52	11.1	3	1	0	4	1
4	4	Apr 15	CHC	@	STL	W,9-2	CG	34	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
5	5	Apr 16	CHC	@	STL	L,5-20	CG	47	7.0	1	0	0	1	0
6	6	Apr 20	CHC		CIN	W,5-4	CG	41	10.0	3	1	0	4	0
7	7	Apr 21	CHC		PIT	W,6-0	CG	34	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
8	8	Apr 23	CHC		PIT	L,3-5	CG	41	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
9	9	Apr 25	CHC		STL	W,5-2	CG	31	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
10	10	Apr 26	CHC		STL	L,8-10	CG	45	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
11	11	Apr 27	CHC		STL	W,9-0	CG	32	9.0	5	0	0	5	0
12	12	Apr 30	CHC		CIN	L,5-7	CG	40	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
13	13	May 1	CHC	@	PIT	W,7-2	CG	35	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
14	14	May 2	CHC	@	PIT	L,0-6	CG	34	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
15	15	May 3	CHC	@	PIT	W,9-8	CG	46	11.0	3	2	0	5	1
16	16	May 4	CHC	@	PIT	L,11-12	GS	26	4.0	1	0	0	1	0
17	17	May 5	CHC		PIT	W,6-2	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
18	18	May 6	CHC		BSN	W,5-3	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
19	19	May 7	CHC		BSN	W,9-4	CG	39	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
20	20	May 8	CHC		BSN	W,9-8	CG	40	9.0	0	1	1	2	0
21	21	May 9	CHC		BSN	L,1-2	CG	32	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
22	22	May 10	CHC		NYG	L,0-4	CG	35	9.0	5	0	0	5	1
23	23	May 11	CHC		NYG	L,3-10	CG	42	9.0	4	1	0	5	1
24	24	May 13	CHC		NYG	T,4-4	CG	35	8.0	5	0	0	5	0
25	25	May 14	CHC		PHI	W,2-0	CG	37	9.0	10	0	0	10	0
26	26	May 17	CHC		PHI	L,5-7	CG	42	9.0	5	0	0	5	2
27	27	May 18	CHC		BRO	W,5-4	CG	34	9.0	7	0	1	8	0
28	28	May 19	CHC		BRO	L,2-6	CG	39	9.0	10	0	1	11	0
29	29	May 21	CHC		BRO	W,5-4	CG	36	9.0	11	0	0	11	1
30	30	May 22	CHC		BRO	W,10-6	CG	41	9.0	6	1	0	7	2
31	31	May 24	CHC	@	PIT	L,3-7	CG	39	8.0	10	0	0	10	1
32	32	May 25	CHC	@	PIT	L,2-4	CG	36	8.0	11	0	0	11	1
33	33	May 26	CHC		PIT	L,1-3	CG	35	9.0	8	1	0	9	0
34	34	May 27	CHC		CIN	W,4-1	CG	31	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
35	35	May 28	CHC		CIN	W,10-2	GS	17	4.0	1	0	0	1	0
36	36	May 30 (1)	CHC		CIN	W,3-2	CG	35	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
				Player went from Chicago Cubs to Pittsburgh Pirates
37	45	Jun 13	PIT	@	BRO	W,5-0	CG	36	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
38	46	Jun 14	PIT	@	NYG	W,6-1	CG	35	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
39	47	Jun 15	PIT	@	NYG	W,5-4	GF	5	1.0	0	0	0	0	0
40	48	Jun 17	PIT	@	NYG	L,4-5	GS	15	4.0	1	0	0	1	0
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
41	112 (63)	Aug 22 (2)	PIT		NYG	L,6-8	CG	41	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
42	115 (2)	Aug 24	PIT		NYG	L,2-3	CG	34	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
43	116	Aug 26 (1)	PIT		BSN	W,5-4	CG	34	9.0	2	1	0	3	0
44	117	Aug 26 (2)	PIT		BSN	L,4-8	CG	40	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
45	118	Aug 27	PIT		BSN	W,9-4	CG	41	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
46	119	Aug 29	PIT		CIN	L,2-7	CG	42	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
47	120	Aug 30	PIT		CIN	W,2-1	CG	44	12.0	2	0	0	2	0
48	121	Aug 31	PIT		CIN	W,4-0	CG	32	9.0	4	1	0	5	0
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
49	122	Sep 1 (1)	PIT	@	CIN	L,1-2	CG	36	8.2	3	1	0	4	0
50	123	Sep 1 (2)	PIT	@	CIN	L,6-11	GS	32	6.0	4	0	0	4	0
51	124	Sep 3 (1)	PIT		CHC	L,2-5	CG	45	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
							51gm		79.0	183	12	3	198	11