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Tony Solaita
Tolia Solaita

Bats Left, Throws Left
Height 6' 0", Weight 215 lb.

Debut September 16, 1968
  vs. DET 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB
Final Game September 30, 1979
Born January 15, 1947 in Nuuuli, American Samoa
Died February 10, 1990 in Tafuna, American Samoa

Signed by the New York Yankees as an amateur free agent in 1965. (All Transactions)

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Batting  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons /
Gamelogs: / Splits: / HR Log / PI Finders:Game / Streak / Event / PI vs. Pitcher
/ Neutralize Stats
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  SB CS  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG *OPS+  TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1968 21 NYY AL   1    1    0    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   1  .000  .000  .000 -100    0   0   0   0   0   0
 1974 27 KCR AL  96  239   31   64  12  0   7   30   0  3  35  70  .268  .361  .406  117   97   0   2   5   1   2
 1975 28 KCR AL  93  231   35   60  11  0  16   44   0  1  39  79  .260  .369  .515  145  119   1   2   1   2   6
 1976 29 TOT AL  94  283   29   74  13  0   9   42   1  1  40  61  .261  .348  .403  125  114   1   5   3   0   4
         KCR AL  31   68    4   16   4  0   0    9   0  0   6  17  .235  .286  .294   69   20   0   3   0   0   0
         CAL AL  63  215   25   58   9  0   9   33   1  1  34  44  .270  .367  .437  143   94   1   2   3   0   4
 1977 30 CAL AL 116  324   40   78  15  0  14   53   1  3  56  77  .241  .349  .417  112  135   2   4   6   0   6
 1978 31 CAL AL  60   94   10   21   3  0   1   14   0  0  16  25  .223  .336  .287   81   27   0   0   3   0   2
 1979 32 TOT     65  144   19   39  12  1   3   20   0  0  28  32  .271  .385  .431  122   62   0   2   0   0   2
         MON NL  29   42    5   12   4  0   1    7   0  0  11  16  .286  .434  .452  144   19   0   0   0   0   0
         TOR AL  36  102   14   27   8  1   2   13   0  0  17  16  .265  .364  .422  112   43   0   2   0   0   2
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 7 Seasons      525 1316  164  336  66  1  50  203   2  8 214 345  .255  .357  .421  120  554   4  15  18   3  22
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg        406   51  104  20  0  15   63   1  2  66 106  .255  .357  .421  120  171   1   5   6   1   7
 Career High    116  324   40   78  15  1  16   53   1  3  56  79  .268  .369  .515  145  135   2   5   6   2   6
Special Batting  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  PA  Outs  RC  RC/G   AIR    BA *lgBA   OBP *lgOBP  SLG *lgSLG  OPS *lgOPS*OPS+  OWP *BtRns BtWin SB% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1968 21 NYY AL    1    1    0   0.0    77| .000  .234| .000  .302| .000  .346| .000  .648|-100  .000  -0.2   0.0   0%
 1974 27 KCR AL  277  182   36   5.3    93| .268  .264| .361  .329| .406  .380| .767  .709| 117  .614   6.4   0.7   0%
 1975 28 KCR AL  275  181   45   6.7    95| .260  .261| .369  .332| .515  .384| .884  .716| 145  .691  14.5   1.5   0%
 1976 29 TOT AL  329  220   43   5.3    82| .261  .250| .348  .314| .403  .353| .751  .667| 125  .625  10.4   1.1  50%
         KCR AL   77   55    7   3.4    87| .235  .258| .286  .323| .294  .364| .580  .687|  69  .433  -2.3  -0.2   0%
         CAL AL  252  165   36   5.9    80| .270  .248| .367  .311| .437  .349| .804  .660| 143  .671  12.7   1.3  50%
 1977 30 CAL AL  386  261   49   5.0    96| .241  .262| .349  .325| .417  .398| .766  .723| 112  .537   7.6   0.7  25%
 1978 31 CAL AL  110   75   10   3.6    90| .223  .256| .336  .321| .287  .378| .623  .699|  81  .412  -1.7  -0.2   0%
 1979 32 TOT     174  109   26   6.4   101| .271  .269| .385  .334| .431  .405| .816  .739| 122  .644   6.0   0.5   0%
         MON NL   53   30    9   8.1    99| .286  .268| .434  .333| .452  .397| .886  .730| 144  .751   3.4   0.3   0%
         TOR AL  121   79   17   5.7   102| .265  .270| .364  .334| .422  .408| .786  .743| 112  .590   2.6   0.2   0%
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 7 Seasons      1552 1029  209   5.5    93| .255  .260| .357  .325| .421  .382| .778  .707| 120  .605  42.9   4.3  20%

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)
Fielding  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons / Sort by Position, then Year
 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO    A    E   DP    FP   lgFP  RFg  lgRFg  RF9  lgRF9  GS   Inn  
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+
1968 21 NYY AL 1B 1 5 0 0 1 1.000 .980 5.00 8.30 15.00 9.60 0 3.0 1974 27 KCR AL 1B 65 508 40 5 36 .991 .992 8.43 8.01 10.00 9.70 53 493.0 DH 14 OF 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.10 1975 28 KCR AL DH 37 1B 35 282 28 2 24 .994 .990 8.86 8.32 10.78 9.84 29 258.7 1976 29 TOT AL 1B 59 485 57 2 33 .996 .992 9.19 8.88 9.72 9.85 54 501.7 TOT AL DH 21 KCR AL DH 14 1B 5 34 3 1 1 .974 .992 7.40 8.88 11.10 9.84 2 30.0 CAL AL 1B 54 451 54 1 32 .998 .992 9.35 8.88 9.64 9.85 52 471.7 DH 7 1977 30 CAL AL 1B 91 641 57 7 50 .990 .990 7.67 8.79 9.25 10.02 82 679.0 DH 6 1978 31 CAL AL DH 18 1B 11 85 7 0 7 1.000 .992 8.36 8.75 11.83 10.05 8 70.0 1979 32 TOT 1B 19 122 10 1 15 .992 .992 6.95 8.67 9.82 9.94 12 121.0 MON NL 1B 13 83 6 1 7 .989 .992 6.85 8.59 9.54 9.89 8 84.0 TOR AL DH 26 1B 6 39 4 0 8 1.000 .993 7.17 8.85 10.46 10.07 4 37.0
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
1968 21 NYY AL 1B 1 5 0 0 1 1.000 .980 5.00 8.30 15.00 9.60 0 3.0 1974 27 KCR AL 1B 65 508 40 5 36 .991 .992 8.43 8.01 10.00 9.70 53 493.0 1975 28 KCR AL 1B 35 282 28 2 24 .994 .990 8.86 8.32 10.78 9.84 29 258.7 1976 29 TOT AL 1B 59 485 57 2 33 .996 .992 9.19 8.88 9.72 9.85 54 501.7 KCR AL 1B 5 34 3 1 1 .974 .992 7.40 8.88 11.10 9.84 2 30.0 CAL AL 1B 54 451 54 1 32 .998 .992 9.35 8.88 9.64 9.85 52 471.7 1977 30 CAL AL 1B 91 641 57 7 50 .990 .990 7.67 8.79 9.25 10.02 82 679.0 1978 31 CAL AL 1B 11 85 7 0 7 1.000 .992 8.36 8.75 11.83 10.05 8 70.0 1979 32 TOT 1B 19 122 10 1 15 .992 .992 6.95 8.67 9.82 9.94 12 121.0 MON NL 1B 13 83 6 1 7 .989 .992 6.85 8.59 9.54 9.89 8 84.0 TOR AL 1B 6 39 4 0 8 1.000 .993 7.17 8.85 10.46 10.07 4 37.0 1974 27 KCR AL DH 14 1975 28 KCR AL DH 37 1976 29 TOT AL DH 21 KCR AL DH 14 CAL AL DH 7 1977 30 CAL AL DH 6 1978 31 CAL AL DH 18 1979 32 TOR AL DH 26 1974 27 KCR AL OF 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.10
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Position Total 1B* 281 2128 199 17 166 .993 .991 8.28 8.56 238 2126.3 DH 122 Games not counted in Overall Total below OF 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.10 0 0 0 +--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Overall Total 282 2128 199 17 166 .993 .991 8.25 8.54
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Transactions 

June 17, 1965: Signed by the New York Yankees as an amateur free agent.

February 28, 1973: Traded by the New York Yankees to the Pittsburgh Pirates for George Kopacz.

December 3, 1973: Drafted by the Kansas City Royals from the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 1973 rule 5 draft.

July 14, 1976: Selected off waivers by the California Angels from the Kansas City Royals.

December 5, 1978: Purchased by the Montreal Expos from the California Angels.

July 30, 1979: Traded by the Montreal Expos to the Toronto Blue Jays for a player to be named later. The Toronto Blue Jays sent Dyar Miller (October 24, 1979) to the Montreal Expos to complete the trade.

November 1, 1979: Granted Free Agency.


The transaction information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet. Last transaction is September 30, 2007.
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