1948
Born September 24, 1948
Cortland, NY, USA
Eric Soderholm Notable
b. September 24, 1948 · Minnesota Twins 1971–1975, Chicago White Sox 1977–1979, Texas Rangers 1979, New York Yankees 1980
Eric Soderholm played for four clubs across 10 seasons as a third baseman, opening with the Minnesota Twins in 1971 and closing with the New York Yankees in 1980.
Across 894 games he batted .264, with 764 hits and 402 runs. He finished with 102 home runs, 120 doubles and 18 stolen bases.
He played 759 games at third base, with 1,589 assists and 88 errors. He turned 113 double plays.
He was born in Cortland, NY, USA on September 24, 1948. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.
Honors
| Award | Times | Years |
|---|---|---|
| The Sporting News Comeback Player of the Year | 1 | 1977 |
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | MIN | 21 | 64 | 9 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 17 | 0 | .156 |
| 1972 | MIN | 93 | 287 | 28 | 54 | 10 | 0 | 13 | 39 | 19 | 48 | 3 | .188 |
| 1973 | MIN | 35 | 111 | 22 | 33 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 21 | 16 | 1 | .297 |
| 1974 | MIN | 141 | 464 | 63 | 128 | 18 | 3 | 10 | 51 | 48 | 68 | 7 | .276 |
| 1975 | MIN | 117 | 419 | 62 | 120 | 17 | 2 | 11 | 58 | 53 | 66 | 3 | .286 |
| 1977 | CHW | 130 | 460 | 77 | 129 | 20 | 3 | 25 | 67 | 47 | 47 | 2 | .280 |
| 1978 | CHW | 143 | 457 | 57 | 118 | 17 | 1 | 20 | 67 | 39 | 44 | 2 | .258 |
| 1979 | CHW/TEX | 119 | 357 | 46 | 93 | 14 | 2 | 10 | 53 | 31 | 28 | 0 | .261 |
| 1980 | NYY | 95 | 275 | 38 | 79 | 13 | 1 | 11 | 35 | 27 | 25 | 0 | .287 |
| Career | — | 894 | 2894 | 402 | 764 | 120 | 14 | 102 | 383 | 295 | 359 | 18 | .264 |
On this day & linked events
1971
Major-league debut: Eric Soderholm
Eric Soderholm made a major-league debut on September 3, 1971.
1980
Final major-league game: Eric Soderholm
Eric Soderholm played a final major-league game on October 5, 1980.
Image: Hostess, public domain