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Solly Hemus

Positions: Shortstop, Pinch Hitter and Second Baseman

Bats: Left • Throws: Right

5-9, 165lb (175cm, 74kg)

Born: April 17, 1923 in Phoenix, AZ us

Died: October 2, 2017 in Houston, TX

Buried: Memorial Oaks Cemetery, Houston, TX

High School: St. Augustine HS (San Diego, CA)

Debut: April 27, 1949 (Age 26-010d, 10,623rd in major league history)
vs. PIT 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: June 14, 1959 (Age 36-058d)
vs. CIN 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1951 season

Full Name: Solomon Joseph Hemus

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

25.8

2694

736

.273

459

RBI

263

OBP

.390

SLG

.411

OPS

.801

OPS+

115

Standard Batting

Games by Position

Standard Batting
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
1946	23	STL-min	C	120	567	449	112	163	24	4	3	58	20		92	25	.363	.490	.454	.945		204		20	6				PCT · PION
1947	24	STL-min	AA	141	663	546	89	151	20	11	0	43	12	12	95	33	.277	.391	.353	.745		193		8	14				HSN · TL
1948	25	STL-min	AA	156	722	570	101	164	27	11	1	70	7	4	126	41	.288	.427	.379	.806		216		12	14				HSN · TL
1949	26	STL-min	AA	109	474	384	79	126	26	9	6	55	13	8	82	26	.328	.446	.490	.936		188		0	8				HSN · TL
1949	26	STL	NL	20	40	33	8	11	1	0	0	2	0	0	7	3	.333	.450	.364	.814	117	12	1	0	0		1	4/H
1950	27	STL-min	AAA	84	354	296	51	88	23	4	6	49	11		48	26	.297	.407	.463	.870		137	9	7	3				CLB · AA
1950	27	STL	NL	11	17	15	1	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	4	.133	.235	.200	.435	14	3	0	0	0		0	/H5
1951	28	STL	NL	120	507	420	68	118	18	9	2	32	7	7	75	31	.281	.395	.381	.776	110	160	6	4	8		2	*64/H
1952	29	STL	NL	151	690	570	*105*	153	28	8	15	52	1	5	96	55	.268	.392	.425	.817	126	242	11	20	4		0	*6/5H	MVP-31
1953	30	STL	NL	154	691	585	110	163	32	11	14	61	2	1	86	40	.279	.382	.443	.825	114	259	10	12	7		0	*6/H4
1954	31	STL	NL	124	276	214	43	65	15	3	2	27	5	1	55	27	.304	.453	.430	.883	133	92	1	5	0	2	1	6H54
1955	32	STL	NL	96	240	206	36	50	10	2	5	21	1	1	27	22	.243	.335	.383	.718	92	79	2	2	4	1	0	H54/6
1956	33	TOT	NL	86	233	192	25	55	10	4	5	26	1	1	29	21	.286	.398	.458	.857	132	88	6	8	2	2	2	4H/5
1956	33	STL	NL	8	8	5	1	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	1	0	.200	.429	.200	.629	78	1	0	1	1	0	0	/H
1956	33	PHI	NL	78	225	187	24	54	10	4	5	24	1	1	28	21	.289	.397	.465	.863	134	87	6	7	1	2	2	4H/5
1957	34	PHI	NL	70	130	108	8	20	6	1	0	5	1	1	20	8	.185	.323	.259	.582	62	28	8	2	0	0	4	H4
1958	35	PHI	NL	105	401	334	53	95	14	3	8	36	3	1	51	34	.284	.390	.416	.806	115	139	4	8	6	2	6	4H/5
1959	36	STL	NL	24	26	17	2	4	2	0	0	1	0	0	8	2	.235	.500	.353	.853	128	6	0	1	0	0	0	H/45
11 Yrs				961	3251	2694	459	736	137	41	51	263	21	18	456	247	.273	.390	.411	.801	115	1108	49	62	31	7	16
162 Game Avg.				162	548	454	77	124	23	7	9	44	4	3	77	42	.273	.390	.411	.801	115	187	8	10	5		3

STL (9 yrs)				708	2495	2065	374	567	107	33	38	198	16	15	357	184	.275	.392	.414	.806	116	854	31	45	24	3	4
PHI (3 yrs)				253	756	629	85	169	30	8	13	65	5	3	99	63	.269	.381	.404	.784	112	254	18	17	7	4	12