armchairgm
all sports, all you
+ Add Friends
You are not logged-in.
Sign Up - Log In
Main Page
Sports
Write
Articles
Hot Links
Images
Meet People
Fun
Explore
MLB - NFL - NBA - NHL - College Basketball - College Football - Soccer - Nascar - Other
Article - Locker Room Discussion
All Articles - New Articles - Today's Articles
Submit a Link - Approve Links
Picture Game - Ratings - Polls - Pick Game - Quiz Game - Spring Silliness
Random Page - Random Image - Random Fan
Edit
Page history Discuss pageWhat links here

Solly Hofman

Upload-an-image-profile.gif

(upload a new image)

Full Name: Arthur Frederick Hofman Primary Position: OF,2B,1B
Height/Weight: 6' 0"/160 First Game: July 28, 1903
Birthdate: October 29, 1882 Final Game: August 25, 1916
Birthplace: St. Louis, Missouri MLB Experience: 14 years
Died: March 10, 1956
Deathplace: St. Louis, Missouri
Bat/Throw: Right/Right
Rate this Player
1.27
(11 votes)

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 Hofman (Arthur Frederick Hofman) was born on October 29, 1882 in St. Louis, Missouri. He made his Major League debut on July 28, 1903 for the Pittsburgh Pirates. In 1905, his rookie year, he hit .237 with 1 home run and 38 RBI. Hofman played for the Pittsburgh Pirates, Chicago Cubs, Brooklyn Tip-Tops, Buffalo Blues and New York Yankees over the course of his 14 year career.

There is some disagreement on what was Solly Hofman's most productive season. Some believe that it was 1910, when he stole 29 bases, hit for a .325 average and knocked in 86 runs. However, others believe that it was 1914, when he stole 34 bases, hit for a .287 average and knocked in 83 runs.

[edit] Statistics

[edit] Batting Stats

Year Team G AB R H HR RBI AVG OBP SLG 2B 3B BB SO HBP SH SB IBB GDP
1903 PIT N 3 2 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1904 CHI N 7 26 7 7 1 4 .269 .296 .385 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0
1905 CHI N 86 287 43 68 1 38 .237 .289 .324 14 4 20 0 1 8 15 0 0
1906 CHI N 64 195 30 50 2 20 .256 .326 .328 2 3 20 0 0 6 13 0 0
1907 CHI N 134 470 67 126 1 36 .268 .328 .311 11 3 41 0 1 24 29 0 0
1908 CHI N 120 411 55 100 2 42 .243 .309 .319 15 5 33 0 6 28 15 0 0
1909 CHI N 153 527 60 150 2 58 .285 .351 .351 21 4 53 0 1 32 20 0 0
1910 CHI N 136 477 83 155 3 86 .325 .406 .461 24 16 65 34 0 30 29 0 0
1911 CHI N 143 512 66 129 2 70 .252 .341 .305 17 2 66 40 3 24 30 0 7
1912 PIT N 17 53 7 15 0 2 .283 .345 .396 4 1 5 6 0 2 0 0 0
1912 CHI N 36 125 28 34 0 18 .272 .385 .360 11 0 22 13 1 2 5 0 0
1912 TOT N 53 178 35 49 0 20 .275 .374 .371 15 1 27 19 1 4 5 0 0
1913 PIT N 28 83 11 19 0 7 .229 .297 .337 5 2 8 6 0 4 3 0 0
1914 BRO F 147 515 65 148 5 83 .287 .357 .412 25 12 54 41 2 12 34 0 0
1915 BUF F 109 346 29 81 0 27 .234 .295 .298 10 6 30 28 0 10 12 0 0
1916 NY A 6 27 0 8 0 2 .296 .321 .407 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 0 0
1916 CHI N 5 16 2 5 0 2 .313 .389 .563 2 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 0
1916 Total 11 43 2 13 0 4 .302 .348 .465 3 2 3 3 0 1 1 0 0
Total NL 932 3184 460 858 14 383 .269 .342 .348 126 41 336 101 13 160 161 0 7
Total FL 256 861 94 229 5 110 .266 .333 .366 35 18 84 69 2 22 46 0 0
Total AL 6 27 0 8 0 2 .296 .321 .407 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 0 0
Total 1194 4072 554 1095 19 495 .269 .340 .352 162 60 421 171 15 183 208 0 7

[edit] Fielding Stats

Year Team POS G GS INN PO A ERR DP TP PB SB CS PkO AVG
1903 PIT N OF 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1904 CHI N OF 6 0 0 7 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1904 CHI N SS 1 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .750
1905 CHI N 3B 3 0 0 3 8 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .846
1905 CHI N SS 9 0 0 17 19 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 .923
1905 CHI N OF 3 0 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1905 CHI N 1B 9 0 0 86 6 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 .968
1905 CHI N 2B 59 0 0 138 178 15 13 0 0 0 0 0 .955
1906 CHI N 1B 21 0 0 186 9 2 10 0 0 0 0 0 .990
1906 CHI N 3B 4 0 0 5 7 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .923
1906 CHI N SS 9 0 0 20 32 3 7 0 0 0 0 0 .945
1906 CHI N OF 23 0 0 38 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .976
1906 CHI N 2B 4 0 0 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1907 CHI N 1B 18 0 0 204 4 2 7 0 0 0 0 0 .990
1907 CHI N OF 69 0 0 136 14 10 4 0 0 0 0 0 .938
1907 CHI N 3B 4 0 0 4 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .857
1907 CHI N SS 42 0 0 81 116 17 21 0 0 0 0 0 .921
1907 CHI N 2B 3 0 0 10 8 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 .947
1908 CHI N OF 50 0 0 118 9 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 .955
1908 CHI N 3B 9 0 0 16 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1908 CHI N 1B 37 0 0 357 20 11 10 0 0 0 0 0 .972
1908 CHI N 2B 22 0 0 41 55 6 5 0 0 0 0 0 .941
1909 CHI N OF 153 0 0 347 16 13 5 0 0 0 0 0 .965
1910 CHI N 1B 24 0 0 212 8 5 10 0 0 0 0 0 .978
1910 CHI N 3B 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1910 CHI N OF 110 0 0 249 19 7 4 0 0 0 0 0 .975
1911 CHI N CF 106 105 931.2 228 11 7 5 0 0 0 0 0 .972
1911 CHI N RF 1 1 8 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1911 CHI N 1B 36 36 314.2 353 17 6 17 0 0 0 0 0 .984
1911 CHI N OF 107 106 953.2 230 11 8 5 0 0 0 0 0 .968
1911 CHI N LF 3 0 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1912 PIT N OF 15 0 0 39 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1912 CHI N OF 27 0 0 67 7 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 .987
1912 CHI N 1B 9 0 0 77 2 2 7 0 0 0 0 0 .975
1912 TOT N CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1912 TOT N OF 42 0 0 106 10 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 .991
1913 PIT N OF 24 0 0 50 3 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 .964
1914 BRO F SS 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1914 BRO F 1B 22 0 0 173 16 4 13 0 0 0 0 0 .979
1914 BRO F OF 21 0 0 37 7 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 .978
1914 BRO F 2B 108 0 0 232 289 27 39 0 0 0 0 0 .951
1915 BUF F 3B 4 0 0 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1915 BUF F OF 82 0 0 132 16 6 5 0 0 0 0 0 .961
1915 BUF F 2B 2 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1915 BUF F 1B 11 0 0 86 7 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 .979
1915 BUF F SS 1 0 0 4 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1916 NY A OF 6 0 0 17 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1916 CHI N OF 4 0 0 7 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1916 Total OF 10 0 0 24 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
Total 2B 198 0 0 426 534 49 61 0 0 0 0 0 .951
Total LF 3 0 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Total SS 63 0 0 124 173 24 32 0 0 0 0 0 .925
Total 3B 25 0 0 36 31 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .944
Total OF 702 106 953.2 1478 113 55 33 0 0 0 0 0 .967
Total 1B 187 36 314.2 1734 89 37 77 0 0 0 0 0 .980
Total CF 106 105 931.2 228 11 7 5 0 0 0 0 0 .972
Total RF 1 1 8 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000

[edit] Transactions

  • Sold by Des Moines (Western) to Chicago Cubs for $1500 (August, 1904).
  • Traded by Chicago Cubs with King Cole to Pittsburgh Pirates in exchange for Tommy Leach and Lefty Leifield (May 30, 1912).

[edit] Trivia

[edit] Video Gallery

Add Videos

[edit] Picture Gallery

Add Pictures

[edit] See Also

[edit] Categories

Retrieved from "http://armchairgm.wikia.com/Solly_Hofman"

This page was last modified 20:39, 7 November 2007. Content is available under the GFDL.

Contribute

ArmchairGM's pages can be edited.
Is this page incomplete? Is there anything wrong?
Change it!

Edit this page Discuss this page Page history

Recent contributors to this page

The following people recently contributed to this article.

Embed this on your site
Main Page About Special Pages Help Terms of Use Advertise