Daniel John Hoffman (March 2, 1880 – March 22, 1922) was an American professional baseball player who played

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in the Major Leagues from 1903 to 1911. During his career Hoffman played for the

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, and St. Louis Browns. Hoffman was a native of

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, where he played youth baseball in the village of Collinsville. A scout signed him to play minor league baseball. When playing for the Springfield Ponies in 1902, they were playing a road game against Bridgeport. Hoffman batted a ball into the outfield, which struck and killed a horse. In 829 games over nine seasons, Hoffman posted a .256

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(762-for-2981) with 361 runs, 71

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, 52 triples, 14

home runs In baseball, a home run (abbreviated HR) is scored when the ball is hit in such a way that the batter is able to circle the bases and reach home plate safely in one play without any errors being committed by the defensive team. A home run i ...

, 235

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, 185

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and 226

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. Defensively, he finished his career with a .951

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playing at all three outfield positions.

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