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Dave Hostetler
David Alan Hostetler
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 4" , Weight: 215 lb.

Born: March 27, 1956 in Pasadena, CA
School: University of Southern California
Drafted by the Montreal Expos in the 4th round of the 1978 amateur draft. (All Transactions)
Debut: September 15, 1981
Final Game: May 3, 1988
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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
1981 25 MON NL 5 6 6 1 3 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 .500 .500 1.000 1.500 317 6 0 0 0 0 0 /3
1982 26 TEX AL 113 466 418 53 97 12 3 22 67 2 2 42 113 .232 .300 .433 .733 104 181 14 1 0 5 3 *3/D RoY-6
1983 27 TEX AL 94 353 304 31 67 9 2 11 46 0 2 42 103 .220 .323 .372 .695 94 113 10 5 0 2 1 D/3
1984 28 TEX AL 37 95 82 7 18 2 1 3 10 0 0 13 27 .220 .326 .378 .704 93 31 5 0 0 0 0 3D
1988 32 PIT NL 6 8 8 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .250 .250 .250 .500 46 2 0 0 0 0 0 /32
5 Seasons 255 928 818 92 187 23 6 37 124 2 4 97 248 .229 .313 .407 .720 100 333 29 6 0 7 4
162 Game Avg. 162 590 520 58 119 15 4 24 79 1 3 62 158 .229 .313 .407 .720 100 212 18 4 0 4 3
TEX (3 yrs) 244 914 804 91 182 23 6 36 123 2 4 97 243 .226 .312 .404 .716 99 325 29 6 0 7 4
PIT (1 yr) 6 8 8 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .250 .250 .250 .500 46 2 0 0 0 0 0
MON (1 yr) 5 6 6 1 3 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 .500 .500 1.000 1.500 317 6 0 0 0 0 0
AL (3 yrs) 244 914 804 91 182 23 6 36 123 2 4 97 243 .226 .312 .404 .716 99 325 29 6 0 7 4
NL (2 yrs) 11 14 14 1 5 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 5 .357 .357 .571 .929 163 8 0 0 0 0 0

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr Rtz Rtzrd Rtzhm Rdp Rctch RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG PB WP SB CS CS% Awards
1981 MON NL 25 1B 2 0 8.0 4 4 0 0 2 1.000 -0.2 -30.0 -0.2 -0.1 -0.1 4.50 2.00 1.000 10.24 8.70
1982 TEX AL 26 1B 109 108 953.1 1159 1099 48 12 102 .990 -5.8 -7.3 -5.8 -1.3 -4.6 0 10.83 10.52 .992 9.44 8.51 RoY-6
1982 TEX AL 26 DH 3 RoY-6
1983 TEX AL 27 DH 88
1983 TEX AL 27 1B 2 1 14.2 11 11 0 0 0 1.000 -0.4 -32.7 -0.4 -0.1 -0.3 0 6.75 5.50 .991 9.94 8.25
1984 TEX AL 28 1B 14 13 91.0 98 90 8 0 9 1.000 -0.4 -5.3 -0.4 0.8 -1.2 0 9.69 7.00 .991 9.75 8.25
1984 TEX AL 28 DH 13
1988 PIT NL 32 1B 4 1 10.0 18 15 2 1 0 .944 0.2 24.0 0.2 -0.1 0.3 0 15.30 4.25 .989 9.99 8.65
1988 PIT NL 32 C 1 0 2.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0.00 0.00 6.75 5.60 0 1 0 0
5 Seasons 1B 131 123 1077.0 1290 1219 58 13 113 .990 -6.6 -7.4 -6.6 -0.8 -5.9 0 10.67 9.75 .992 9.48 8.49
3 Seasons DH 104
1 Season C 1 0 2.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0.00 0.00 6.75 5.60 0 1 0 0
5 Seasons TOT 132 123 1079.0 1290 1219 58 13 113 .990 -6.6 -7.3 -6.6 -0.8 -5.9 0 0 10.65 9.67 .982 9.48 8.46 0 1 0 0

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

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1982 AL  113 (8th)

                                         

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Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 6 (2322), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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* - Signifies Hall of Famer

Transactions

January 9, 1975: Drafted by the San Francisco Giants in the 4th round of the 1975 amateur draft (January), but did not sign.

January 7, 1976: Drafted by the San Francisco Giants in the 4th round of the 1976 amateur draft (January), but did not sign.

June 8, 1976: Drafted by the Cleveland Indians in the 6th round of the 1976 amateur draft (June Secondary), but did not sign.

June 7, 1977: Drafted by the San Francisco Giants in the 2nd round of the 1977 amateur draft (June Secondary), but did not sign.

June 6, 1978: Drafted by the Montreal Expos in the 4th round of the 1978 amateur draft.

March 31, 1982: Traded by the Montreal Expos with Larry Parrish to the Texas Rangers for Al Oliver.

November 7, 1984: Traded by the Texas Rangers to the Montreal Expos for Chris Welsh.

May 12, 1985: Purchased by the Chicago Cubs from the Montreal Expos.

October 22, 1985: Granted Free Agency.

January 20, 1988: Signed as a Free Agent with the Pittsburgh Pirates.

August 28, 1988: Released by the Pittsburgh Pirates.

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