Julius Joseph "Moose" Solters (born Julius Joseph Soltesz; March 22, 1906 – September 28, 1975) was a major league outfielder between 1934 and 1943.
Moose Solters | |
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Left fielder | |
Born: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S. | March 22, 1906|
Died: September 28, 1975 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S. | (aged 69)|
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
MLB debut | |
April 17, 1934, for the Boston Red Sox | |
Last MLB appearance | |
September 26, 1943, for the Chicago White Sox | |
MLB statistics | |
Batting average | .289 |
Home runs | 83 |
Runs batted in | 599 |
Teams | |
Solters played nine seasons in the American League, for four different teams; the Boston Red Sox (125 games), St. Louis Browns (319 games), Cleveland Indians (260 games), and Chicago White Sox (234 games). During his major league career, he appeared in a total of 938 games, batting .289 with 83 home runs and 599 RBIs. He hit for the cycle on August 19, 1934, while with the Red Sox.[1][2]
On August 2, 1941, while playing for Chicago at Griffith Stadium in Washington, D.C., Solters was struck by an errant baseball during a pregame warmup.[3][4] The thrown ball fractured his skull and has been attributed to his going blind two years later.[5][6] Solters died in 1975 in his hometown of Pittsburgh, and is buried in Calvary Cemetery there.