Tony Solaita

Positions: First Baseman and Pinch Hitter

Bats: Left • Throws: Left

6-0, 210lb (183cm, 95kg)

Born: January 15, 1947 in Nuuuli, American Samoa as

Died: February 10, 1990 in Tafuna, American Samoa

Buried: Immediately outside his home, Nuuuli, American Samoa

High School: Jefferson HS (Daly City, CA)

Debut: September 16, 1968 (Age 21-245d, 12,756th in major league history)
vs. DET 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: September 30, 1979 (Age 32-258d)
vs. NYY 2 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1974 season

Full Name: Tolia Solaita

Pronunciation: \so-LEE-tah\

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

8.0

1316

336

.255

164

RBI

203

OBP

.357

SLG

.421

OPS

.778

OPS+

120

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	29-36 / in Starts: 19-19
Longest Hitting Streak	4 games
Longest On Base Streak	10 games
Most Games w/o HR	43 games
Most Games w/o RBI	15 games
Grand Slams	0 in 1 bases loaded PA and 0 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	2

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 174 PAs	20
Actual Runners on Base	100 (48-35-17)
Avg. MLBer w/ 174 PAs	19
Avg. Runners on Base	107 (52-36-18)

Most Driven In
A Griffin	5
W Cromartie	3
Self	3
B Bailor	2
R Howell	2
A Dawson	1
J Cannon	1
G Carter	1

Most Driven In By
R Bosetti	4
Self	3
R Cerone	2
J Mayberry	2
B Davis	1
A Dawson	1
T Hutton	1
L Parrish	1

1979 Batting Game Log

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1979 Batting Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
1	461	1	Apr 6	MON	@	PIT	W,3-2	9-9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	2.31	-0.064	3.68	-0.06%	-0.23	PH
2	462	2	Apr 7	MON	@	PIT	L,6-7	7-7	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.500	.000	.500	8	3.30	0.087	5.78	0.09%	1.00	PH
3	463	3	Apr 8	MON	@	PIT	W,5-4	GS-8	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.500	.250	.750	5	.83	0.010	1.31	0.01%	0.21	1B
4	464	4	Apr 10	MON	@	NYM	W,3-2	11-11	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.429	.200	.629	9	3.61	-0.099	6.70	-0.11%	-0.30	PH
5	465	9 (4)	Apr 17	MON		NYM	W,5-4	9-9	1	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333	.500	.500	1.000	9	1.32	0.071	2.83	0.09%	0.21	PH
6	466	10	Apr 18	MON		NYM	W,6-5	8-9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.286	.444	.429	.873	8	1.21	-0.031	2.65	-0.04%	-0.10	PH
7	467	13 (2)	Apr 22	MON	@	CHC	L,1-4	8-8	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.375	.500	.625	1.125	9	.11	0.008	.24	0.01%	0.22	PH
8	468	16 (2)	Apr 27	MON		SFG	W,14-8	7-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333	.455	.556	1.010	4	.00	0.000	.00	0.00%	-0.22	1B
May		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
9	469	23 (6)	May 5	MON	@	SDP	L,3-6	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.300	.417	.500	.917	9	.35	-0.010	.77	-0.01%	-0.20	PH
10	470	33 (9)	May 17 susp	MON	@	STL	W,3-2	CG(11)	5	3	1	1	0	0	1	1	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.308	.471	.692	1.163	5	1.27	0.363	2.72	0.47%	0.95	1B
11	471	36 (2)	May 20	MON	@	PHI	W,10-6	CG	5	5	2	4	1	0	0	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.444	.545	.778	1.323	5	1.59	0.236	5.02	0.45%	2.48	1B
12	472	41 (4)	May 27 (2)	MON		STL	L,3-11	CG	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.421	.577	.737	1.314	4	1.35	0.038	3.82	0.07%	0.22	1B
Jun		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
13	473	45 (3)	Jun 1	MON	@	HOU	L,2-3	GS-9	4	4	0	2	1	0	0	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.435	.567	.739	1.306	4	1.34	0.242	3.20	0.35%	1.41	1B
14	474	46	Jun 2	MON	@	HOU	L,1-2	9-9	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.435	.581	.739	1.320	9	1.33	0.040	3.22	0.06%	0.12	PH
15	475	49 (2)	Jun 5	MON	@	ATL	L,1-4	7-7	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.417	.563	.708	1.271	9	1.97	-0.060	4.86	-0.09%	-0.60	PH
16	476	50	Jun 6	MON	@	ATL	W,12-2	5-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.400	.545	.680	1.225	4	.00	0.000	.00	0.00%	-0.24	1B
17	477	51	Jun 8	MON	@	CIN	L,2-3	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.385	.529	.654	1.183	9	2.61	-0.063	6.30	-0.09%	-0.17	PH
18	478	53 (1)	Jun 10	MON	@	CIN	L,2-3	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.345	.500	.586	1.086	5	.94	-0.042	2.34	-0.06%	-0.22	1B
19	479	54	Jun 11	MON		ATL	W,6-5	9-10	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333	.487	.567	1.054	9	1.73	-0.042	4.01	-0.06%	-0.15	PH
20	480	59 (4)	Jun 17	MON		HOU	W,19-3	5-GF	2	2	1	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.375	.512	.594	1.106	4	.00	0.000	.00	0.00%	1.09	1B
21	481	60	Jun 18	MON		CIN	L,2-3	7-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.364	.500	.576	1.076	8	1.83	-0.051	4.60	-0.08%	-0.22	PH
22	482	68 (7)	Jun 27	MON	@	STL	L,0-5	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333	.467	.528	.994	4	.52	-0.042	1.57	-0.08%	-0.51	1B
23	483	69	Jun 29	MON	@	PIT	L,5-6	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.324	.457	.514	.970	2	1.40	-0.036	4.48	-0.07%	-0.10	PH
24	484	70	Jun 30	MON	@	PIT	W,5-3	6-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.316	.447	.500	.947	4	.49	-0.014	1.59	-0.03%	-0.36	1B
Jul		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
25	485	77 (6)	Jul 8	MON		LAD	L,6-8	8-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.316	.447	.500	.947	9						PH
26	486	79 (1)	Jul 10	MON		SFG	L,7-11	13-GF(13)	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.308	.438	.487	.925	8	.40	-0.010	1.07	-0.02%	-0.22	PH
27	487	82 (2)	Jul 13 (1)	MON		SDP	L,5-7	7-GF	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.300	.440	.475	.915	4	.74	-0.017	2.13	-0.03%	-0.03	PH 1B
28	488	83	Jul 13 (2)	MON		SDP	W,10-7	GS-5	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.293	.442	.463	.906	5	1.22	-0.011	3.55	-0.02%	0.00	1B
29	489	86 (2)	Jul 19	MON	@	LAD	L,3-7	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.286	.434	.452	.886	8	.04	-0.001	.12	0.00%	-0.10	PH
Aug		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
				Player went from Montreal Expos to Toronto Blue Jays
30	490	107	Aug 1	TOR	@	KCR	L,3-4	9-9	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.286	.444	.452	.897	9	2.18	0.083	.00	0.00%	0.27	PH
31	491	109 (1)	Aug 4	TOR		CHW	W,5-2	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.286	.444	.452	.897	5						1B
32	492	110	Aug 5	TOR		CHW	L,4-5	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.279	.436	.442	.878	9	4.74	-0.069	.00	0.00%	-0.21	PH
33	493	111	Aug 6	TOR		KCR	L,12-16	GS-6	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.267	.431	.422	.853	5	.82	0.020	.00	0.00%	0.03	DH
34	494	115 (3)	Aug 11 (2)	TOR	@	CHW	W,6-0	CG	5	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.245	.413	.388	.800	5	.33	0.018	.00	0.00%	-0.80	DH
35	495	117 (1)	Aug 12 (2)	TOR	@	CHW	W,7-5	CG	5	4	2	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.264	.426	.396	.823	5	.77	0.045	.00	0.00%	0.53	DH
36	496	118	Aug 13	TOR	@	OAK	W,4-2	GS-8	4	2	0	1	0	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.273	.444	.436	.881	5	.97	0.123	.00	0.00%	1.56	DH
37	497	120 (1)	Aug 15	TOR	@	OAK	L,1-3	GS-8	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.263	.440	.421	.861	5	1.34	-0.020	.00	0.00%	-0.14	DH
38	498	121	Aug 17	TOR	@	CAL	W,6-5	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.430	.400	.830	5	1.06	-0.061	.00	0.00%	-0.32	DH
39	499	122	Aug 18	TOR	@	CAL	L,5-7	9-9	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.438	.400	.838	8	2.85	0.072	.00	0.00%	0.34	PH
40	500	127 (4)	Aug 24	TOR		CAL	W,6-4	GS-7	3	3	2	2	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.270	.446	.429	.874	4	1.36	0.143	.00	0.00%	1.25	DH
41	501	128	Aug 25	TOR		CAL	L,2-24	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.269	.437	.418	.855	4	.16	-0.010	.00	0.00%	-0.29	DH
42	502	129	Aug 26	TOR		CAL	W,9-3	CG	4	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.271	.440	.414	.854	4	.40	-0.023	.00	0.00%	-0.04	DH
43	503	130	Aug 27	TOR		OAK	W,7-0	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.257	.421	.392	.813	4	.92	-0.064	.00	0.00%	-0.93	DH
44	504	131	Aug 28	TOR		OAK	L,3-6	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.244	.404	.372	.776	4	1.23	-0.010	.00	0.00%	-0.49	DH
45	505	132	Aug 29	TOR		OAK	L,4-6	GS-8	4	4	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.244	.398	.378	.776	4	1.03	0.061	.00	0.00%	0.41	DH
46	506	133	Aug 30	TOR		SEA	L,2-8	CG	4	2	1	2	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.262	.421	.393	.813	4	.43	0.066	.00	0.00%	1.18	DH
47	507	134	Aug 31	TOR		SEA	W,5-4	CG(11)	5	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.264	.429	.391	.819	4	2.23	0.006	.00	0.00%	0.60	DH
Sept		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
48	508	136 (1)	Sep 2	TOR		SEA	W,8-5	GS-5	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	.261	.421	.386	.807	3	1.24	-0.022	.00	0.00%	-0.28	DH
49	509	137	Sep 3 (1)	TOR	@	BAL	L,1-2	GS-6	3	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.267	.427	.389	.816	4	1.22	0.026	.00	0.00%	0.14	DH
50	510	141 (3)	Sep 8	TOR	@	CLE	L,4-5	GS-8	4	4	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.266	.421	.394	.815	4	1.88	-0.035	.00	0.00%	-0.42	DH
51	511	142	Sep 9	TOR	@	CLE	L,10-14	GS-8	4	4	1	2	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.276	.424	.408	.832	4	.88	0.139	.00	0.00%	1.53	DH
52	512	144 (1)	Sep 12	TOR		BAL	W,3-2	GS-6	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.277	.422	.406	.828	4	.93	0.000	.00	0.00%	-0.14	DH
53	513	145	Sep 13	TOR		BAL	L,4-10	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.275	.419	.402	.821	6	.04	-0.001	.00	0.00%	-0.17	PH
54	514	146	Sep 14	TOR		CLE	W,4-3	CG	4	4	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.274	.414	.406	.819	4	1.17	-0.019	.00	0.00%	0.07	DH
55	515	147	Sep 15	TOR		CLE	W,5-2	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.266	.409	.394	.803	4	.48	-0.016	.00	0.00%	-0.37	DH
56	516	148	Sep 16	TOR		CLE	W,8-2	CG	4	4	2	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.274	.411	.407	.818	4	.82	0.138	.00	0.00%	1.96	DH
57	517	150 (1)	Sep 17 (2)	TOR		BOS	L,3-5	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	.267	.400	.397	.797	4	1.66	-0.024	.00	0.00%	0.19	DH
58	518	151	Sep 18	TOR		BOS	L,3-8	CG	4	4	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.267	.396	.400	.796	4	.82	0.100	.00	0.00%	0.67	DH
59	519	153 (1)	Sep 20	TOR		BOS	W,6-2	CG	4	4	1	1	0	0	1	2	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.266	.392	.419	.812	4	.98	0.046	.00	0.00%	0.74	DH
60	520	155 (1)	Sep 22	TOR		NYY	L,4-7	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.262	.387	.413	.800	4	1.07	-0.043	.00	0.00%	-0.31	DH
61	521	157 (1)	Sep 25	TOR	@	BOS	W,5-3	CG	5	5	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.267	.388	.412	.800	5	1.00	-0.053	.00	0.00%	-0.24	1B
62	522	158	Sep 26	TOR	@	BOS	L,4-6	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.259	.378	.400	.778	5	1.08	-0.008	.00	0.00%	-0.68	1B
63	523	159	Sep 27	TOR	@	BOS	L,5-6	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.259	.375	.396	.771	5	1.34	-0.117	.00	0.00%	-0.88	1B
64	524	160	Sep 28	TOR	@	NYY	L,3-7	CG	4	3	1	2	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.268	.384	.423	.806	5	.68	0.178	.00	0.00%	1.49	1B
65	525	162 (1)	Sep 30	TOR	@	NYY	L,2-9	6-GF	2	2	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.271	.385	.431	.816	5	.37	0.036	.00	0.00%	-0.12	PH 1B
							29-36		174	144	19	39	12	1	3	20	28	0	32	0	0	2	4	2	0	0	.271	.385	.431	.816		1.07	1.207	.86	0.75%	10.09

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