Tony Solaita Trades and Transactions

The Tony Solaita trades and transactions seen below include all known instances where Tony Solaita has been involved in a trade or transaction of any type as it relates to baseball.

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Tony Solaita

Tony Solaita Autograph on a 1976 Topps (#121)

Tony Solaita Autograph on a 1976 Topps (#121)
 

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Birth Name:   Tolia Solaita
Nickname:   Tony
Born On:   01-15-1947  (Capricorn)
Place of Birth Data Born In:   Nuuuli, American Samoa
Year of Death Data Died On:   02-10-1990
Place of Death Data Died In:   Tafuna, American Samoa
Cemetery:   Outside His Home, Nuuuli, American Samoa
High School:   Jefferson High School (Daly City, CA)
College:   None Attended
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Left   Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Left
Player Height Chart Height:   6-00   Player Weight Chart Weight:   215
First Game:   09-16-1968 (Age 21)
Last Game:   09-30-1979
Draft:   Undrafted Free Agent
Tony Solaita

Trades & Transactions

06-17-1965: Signed as an amateur free agent by New York Yankees.
02-28-1973: Traded by New York Yankees to Pittsburgh Pirates for George Kopacz.
12-03-1973: Selected by Kansas City Royals from Pittsburgh Pirates in the Rule 5 major league draft.
07-14-1976: Claimed on waivers by California Angels from Kansas City Royals.
12-05-1978: Sold by California Angels to Montreal Expos.
07-30-1979: Traded by Montreal Expos to Toronto Blue Jays for Dyar Miller.
11-01-1979: Granted free agency.


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Baseball trades & transactions, like the Tony Solaita trades and transactions seen above, are an evolving field of research where new discoveries are often found and new player debuts are added to the data set almost daily.

     

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