| FBU Player of the Week, Hoffman of Cincinnati Monday, August 31st , 1896 Fritz Hoffman of Cincinnati was a smashing success this week, winning the Player of the Week Award in the Federal Baseball Union.
He hit everything the pitchers threw at him, hammering them for a .429 batting average, going 15 for 35 with no home runs, 6 RBIs and scoring 7 times.
This season, Hoffman is batting .364 with 179 hits and 1 home run. He has scored 86 times and has 61 runs batted in. | | |