Buster Hoover
William James Hoover
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 1" , Weight: 178 lb.

Born: April 12, 1863 in Philadelphia, PA (All Transactions)
Debut: April 17, 1884
Final Game: October 15, 1892
Died: April 16, 1924 in Jersey City, NJ
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Standard Fielding

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG LF-CF-RF Awards
1884 TOT MLB 21 OF 47 96 63 14 19 2 .802 1.64 .829 1.53 43-4-0
1884 PHK UA 21 OF 37 82 51 13 18 2 .780 1.73 .824 1.47 37-0-0
1884 PHK UA 21 SS 15 73 19 33 21 4 .712 3.47 .840 3.90
1884 PHK UA 21 1B 6 48 41 5 2 3 .958 7.67 .950 10.07
1884 PHK UA 21 2B 6 45 24 13 8 2 .822 6.17 .876 5.38
1884 PHK UA 21 3B 1 1 0 1 0 0 1.000 1.00 .700 2.90
1884 PHI NL 21 OF 10 14 12 1 1 0 .929 1.30 .857 1.76 6-4-0
1886 BAL AA 23 OF 40 87 70 3 14 0 .839 1.83 .883 1.75 0-40-0
1892 CIN NL 29 OF 14 29 25 3 1 2 .966 2.00 .907 1.86 12-1-2
3 Seasons OF 101 212 158 20 34 4 .840 1.76 .862 1.66 55-45-2
1 Season SS 15 73 19 33 21 4 .712 3.47 .840 3.90
1 Season 1B 6 48 41 5 2 3 .958 7.67 .950 10.07
1 Season 2B 6 45 24 13 8 2 .822 6.17 .876 5.38
1 Season 3B 1 1 0 1 0 0 1.000 1.00 .700 2.90
3 Seasons TOT 129 379 242 72 65 13 .828 2.43 .698 2.50 55-45-2

Appearances

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Year Tm Lg Age G GS Batting Defense P C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF OF DH PH PR
1884 PHK UA 21 63 63 63 0 0 6 6 1 15 37 0 0 37
1884 PHI NL 21 10 10 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 4 0 10
1886 BAL AA 23 40 40 40 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 40 0 40
1892 CIN NL 29 14 14 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 1 2 14
3 Seasons 127 127 127 0 0 6 6 1 15 55 45 2 101
Appearances table is calculated solely from full RetroSheet play-by-play data available from 1973 on. A combination of RetroSheet (starting with the 1954 season) and non-RetroSheet data is used for other seasons.

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