Guy Hoffman Notable

b. July 9, 1956 · Chicago White Sox 1979–1980, 1983, Chicago Cubs 1986, Cincinnati Reds 1987, Texas Rangers 1988

Guy Hoffman played for four clubs across 10 seasons as a pitcher, opening with the Chicago White Sox in 1979 and closing with the Texas Rangers in 1988.

He went 17 and 17 with a 4.25 earned run average, pitching 339 innings in 137 games. He struck out 187. Across 138 games he batted .100, with 6 hits and 4 runs. He finished with 1 double.

He was born in Ottawa, IL, USA on July 9, 1956. He batted left-handed and threw left-handed.

Batting, season by season

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
1979	CHW	24	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	—
1980	CHW	23	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	—
1983	CHW	11	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	—
1986	CHC	33	15	2	1	0	1	2	4	.067
1987	CIN	36	45	2	5	1	5	0	15	.111
1988	TEX	11	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	—
Career	—	138	60	4	6	1	6	2	19	.100

Pitching, season by season

Year	Team	W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
1979	CHW	0	5	24	0	2	30.1	30	18	23	18	5.34
1980	CHW	1	0	23	1	1	37.2	38	11	17	24	2.63
1983	CHW	1	0	11	0	0	6.0	14	5	2	2	7.50
1986	CHC	6	2	32	8	0	84.0	92	36	29	47	3.86
1987	CIN	9	10	36	22	0	158.2	160	77	49	87	4.37
1988	TEX	0	0	11	0	0	22.1	22	13	8	9	5.24
Career	—	17	17	137	31	3	339.0	356	160	128	187	4.25

On this day & linked events

1956

Born July 9, 1956

Ottawa, IL, USA

1979

Major-league debut: Guy Hoffman

Guy Hoffman made a major-league debut on July 4, 1979.

1988

Final major-league game: Guy Hoffman

Guy Hoffman played a final major-league game on September 21, 1988.

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