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Glenn Hoffman

Glenn Hoffman Notable

b. July 7, 1958 · Boston Red Sox 1980–1987, Los Angeles Dodgers 1987, California Angels 1989

Glenn Hoffman played for three clubs across 10 seasons as a shortstop, opening with the Boston Red Sox in 1980 and closing with the California Angels in 1989.

Across 766 games he batted .242, with 524 hits and 247 runs. He finished with 23 home runs, 106 doubles and 5 stolen bases.

He played 615 games at shortstop, with 1,597 assists and 88 errors. He turned 346 double plays. He also played 140 games at third base.

He was born in Orange, CA, USA on July 7, 1958. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.

Batting, season by season

YearTeam GABR H2B3B HRRBIBB SOSBAVG
1980 BOS 1143123789 1544 4219412 .285
1981 BOS 782422856 1001 2012250 .231
1982 BOS 1504695398 2327 4930690 .209
1983 BOS 14347356123 2414 4130761 .260
1984 BOS 6474814 400 45100 .189
1985 BOS 962794077 1726 3425402 .276
1986 BOS 122315 200 1230 .217
1987 BOS/LAD 611871540 800 1610320 .214
1989 CAL 48104922 301 33130 .212
Career 7662163247524 106923 2101363095 .242

On this day & linked events

1958

Born July 7, 1958

Orange, CA, USA

1980

Major-league debut: Glenn Hoffman

Glenn Hoffman made a major-league debut on April 12, 1980.

1989

Final major-league game: Glenn Hoffman

Glenn Hoffman played a final major-league game on September 23, 1989.

Image: Cathy Taylor, CC BY 2.0