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Solly Hemus

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Full Name: Solomon Joseph Hemus Primary Position: SS,2B,3B
Height/Weight: 5' 9"/165 First Game: April 27, 1949
Birthdate: April 17, 1923 Final Game: June 14, 1959
Birthplace: Phoenix, Arizona MLB Experience: 11 years
Bat/Throw: Left/Right
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Contents

  • 1 Biography
  • 2 Statistics
    • 2.1 Batting Stats
    • 2.2 Fielding Stats
  • 3 Transactions
  • 4 Trivia
  • 5 Video Gallery
  • 6 Picture Gallery
  • 7 See Also
  • 8 Categories

[edit] Biography

Solly Hemus (Solomon Joseph Hemus) was born on April 17, 1923 in Phoenix, Arizona. He made his Major League debut on April 27, 1949 for the St. Louis Cardinals. In 1951, his rookie year, he hit .281 with 2 home runs and 32 RBI. Hemus played for the St. Louis Cardinals and Philadelphia Phillies over the course of his 11 year career.

Most people believe that Solly Hemus's best season was 1953, when he hit for a .279 average and knocked in 61 runs.

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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 STL N 20 33 8 11 0 2 .333 .450 .364 1 0 7 3 0 0 0 0 1
1950 STL N 11 15 1 2 0 0 .133 .235 .200 1 0 2 4 0 0 0 0 0
1951 STL N 120 420 68 118 2 32 .281 .395 .381 18 9 75 31 4 8 7 0 6
1952 STL N 151 570 105 153 15 52 .268 .392 .425 28 8 96 55 20 4 1 0 11
1953 STL N 154 585 110 163 14 61 .279 .382 .443 32 11 86 40 12 7 2 0 10
1954 STL N 124 214 43 65 2 27 .304 .453 .430 15 3 55 27 5 0 5 0 1
1955 STL N 96 206 36 50 5 21 .243 .335 .383 10 2 27 22 2 4 1 0 2
1956 STL N 8 5 1 1 0 2 .200 .429 .200 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0
1956 PHI N 78 187 24 54 5 24 .289 .397 .465 10 4 28 21 7 1 1 2 6
1956 TOT N 86 192 25 55 5 26 .286 .398 .458 10 4 29 22 8 2 1 2 6
1957 PHI N 70 108 8 20 0 5 .185 .323 .259 6 1 20 8 2 0 1 4 8
1958 PHI N 105 334 53 95 8 36 .284 .390 .416 14 3 51 34 8 6 3 6 4
1959 STL N 24 17 2 4 0 1 .235 .500 .353 2 0 8 2 1 0 0 0 0
Total 961 2694 459 736 51 263 .273 .390 .411 137 41 456 248 62 31 21 12 49

[edit] Fielding Stats

Year Team POS G GS INN PO A ERR DP TP PB SB CS PkO AVG
1949 STL N 2B 16 0 0 29 24 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 .981
1950 STL N 3B 5 0 0 2 8 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1951 STL N SS 105 0 0 181 344 19 72 0 0 0 0 0 .965
1951 STL N 2B 12 0 0 40 32 2 14 0 0 0 0 0 .973
1952 STL N 3B 2 0 0 3 7 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .909
1952 STL N SS 148 0 0 253 452 29 104 0 0 0 0 0 .960
1953 STL N SS 150 0 0 257 476 27 90 0 0 0 0 0 .964
1953 STL N 2B 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1954 STL N SS 66 25 283.1 49 102 9 18 0 0 0 0 0 .944
1954 STL N 3B 26 4 80 9 24 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 .971
1954 STL N 2B 12 9 85 27 25 0 8 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1955 STL N 3B 43 0 0 38 70 5 7 0 0 0 0 0 .956
1955 STL N 2B 10 0 0 18 20 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1955 STL N SS 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1956 PHI N 2B 49 0 0 94 93 5 18 0 0 0 0 0 .974
1956 PHI N 3B 1 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1957 PHI N 2B 24 21 172.2 51 45 2 10 0 0 0 0 0 .980
1958 PHI N 2B 84 78 714.2 188 220 13 52 1 0 0 0 0 .969
1958 PHI N 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1959 STL N 3B 1 1 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1959 STL N 2B 1 1 5 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
Total 3B 79 5 82 53 113 7 11 0 0 0 0 0 .960
Total SS 471 25 283.1 740 1375 84 284 0 0 0 0 0 .962
Total 2B 211 109 977.1 447 463 23 109 1 0 0 0 0 .975

[edit] Transactions

  • Signed as an amateur free agent by St. Louis Cardinals (1946).
  • Traded by St. Louis Cardinals to Philadelphia Phillies in exchange for Bobby Morgan (May 14, 1956).
  • Traded by Philadelphia Phillies to St. Louis Cardinals in exchange for Gene Freese (September 29, 1958).
  • Released by St. Louis Cardinals (October 17, 1958).
  • Signed as an amateur free agent by St. Louis Cardinals (1959).
  • Released by St. Louis Cardinals (June 19, 1959).

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