Eric Soderholm was born on Friday, September 24, 1948, in Cortland, New York. Soderholm was 22 years old when he broke into the big leagues on September 3, 1971, with the Minnesota Twins. 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 Eric Soderholm baseball stats page.
"That was the most powerful, impacting moment I had in my career (a game winning home run off Doug Bird). As you were asking the question, I was thinking about it and I still get goose bumps. When I hit the ball I thought it had a chance. When it went in the seats the energy that came from the fans shook the park. It was a magical moment, the park was electric. As I was running the bases I could not feel my feet hitting the ground. I mean that. The place was up for grabs. I remember that I took a big jump to touch home plate and then I was mobbed by the guys. Incredible." - Eric Soderholm in an Eric Soderholm Interview (Baseball Almanac, 01-2006)
Eric SoderholmEric Soderholm Autograph on a 1973 Topps Baseball Card (#577) |
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Eric SoderholmEric Soderholm Pitching Stats |
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Year | Age | Team | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD |
- | - | Did Not Pitch | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Career | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD |
Eric SoderholmEric Soderholm Hitting Stats |
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Year | Age | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG |
1971 | 23 | Twins | 21 | 64 | 9 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 1 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | .156 | .299 | .266 |
1972 | 24 | Twins | 93 | 287 | 28 | 54 | 10 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 39 | 19 | 2 | 48 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 6 | .188 | .245 | .359 |
1973 | 25 | Twins | 35 | 111 | 22 | 33 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 21 | 0 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | .297 | .414 | .423 |
1974 | 26 | Twins | 141 | 464 | 63 | 128 | 18 | 3 | 10 | 1 | 51 | 48 | 1 | 68 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 14 | .276 | .349 | .392 |
1975 | 27 | Twins | 117 | 419 | 62 | 120 | 17 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 58 | 53 | 1 | 66 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 14 | .286 | .365 | .415 |
1977 | 29 | White Sox | 130 | 460 | 77 | 129 | 20 | 3 | 25 | 0 | 67 | 47 | 5 | 47 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 15 | .280 | .350 | .500 |
1978 | 30 | White Sox | 143 | 457 | 57 | 118 | 17 | 1 | 20 | 0 | 67 | 39 | 2 | 44 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 13 | .258 | .318 | .431 |
1979 | 31 | White Sox | 56 | 210 | 31 | 53 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 34 | 19 | 1 | 19 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9 | .252 | .313 | .395 |
1979 | 31 | Rangers | 63 | 147 | 15 | 40 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 19 | 12 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 5 | .272 | .325 | .395 |
1980 | 32 | Yankees | 95 | 275 | 38 | 79 | 13 | 1 | 11 | 1 | 35 | 27 | 2 | 25 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 9 | .287 | .353 | .462 |
Career | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG | ||
9 Years | 894 | 2,894 | 402 | 764 | 120 | 14 | 102 | 3 | 383 | 295 | 15 | 359 | 21 | 19 | 22 | 90 | .264 | .335 | .421 |
Eric SoderholmEric Soderholm Fielding Stats |
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Team | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
1971 Twins | 3B | 20 | 20 | 528 | 69 | 3.5 | 65 | 17 | 48 | 4 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .942 | 3.32 |
1972 Twins | 3B | 79 | 75 | 2,067 | 243 | 3.1 | 229 | 66 | 163 | 14 | 17 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .942 | 2.99 |
1973 Twins | 3B | 33 | 29 | 807 | 101 | 3.1 | 93 | 26 | 67 | 8 | 5 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .921 | 3.11 |
1973 Twins | SS | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .000 | 0.00 |
1974 Twins | 3B | 130 | 123 | 3,339 | 390 | 3.0 | 373 | 100 | 273 | 17 | 19 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .956 | 3.02 |
1974 Twins | SS | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 4.50 |
1975 Twins | 3B | 113 | 110 | 2,940 | 383 | 3.4 | 371 | 94 | 277 | 12 | 14 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .969 | 3.41 |
1977 White Sox | 3B | 126 | 124 | 3,255 | 356 | 2.8 | 348 | 99 | 249 | 8 | 18 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .978 | 2.89 |
1978 White Sox | 3B | 129 | 127 | 3,066 | 387 | 3.0 | 373 | 128 | 245 | 14 | 17 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .964 | 3.28 |
1979 White Sox | 3B | 56 | 55 | 1,431 | 212 | 3.8 | 209 | 55 | 154 | 3 | 12 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .986 | 3.94 |
1979 Rangers | 1B | 2 | 2 | 42 | 11 | 5.5 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .909 | 6.43 |
1979 Rangers | 3B | 37 | 18 | 609 | 72 | 1.9 | 68 | 20 | 48 | 4 | 5 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .944 | 3.01 |
1980 Yankees | 3B | 37 | 31 | 750 | 84 | 2.3 | 80 | 15 | 65 | 4 | 4 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .952 | 2.88 |
Career | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
3B Totals | 760 | 712 | 18,792 | 2,297 | 3.0 | 2,209 | 620 | 1,589 | 88 | 113 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .962 | 3.17 | |
SS Totals | 2 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 0.5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.25 | |
1B Totals | 2 | 2 | 42 | 11 | 5.5 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .909 | 6.43 | |
9 Years | 764 | 714 | 18,846 | 2,309 | 3.0 | 2,220 | 630 | 1,590 | 89 | 113 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .961 | 3.18 |
Eric SoderholmEric Soderholm Miscellaneous Stats |
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Baserunning Statistics | Other Positions | Common Hitting Ratios | Common Pitching Ratios | |||||||||
Team | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
1971 Twins | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 1 | n/a | 64.0 | 3.8 | 16.0 | - | - | - |
1972 Twins | 3 | 3 | .500 | 12 | 3 | n/a | 22.1 | 6.0 | 7.4 | - | - | - |
1973 Twins | 1 | 2 | .333 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 111.0 | 6.9 | 12.3 | - | - | - |
1974 Twins | 7 | 3 | .700 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 46.4 | 6.8 | 9.1 | - | - | - |
1975 Twins | 3 | 5 | .375 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 38.1 | 6.3 | 7.2 | - | - | - |
1977 White Sox | 2 | 4 | .333 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 18.4 | 9.8 | 6.9 | - | - | - |
1978 White Sox | 2 | 2 | .500 | 7 | 0 | 11 | 22.9 | 10.4 | 6.8 | - | - | - |
1979 White Sox | 0 | 1 | .000 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 35.0 | 11.1 | 6.2 | - | - | - |
1979 Rangers | 0 | 0 | .000 | 17 | 1 | 14 | 36.8 | 16.3 | 7.7 | - | - | - |
1980 Yankees | 0 | 0 | .000 | 14 | 0 | 51 | 25.0 | 11.0 | 7.9 | - | - | - |
Career | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
9 Years | 18 | 21 | .462 | 66 | 16 | 82 | 28.4 | 8.1 | 7.6 | - | - | - |
Eric SoderholmEric Soderholm Miscellaneous Items of Interest |
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Team | Roster | Uniform Numbers | Salary | All-Star | World Series |
1971 Minnesota Twins | 1 | $12,750.00 | - | - |
1972 Minnesota Twins | 1 | $13,500.00 | - | - |
1973 Minnesota Twins | 12 | $15,000.00 | - | - |
1974 Minnesota Twins | 12 | Undetermined | - | - |
1975 Minnesota Twins | 12 | $25,000.00 | - | - |
1977 Chicago White Sox | 12 | $55,000.00 | - | - |
1978 Chicago White Sox | 12 | Undetermined | - | - |
1979 Chicago White Sox | 12 | Undetermined | - | - |
1979 Texas Rangers | 12 | Undetermined | - | - |
1980 New York Yankees | 21 | Undetermined | - | - |
Eric Soderholm Stats by Baseball Almanac |
Two players in Major League history have hit a home run in their first at-bat AND a home run in their last at-bat, they are Paul Gillespie and John Miller.
Eric Soderholm homered in both his first Major League game, on September 3, 1971, and his last Major League game, on October 5, 1980 -- one of only three players (excluding Gillespie & Miller) in Major League history to homer in their first and last regular season game. Do you know who the other two were? [Answer 1 | Answer 2]
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