Dave Hostetler

Positions: First Baseman and Designated Hitter

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-4, 215lb (193cm, 97kg)

Born: March 27, 1956 in Pasadena, CA us

Draft: Drafted by the San Francisco Giants in the 4th round of the 1975 MLB January Draft-Regular Phase from Citrus College (Glendora, CA), the San Francisco Giants in the 4th round of the 1976 MLB January Draft-Regular Phase from Citrus College (Glendora, CA), the Cleveland Indians in the 6th round of the 1976 MLB June Draft-Secondary Phase from Citrus College (Glendora, CA), the San Francisco Giants in the 2nd round of the 1977 MLB June Draft-Secondary Phase from University of Southern California (Los Angeles, CA) and the Montreal Expos in the 4th round of the 1978 MLB June Amateur Draft from University of Southern California (Los Angeles, CA).

High School: Arcadia HS (Arcadia, CA)

Schools: Citrus College (Glendora, CA), University of Southern California (Los Angeles, CA)

Debut: September 15, 1981 (Age 25-172d, 14,540th in major league history)
vs. STL 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: May 3, 1988 (Age 32-037d)
vs. LAD 2 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1982 season

National Team: us USA (College)

Full Name: David Alan Hostetler

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

-0.2

818

187

.229

RBI

124

OBP

.313

SLG

.407

OPS

.720

OPS+

100

Hit location and pitches data is shown only for seasons after 1988 (completeness summary of pitch data and hit data).

Summary of 37 Home Runs

(For more accurate walk-off HR totals, see the Batting Event Finder)

0 leading off, 1 walk-off, 5 tying, 12 go ahead

2 Tms
TEX	36
MON	1

Platoon
vs RHP	23
vs LHP	14

Home/Road
Away	23
Home	14

Outs
2	16
0	11
1	10

14 Opps
NYY	5
MIL	5
BAL	4
MIN	3
CAL	3
TOR	3
KCR	2
OAK	2
CLE	2
SEA	2
DET	2
CHW	2
NYM	1
BOS	1

30 Pitchers
Mike Morgan	3
Scott McGregor	3
Jim Gott	2
Mike Caldwell	2
Bob McClure	2
Dan Petry	1
Larry Gura	1
Ken Forsch	1
Geoff Zahn	1
Lary Sorensen	1
Bobby Castillo	1
Bert Blyleven	1
Keith Creel	1
Dennis Lamp	1
Floyd Bannister	1
Doyle Alexander	1
Jack O'Connor	1
Sammy Stewart	1
Jim Slaton	1
Fernando Arroyo	1
Larry Andersen	1
Mike Moore	1
Matt Keough	1
Pete Redfern	1
Shane Rawley	1
Andy Hassler	1
Glenn Abbott	1
Dennis Eckersley	1
Pete Falcone	1
Jim Clancy	1

12 Parks
Arlington St (ARL)	14
Memor. Stad (BAL)	4
Yankee Stad (NYC)	3
Angel Stad (ANA)	3
County Stad (MIL)	3
Tiger Stad (DET)	2
Exhibit Stad (TOR)	2
Kingdome (SEA)	2
ClevelandStd (CLE)	1
Shea Stad (NYC)	1
KauffmanStad (KAN)	1
Metrodome (MIN)	1

Where Hit
8	14
7	14
9	3
89	2
78	1

General field locations
when available.

Game Totals
1·HR gms	29
2·HR gms	4

Gms w/ this # = 0
are not shown.

Bases
---	20
1--	8
-2-	5
--3	2
12-	1
-23	1

56 RBI
RISP	9
0 on	20
1 on	15
2 on	2
Any on	17

Inning
1	5
2	4
3	2
4	7
5	3
6	7
7	4
8	3
9	1
Extra	1

1-3	11
4-6	17
7-end	9

RelScore
+4..	1
+3	3
+2	1
+1	8
Tied	10
-1	2
-2	6
-3	2
-4..	4

Ahead	13
Tied	10
Behind	14

Before event,
for batter

DefPos
1B	24
DH	13

OrderPos
4th	16
6th	8
7th	7
5th	3
9th	2
2nd	1

Leverage
High Lev	5
Medium Lev	17
Low Lev	15

Play By Play

WE and WPA Explanation

Play By Play
1981	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
1	1	1	1	1981-10-04	MON	@	NYM	Pete Falcone	behind 0-2	t 9	2	---		1	4	3	0.022	3%		Home Run
1982	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
2	2	1	1	1982-05-30	TEX		KCR	Keith Creel	ahead 3-0	b 3	1	---		1	6	3	0.057	90%		Home Run (Deep CF)
3	3	2	1	1982-06-02	TEX	@	BAL	Sammy Stewart	ahead 2-0	t 4	0	---		1	6	3	0.085	82%		Home Run (Deep CF)
4	4	3	1	1982-06-12	TEX		MIN	Bobby Castillo	behind 1-3	b 4	2	1--		2	7	3	0.249	51%		Home Run; L. Johnson Scores
5	5	4	1	1982-06-13	TEX		MIN	Jack O'Connor	ahead 1-0	b 1	2	--3		2	5	3	0.155	80%		Home Run (Deep LF); L. Johnson Scores
6	6	5	1	1982-06-15	TEX	@	SEA	Mike Moore	tied 0-0	t 2	2	---		1	7	3	0.108	57%		Home Run (Deep LF)
7	7	6	2	1982-06-15	TEX	@	SEA	Larry Andersen	ahead 3-2	t 8	1	-2-		2	7	3	0.156	92%		Home Run (Deep LF); L. Johnson Scores
8	8	7	1	1982-06-19	TEX	@	MIN	Pete Redfern	ahead 3-0	t 6	1	---		1	5	3	0.059	91%		Home Run (Deep LF)
9	9	8	1	1982-06-23	TEX	@	CAL	Ken Forsch	behind 0-1	t 4	2	---		1	6	3	0.128	45%		Home Run (Deep CF)
10	10	9	2	1982-06-23	TEX	@	CAL	Andy Hassler	behind 2-5	t 8	2	---		1	6	3	0.040	7%		Home Run (Deep LF)
11	11	10	1	1982-06-26	TEX		OAK	Matt Keough	tied 0-0	b 1	2	-2-		2	4	3	0.184	72%		Home Run (Deep CF); B. Bell Scores
12	12	11	1	1982-06-27	TEX		OAK	Fernando Arroyo	ahead 5-1	b 5	1	---		1	4	3	0.029	96%		Home Run (Deep CF)
13	13	12	1	1982-07-06	TEX		TOR	Jim Gott	behind 1-3	b 6	2	-2-		2	4	3	0.299	52%		Home Run (Deep LF); B. Bell Scores
14	14	13	1	1982-07-18	TEX	@	TOR	Jim Gott	tied 0-0	t 1	2	-2-		2	4	3	0.167	65%		Home Run (Deep CF); L. Mazzilli Scores
15	15	14	1	1982-07-25 (1)	TEX	@	DET	Dan Petry	behind 0-2	t 6	2	1--		2	4	3	0.260	44%		Home Run (Deep LF); M. Rivers Scores
16	16	15	1	1982-08-01	TEX		NYY	Mike Morgan	tied 0-0	b 4	0	---		1	4	3	0.133	69%		Home Run (CF-RF)
17	17	16	2	1982-08-01	TEX		NYY	Mike Morgan	tied 1-1	b 6	0	12-		3	4	3	0.219	92%		Home Run (Deep LF); M. Rivers Scores; B. Bell Scores
18	18	17	1	1982-08-05	TEX	@	NYY	Doyle Alexander	tied 0-0	t 1	2	--3		2	4	3	0.175	66%		Home Run (Deep LF); L. Mazzilli Scores
19	19	18	1	1982-08-07	TEX	@	NYY	Mike Morgan	behind 0-6	t 6	1	---		1	4	3	0.016	3%		Home Run (Deep RF)
20	20	19	1	1982-08-08 (1)	TEX	@	NYY	Shane Rawley	ahead 3-0	t 6	0	---		1	4	3	0.054	92%		Home Run (Deep RF)
21	21	20	1	1982-08-10	TEX	@	MIL	Jim Slaton	behind 0-11	t 7	0	1--		2	4	3	0.001	0%		Home Run (Deep LF); B. Stein Scores
22	22	21	1	1982-08-15	TEX		CLE	Lary Sorensen	tied 0-0	b 4	0	---		1	4	3	0.133	69%		Home Run (Deep CF)
23	23	22	1	1982-08-17	TEX		CHW	Dennis Lamp	behind 1-3	b 11	1	-23		3	4	3	0.722	100%	Walk-Off	Home Run (Deep CF); B. Sample Scores; W. Tolleson Scores
1983	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
24	24	1	1	1983-04-12	TEX	@	CLE	Bert Blyleven	tied 0-0	t 4	0	---		1	4	DH	0.122	62%		Home Run (Deep CF)
25	25	2	1	1983-05-02	TEX	@	TOR	Jim Clancy	ahead 1-0	t 1	2	---		1	4	DH	0.093	65%		Home Run (Deep CF)
26	26	3	1	1983-07-13	TEX		MIL	Bob McClure	behind 0-6	b 7	1	1--		2	7	DH	0.030	5%		Home Run (Deep LF); B. Sample Scores
27	27	4	1	1983-07-18 (2)	TEX	@	MIL	Bob McClure	ahead 2-1	t 5	0	---		1	7	DH	0.117	76%		Home Run (Deep CF)
28	28	5	1	1983-07-20	TEX	@	MIL	Mike Caldwell	behind 1-3	t 7	2	1--		2	7	DH	0.298	43%		Home Run (Deep RF); B. Sample Scores
29	29	6	1	1983-07-30	TEX	@	BAL	Scott McGregor	ahead 1-0	t 3	0	---		1	9	DH	0.102	72%		Home Run (LF-CF)
30	30	7	2	1983-07-30	TEX	@	BAL	Scott McGregor	behind 2-3	t 7	2	1--		2	9	DH	0.403	66%		Home Run (CF-RF); B. Stein Scores
31	31	8	1	1983-08-03	TEX		BOS	Dennis Eckersley	behind 1-4	b 6	1	-2-		2	7	DH	0.177	35%		Home Run (Deep LF); B. Stein Scores
32	32	9	1	1983-08-25 (2)	TEX	@	KCR	Larry Gura	tied 3-3	t 8	2	---		1	5	DH	0.289	71%		Home Run (Deep LF)
33	33	10	1	1983-08-31	TEX	@	DET	Glenn Abbott	ahead 1-0	t 2	1	---		1	6	DH	0.101	69%		Home Run (Deep CF)
34	34	11	1	1983-09-16	TEX	@	CAL	Geoff Zahn	tied 2-2	t 5	1	1--		2	2	DH	0.236	74%		Home Run (Deep CF); C. Wilkerson Scores
1984	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
35	35	1	1	1984-04-28	TEX	@	BAL	Scott McGregor	behind 0-4	t 2	2	---		1	6	3	0.058	18%		Home Run (Deep CF)
36	36	2	1	1984-05-24	TEX		MIL	Mike Caldwell	ahead 3-2	b 4	0	---		1	6	DH	0.101	79%		Home Run
37	37	3	1	1984-05-27	TEX		CHW	Floyd Bannister	ahead 1-0	b 2	0	1--		2	6	DH	0.135	82%		Home Run (Deep LF); P. O'Brien Scores