Bobby Hofman
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[edit] Biography
Bobby Hofman (Robert George Hofman) was born on October 5, 1925 in St. Louis, Missouri. He made his Major League debut on April 19, 1949 for the New York Giants. In 1953, his rookie year, he hit .266 with 12 home runs and 34 RBI. Hofman played for the New York Giants for his entire 6 year career.
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[edit] Batting Stats
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | AVG | OBP | SLG | 2B | 3B | BB | SO | HBP | SH | SB | IBB | GDP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1949 | NY | N | 19 | 48 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 3 | .208 | .296 | .208 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1952 | NY | N | 32 | 63 | 11 | 18 | 2 | 4 | .286 | .375 | .476 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 1953 | NY | N | 74 | 169 | 21 | 45 | 12 | 34 | .266 | .315 | .544 | 7 | 2 | 12 | 23 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 |
| 1954 | NY | N | 71 | 125 | 12 | 28 | 8 | 30 | .224 | .317 | .456 | 5 | 0 | 17 | 15 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 1955 | NY | N | 96 | 207 | 32 | 55 | 10 | 28 | .266 | .336 | .464 | 7 | 2 | 22 | 31 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 |
| 1956 | NY | N | 47 | 56 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 2 | .179 | .270 | .196 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 1957 | NY | N | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 341 | 670 | 81 | 166 | 32 | 101 | .248 | .322 | .442 | 22 | 6 | 70 | 94 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 23 |
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| Year | Team | POS | G | GS | INN | PO | A | ERR | DP | TP | PB | SB | CS | PkO | AVG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1949 | NY | N | 2B | 16 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 39 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .939 |
| 1952 | NY | N | 3B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .714 |
| 1952 | NY | N | 1B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 1952 | NY | N | 2B | 21 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 43 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .964 |
| 1953 | NY | N | 2B | 17 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 48 | 2 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .976 |
| 1953 | NY | N | 3B | 23 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 35 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .918 |
| 1954 | NY | N | 3B | 8 | 5 | 32 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .867 |
| 1954 | NY | N | 1B | 21 | 16 | 150 | 160 | 6 | 1 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .994 |
| 1954 | NY | N | 2B | 10 | 6 | 61 | 23 | 22 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .978 |
| 1955 | NY | N | 2B | 19 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 36 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .986 |
| 1955 | NY | N | C | 19 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 1955 | NY | N | 1B | 24 | 0 | 0 | 183 | 10 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 1955 | NY | N | 3B | 5 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 1956 | NY | N | 3B | 7 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .867 |
| 1956 | NY | N | 2B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 1956 | NY | N | C | 7 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 1956 | NY | N | 1B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| Total | 3B | 45 | 5 | 32 | 40 | 58 | 11 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .899 | ||
| Total | 1B | 49 | 16 | 150 | 352 | 17 | 1 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .997 | ||
| Total | C | 26 | 0 | 0 | 71 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | ||
| Total | 2B | 85 | 6 | 61 | 151 | 189 | 11 | 41 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .969 |
[edit] Transactions
- Signed as an amateur free agent by New York Giants (1944).
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