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Solly Hofman
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Birthdate: 10/29/1882
Died: 3/10/1956
Height / Weight: 6' 0" / 160 lbs.
Place of Birth: St. Louis, MO, USA
Bats / Throws: R / R

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Baseball player Solly Hofman, Chicago Cubs, holding a bat standing in front of a column of a brick building at West Side Ground prior to game 1906 Photo SUMMARY
Portrait of Solly Hofman, National League's Chicago Cubs baseball player, holding a bat standing in front of a column of a brick building at West Side Grounds, which was located between West Polk Street, South Wolcott Avenue (formerly Lincoln Street), West Taylor Street, and South Wood Street, in the Near West Side community area of Chicago, Illinois. Two unidentified people are visible in the background. SDN-004775, Chicago Daily News negatives collection, Chicago Historical Society.

Solly Hofman Baseball Player, Outfielder/Infielder Right handed. He played on four pennant winners and two World Series winners in his eight years in a Cubs uniform. In the 1908 World Series he hit .306 with six hits in 19 at bats, with a triple, scored twice and had 4 RBIs. In Game 4 he lined a 2-run single to pace the Cubs to a 3-0 victory over Detroit.

A fun-loving, all-around athlete, his nickname was Circus Solly. A valuable team player, he played 701 games in the outfield, 198 at second base, 63 at short, 187 at first and 25 at third. For the Cubs from 1907 thru 1911 he hit .267 in 133 games, .243 in 120G, .285 in 153G, .325 in 136G and .252 in 143G and then, was traded to Pittsburgh. Arthur Hofman Baseball History


Pitching Statistics
Year Team G GS W L SV CG SHO IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK ERA
16 years   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00
Batting Statistics
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS IBB HBP SH SF AVG OBP SLG
1903 PIT (NL) 3 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .0 .0 SLG
1904 CHC (NL) 7 26 7 7 0 0 1 4 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 .269 .296 SLG
1905 CHC (NL) 86 287 43 68 14 4 1 38 20 0 15 0 0 1 8 0 .237 .289 SLG
1906 CHC (NL) 64 195 30 50 2 3 2 20 20 0 13 0 0 0 6 0 .256 .326 SLG
1907 CHC (NL) 134 470 67 126 11 3 1 36 41 0 29 0 0 1 24 0 .268 .328 SLG
1908 CHC (NL) 120 411 55 100 15 5 2 42 33 0 15 0 0 6 28 0 .243 .309 SLG
1909 CHC (NL) 153 527 60 150 21 4 2 58 53 0 20 0 0 1 32 0 .285 .351 SLG
1910 CHC (NL) 136 477 83 155 24 16 3 86 65 34 29 0 0 0 30 0 .325 .406 SLG
1911 CHC (NL) 143 512 66 129 17 2 2 70 66 40 30 0 0 3 24 0 .252 .341 SLG
1912 PIT (NL) 17 53 7 15 4 1 0 2 5 6 0 0 0 0 2 0 .283 .345 SLG
1912 CHC (NL) 36 125 28 34 11 0 0 18 22 13 5 0 0 1 2 0 .272 .385 SLG
1913 PIT (NL) 28 83 11 19 5 2 0 7 8 6 3 0 0 0 4 0 .229 .297 SLG
1914 BTT (FL) 147 515 65 148 25 12 5 83 54 41 34 0 0 2 12 0 .287 .357 SLG
1915 BUF (FL) 109 346 29 81 10 6 0 27 30 28 12 0 0 0 10 0 .234 .295 SLG
1916 NYY (AL) 6 27 0 8 1 1 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 .296 .321 SLG
1916 CHC (NL) 5 16 2 5 2 1 0 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .313 .389 SLG
16 years   1194 4072 554 1095 162 60 19 495 421 171 208 0 0 15 183 0 .269 .340 .SLG



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