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Joe Hoover
Robert Joseph Hoover
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 5' 11" , Weight: 175 lb.

Born: April 15, 1915 in Brawley, CA
High School: Pomona (Pomona, CA) (All Transactions)
Debut: April 21, 1943
Final Game: September 23, 1945
Died: September 2, 1965 in Los Angeles, CA
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Year Age Tm Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards
1943 28 DET AL 144 640 575 78 140 15 8 4 38 6 5 36 101 .243 .289 .318 .607 72 183 10 1 28 *6
1944 29 DET AL 120 494 441 67 104 20 2 0 29 7 10 35 66 .236 .301 .290 .591 65 128 4 6 12 *6/4
1945 30 DET AL 74 250 222 33 57 10 5 1 17 6 2 21 35 .257 .324 .360 .684 94 80 3 1 6 6
3 Seasons 338 1384 1238 178 301 45 15 5 84 19 17 92 202 .243 .300 .316 .616 73 391 17 8 46
162 Game Avg. 162 663 593 85 144 22 7 2 40 9 8 44 97 .243 .300 .316 .616 73 187 8 4 22

Postseason Batting

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Year Age Tm Lg Series Opp Rslt G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1945 30 DET AL WS CHC W 1 3 3 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 .333 .333 .333 .667 1 0 0 0 0 0
1 WS 1 3 3 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 .333 .333 .333 .667 1 0 0 0 0 0

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 Awards
1943 DET AL 28 SS 144 735 301 393 41 84 .944 4.82 .953 4.93
1944 DET AL 29 SS 119 709 256 405 48 102 .932 5.55 .948 5.05
1944 DET AL 29 2B 1 3 2 1 0 1 1.000 3.00 .967 5.40
1945 DET AL 30 SS 68 306 126 163 17 35 .944 4.25 .951 4.94
3 Seasons SS 331 1750 683 961 106 221 .939 4.97 .951 4.97
1 Season 2B 1 3 2 1 0 1 1.000 3.00 .967 5.40
3 Seasons TOT 332 1753 685 962 106 222 .940 4.96 .890 4.98

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

Triples s c a p y
1943 AL  8 (7th)

Strikeouts s c a p y
1943 AL  101 (2nd)
1944 AL  66 (6th)

Hit By Pitch s c a p y
1944 AL  6 (3rd)

Sacrifice Hits s c a p y
1943 AL  28 (1st)
1944 AL  12 (10th)

Caught Stealing s c a p y
1944 AL  10 (5th)

Outs Made s c a p y
1943 AL  478 (1st)

                           

Hall Of Fame Statistics

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Gray InkBatting - 1 (2323), Average HOFer ≈ 144
Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 1 (3944), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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Transactions

October 1, 1942: Purchased by the Detroit Tigers from Hollywood (PCL).

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