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Bill Hoffer
Bill Hoffer
| Full name William Leopold Hoffer |
| Born November 8, 1870, Cedar Rapids, Iowa |
| Died July 21, 1959, Cedar Rapids, Iowa |
| Buried at Linwood Cemetery, Cedar Rapids, Iowa (Ninth Addition- Block 2- Lot 16) |
| First Game: April 26, 1895; Final Game: July 4, 1901 |
| Umpired First Game: July 31, 1896; Umpired Final Game: July 31, 1896 |
| Bat: Right Throw: Right Height: 5' 9" Weight: 155 |
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| SABR Biography |
Top Performances
Pitcher Matchups Batter Matchups
Discrepancies
Batting Record
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO HBP SH XI SB AVG OBP SLG BFW Year Team
1895 BAL N 41 126 22 27 3 1 0 9 8 15 5 3 0 .214 .288 .254 0.0 1895 BAL N
1896 BAL N 35 125 23 38 7 4 0 15 12 12 3 3 8 .304 .379 .424 0.0 1896 BAL N
1897 BAL N 42 139 20 33 8 1 1 16 6 20 2 2 2 .237 .279 .331 -0.1 1897 BAL N
1898 BAL N 8 24 2 5 1 0 0 4 4 3 0 0 0 .208 .321 .250 -0.1 1898 BAL N
1898 PIT N 4 11 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 .091 .091 .273 0.0 1898 PIT N
1898 TOT N 12 35 2 6 1 1 0 4 4 6 0 0 0 .171 .256 .257 -0.1 1898 TOT N
1899 PIT N 33 91 12 18 2 0 0 2 1 14 5 0 1 .198 .247 .220 -0.3 1899 PIT N
1901 CLE A Daily Splits 17 44 3 6 0 2 0 2 3 11 1 0 0 0 .136 .208 .227 -0.1 1901 CLE A
Total NL ( 5 Years) 163 516 79 122 21 7 1 46 31 67 15 8 11 .236 .299 .310 -0.5 Total NL
Total AL ( 1 Year ) 17 44 3 6 0 2 0 2 3 11 1 0 0 0 .136 .208 .227 -0.1 Total AL
Total ( 6 Years) Splits 180 560 82 128 21 9 1 48 34 78 16 8 0i 11 .229 .292 .304 -0.6 Total
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO HBP SH XI SB AVG OBP SLG BFW Year Team
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Pitching Record
Year Team G GS CG SHO GF SV IP H BFP HR R ER BB SO SH WP HBP BK 2B 3B W L ERA RS PW Year Team
1895 BAL N 41 38 32 4 3 0 314 296 9 146 112 124 80 3 19 0 31 6 3.21 8.26 4.6 1895 BAL N
1896 BAL N 35 35 32 3 0 0 309 317 1 151 116 95 93 7 12 0 25 7 3.38 8.03 3.9 1896 BAL N
1897 BAL N 38 33 29 1 4 0 303.1 350 5 188 145 104 62 4 17 0 22 11 4.30 6.58 0.2 1897 BAL N
1898 BAL N 4 4 4 0 0 0 34.1 62 0 44 28 16 5 1 1 0 0 4 7.34 8.00 -1.3 1898 BAL N
1898 PIT N 4 3 3 0 1 0 31 26 0 7 6 15 11 1 0 0 3 0 1.74 3.33 0.5 1898 PIT N
1898 TOT N 8 7 7 0 1 0 65.1 88 0 51 34 31 16 2 1 0 3 4 4.68 6.00 -0.8 1898 TOT N
1899 PIT N 23 19 15 2 4 0 163.2 169 5 98 66 64 44 3 10 0 8 10 3.63 5.65 0.0 1899 PIT N
1901 CLE A Daily Splits 16 10 10 0 6 3 99 113 381i 2 78 50 35 19 13i 3 1 1 12i 11i 3 8 4.55 4.50 -1.2 1901 CLE A
Total NL ( 5 Years) 145 132 115 10 12 0 1155.1 1220 20 634 473 418 295 19 59 0 89 38 3.68 7.27 7.9 Total NL
Total AL ( 1 Year ) 16 10 10 0 6 3 99 113 381 2 78 50 35 19 13 3 1 1 12 11 3 8 4.55 4.50 -1.2 Total AL
Total ( 6 Years) Splits 161 142 125 10 18 3 1254.1 1333 381 22 712 523 453 314 13 22 60 1 12 11 92 46 3.75 7.08 6.7 Total
Year Team G GS CG SHO GF SV IP H BFP HR R ER BB SO SH WP HBP BK 2B 3B W L ERA RS PW Year Team
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Fielding Record
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP PB SB CS AVG LF-G CF-G RF-G
1895 BAL N P 41 15 55 2 2 0 .972
1896 BAL N P 35 15 83 9 6 0 .916
1897 BAL N P 38 22 64 4 4 0 .956
1897 BAL N OF 4 7 0 0 0 0 1.000 2 1 1
1898 BAL N OF 4 4 0 1 0 0 .800 2 2 0
1898 BAL N P 4 1 7 0 0 1.000
1898 PIT N P 4 2 6 0 0 1.000
1898 TOT N P 8 3 13 0 0 1.000
1899 PIT N P 23 13 37 5 2 .909
1899 PIT N OF 6 17 2 2 0 .905 6 0 0
1899 PIT N 2B 1 0 1 1 0 0 .500
1901 CLE A Daily Splits P 16 10 10 99 5 29 1 1 0 0 12i 0 .971
1901 CLE A SS 1 1 1 8 3 2 2 0 0 .714
Total ( 6 Years) Splits P 161 10i 10i 99 i 73 281 21 15 0i 0i 12i 0i .944
Total ( 3 Years) OF 14 28 2 3 0 0i .909 10 3 1
Total ( 1 Year ) SS 1 1 1 8 3 2 2 0 0 .714
Total ( 1 Year ) 2B 1 0 1 1 0 0 .500
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP PB SB CS AVG LF-G CF-G RF-G
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Umpiring Record
Year LG G HP 1B 2B 3B LF RF
1896 NL Daily 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
Year LG G HP 1B 2B 3B LF RF
Transaction Information
Selected by Baltimore Orioles from Buffalo (Eastern) in the major league draft (November 16, 1894).
Released by Baltimore Orioles (June 13, 1898).
Signed by Pittsburgh Pirates (July, 1898).
Released by Pittsburgh Pirates (@March, 1900).
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