Solly Hofman Notable

b. October 29, 1882 · Pittsburgh Pirates 1903, 1912–1913, Chicago Cubs 1904–1912, 1916, Brooklyn Tip-Tops 1914, Buffalo Blues 1915, New York Yankees 1916

Solly Hofman played for five clubs across 14 seasons as a center fielder, opening with the Pittsburgh Pirates in 1903 and closing with the Chicago Cubs in 1916.

Across 1,194 games he batted .269, with 1,095 hits and 554 runs. He finished with 19 home runs, 162 doubles, 60 triples and 208 stolen bases.

He played 702 games in the outfield, with 1,478 putouts and 55 errors. He also played 198 games at second base and 187 games at first base.

He was born in St. Louis, MO, USA on October 29, 1882, and died on March 10, 1956. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.

Honors

Award	Times	Years
Baseball Magazine All-Star	1	1909

Batting, season by season

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	AVG
1903	PIT	3	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
1904	CHC	7	26	7	7	0	0	1	4	1	1	2	.269
1905	CHC	86	287	43	68	14	4	1	38	20	26	15	.237
1906	CHC	64	195	30	50	2	3	2	20	20	11	13	.256
1907	CHC	134	470	67	126	11	3	1	36	41	31	29	.268
1908	CHC	120	411	55	100	15	5	2	42	33	34	15	.243
1909	CHC	153	527	60	150	21	4	2	58	53	49	20	.285
1910	CHC	136	477	83	155	24	16	3	86	65	34	29	.325
1911	CHC	143	512	66	129	17	2	2	70	66	40	30	.252
1912	CHC/PIT	53	178	35	49	15	1	0	20	27	19	5	.275
1913	PIT	28	83	11	19	5	2	0	7	8	6	3	.229
1914	BTT	147	515	65	148	25	12	5	83	54	41	34	.287
1915	BUF	109	346	29	81	10	6	0	27	30	28	12	.234
1916	CHC/NYY	11	43	2	13	3	2	0	4	3	3	1	.302
Career	—	1194	4072	554	1095	162	60	19	495	421	323	208	.269

On this day & linked events

1882

Born October 29, 1882

St. Louis, MO, USA

1956

Died March 10, 1956

1903

Major-league debut: Solly Hofman

Solly Hofman made a major-league debut on July 28, 1903.

1916

Final major-league game: Solly Hofman

Solly Hofman played a final major-league game on August 25, 1916.

Image: Paul Thompson, public domain