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Eric Soderholm
Eric Thane Soderholm
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 5' 11" , Weight: 187 lb.

Born: September 24, 1948 in Cortland, NY
Drafted by the Minnesota Twins in the 1st round (1st pick) of the 1968 amateur draft (Secondary Phase). (All Transactions)
Debut: September 3, 1971
Final Game: October 5, 1980
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Year Age Tm Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards
1971 22 MIN AL 21 78 64 9 10 4 0 1 4 0 1 10 17 .156 .299 .266 .564 60 17 1 3 1 0 1 5
1972 23 MIN AL 93 313 287 28 54 10 0 13 39 3 3 19 48 .188 .245 .359 .604 75 103 6 3 3 1 2 5
1973 24 MIN AL 35 135 111 22 33 7 2 1 9 1 2 21 16 .297 .414 .423 .837 133 47 4 1 2 0 0 5/6
1974 25 MIN AL 141 524 464 63 128 18 3 10 51 7 3 48 68 .276 .349 .392 .741 110 182 14 5 5 2 1 *5/6
1975 26 MIN AL 117 475 419 62 120 17 2 11 58 3 5 53 66 .286 .365 .415 .780 119 174 14 0 1 2 1 *5/D
1977 28 CHW AL 130 516 460 77 129 20 3 25 67 2 4 47 47 .280 .350 .500 .850 129 230 15 4 2 3 5 *5/D
1978 29 CHW AL 143 510 457 57 118 17 1 20 67 2 2 39 44 .258 .318 .431 .749 108 197 13 4 3 7 2 *5D/4
1979 30 TOT AL 119 396 357 46 93 14 2 10 53 0 1 31 28 .261 .318 .395 .713 92 141 14 1 3 4 1 5D/3
1979 30 CHW AL 56 231 210 31 53 8 2 6 34 0 1 19 19 .252 .313 .395 .708 90 83 9 0 1 1 1 5
1979 30 TEX AL 63 165 147 15 40 6 0 4 19 0 0 12 9 .272 .325 .395 .720 95 58 5 1 2 3 0 5D/3
1980 31 NYY AL 95 304 275 38 79 13 1 11 35 0 0 27 25 .287 .353 .462 .815 124 127 9 1 1 0 2 D5
9 Seasons 894 3251 2894 402 764 120 14 102 383 18 21 295 359 .264 .335 .421 .756 110 1218 90 22 21 19 15
162 Game Avg. 162 589 524 73 138 22 3 18 69 3 4 53 65 .264 .335 .421 .756 110 221 16 4 4 3 3
MIN (5 yrs) 407 1525 1345 184 345 56 7 36 161 14 14 151 215 .257 .336 .389 .725 105 523 39 12 12 5 5
CHW (3 yrs) 329 1257 1127 165 300 45 6 51 168 4 7 105 110 .266 .330 .453 .783 114 510 37 8 6 11 8
TEX (1 yr) 63 165 147 15 40 6 0 4 19 0 0 12 9 .272 .325 .395 .720 95 58 5 1 2 3 0
NYY (1 yr) 95 304 275 38 79 13 1 11 35 0 0 27 25 .287 .353 .462 .815 124 127 9 1 1 0 2

Postseason Batting

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Year Age Tm Lg Series Opp Rslt G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1980 31 NYY AL ALCS KCR L 2 6 6 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167 .167 .167 .333 1 0 0 0 0 0
1 ALCS 2 6 6 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167 .167 .167 .333 1 0 0 0 0 0

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr Rtz Rtzrd Rtzhm Rdp RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
1971 MIN AL 22 3B 20 20 176.2 69 17 48 4 2 .942 2.1 14.3 2.1 2.3 -0.3 0 3.31 3.25 .957 3.04 2.74
1972 MIN AL 23 3B 79 75 689.2 243 66 163 14 17 .942 6.6 11.5 5.6 2.9 2.8 1 2.99 2.90 .955 2.98 2.70
1973 MIN AL 24 3B 33 29 269.1 101 26 67 8 5 .921 1.8 8.0 1.8 2.6 -0.8 0 3.11 2.82 .951 3.00 2.68
1973 MIN AL 24 SS 1 0 2.0 0 0 0 0 0 -0.2 -120.0 -0.2 0.0 -0.2 0 0.00 0.00 4.95 4.40
1974 MIN AL 25 3B 130 123 1113.1 390 100 273 17 19 .956 0.8 0.9 0.8 1.1 -0.4 0 3.02 2.87 .954 3.12 2.77
1974 MIN AL 25 SS 1 0 2.0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 4.50 1.00 1.000 4.95 4.20
1975 MIN AL 26 3B 113 110 980.2 383 94 277 12 14 .969 13.9 17.0 14.9 6.1 8.8 -1 3.40 3.28 .953 3.16 2.81
1975 MIN AL 26 DH 3
1977 CHW AL 28 3B 126 124 1085.0 356 99 249 8 18 .978 1.3 1.4 1.3 -4.2 5.6 0 2.89 2.76 .956 2.97 2.72
1977 CHW AL 28 DH 3
1978 CHW AL 29 3B 128 127 1022.1 387 128 245 14 17 .964 1.6 1.9 1.6 4.7 -3.1 0 3.28 2.91 .953 3.00 2.59
1978 CHW AL 29 DH 11
1978 CHW AL 29 2B 1 4 0 4 0 0 1.000 4.00 .975 4.70
1979 TOT AL 30 3B 93 73 680.0 284 75 202 7 17 .975 12.7 22.4 12.7 7.2 5.5 0 3.67 2.98 .952 3.07 2.66
1979 CHW AL 30 3B 56 55 477.0 212 55 154 3 12 .986 12.8 32.2 12.8 7.6 5.2 0 3.94 3.73 .951 3.07 2.66
1979 TEX AL 30 3B 37 18 203.0 72 20 48 4 5 .944 -0.1 -0.6 -0.1 -0.4 0.3 0 3.01 1.84 .953 3.07 2.66
1979 TEX AL 30 DH 14
1979 TEX AL 30 1B 2 2 14.0 11 9 1 1 0 .909 -0.3 -25.7 -0.3 -0.1 -0.1 0 6.43 5.00 .991 10.09 8.85
1980 NYY AL 31 DH 51
1980 NYY AL 31 3B 37 31 250.0 84 15 65 4 4 .952 2.6 12.5 2.6 1.6 1.0 0 2.88 2.16 .951 3.01 2.59
9 Seasons 3B 759 712 6267.0 2297 620 1589 88 113 .962 43.4 8.3 43.4 24.3 19.1 0 3.17 2.91 .954 3.05 2.70
5 Seasons DH 82
1 Season 1B 2 2 14.0 11 9 1 1 0 .909 -0.3 -25.7 -0.3 -0.1 -0.1 0 6.43 5.00 .991 10.09 8.85
2 Seasons SS 2 0 4.0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 -0.2 -60.0 -0.2 0.0 -0.2 0 2.25 0.50 1.000 4.95 4.30
1 Season 2B 1 4 0 4 0 0 1.000 4.00 .975 4.70
9 Seasons TOT 764 714 6285.0 2313 630 1594 89 113 .962 42.9 8.2 42.9 24.2 18.8 0 3.18 2.91 .916 3.06 2.73
Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr Rtz Rtzrd Rtzhm Rdp RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

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AB per HR s c a p y
1977 AL--18.400--10th

                                         

Hall Of Fame Statistics

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Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 8 (1930), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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Transactions

June 6, 1967: Drafted by the Kansas City Athletics in the 11th round of the 1967 amateur draft, but did not sign.

January 27, 1968: Drafted by the Minnesota Twins in the 1st round (1st pick) of the 1968 amateur draft (Secondary Phase).

November 1, 1976: Granted Free Agency.

November 26, 1976: Signed as a Free Agent with the Chicago White Sox.

June 15, 1979: Traded by the Chicago White Sox to the Texas Rangers for Ed Farmer and Gary Holle.

November 14, 1979: Traded by the Texas Rangers to the New York Yankees for cash. The New York Yankees sent Amos Lewis (minors) (December 13, 1979) and Ricky Burdette (minors) (December 13, 1979) to the Texas Rangers to complete the trade.

October 13, 1981: Released by the New York Yankees.

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