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Steve Hovley
Stephen Eugene Hovley
Bats: Left , Throws: Left
Height: 5' 10" , Weight: 188 lb.

Born: December 18, 1944 in Ventura, CA
Schools: Stanford University
Drafted by the California Angels in the 35th round of the 1966 amateur draft. (All Transactions)
Debut: June 26, 1969
Final Game: September 28, 1973
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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
1969 24 SEP AL 91 364 329 41 91 14 3 3 20 10 4 30 34 .277 .338 .365 .703 100 120 2 1 3 1 3 98/7
1970 25 TOT AL 112 258 235 25 57 10 0 0 17 8 1 22 22 .243 .310 .285 .595 67 67 6 1 0 0 2 98/7
1970 25 MIL AL 40 153 135 17 38 9 0 0 16 5 1 17 11 .281 .366 .348 .714 99 47 4 1 0 0 1 9/8
1970 25 OAK AL 72 105 100 8 19 1 0 0 1 3 0 5 11 .190 .229 .200 .429 21 20 2 0 0 0 1 8/79
1971 26 OAK AL 24 36 27 3 3 2 0 0 3 2 0 7 9 .111 .306 .185 .491 44 5 0 1 0 1 0 /798
1972 27 KCR AL 105 226 196 24 53 5 1 3 24 3 3 24 29 .270 .351 .352 .703 111 69 2 1 4 1 2 98/7
1973 28 KCR AL 104 268 232 29 59 8 1 2 24 6 4 33 34 .254 .346 .323 .669 86 75 3 0 2 1 2 98D/7
5 Seasons 436 1152 1019 122 263 39 5 8 88 29 12 116 128 .258 .335 .330 .665 89 336 13 4 9 4 9
162 Game Avg. 162 428 379 45 98 14 2 3 33 11 4 43 48 .258 .335 .330 .665 89 125 5 1 3 1 3
KCR (2 yrs) 209 494 428 53 112 13 2 5 48 9 7 57 63 .262 .348 .336 .685 97 144 5 1 6 2 4
OAK (2 yrs) 96 141 127 11 22 3 0 0 4 5 0 12 20 .173 .248 .197 .445 27 25 2 1 0 1 1
MIL (2 yrs) 131 517 464 58 129 23 3 3 36 15 5 47 45 .278 .346 .360 .706 99 167 6 2 3 1 4
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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr Rtz Rtzrd Rtzhm Rof RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
1969 SEP AL 24 OF 84 76 734.1 185 175 8 2 3 .989 1.0 1.6 1.0 1.0 0.0 0 2.24 2.18 .978 2.13 1.84
1969 SEP AL 24 RF 49 40 394.0 88 80 6 2 4 .977 0.2 0.6 0.2 0.3 -0.1 0 1.96 1.76 .974 1.91 1.60
1969 SEP AL 24 CF 35 33 318.1 91 88 3 0 0 1.000 0.9 3.4 0.9 0.8 0.1 0 2.57 2.60 .981 2.50 2.18
1969 SEP AL 24 LF 3 3 22.0 6 6 0 0 0 1.000 -0.1 -5.5 -0.1 -0.1 0.0 0 2.45 2.00 .983 2.00 1.60
1970 TOT AL 25 OF 80 46 493.1 131 126 2 3 1 .977 -3.7 -9.0 -1.7 -1.9 0.2 -2 2.34 1.60 .980 2.14 1.85
1970 TOT AL 25 RF 45 34 310.2 71 66 2 3 1 .958 -4.5 -17.4 -3.5 -2.0 -1.5 -1 1.97 1.51 .976 1.98 1.59
1970 TOT AL 25 CF 33 12 161.0 54 54 0 0 0 1.000 -1.0 -7.5 0.0 -0.7 0.7 -1 3.02 1.64 .983 2.62 2.30
1970 MIL AL 25 OF 38 34 293.0 72 68 1 3 0 .958 -4.1 -16.8 -3.1 -1.8 -1.3 -1 2.12 1.82 .981 2.14 1.85
1970 MIL AL 25 RF 37 31 268.0 59 55 1 3 0 .949 -4.5 -20.1 -3.5 -2.2 -1.3 -1 1.88 1.51 .976 1.98 1.59
1970 MIL AL 25 CF 6 3 25.0 11 11 0 0 0 1.000 0.4 19.2 0.4 0.4 0.0 0 3.96 1.83 .982 2.63 2.30
1970 OAK AL 25 OF 42 12 200.1 59 58 1 0 1 1.000 0.4 2.4 1.4 -0.1 1.5 -1 2.65 1.40 .980 2.14 1.85
1970 OAK AL 25 CF 27 9 136.0 43 43 0 0 0 1.000 -1.4 -12.4 -0.4 -1.1 0.7 -1 2.85 1.59 .984 2.62 2.30
1970 OAK AL 25 LF 8 0 21.2 9 9 0 0 0 1.000 1.8 99.7 1.8 0.8 1.0 0 3.74 1.13 .978 1.83 1.48
1970 OAK AL 25 RF 8 3 42.2 12 11 1 0 1 1.000 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.2 -0.2 0 2.53 1.50 .975 1.98 1.59
1971 OAK AL 26 OF 11 4 49.0 16 15 1 0 0 1.000 0.9 22.0 0.9 0.7 0.3 0 2.94 1.45 .981 2.24 1.96
1971 OAK AL 26 LF 4 2 24.0 7 6 1 0 0 1.000 0.4 20.0 0.4 0.2 0.3 0 2.62 1.75 .986 1.91 1.60
1971 OAK AL 26 RF 4 0 9.0 3 3 0 0 0 1.000 0.5 66.7 0.5 0.5 0.0 0 3.00 0.75 .967 2.00 1.70
1971 OAK AL 26 CF 3 2 16.0 6 6 0 0 0 1.000 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 3.38 2.00 .983 2.76 2.33
1972 KCR AL 27 OF 68 34 403.2 111 103 6 2 0 .982 1.2 3.6 0.2 -2.8 3.0 1 2.43 1.60 .983 2.22 1.91
1972 KCR AL 27 RF 38 18 200.1 54 48 4 2 0 .963 -0.9 -5.4 0.1 -1.5 1.6 -1 2.34 1.37 .980 2.12 1.76
1972 KCR AL 27 CF 25 16 181.1 55 52 3 0 0 1.000 2.6 17.2 0.6 -1.0 1.6 2 2.73 2.20 .987 2.65 2.29
1972 KCR AL 27 LF 5 0 22.0 2 2 0 0 0 1.000 -0.5 -27.3 -0.5 -0.3 -0.2 0 0.82 0.40 1.000 1.88 1.52
1973 KCR AL 28 OF 79 39 442.2 121 114 4 3 1 .975 -2.1 -5.7 -0.1 0.9 -1.0 -2 2.40 1.49 .979 2.29 2.02
1973 KCR AL 28 RF 53 23 264.0 72 71 1 0 1 1.000 1.4 6.4 2.4 3.4 -1.0 -1 2.45 1.36 .975 2.09 1.73
1973 KCR AL 28 CF 26 16 171.0 50 44 3 3 0 .940 -3.0 -21.1 -2.0 -2.1 0.1 -1 2.47 1.81 .984 2.78 2.54
1973 KCR AL 28 DH 15 0.0
1973 KCR AL 28 LF 4 0 7.2 0 0 0 0 0 -0.5 -78.3 -0.5 -0.4 -0.1 0 0.00 0.00 2.00 1.68
5 Seasons OF 322 199 2123.0 564 533 21 10 5 .982 -2.7 -1.5 0.3 -2.1 2.5 -3 2.35 1.72 .980 2.19 1.91
5 Seasons RF 189 115 1178.0 288 268 13 7 6 .976 -3.3 -3.4 -0.3 0.7 -1.0 -3 2.15 1.49 .976 2.01 1.67
5 Seasons CF 122 79 847.2 256 244 9 3 0 .988 -0.5 -0.7 -0.5 -3.0 2.5 0 2.69 2.07 .984 2.62 2.31
5 Seasons LF 24 5 97.1 24 23 1 0 0 1.000 1.1 13.6 1.1 0.2 1.0 0 2.22 1.00 .983 1.91 1.55
1 Season DH 15 0.0
5 Seasons TOT 322 199 2123.0 564 533 21 10 5 .982 -2.7 -1.5 0.3 -2.1 2.5 -3 2.35 1.72 .962 2.19 1.91
Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr Rtz Rtzrd Rtzhm Rof RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards

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Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 4 (2772), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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Transactions

June 7, 1966: Drafted by the California Angels in the 35th round of the 1966 amateur draft.

October 15, 1968: Drafted by the Seattle Pilots from the California Angels as the 35th pick in the 1968 expansion draft.

June 11, 1970: Traded by the Milwaukee Brewers to the Oakland Athletics for Al Downing and Tito Francona.

November 29, 1971: Drafted by the Kansas City Royals from the Oakland Athletics in the 1971 rule 5 draft.

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