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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, 12,868th 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+

Standard Batting

Games by Position

Standard Batting
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
1967	22	CAL-CHW-min	A,WRk	162	621	539	80	147	24	8	15	74	25	6	74	64	.273	.360	.430	.790		232		2	1	5			SJO,WSX · CALL,FLIL
1968	23	CAL-min	AAA	142	530	475	56	114	14	3	7	32	12	7	42	59	.240	.303	.326	.630		155		2	9	2			SLE · PCL
1969	24	BAL-min	AAA	57	234	204	41	60	7	2	8	24	3	1	24	19	.294	.368	.466	.834		95		1	3	2			ROC · IL
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/H7
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	9H8/7
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	9/8H
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	H8/79
1971	26	OAK-min	AAA	69	293	261	37	88	20	1	1	26	6	2	26	29	.337	.394	.433	.827		113		0	4	2			IWA · AA
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	H/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	H98/7
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	98HD/7
1974	29	BAL-min	AAA	49	154	128	17	26	2	0	3	18	4	1	24	13	.203	.338	.289	.627		37		2	0	0			ROC · IL
5 Yrs				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