Danny Hoffman Notable

b. March 2, 1880 · Philadelphia Athletics 1903–1906, New York Highlanders 1906–1907, St. Louis Browns 1908–1911

Danny Hoffman played for three clubs across nine seasons as a center fielder, opening with the Philadelphia Athletics in 1903 and closing with the St. Louis Browns in 1911.

Across 829 games he batted .256, with 762 hits and 361 runs. He finished with 14 home runs, 71 doubles, 52 triples and 185 stolen bases. He went 0 and 0 with a 3.00 earned run average, pitching 3 innings in 1 game.

He led the league in stolen bases once, in 1905, with 46. He played 809 games in the outfield, with 1,564 putouts and 85 errors.

He was born in Canton, CT, USA on March 2, 1880, and died on March 14, 1922. He batted left-handed and threw left-handed.

Batting, season by season

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	AVG
1903	PHA	74	248	29	61	5	7	2	22	6	33	7	.246
1904	PHA	53	204	31	61	7	5	3	24	5	34	9	.299
1905	PHA	120	459	66	120	10	10	1	35	33	105	46	.261
1906	NYY/PHA	107	342	38	87	10	6	0	23	30	78	33	.254
1907	NYY	136	517	81	131	10	3	5	46	42	103	30	.253
1908	SLB	99	363	41	91	9	7	1	25	23	56	17	.251
1909	SLB	110	387	44	104	6	7	2	26	41	67	24	.269
1910	SLB	106	380	20	90	11	5	0	27	34	94	16	.237
1911	SLB	24	81	11	17	3	2	0	7	12	12	3	.210
Career	—	829	2981	361	762	71	52	14	235	226	582	185	.256

Pitching, season by season

Year	Team	W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
1903	PHA	0	0	1	0	0	3.0	2	1	2	0	3.00
Career	—	0	0	1	0	0	3.0	2	1	2	0	3.00

On this day & linked events

1880

Born March 2, 1880

Canton, CT, USA

1922

Died March 14, 1922

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