Solly Hemus Stats

Solly Hemus was born on Tuesday, April 17, 1923, in Phoenix, Arizona. Hemus was 26 years old when he broke into the big leagues on April 27, 1949, with the St. Louis Cardinals. His biographical data, year-by-year hitting stats, fielding stats, pitching stats (where applicable), career totals, uniform numbers, salary data and miscellaneous items-of-interest are presented by Baseball Almanac on this comprehensive Solly Hemus baseball stats page.

"Shortstop Solly Hemus was a good guy who was helpful to me - not only playing the infield, but dressing. He was the one who got a lot of the players to start wearing loud clothes, particularly sports jackets. Solly, Stan (Musial), and I all wore unusual, bright jackets." - Dick Schofield in We Played the Game (Edited by Danny Peary, 1994)

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Solly Hemus

Solly Hemus Autograph on a 1993 Topps Archive (#231)

Solly Hemus Autograph on a 1993 Topps Archive (#231)
 

Career All-Star Division LCS World Series Trades Awards
Birth Name:   Solomon Joseph Hemus
Nickname:   Solly
Born On:   04-17-1923
Place of Birth Data Born In:   Phoenix, Arizona
Zodiac:   Aries
Year of Death Data Died On:   Still Living
Place of Death Data Died In:   Still Living
Cemetery:   n/a
College:   None Attended
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Left
Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Right
Player Height Chart Height:   5-09
Player Weight Chart Weight:   175
First Game:   04-27-1949 (Age 26)
Last Game:   06-14-1959
Draft:   Not Applicable
Solly Hemus

Solly Hemus Pitching Stats

G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD
- Did Not Pitch - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD
Solly Hemus

Solly Hemus Hitting Stats

G AB R H 2B 3B HR GS RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
1949 Cardinals 20 33 8 11 1 0 0 0 2 7 - 3 0 - 0 1 .333 .450 .364
1950 Cardinals 11 15 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 2 - 4 0 - 0 0 .133 .235 .200
1951 Cardinals 120 420 68 118 18 9 2 0 32 75 - 31 8 - 4 6 .281 .395 .381
1952 Cardinals 151 570 105 153 28 8 15 1 52 96 - 55 4 - 20 11 .268 .392 .425
1953 Cardinals 154 585 110 163 32 11 14 0 61 86 - 40 7 - 12 10 .279 .382 .443
1954 Cardinals 124 214 43 65 15 3 2 0 27 55 - 27 0 2 5 1 .304 .453 .430
1955 Cardinals 96 206 36 50 10 2 5 0 21 27 0 22 4 1 2 2 .243 .335 .383
1956 Cardinals 8 5 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 .200 .429 .200
1956 Phillies 78 187 24 54 10 4 5 1 24 28 2 21 1 2 7 6 .289 .397 .465
1957 Phillies 70 108 8 20 6 1 0 0 5 20 4 8 0 0 2 8 .185 .323 .259
1958 Phillies 105 334 53 95 14 3 8 0 36 51 6 34 6 2 8 4 .284 .390 .416
1959 Cardinals 24 17 2 4 2 0 0 0 1 8 0 2 0 0 1 0 .235 .500 .353
G AB R H 2B 3B HR GS RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
11 Years 961 2,694 459 736 137 41 51 2 263 456 12 248 31 7 62 49 .273 .390 .411
Solly Hemus

Solly Hemus Fielding Stats

POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF ZR
1949 Cardinals 2B 16 - - 54 3.4 53 29 24 1 4 n/a n/a n/a .981 0.00 -
1950 Cardinals 3B 5 - - 10 2.0 10 2 8 0 1 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00 -
1951 Cardinals 2B 12 - - 74 6.2 72 40 32 2 14 n/a n/a n/a .973 0.00 -
1951 Cardinals SS 105 - - 544 5.2 525 181 344 19 72 n/a n/a n/a .965 0.00 -
1952 Cardinals 3B 2 - - 11 5.5 10 3 7 1 0 n/a n/a n/a .909 0.00 -
1952 Cardinals SS 148 - - 734 5.0 705 253 452 29 104 n/a n/a n/a .960 0.00 -
1953 Cardinals 2B 3 - - 1 0.3 1 0 1 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00 -
1953 Cardinals SS 150 - - 760 5.1 733 257 476 27 90 n/a n/a n/a .964 0.00 -
1954 Cardinals 2B 12 - - 52 4.3 52 27 25 0 8 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00 -
1954 Cardinals 3B 27 - - 34 1.3 33 9 24 1 3 n/a n/a n/a .971 0.00 -
1954 Cardinals SS 66 - - 160 2.4 151 49 102 9 18 n/a n/a n/a .944 0.00 -
1955 Cardinals 2B 10 - - 38 3.8 38 18 20 0 3 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00 -
1955 Cardinals 3B 43 - - 113 2.6 108 38 70 5 7 n/a n/a n/a .956 0.00 -
1955 Cardinals SS 2 - - 1 0.5 1 0 1 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00 -
1956 Phillies 2B 49 - - 192 3.9 187 94 93 5 18 n/a n/a n/a .974 0.00 -
1956 Phillies 3B 1 - - 3 3.0 3 1 2 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00 -
1957 Phillies 2B 24 - - 98 4.1 96 51 45 2 10 n/a n/a n/a .980 0.00 -
1958 Phillies 2B 85 - - 421 5.0 408 188 220 13 52 n/a n/a n/a .969 0.00 -
1958 Phillies 3B 1 - - 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a .000 0.00 -
1959 Cardinals 2B 1 - - 3 3.0 3 0 3 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00 -
1959 Cardinals 3B 1 - - 2 2.0 2 0 2 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00 -
POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF ZR
SS Totals 471 0 0 2,199 4.7 2,115 740 1,375 84 284 n/a n/a n/a .962 0.00 --
2B Totals 212 0 0 933 4.4 910 447 463 23 109 n/a n/a n/a .975 0.00 --
3B Totals 80 0 0 173 2.2 166 53 113 7 11 n/a n/a n/a .960 0.00 --
11 Years 763 - - 3,305 4.3 3,191 1,240 1,951 114 404 n/a n/a n/a .966 0.00 --
Solly Hemus

Solly Hemus Miscellaneous Stats

SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
1949 Cardinals 0 - - - - n/a 0.0 11.0 16.5 - - -
1950 Cardinals 0 - - - - n/a 0.0 3.8 0.0 - - -
1951 Cardinals 7 7 .500 - - n/a 210.0 13.5 13.1 - - -
1952 Cardinals 1 5 .167 - - n/a 38.0 10.4 11.0 - - -
1953 Cardinals 2 1 .667 - - n/a 41.8 14.6 9.6 - - -
1954 Cardinals 5 1 .833 - - n/a 107.0 7.9 7.9 - - -
1955 Cardinals 1 1 .500 - - n/a 41.2 9.4 9.8 - - -
1956 Cardinals 0 0 .000 - - n/a 0.0 5.0 2.5 - - -
1956 Phillies 1 1 .500 - - n/a 37.4 8.9 7.8 - - -
1957 Phillies 1 1 .500 - - n/a 0.0 13.5 21.6 - - -
1958 Phillies 3 1 .750 - - n/a 41.8 9.8 9.3 - - -
1959 Cardinals 0 0 .000 - - n/a 0.0 8.5 17.0 - - -
SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
11 Years 21 18 .538 - - n/a 52.8 10.9 10.2 - - -
Solly Hemus

Solly Hemus Miscellaneous Items of Interest

1949 St. Louis Cardinals 22 Undetermined - -
1950 St. Louis Cardinals 22 Undetermined - -
1951 St. Louis Cardinals 7 Undetermined - -
1952 St. Louis Cardinals 7 Undetermined - -
1953 St. Louis Cardinals 7 Undetermined - -
1954 St. Louis Cardinals 7 Undetermined - -
1955 St. Louis Cardinals 7 Undetermined - -
1956 St. Louis Cardinals 7 Undetermined - -
1956 Philadelphia Phillies 4 Undetermined - -
1957 Philadelphia Phillies 4 Undetermined - -
1958 Philadelphia Phillies 4 Undetermined - -
1959 St. Louis Cardinals 7 Undetermined - -


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