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Solly Hemus
Solomon Joseph Hemus

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

Debut April 27, 1949
Final Game June 14, 1959
Born April 17, 1923 in Phoenix, AZ

Signed by the St. Louis Cardinals as an amateur free agent in 1946. (All Transactions)

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Batting  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons /
Gamelogs: / Splits: / HR Log / PI Finders:Game / Streak / Event / PI vs. Pitcher
/ Neutralize Stats
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  SB CS  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG *OPS+  TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1949 26 STL NL  20   33    8   11   1  0   0    2   0      7   3  .333  .450  .364  116   12   0           0   1
 1950 27 STL NL  11   15    1    2   1  0   0    0   0      2   4  .133  .235  .200   13    3   0           0   0
 1951 28 STL NL 120  420   68  118  18  9   2   32   7  7  75  31  .281  .395  .381  109  160   8           4   6
 1952 29 STL NL 151  570  105  153  28  8  15   52   1  5  96  55  .268  .392  .425  126  242   4          20  11 MVP-31
 1953 30 STL NL 154  585  110  163  32 11  14   61   2  1  86  40  .279  .382  .443  114  259   7          12  10
 1954 31 STL NL 124  214   43   65  15  3   2   27   5  1  55  27  .304  .453  .430  132   92   0   2       5   1
 1955 32 STL NL  96  206   36   50  10  2   5   21   1  1  27  22  .243  .335  .383   91   79   4   1   0   2   2
 1956 33 TOT NL  86  192   25   55  10  4   5   26   1  1  29  22  .286  .398  .458  132   88   2   2   2   8   6
         STL NL   8    5    1    1   0  0   0    2   0  0   1   1  .200  .429  .200   78    1   1   0   0   1   0
         PHI NL  78  187   24   54  10  4   5   24   1  1  28  21  .289  .397  .465  134   87   1   2   2   7   6
 1957 34 PHI NL  70  108    8   20   6  1   0    5   1  1  20   8  .185  .323  .259   62   28   0   0   4   2   8
 1958 35 PHI NL 105  334   53   95  14  3   8   36   3  1  51  34  .284  .390  .416  115  139   6   2   6   8   4
 1959 36 STL NL  24   17    2    4   2  0   0    1   0  0   8   2  .235  .500  .353  128    6   0   0   0   1   0
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 11 Seasons     961 2694  459  736 137 41  51  263  21 18 456 248  .273  .390  .411  115 1108  31   7  12  62  49
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg        454   77  124  23  7   9   44   4  3  77  42  .273  .390  .411  115  187   5   1   2  10   8
 Career High    154  585  110  163  32 11  15   61   7  7  96  55  .304  .453  .443  132  259   8   2   6  20  11
Special Batting  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  PA  Outs  RC  RC/G   AIR    BA *lgBA   OBP *lgOBP  SLG *lgSLG  OPS *lgOPS*OPS+  OWP *BtRns BtWin SB% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1949 26 STL NL   40   23    5   5.8   108| .333  .276| .450  .351| .364  .413| .814  .764| 116  .608   1.4   0.1     
 1950 27 STL NL   17   13    1   2.1   112| .133  .275| .235  .353| .200  .427| .435  .780|  13  .179  -1.9  -0.2     
 1951 28 STL NL  507  323   62   5.2   104| .281  .269| .395  .343| .381  .407| .776  .750| 109  .560   8.9   0.9  50%
 1952 29 STL NL  690  437   89   5.4    97| .268  .262| .392  .334| .425  .389| .817  .724| 126  .622  25.7   2.6  16%
 1953 30 STL NL  690  440   96   5.8   110| .279  .274| .382  .345| .443  .427| .825  .773| 114  .581  15.4   1.5  66%
 1954 31 STL NL  276  153   42   7.4   110| .304  .275| .453  .347| .430  .426| .883  .772| 132  .687  15.0   1.4  83%
 1955 32 STL NL  240  164   28   4.6   105| .243  .265| .335  .336| .383  .420| .718  .757|  91  .489  -2.3  -0.2  50%
 1956 33 TOT NL  233  148   37   6.7   101| .286  .262| .398  .328| .458  .413| .856  .741| 132  .676  10.6   1.0  50%
         STL NL    8    5    1   5.3   103| .200  .264| .429  .331| .200  .417| .629  .748|  78  .581   0.0   0.0   0%
         PHI NL  225  143   36   6.7   101| .289  .261| .397  .328| .465  .413| .862  .741| 134  .679  10.6   1.0  50%
 1957 34 PHI NL  130   97    8   2.2   100| .185  .265| .323  .328| .259  .410| .582  .738|  62  .209  -4.9  -0.5  50%
 1958 35 PHI NL  401  252   59   6.3   105| .284  .268| .390  .336| .416  .419| .806  .755| 115  .633   9.9   1.0  75%
 1959 36 STL NL   26   13    4   8.2   110| .235  .277| .500  .344| .353  .429| .853  .773| 128  .742   1.7   0.2   0%
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 11 Seasons     3250 2063  431   5.6   104| .273  .268| .390  .339| .411  .413| .801  .752| 115  .592  79.4   7.8     

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)
Fielding  Glossary / Sort by Position, then Year
 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO    A    E   DP    FP   lgFP  RFg  lgRFg  RF9  lgRF9  GS   Inn  
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+
1949 26 STL NL 2B 16 29 24 1 4 .981 .976 3.31 5.07 1950 27 STL NL 3B 5 2 8 0 1 1.000 .952 2.00 3.00 1951 28 STL NL SS 105 181 344 19 72 .965 .955 5.00 4.47 2B 12 40 32 2 14 .973 .976 6.00 5.05 1952 29 STL NL SS 148 253 452 29 104 .960 .960 4.76 4.70 3B 2 3 7 1 0 .909 .952 5.00 2.90 1953 30 STL NL SS 150 257 476 27 90 .964 .958 4.89 4.63 2B 3 0 1 0 0 1.000 1.000 0.33 4.83 1954 31 STL NL SS 66 49 102 9 18 .944 .959 2.29 4.63 3B 27 9 24 1 3 .971 .951 1.22 2.82 2B 12 27 25 0 8 1.000 .976 4.33 5.31 1955 32 STL NL 3B 43 38 70 5 7 .956 .951 2.51 2.81 2B 10 18 20 0 3 1.000 .974 3.80 5.00 SS 2 0 1 0 0 1.000 1.000 0.50 4.55 1956 33 PHI NL 2B 49 94 93 5 18 .974 .980 3.82 4.66 4.41 5.33 43 382.0 3B 1 1 2 0 0 1.000 .968 3.00 2.60 3.00 3.00 1 9.0 1957 34 PHI NL 2B 24 51 45 2 10 .980 .977 4.00 4.97 5.00 5.37 21 172.7 1958 35 PHI NL 2B 85 188 220 13 52 .969 .975 4.80 4.76 5.14 5.33 78 714.7 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.90 1959 36 STL NL 2B 1 0 3 0 0 1.000 .968 3.00 4.80 5.40 5.22 1 5.0 3B 1 0 2 0 0 1.000 .952 2.00 2.70 9.00 3.15 1 2.0
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
1949 26 STL NL 2B 16 29 24 1 4 .981 .976 3.31 5.07 1951 28 STL NL 2B 12 40 32 2 14 .973 .976 6.00 5.05 1953 30 STL NL 2B 3 0 1 0 0 1.000 1.000 0.33 4.83 1954 31 STL NL 2B 12 27 25 0 8 1.000 .976 4.33 5.31 1955 32 STL NL 2B 10 18 20 0 3 1.000 .974 3.80 5.00 1956 33 PHI NL 2B 49 94 93 5 18 .974 .980 3.82 4.66 4.41 5.33 43 382.0 1957 34 PHI NL 2B 24 51 45 2 10 .980 .977 4.00 4.97 5.00 5.37 21 172.7 1958 35 PHI NL 2B 85 188 220 13 52 .969 .975 4.80 4.76 5.14 5.33 78 714.7 1959 36 STL NL 2B 1 0 3 0 0 1.000 .968 3.00 4.80 5.40 5.22 1 5.0 1950 27 STL NL 3B 5 2 8 0 1 1.000 .952 2.00 3.00 1952 29 STL NL 3B 2 3 7 1 0 .909 .952 5.00 2.90 1954 31 STL NL 3B 27 9 24 1 3 .971 .951 1.22 2.82 1955 32 STL NL 3B 43 38 70 5 7 .956 .951 2.51 2.81 1956 33 PHI NL 3B 1 1 2 0 0 1.000 .968 3.00 2.60 3.00 3.00 1 9.0 1958 35 PHI NL 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.90 1959 36 STL NL 3B 1 0 2 0 0 1.000 .952 2.00 2.70 9.00 3.15 1 2.0 1951 28 STL NL SS 105 181 344 19 72 .965 .955 5.00 4.47 1952 29 STL NL SS 148 253 452 29 104 .960 .960 4.76 4.70 1953 30 STL NL SS 150 257 476 27 90 .964 .958 4.89 4.63 1954 31 STL NL SS 66 49 102 9 18 .944 .959 2.29 4.63 1955 32 STL NL SS 2 0 1 0 0 1.000 1.000 0.50 4.55
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Position Total SS 471 740 1375 84 284 .962 .958 4.49 4.62 2B* 212 447 463 23 109 .975 .976 4.29 4.84 143 1274.3 3B* 80 53 113 7 11 .960 .951 2.08 2.82 2 11.0 +--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Overall Total 763 1240 1951 114 404 .966 .963 4.18 4.49
An Important note about our fielding stats

Appearances on Leaderboards and Awards   Glossary

Awards are Year-League-Award, Stats are Year-Value-Rank, (Pos) for All-Star indicates starter & * indicates they played.

MVP (YrLg-Rk-Shr)
1952-NL-31-0.01
Car-1440-0.01 shares

On-base %
1951 NL-.395-6
1952 NL-.392-3
Car-.390-100

OPS
1952 NL-.817-10

Games
1952 NL-151-10
1953 NL-154-9

Plate Appearances (approx.)
1952 NL-690-3
1953 NL-690-5

Runs
1952 NL-105-1
1953 NL-110-5

Triples
1951 NL-9-6
1952 NL-8-7
1953 NL-11-3

Bases on Balls
1952 NL-96-4
1953 NL-86-5

Adjusted OPS+
1952 NL-126-10

Adjusted Batting Runs
1952 NL-26-8

Batting Wins
1952 NL-2.6-8

Times on Base
1952 NL-269-3
1953 NL-261-6

Hit By Pitch
1952 NL-20-1
1953 NL-12-1
1954 NL-5-6
1956 NL-8-2
1958 NL-8-1

Caught Stealing
1951 NL-7-7

       

Black Ink: Batting - 3 (508) (Average HOFer ≈ 27)
Gray Ink: Batting - 15 (1154) (Average HOFer ≈ 144)
HOF Standards: Batting - 11.0 (1484) (Average HOFer ≈ 50)
HOF Monitor: Batting - 11.5 (1044) (Likely HOFer > 100)
Overall Rank in parentheses.

Act.- Denotes rank among active players, Car. - Denotes career rank
Click on the Car, Act or Year to see the career, active, or league leaderboard.


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Explanation of Similarity Scores


Transactions 

Before 1946 Season: Signed by the St. Louis Cardinals as an amateur free agent.

May 14, 1956: Traded by the St. Louis Cardinals to the Philadelphia Phillies for Bobby Morgan.

September 29, 1958: Traded by the Philadelphia Phillies to the St. Louis Cardinals for Gene Freese.

October 17, 1958: Released by the St. Louis Cardinals.

Before 1959 Season: Signed by the St. Louis Cardinals as an amateur free agent.

June 19, 1959: Released by the St. Louis Cardinals.


The transaction information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet. Last transaction is September 30, 2007.
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