Bobby Hofman
| Bobby Hofman | ||
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Runs batted in | 101 | |
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Robert George Hofman (October 5, 1925 – April 5, 1994) was an American
St. Louis, Missouri, Hofman threw and batted right-handed, and stood 5'11" (180 cm) tall and weighed 175 pounds (79 kg). His early baseball career was interrupted by service in the United States Army during World War II, where he saw action in the European Theater.[1]
Life and career
Hofman's seven-year MLB playing career (1949; 1952–57) was spent entirely with the
.From 1958 through 1965, Hofman managed in
Cleveland Indians. He was a coach, under Dark, on Oakland's 1974 world championship team. After his coaching career, Hofman briefly was Oakland's traveling secretary and, during the 1980s, he served as director of scouting and player development of the New York Yankees. He also managed the Richmond Braves
for part of the 1973 season, and overall he compiled a record of 574 victories and 599 defeats (.489) as a minor league pilot.
Hofman died of cancer in Chesterfield, Missouri, at the age of 68.
References
External links
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference, or Baseball Reference (Minors)
- Retrosheet.org
- Obituary, from The Dead Ball Era