Tony Solaita

Positions: First Baseman and Pinch Hitter

Bats: Left • Throws: Left

6-0, 210lb (183cm, 95kg)

Born: January 15, 1947 in Nuuuli, American Samoa as

Died: February 10, 1990 in Tafuna, American Samoa

Buried: Immediately outside his home, Nuuuli, American Samoa

High School: Jefferson HS (Daly City, CA)

Debut: September 16, 1968 (Age 21-245d, 12,756th in major league history)
vs. DET 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: September 30, 1979 (Age 32-258d)
vs. NYY 2 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1974 season

Full Name: Tolia Solaita

Pronunciation: \so-LEE-tah\

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

8.0

1316

336

.255

164

RBI

203

OBP

.357

SLG

.421

OPS

.778

OPS+

120

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

1974 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1974 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	22 (21)	May 3	KCR		NYY	L,4-5	CG	44	9.0	9	2	0	11	0	1B
2	27 (4)	May 10	KCR	@	CAL	L,1-2	GF	3	1.0	2	0	0	2	0	1B
3	30 (2)	May 12 (2)	KCR	@	CAL	W,5-2	GS	30	7.0	7	0	0	7	0	1B
4	41 (10)	May 24	KCR		CHW	W,4-2	GF	22	6.0	7	0	0	7	0	PR 1B
5	46 (4)	May 29	KCR		BAL	L,3-10	GF	6	2.0	3	0	0	3	0	1B
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
6	51 (4)	Jun 4	KCR	@	BAL	W,8-0	GF	13	4.0	5	1	0	6	0	1B
7	66 (14)	Jun 23	KCR	@	OAK	W,4-1	GF	24	7.0	7	0	0	7	0	PR 1B
8	67	Jun 24	KCR		CHW	L,1-3	CG	35	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	1B
9	68	Jun 25	KCR		CHW	L,9-10	CG	56	12.0	10	1	0	11	0	1B
10	69	Jun 26	KCR		CHW	W,2-1	CG	47	12.0	15	1	0	16	2	1B
11	70	Jun 27	KCR		OAK	W,5-4	CG	38	9.0	9	2	0	11	0	1B
12	71	Jun 28	KCR		OAK	L,1-7	CG	42	9.0	8	1	0	9	0	1B
13	72	Jun 29	KCR		OAK	W,2-0	CG	30	9.0	9	1	0	10	1	1B
14	73	Jun 30	KCR		OAK	W,8-7	CG	43	9.0	7	0	1	8	0	1B
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
15	74	Jul 1	KCR	@	CHW	W,9-0	CG	33	9.0	13	2	0	15	0	1B
16	75	Jul 2	KCR	@	CHW	L,1-4	CG	31	8.0	15	0	0	15	1	1B
17	76	Jul 3	KCR	@	CHW	W,5-3	CG	34	9.0	6	1	0	7	2	1B
18	77	Jul 4	KCR	@	CHW	L,3-11	GS	26	6.0	6	1	0	7	0	1B
19	78	Jul 6	KCR	@	BOS	W,5-3	CG	39	9.0	6	1	0	7	1	1B
20	79	Jul 7 (1)	KCR	@	BOS	W,11-9	CG	48	10.0	14	0	0	14	3	1B
21	80	Jul 7 (2)	KCR	@	BOS	L,3-5	GS	26	6.0	4	2	0	6	0	1B
22	81	Jul 8	KCR	@	BOS	W,5-0	CG	30	9.0	10	1	0	11	1	1B
23	82	Jul 9	KCR		NYY	L,2-8	CG	43	9.0	10	0	1	11	0	1B
24	84 (1)	Jul 11	KCR		NYY	L,1-2	CG	35	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	1B
25	85	Jul 12	KCR		DET	W,7-2	GF	7	2.0	1	0	0	1	1	1B
26	86	Jul 13	KCR		DET	L,2-8	GF	3	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	1B
27	87	Jul 14	KCR		DET	W,2-1	GS	31	8.0	12	2	0	14	2	1B
28	88	Jul 15	KCR		BOS	W,3-2	CG	34	9.0	9	0	0	9	2	1B
29	89	Jul 16	KCR		BOS	W,5-4	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	1B
30	91 (1)	Jul 18	KCR	@	NYY	L,6-10	CG	39	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	1B
31	92	Jul 19	KCR	@	NYY	W,5-4	GF	7	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	1B
32	93	Jul 20	KCR	@	NYY	L,2-6	CG	35	8.0	6	1	0	7	0	1B
33	94	Jul 21	KCR	@	NYY	L,4-5	CG	34	8.0	8	0	0	8	1	1B
34	96 (1)	Jul 26	KCR	@	CAL	W,3-2	GS	31	7.0	7	1	0	8	0	1B
35	97	Jul 27	KCR	@	CAL	W,6-3	CG	34	9.0	15	1	0	16	0	1B
36	98	Jul 28	KCR	@	TEX	L,4-6	CG	36	8.0	10	2	0	12	1	1B
37	99	Jul 29	KCR	@	TEX	L,1-10	CG	40	8.0	9	1	1	11	0	1B
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
38	105 (5)	Aug 4 (1)	KCR		CAL	W,10-4	GF	4	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	1B
39	106	Aug 4 (2)	KCR		CAL	W,3-0	GF	12	3.0	1	0	0	1	0	1B
40	107	Aug 6	KCR		MIN	W,17-3	CG	34	9.0	12	2	0	14	3	1B
41	108	Aug 7 (1)	KCR		MIN	W,7-6	CG	42	9.0	6	0	0	6	2	1B
42	110 (1)	Aug 8	KCR		MIN	L,2-3	GS	37	11.0	21	0	0	21	0	1B
43	111	Aug 9	KCR		MIL	W,13-3	GF	8	2.0	1	0	0	1	0	1B
44	112	Aug 10	KCR		MIL	W,8-5	CG	37	9.0	9	1	0	10	0	1B
45	115 (2)	Aug 13	KCR	@	DET	W,6-2	CG	35	9.0	14	0	0	14	2	1B
46	116	Aug 14	KCR	@	DET	W,9-1	GS	21	5.0	4	0	0	4	0	1B
47	118 (1)	Aug 17	KCR	@	BAL	W,3-2	GS	26	7.0	5	1	0	6	0	1B
48	119	Aug 18	KCR	@	BAL	L,0-1	GS	31	8.0	7	1	0	8	0	1B
49	120	Aug 20	KCR	@	CLE	W,2-0	CG	33	9.0	12	1	0	13	1	1B
50	121	Aug 21	KCR	@	CLE	L,6-7	CG	40	8.2	8	0	0	8	0	1B
51	122	Aug 22	KCR	@	CLE	W,3-1	CG	35	9.0	5	0	0	5	1	1B
52	123	Aug 23 (1)	KCR	@	MIL	W,8-4	CG	41	9.0	5	1	0	6	1	1B
53	124	Aug 23 (2)	KCR	@	MIL	L,0-1	CG	49	12.1	12	2	0	14	0	1B
54	125	Aug 24	KCR	@	MIL	W,4-0	CG	28	9.0	11	0	0	11	2	1B
55	126	Aug 25	KCR	@	MIL	W,2-0	CG	30	9.0	10	1	0	11	0	1B
56	127	Aug 26	KCR		CLE	L,1-4	CG	38	9.0	9	2	0	11	1	1B
57	129 (1)	Aug 27 (2)	KCR		CLE	W,13-2	CG	31	9.0	8	1	0	9	1	1B
58	130	Aug 28	KCR		CLE	L,1-7	CG	43	9.0	8	0	0	8	1	1B
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
59	135 (4)	Sep 3	KCR		CHW	L,1-2	CG	37	9.0	8	0	0	8	1	1B
60	141 (5)	Sep 9 (2)	KCR	@	OAK	L,0-7	CG	38	8.0	9	1	0	10	0	1B
61	146 (4)	Sep 14 (2)	KCR	@	MIN	W,13-3	CG	36	9.0	10	0	1	11	1	1B
62	147	Sep 15	KCR	@	MIN	L,2-5	CG	39	8.0	12	1	0	13	1	1B
63	148	Sep 16	KCR	@	MIN	L,2-7	CG	40	8.0	7	0	1	8	0	1B
64	153 (4)	Sep 21 (2)	KCR	@	TEX	W,8-5	CG	43	9.0	5	1	0	6	0	1B
65	155 (1)	Sep 24	KCR		CAL	L,3-9	CG	42	9.0	12	1	0	13	0	1B
							65gm		493.0	508	40	5	553	36