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Ty Cobb League
4-11-2086
Billy Hofferth First Base
Retired (1963, Age 34)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
AVG .252 Total Rating B-   Bats/Throws R/R
OPS .698 Status Deceased (1997) Option Years 0  
H 494 Age at Death 68 Date of Birth 01-27-1929
HR 62 Drafted Undrafted
(1951)		 Majors Svc Time 0 years
(42 games)
RBI 262
SB 1
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R C  Contact vs. L B+ Endurance D-   Ldrship A-
Power vs. R B  Power vs. L A- Velocity C    Mentor vR B 
Speed D  Bunt C+ Control C-   Mentor vL A+
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS --- Range B  WS Rings 0
1B A+ (100%) LF --- Arm C  WS Appearances 0
2B --- CF ---   Health C  LCS Appearances 0
3B F  (0.9%) RF ---   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 0
* League requires 50% rating to start at catcher.

Year   Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO HBP SF SB CS E OPS OBP SLG ISO AVG Awards
1953 STL
70
230
23
44
4
0
7
20
22
 39 1 1
0
 0 1
.564
.264
.300
.109
.191
1954 STL
17
55
3
9
1
0
1
4
4
 11 0 0
0
 0 7
.457
.220
.236
.073
.164
1955 STL-PIT
139
412
35
88
18
0
7
45
26
 75 0 6
1
 1 3
.565
.257
.308
.095
.214
1956 PIT
89
234
33
61
11
0
8
33
26
 40 1 5
0
 0 1
.741
.331
.410
.150
.261
1957 PIT
80
251
31
74
16
0
9
32
20
 41 1 1
0
 0 6
.814
.348
.466
.171
.295
1958 PIT
106
249
31
63
7
1
11
41
36
 42 2 1
0
 0 4
.772
.351
.422
.169
.253
1959 PIT
101
225
28
75
14
0
12
41
6
 25 3 0
0
 0 1
.915
.359
.556
.222
.333
1960 PIT
77
226
23
56
9
0
6
34
12
 31 0 2
0
 0 1
.651
.283
.367
.119
.248
1961 PIT
50
72
10
22
4
0
1
11
6
 15 2 1
0
 0 2
.773
.370
.403
.097
.306
1962 STL
3
7
0
2
0
0
0
1
0
 0 0 0
0
 0 0
.571
.286
.286
.000
.286
1963 STL-NYA-PIT-NYA
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
 0 0 0
0
 0 0
.000
.000
.000
.000
.000
Total
734
1963
217
494
84
1
62
262
158
 319 10 17
1
 1 26
.698
.308
.390
.139
.252
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1963-11-01Billy Hofferth has retired from the New York Creatures
1963-09-07The New York Creatures have promoted Billy Hofferth to the major league team. The New York Creatures have sent Alex Gonzales to the minors.
1963-09-01The New York Creatures have acquired Billy Hofferth from the waiver wire.
1963-08-22The Pittsburgh Pythons waive Billy Hofferth.
1963-08-15The Pittsburgh Pythons have promoted Billy Hofferth to the major league team.
1963-08-15The Pittsburgh Pythons have acquired Billy Hofferth from the waiver wire.
1963-07-08The New York Creatures have waived Billy Hofferth.
1963-07-03The New York Creatures have designated Billy Hofferth for assignment.
1963-06-20The New York Creatures have promoted Billy Hofferth to the major league team. The New York Creatures have sent Howard Johnson to the minors.
1963-06-13The New York Creatures have acquired Billy Hofferth from the waiver wire.
1963-04-04The St. Louis Gateway Archers have waived Billy Hofferth.
1962-04-19The St. Louis Gateway Archers have promoted Ed Barfield to the major league team. The St. Louis Gateway Archers have sent Billy Hofferth to the minors.
1962-03-01The St. Louis Gateway Archers have promoted Rollie Werhas to the major league team. The St. Louis Gateway Archers have promoted Nin Judy to the major league team. The St. Louis Gateway Archers have promoted Bruce Daubert to the major league team. The St. Louis Gateway Archers have promoted Bucky Ashley to the major league team. The St. Louis Gateway Archers have promoted Billy Hofferth to the major league team. The St. Louis Gateway Archers have sent Jimmy Devens to the minors. The St. Louis Gateway Archers have sent Ed Barfield to the minors. The St. Louis Gateway Archers have sent Ed Walker to the minors. The St. Louis Gateway Archers have sent Sal Hacker to the minors. The St. Louis Gateway Archers have sent Ricky Alvarado to the minors.
1957-05-30The Pittsburgh Roofjumpers have promoted Billy Hofferth to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Roofjumpers have sent Nate Trlicek to the minors.
1957-05-16The Pittsburgh Roofjumpers have promoted Howard Eisley to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Roofjumpers have sent Billy Hofferth to the minors.
1956-06-12The Pittsburgh Roofjumpers have promoted Billy Hofferth to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Roofjumpers have sent Rick Mails to the minors.
1956-05-02The Pittsburgh Roofjumpers have promoted Howard Eisley to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Roofjumpers have sent Billy Hofferth to the minors.
1955-04-01A trade has been completed between the St. Louis Birds and the Pittsburgh Roofjumpers. The Pittsburgh Roofjumpers receive Billy Hofferth from the St. Louis Birds in exchange for Jules Winnfield.
1954-09-26The St. Louis Birds have promoted Hal Warner to the major league team. The St. Louis Birds have sent Billy Hofferth to the minors.
1954-09-10The St. Louis Birds have promoted Billy Hofferth to the major league team. The St. Louis Birds have sent Hal Warner to the minors.
1954-08-14The St. Louis Birds have promoted Bobby Olson to the major league team. The St. Louis Birds have sent Billy Hofferth to the minors.
1954-06-17The St. Louis Birds have promoted Billy Hofferth to the major league team. The St. Louis Birds have sent Hal Warner to the minors.
1954-04-01The St. Louis Birds have promoted Herb Tabaka to the major league team. The St. Louis Birds have sent Billy Hofferth to the minors.
1953-07-17The St. Louis Birds have promoted Billy Hofferth to the major league team. The St. Louis Birds have sent Jose Agilar to the minors.
1953-05-13The St. Louis Birds have promoted Kelly Leak to the major league team. The St. Louis Birds have sent Billy Hofferth to the minors.
1951-04-01The Baltimore Leviathan have acquired Billy Hofferth from the waiver wire. The Baltimore Leviathan have waived Frank Birdsall.