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Solly Hemus
Solomon Joseph Hemus

Bats Left, Throws Right
Height 5' 9", Weight 175 lb.

MLB Debut April 27, 1949
Final Game June 14, 1959
Born April 17, 1923 in Phoenix, AZ
Died October 2, 2017 (age 94)

Batting   Glossary     Home Run Log       Vs. All Pitchers
 Year Ag Tm  Lg   G   AB    R    H   2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS  BB   SO    BA   OBP   SLG   OPS   OPS+   TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1949 26 BON NL   19   39   10   15   2   0   0    2   1   0    8    2  .385  .489  .436  .925   130    17   0   0   0   0   1  
 1950           [Did not play]
 1951 28 BON NL  129  484   81  130  12   5   2   38  23  12   76   30  .269  .374  .326  .700    97   158   3   3   0   7  13  
 1952 29 BON NL  154  602   83  140  19   4  13   47   1   4   93   71  .233  .338  .342  .680   101   206   1   4   0   5   7  
 1953 30 MLN NL  154  590   82  157  16   3  13   59   8  12   85   46  .266  .361  .369  .730   100   218   5   3   0   4  14  
 1954 31 MLN NL  106  220   35   70  19   4   2   29   5   1   56   26  .318  .459  .468  .928   130   103   0   3   3   4   2  
 1955 32 MLN NL   95  216   25   56  14   2   6   22   0   0   33   22  .259  .365  .426  .791   111    92   0   0   0   3   0  
 1956 33 MLN NL   82  202   40   56  11   6   5   26   0   2   36   25  .277  .412  .465  .877   114    94   0   1   0  11   6  
 1957 34 MLN NL   17   64    3    9   3   1   0    3   0   1    8    3  .141  .233  .219  .452    63    14   0   1   0   0   1  
 1958 35 MLN NL  115  372   55  101  14   3   7   30  10   4   37   44  .272  .339  .382  .721   102   142   4   2   0   2   7  
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
  9 Seasons      871 2789  414  734 110  28  48  256  48  36  432  269  .263  .367  .374  .741        1044  13  17   3  36  51
 Per 600 PA           509   76  134  20   5   9   47   9   7   79   49                                 191   2   3   1   7   9
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
   With MLN      871 2789  414  734 110  28  48  256  48  36  432  269  .263  .367  .374  .741        1044  13  17   3  36  51
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 MLB Totals      961 2694  459  736 137  41  51  263  21  18  456  248  .273  .390  .411  .801        1108  31   7  12  62  49
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 Categories in which this player led his league are indicated in red.

Miscellaneous Stats
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  %L  RC  RC/27  AB  PH PHR  PAvg  E   XTC  XTO  XPct  OSB  OCS SBPct  Pos  Defense  Diff Star
+--------------+---+----+-----+---+---+---+-----+---+----+----+-----+----+----+-----+----+---------+----+----+
 1949 26 BON NL   6    9   9.9  10   5   0  .500   0    3    3 1.000    0    0  .000  2B   3e21      112   
 1950           [Did not play]
 1951 28 BON NL  24   63   4.5  13   4   0  .308  18  122   78  .639    0    0  .000  2B   3e25      -76   
 1952 29 BON NL  35   75   4.3   0   0   0  .000  54   74   20  .270    0    0  .000  3B   3e65     -136   
 1953 30 MLN NL  32   79   4.6   0   0   0  .000  29  167  107  .641    0    0  .000  2B   3e23      -95   
 1954 31 MLN NL  25   54   9.5  17   5   0  .294   5   54   36  .667    0    1  .000  2B   4e11       45   
 1955 32 MLN NL   4   37   6.2   5   2   0  .400   9   65   33  .508    0    0  .000  2B   4e16       73   
 1956 33 MLN NL  11   40   7.1   9   3   0  .333   9   48   31  .646    0    0  .000  2B   3e23       21   
 1957 34 MLN NL   3    3   1.6   0   0   0  .000   4   16   10  .625    0    0  .000  2B   3e19     -131   
 1958 35 MLN NL   8   49   4.7   9   0   0  .000  14  118   84  .712    0    0  .000  2B   3e23      -85   
+--------------+---+----+-----+---+---+---+-----+---+----+----+-----+----+----+-----+----+---------+----+----+
  9 Seasons          413   5.1  63  19   0  .302 142  667  402  .603    0    1  .000                 -63   0
+--------------+---+----+-----+---+---+---+-----+---+----+----+-----+----+----+-----+----+---------+----+----+

HOF Standards: Batting - 10.3 (Average HOFer ~ 50)
HOF Monitor: Batting - 2.5 (Likely HOFer ~ 100)


Traditional Fielding   (completed seasons only)

 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO     A     E   DP    FP    GS    Inn     RF  
+--------------+---+-----+------+-----+----+----+-----+-----+-------+------+
 1949 26 BON NL  2B     9    21    16    0    2  1.000     8    71.2   4.65
 1950           [Did not play]
 1951 28 BON NL  2B   116   247   398   17   96   .974   115  1038.0   5.59
                 SS     2     0     6    1    2   .857     0    10.0   5.40
 1952 29 BON NL  3B   154   167   313   54   34   .899   154  1364.2   3.17
 1953 30 MLN NL  2B   154   362   448   29  113   .965   154  1368.1   5.33
 1954 31 MLN NL  2B    67   149   168    4   48   .988    61   530.0   5.38
                 3B    17     1     4    1    0   .833     0    30.0   1.50
                 SS     2     1     1    0    0  1.000     0     3.2   4.91
                 C      1     2     1    0    0  1.000     0     2.0  13.50
 1955 32 MLN NL  2B    62   153   156    4   55   .987    58   470.2   5.91
                 3B    27     9    28    3    2   .925     2    76.1   4.36
                 SS     3     2     3    2    3   .714     1    11.0   4.09
 1956 33 MLN NL  2B    58   147   126    9   34   .968    53   446.0   5.51
                 3B    17     4    10    0    2  1.000     3    49.0   2.57
 1957 34 MLN NL  2B    17    34    46    4   12   .952    16   137.0   5.26
 1958 35 MLN NL  2B    96   193   294   14   60   .972    90   795.1   5.51
                 3B    15     5     5    0    0  1.000     0    28.0   3.21
+--------------+---+-----+------+-----+----+----+-----+-----+-------+------+
                               CAREER TOTALS BY POSITION
                 2B   579  1306  1652   81  420   .973   555  4857.0   5.48
                 3B   230   186   360   58   38   .904   159  1548.0   3.17
                 SS     7     3    10    3    5   .812     1    24.2   4.74
                 C      1     2     1    0    0  1.000     0     2.0  13.50
+--------------+---+-----+------+-----+----+----+-----+-----+-------+------+


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Managers

 Year  Tm    Record  Manager(s)
+----+-----+--------+------------------------------------------------------------+
 1949  BON   77-77   Jim Pardee
 1951  BON   69-85   Jim Pardee
 1952  BON   63-91   Jim Pardee
 1953  MLN   92-62   Jim Pardee
 1954  MLN   82-72   Jim Pardee
 1955  MLN   76-78   John Storer
 1956  MLN   88-66   John Storer
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 1958  MLN   80-74   John Storer

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