Steve Hovley

Positions: Outfielder and Pinch Hitter

Bats: Left • Throws: Left

5-10, 188lb (178cm, 85kg)

Born: December 18, 1944 in Ventura, CA us

Draft: Drafted by the California Angels in the 35th round of the 1966 MLB June Amateur Draft from Stanford University (Palo Alto, CA).

School: Stanford University (Palo Alto, CA)

Debut: June 26, 1969 (Age 24-190d, 12,854th in major league history)
vs. CHW 4 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: September 28, 1973 (Age 28-284d)
vs. TEX 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1969 season

Full Name: Stephen Eugene Hovley

Nicknames: Tennis Ball Head

Pronunciation: \HOHVE-lee\

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

1.7

1019

263

.258

122

RBI

OBP

.335

SLG

.330

OPS

.665

OPS+

Fielding stats are given overall and by position. In some cases, they will be identical.

1969 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1969 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	69 (68)	Jun 26	SEP		CHW	W,3-2	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
2	71 (1)	Jun 27 (2)	SEP	@	CAL	W,5-2	CG	34	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
3	76 (4)	Jul 3	SEP	@	OAK	L,4-6	GS	41	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF RF
4	78 (1)	Jul 4 (2)	SEP	@	KCR	L,2-3	CG	36	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
5	79	Jul 5	SEP	@	KCR	L,4-6	GS	38	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF RF
6	80	Jul 6	SEP	@	KCR	W,9-3	GF	35	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	RF
7	81	Jul 7	SEP		CAL	L,1-5	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
8	82	Jul 8	SEP		CAL	W,3-1	CG	33	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
9	83	Jul 9 (1)	SEP		CAL	W,8-0	GF	4	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
10	84	Jul 9 (2)	SEP		CAL	L,0-5	CG	38	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
11	85	Jul 11	SEP	@	MIN	L,3-9	CG	38	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
12	86	Jul 12	SEP	@	MIN	L,1-11	CG	44	8.0	6	0	0	6	0	RF
13	87	Jul 13 (1)	SEP	@	MIN	L,2-5	CG	39	8.0	4	1	0	5	0	RF
14	88	Jul 13 (2)	SEP	@	MIN	L,4-5	CG	42	8.2	0	0	0	0	0	RF
15	89	Jul 15	SEP		OAK	L,2-6	GF	20	4.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
16	90	Jul 16	SEP		OAK	L,1-6	CG	42	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
17	91	Jul 17	SEP		OAK	L,2-8	CG	44	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
18	92	Jul 18 (1)	SEP		MIN	W,2-1	CG	35	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
19	93	Jul 18 (2)	SEP		MIN	W,3-2	GS	38	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF RF
20	94	Jul 19 susp	SEP		MIN	L,7-11	CG	88	18.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
21	95	Jul 20	SEP		MIN	L,0-4	CG	34	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
22	96	Jul 24	SEP		BOS	W,8-6	CG	39	9.0	3	1	1	5	1	RF
23	97	Jul 25	SEP		BOS	L,6-7	CG	41	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
24	98	Jul 26	SEP		BOS	W,8-5	CG	39	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
25	99	Jul 27	SEP		BOS	L,3-5	CG	73	20.0	10	1	0	11	0	RF
26	100	Jul 29	SEP		WSA	L,2-4	CG	40	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
27	101	Jul 30	SEP		WSA	W,4-3	CG	41	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
28	103 (1)	Aug 1	SEP		NYY	L,2-4	CG	39	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
29	104	Aug 2	SEP		NYY	L,4-5	CG	45	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
30	105	Aug 3	SEP		NYY	L,3-5	CG	40	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
31	106	Aug 5	SEP	@	BOS	W,9-2	CG	37	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
32	107	Aug 6	SEP	@	BOS	W,6-5	CG	45	10.0	1	1	0	2	1	RF
33	108	Aug 7	SEP	@	BOS	L,4-5	CG	40	8.2	2	1	0	3	1	RF
34	109	Aug 8	SEP	@	WSA	L,3-10	CG	39	8.0	1	0	1	2	0	RF
35	111 (1)	Aug 10	SEP	@	WSA	L,5-7	CG	40	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
36	112	Aug 11	SEP	@	CLE	W,8-2	CG	34	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
37	113	Aug 12	SEP	@	CLE	L,5-6	GF	24	5.0	1	0	0	1	0	PR CF
38	114	Aug 13	SEP	@	CLE	W,5-3	CG	36	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
39	115	Aug 15	SEP		BAL	L,1-2	CG	39	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
40	117 (1)	Aug 17	SEP		BAL	L,1-4	CG	39	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
41	118	Aug 18	SEP		BAL	L,3-12	CG	50	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
42	120 (1)	Aug 20	SEP		DET	L,3-4	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
43	121	Aug 21	SEP		DET	L,6-7	CG	44	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
44	122	Aug 22	SEP		CLE	L,8-9	CG	43	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
45	123	Aug 23	SEP		CLE	L,3-7	CG	43	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
46	124	Aug 24	SEP		CLE	L,5-6	CG	41	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
47	125	Aug 26	SEP	@	BAL	W,2-1	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
48	126	Aug 27	SEP	@	BAL	L,2-7	CG	37	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
49	127	Aug 28	SEP	@	BAL	L,3-4	CG	49	10.2	5	1	0	6	1	RF
50	128	Aug 29	SEP	@	DET	L,1-6	CG	36	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
51	129	Aug 30	SEP	@	DET	L,3-4	CG	35	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
52	130	Aug 31	SEP	@	DET	L,2-7	CG	37	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
53	131	Sep 1 (1)	SEP	@	NYY	L,1-6	CG	39	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
54	132	Sep 1 (2)	SEP	@	NYY	W,5-1	CG	48	13.0	6	0	0	6	0	CF
55	133	Sep 2	SEP	@	NYY	L,4-5	CG	61	14.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
56	134	Sep 4	SEP		KCR	L,3-5	CG	41	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
57	135	Sep 5	SEP		KCR	W,5-4	GF	6	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH CF
58	137 (1)	Sep 7	SEP		KCR	W,7-6	GF	15	3.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
59	138	Sep 8 (1)	SEP		CHW	W,2-1	CG	40	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
60	139	Sep 8 (2)	SEP		CHW	W,5-1	CG	36	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
61	140	Sep 10	SEP	@	OAK	W,9-4	CG	40	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
62	141	Sep 11	SEP	@	OAK	L,3-6	CG	36	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
63	142	Sep 12 (1)	SEP		CAL	W,4-1	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
64	143	Sep 12 (2)	SEP		CAL	T,1-1	CG	42	10.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
65	144	Sep 13 (1)	SEP		CAL	W,6-4	CG	40	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
66	145	Sep 13 (2)	SEP		CAL	L,2-4	CG	39	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
67	146	Sep 14	SEP		CAL	L,2-4	CG	42	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
68	147	Sep 15	SEP	@	KCR	W,3-2	CG	35	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
69	148	Sep 16	SEP	@	KCR	L,1-2	CG	30	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
70	149	Sep 17 (1)	SEP	@	CHW	L,4-6	CG	37	8.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
71	150	Sep 17 (2)	SEP	@	CHW	L,1-2	CG	30	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
72	151	Sep 19	SEP	@	MIN	L,1-2	CG	32	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
73	152	Sep 20	SEP	@	MIN	L,2-3	CG	39	8.1	1	0	0	1	0	CF
74	153	Sep 21	SEP	@	MIN	W,4-3	CG	34	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
75	154	Sep 22	SEP	@	CAL	W,5-4	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
76	155	Sep 23	SEP	@	CAL	L,4-5	CG	35	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
77	156	Sep 24	SEP	@	CAL	L,1-3	CG	29	8.0	2	1	0	3	0	CF
78	157	Sep 25	SEP		MIN	W,5-1	CG	39	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
79	158	Sep 26	SEP		MIN	W,4-3	CG	54	14.0	4	1	0	5	0	CF
80	159	Sep 28 (1)	SEP		MIN	L,2-5	CG	39	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
81	160	Sep 28 (2)	SEP		MIN	W,4-1	CG	34	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	CF
82	161	Sep 30	SEP		OAK	L,4-8	CG	41	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	CF
83	162	Oct 1	SEP		OAK	W,4-3	CG	35	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
84	163	Oct 2	SEP		OAK	L,1-3	CG	39	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
							87gm		734.1	174	9	2	185	4