Description: This vintage 1954 Topps baseball card features Bob Hofman of the New York Giants. The oversized card is made of 20 Pt. card stock and is an original, not a licensed reprint. The card belongs to the 1954 Topps series and has the card number 99. The card is in very good to excellent condition and would be a great addition to any sports trading card collection. The card has English language and has no autograph. It is a single card and is not a part of any set or custom bundle. Robert George Hofman (October 5, 1925 – April 5, 1994) was an American infielder, catcher and coach in Major League Baseball. Born in St. Louis, Missouri, Hofman threw and batted right-handed, and stood 5'11" tall and weighed 175 pounds. His early baseball career was interrupted by service in the United States Army during World War II, where he saw action in the European Theater. Hofman's seven-year MLB playing career (1949; 1952–57) was spent entirely with the New York Giants. After a 19-game trial with them in 1949, Hofman made the Giants to stay in 1952 and was a member of their 1954 world championship roster. His managers, Leo Durocher and Bill Rigney, used Hofman in a utilityman role and as a right-handed pinch hitter off the Giant bench. Over the course of his National League career, he would appear in 86 games at second base, 49 games at first base, 45 contests as a third baseman, and 26 as a catcher. As a hitter, he had some power, twice (in 1953 and 1955) reaching double figures in home runs. Overall, he appeared in 341 games, batting .248 with 32 home runs in 670 at bats. From 1958 through 1965, Hofman managed in minor league baseball with the San Francisco Giants and Kansas City Athletics organizations. In 1966, former teammate Alvin Dark (the starting shortstop for most of Hofman's tenure with the Giants) was named manager of the Athletics, and he added Hofman to his coaching staff. Hofman would go on to coach in the American League for 12 seasons (1966–72; 1974–78) with the Athletics in both Kansas City and Oakland, the Washington Senators and Cleveland Indians. He was a coach, under Dark, on Oakland's 1974 world championship team. After his coaching career, Hofman briefly was Oakland's traveling secretary and, during the 1980s, he served as director of scouting and player development of the New York Yankees. He also managed the Richmond Braves for part of the 1973 season, and overall he compiled a record of 574 victories and 599 defeats (.489) as a minor league pilot. Hofman died of cancer in Chesterfield, Missouri, at the age of 68.
Price: 7.99 USD
Location: Hastings, Minnesota
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Shipping Cost: 1.99 USD
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Return shipping will be paid by: Seller
All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 30 Days
Refund will be given as: Money Back
Card Size: Oversized
Autographed: No
Set: 1954 Topps
Custom Bundle: No
Product: Single
Year Manufactured: 1954
Player/Athlete: Bobby Hofman, Bob Hofman
Vintage: Yes
Card Thickness: 20 Pt.
Sport: Baseball
Language: English
Parallel/Variety: Vintage 1954 Topps Baseball
Card Name: Bob Hofman
Original/Reprint: Original
Manufacturer: Topps
Features: Base Set
Team: New York Giants
Season: 1954
Player: Bob Hofman
League: Major League
Material: Card Stock
Original/Licensed Reprint: Original
Series: 1954 Topps
Type: Sports Trading Card
Year: 1954
Era: Post-WWII (1942-1980)
Theme: Sport
Card Number: 99
Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
Card Manufacturer: Topps