John Hoffman (baseball)

{{short description|American baseball player (1943-2001)}}

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{{Infobox baseball biography

|name=John Hoffman

|position=Catcher

|image=John Hoffman (baseball).JPG

|bats=Left

|throws=Right

|birth_date={{Birth date|1943|10|31}}

|birth_place=Aberdeen, South Dakota, U.S.

|death_date={{Death date and age|2001|12|27|1943|10|31}}

|death_place=Seattle, Washington, U.S.

|debutleague = MLB

|debutdate=July 30

|debutyear=1964

|debutteam=Houston Colt .45s

|finalleague = MLB

|finaldate=October 3

|finalyear=1965

|finalteam=Houston Astros

|statleague = MLB

|stat1label=Batting average

|stat1value=.143

|stat2label=Home runs

|stat2value=0

|stat3label=Runs batted in

|stat3value=1

|teams=

• Houston Colt .45s/Astros ({{mlby|1964}}–{{mlby|1965}})

}}John Edward Hoffman (October 31, 1943 – December 27, 2001) was an American professional baseball player. He was a catcher whose career lasted seven seasons (1963–1969), including brief stints in Major League Baseball with the {{baseball year|1964}}–{{baseball year|1965}} Houston Colt .45s/Astros. Hoffman batted left-handed, threw right-handed, stood {{convert|6|ft}} tall and weighed {{convert|190|lb}}.

Hoffman was one of several catching prospects (among them John Bateman and Jerry Grote) in the Houston organization of the mid-1960s. He appeared in eight Major League games and collected three hits, all singles, in 21 at bats, plus a base on balls. In the minor leagues, where he batted .215 in 604 games played.[https://www.baseball-reference.com/minors/player.cgi?id=hoffma001joh Minor league record] from Baseball Reference