Tony Solaita

Positions: First Baseman and Designated 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, AS

High School: Jefferson HS (Daly City, CA)

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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Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB
1965	18	-1.6	Yankees	FLRL	Rk	NYY	45	130	110	12	28	4	0	1	14	0	2	18	21	.255	.369	.318	.687	35		2	0	0
1966	19		3 Teams	3 Lgs	Rk-A	NYY	93	338	277	38	73	13	1	4	60	3	3	53	53	.264	.384	.361	.745	100		3	2	3
1966	19	-2.4	Binghamton	NYPL	A	NYY	33	121	96	15	22	4	1	2	17	2	3	21	26	.229	.370	.354	.724	34		1	2	1
1966	19	-3.8	Greensboro	CARL	A	NYY	15	45	36	3	4	0	0	0	3	0	0	8	12	.111	.267	.111	.378	4		0	0	1
1966	19	-0.6	Yankees	GULF	Rk	NYY	45	172	145	20	47	9	0	2	40	1	0	24	15	.324	.424	.428	.852	62		2	0	1
1967	20	-1.2	Fort Lauderdale	FLOR	A	NYY	128	493	400	53	97	9	4	14	64	1	0	82	87	.243	.367	.390	.757	156		2	0	9
1968	21	-1.5	High Point-Thomasville	CARL	A		138	589	467	106	141	20	3	49	122	1	0	113	112	.302	.434	.672	1.106	314		1	1	7
1968	21	-6.2	NYY	AL	Maj	NYY	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0
1968	21		Yankees	FLIL	WRk	NYY
1969	22		3 Teams	3 Lgs	AA-AAA	CHW	110	389	321	50	78	9	4	23	62	0	1	62	83	.243	.363	.511	.873	164		1	0	5
1969	22	-3.6	Tucson	PCL	AAA	CHW	32	89	72	13	14	0	0	6	19	0	0	16	22	.194	.337	.444	.782	32		0	0	1
1969	22	-3.5	Syracuse	IL	AAA	NYY	19	69	58	7	14	3	0	2	5	0	0	9	12	.241	.348	.397	.744	23		1	0	1
1969	22	-2.3	Columbus	SOUL	AA	CHW	59	231	191	30	50	6	4	15	38	0	1	37	49	.262	.377	.571	.947	109		0	0	3
1970	23	-2.3	Syracuse	IL	AAA	NYY	130	501	396	62	122	24	2	19	87	3	2	95	89	.308	.442	.523	.965	207		3	3	4
1971	24	-1.0	Syracuse	IL	AAA	NYY	117	435	349	72	82	15	2	19	54	1	0	81	96	.235	.376	.453	.828	158		0	1	4
1972	25		2 Teams	2 Lgs	AA-AAA	NYY	125	490	381	61	88	13	2	15	60	1	3	99	92	.231	.389	.394	.782	150		3	1	6
1972	25	-0.3	Syracuse	IL	AAA	NYY	39	140	112	11	23	2	0	3	16	0	1	27	32	.205	.357	.304	.661	34		0	0	1
1972	25	2.2	West Haven	EL	AA	NYY	86	350	269	50	65	11	2	12	44	1	2	72	60	.242	.401	.431	.832	116		3	1	5
1973	26	1.1	Charleston	IL	AAA	PIT	132	526	438	71	126	18	2	23	74	0	0	75	90	.288	.390	.495	.886	217		3	3	7
1974	27	-0.7	KCR	AL	Maj	KCR	96	277	239	31	64	12	0	7	30	0	3	35	70	.268	.361	.406	.767	97	2	1	0	2	5
1975	28	0.5	KCR	AL	Maj	KCR	93	275	231	35	60	11	0	16	44	0	1	39	79	.260	.369	.515	.884	119	6	2	1	2	1
1976	29		2 Teams	AL	Maj	CAL-KCR	94	329	283	29	74	13	0	9	42	1	1	40	61	.262	.348	.403	.750	114	4	0	1	5	3
1976	29	1.5	KCR	AL	Maj	KCR	31	77	68	4	16	4	0	0	9	0	0	6	17	.235	.286	.294	.580	20	0	0	0	3	0
1976	29	1.5	CAL	AL	Maj	CAL	63	252	215	25	58	9	0	9	33	1	1	34	44	.270	.367	.437	.804	94	4	0	1	2	3
1977	30	2.5	CAL	AL	Maj	CAL	116	386	324	40	78	15	0	14	53	1	3	56	77	.241	.349	.417	.766	135	6	0	2	4	6
1978	31	3.5	CAL	AL	Maj	CAL	60	110	94	10	21	3	0	1	14	0	0	16	25	.223	.336	.287	.624	27	2	0	0	0	3
1979	32		2 Teams	2 Lgs	Maj	TOR	65	174	144	19	39	12	1	3	20	0	0	28	32	.271	.385	.431	.816	62	2	0	0	2	0
1979	32	4.2	TOR	AL	Maj	TOR	36	121	102	14	27	8	1	2	13	0	0	17	16	.265	.364	.422	.785	43	2	0	0	2	0
1979	32	3.7	MON	NL	Maj	MON	29	53	42	5	12	4	0	1	7	0	0	11	16	.286	.434	.452	.886	19	0	0	0	0	0
1980	33	3.4	Nippon Ham	JPPL	Fgn		125	524	447	62	107	9	0	45	95	0	1	68	121	.239	.345	.562	.907	251	7	6	0	3	3
1981	34	4.8	Nippon Ham	JPPL	Fgn		128	544	454	86	136	23	1	44	108	0	2	81	102	.300	.410	.645	1.055	293	14	6	0	3	13
1982	35	5.8	Nippon Ham	JPPL	Fgn		130	527	449	65	126	22	1	30	84	2	2	71	77	.281	.378	.535	.912	240	6	2	0	5	8
1983	36	6.7	Nippon Ham	JPPL	Fgn		127	516	436	64	110	16	1	36	84	0	2	72	71	.252	.357	.541	.898	236	14	2	0	6	8
Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB
Majors (7 seasons)					Majors		525	1552	1316	164	336	66	1	50	203	2	8	214	345	.255	.357	.421	.778	554	22	3	4	15	18
Minors (9 seasons)					Minors		1018	3891	3139	525	835	125	20	167	597	10	11	678	723	.266	.395	.478	.873	1501		18	11	45
Foreign (4 seasons)					Foreign		510	2111	1786	277	479	70	3	155	371	2	7	292	371	.268	.373	.571	.944	1020	41	16	0	17	32
Other (1 season)					Other
All Levels (19 Seasons)							2053	7554	6241	966	1650	261	24	372	1171	14	26	1184	1439					3075		37	15	77	50

AAA (5 seasons)					Minors		469	1760	1425	236	381	62	6	72	255	4	3	303	341	.267	.394	.471	.865	671		7	7	18
AA (2 seasons)					Minors		145	581	460	80	115	17	6	27	82	1	3	109	109	.250	.391	.489	.881	225		3	1	8
A (3 seasons)					Minors		314	1248	999	177	264	33	8	65	206	4	3	224	237	.264	.395	.509	.904	508		4	3	18
Rk (2 seasons)					Minors		90	302	255	32	75	13	0	3	54	1	2	42	36	.294	.401	.380	.781	97		4	0	1