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Don Hoak
Donald Albert Hoak (Tiger)

Bats Right, Throws Right
Height 6' 0", Weight 175 lb.

MLB Debut April 18, 1954
Final Game May 12, 1964
Born February 5, 1928 in Roulette, PA
Died October 9, 1969 (age 41)

Batting   Glossary     Home Run Log       Vs. All Pitchers 
 Year Ag Tm  Lg   G   AB    R    H   2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS  BB   SO    BA   OBP   SLG   OPS   OPS+   TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1954 26 BRN NL   80  216   37   52   5   2   5   21   6   3   38   23  .241  .355  .352  .707    92    76   4   5   0   3   4  
 1955 27 BRN NL   99  250   30   68   9   2   6   28   9   5   32   52  .272  .351  .396  .747    99    99   1   3   0   0  12  
 1956 28 BRN NL   37   22    3    5   0   0   0    2   2   0    1    0  .227  .261  .227  .488    66     5   0   0   0   0   0  
 1957 29 CHA AL  153  569   83  161  33   1  23  103  28   9   95   57  .283  .385  .466  .850   115   265   2   5  14   2  22  MVP-8
 1958 30 CHA AL  117  435   43   91  21   0   7   40   8  10   40   48  .209  .275  .306  .581    82   133   2   6   0   2   9  
 1959 31 KCA AL  153  597  102  173  44   5   8   60   4   2   97   77  .290  .393  .420  .813   111   251  12   3   1   6  21  
 1960 32 KCA AL  150  599   94  137  31   9  10   42   1   0   90   97  .229  .329  .361  .689    97   216   0   2  23   0   7  
 1961 33 KCA AL  118  277   48   95  18   1  11   54   0   0   32   27  .343  .417  .534  .951   123   148   0   4   1   6  10  
 1962 34 KCA AL  142  432   50  105  13  11  10   46   0   0   37   42  .243  .301  .394  .695    92   170   0   2   1   0  13  
 1963 35 WAA AL  119  387   39  105  10   0  10   35   1   2   40   61  .271  .343  .375  .717   102   145   4   0   0   2   8  
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 10 Seasons     1168 3784  529  992 184  31  90  431  59  31  502  484  .262  .349  .399  .748        1508  25  30  40  21 106
 Per 600 PA           520   73  136  25   4  12   59   8   4   69   67                                 207   3   4   6   3  15
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
   With KCA      563 1905  294  510 106  26  39  202   5   2  256  243  .268  .356  .412  .768         785  12  11  26  12  51
   With CHA      270 1004  126  252  54   1  30  143  36  19  135  105  .251  .339  .396  .735         398   4  11  14   4  31
   With BRN      216  488   70  125  14   4  11   51  17   8   71   75  .256  .349  .369  .718         180   5   8   0   3  16
   With WAA      119  387   39  105  10   0  10   35   1   2   40   61  .271  .343  .375  .717         145   4   0   0   2   8
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 MLB Totals     1263 4322  598 1144 214  44  89  498  64  47  523  530  .265  .345  .396  .741        1713  45  33  36  22 122
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 Categories in which this player led his league are indicated in red.

Miscellaneous Stats 
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  %L  RC  RC/27  AB  PH PHR  PAvg  E   XTC  XTO  XPct  OSB  OCS SBPct  Pos  Defense  Diff Star
+--------------+---+----+-----+---+---+---+-----+---+----+----+-----+----+----+-----+----+---------+----+----+
 1954 26 BRN NL  66   30   4.6  10   0   0  .000   8   28   17  .607    0    0  .000  3B   2e25      -10   
 1955 27 BRN NL  12   33   4.4   8   3   0  .375   9   43   28  .651    0    0  .000  3B   2e21       35   
 1956 28 BRN NL  39    1   2.6   9   1   0  .111   1    2    1  .500    0    0  .000  3B   2e25     -106   
 1957 29 CHA AL  20  102   6.2   2   0   0  .000  19   78   58  .744    0    0  .000  3B   1e14      -13   
 1958 30 CHA AL  22   35   2.6   1   0   0  .000  11   79   63  .797    0    0  .000  3B   1e19     -128   
 1959 31 KCA AL  25  101   5.9   0   0   0  .000  18   79   60  .759    0    0  .000  3B   1e21       40   
 1960 32 KCA AL  27   74   4.3   3   0   0  .000  18   75   56  .747    0    0  .000  3B   1e26     -121   
 1961 33 KCA AL  59   61   8.5  33   9   2  .273  15   41   24  .585    0    0  .000  3B   2e23      112   
 1962 34 KCA AL  41   49   3.9   3   1   0  .333   9   61   43  .705    0    0  .000  3B   2e15       25   
 1963 35 WAA AL   9   50   4.6   3   1   0  .333  14   50   27  .540    0    0  .000  3B   3e22      112   
+--------------+---+----+-----+---+---+---+-----+---+----+----+-----+----+----+-----+----+---------+----+----+
 10 Seasons          541   4.9  72  15   2  .208 122  536  377  .703    0    0  .000                  -6   2
+--------------+---+----+-----+---+---+---+-----+---+----+----+-----+----+----+-----+----+---------+----+----+

HOF Standards: Batting - 22.9 (Average HOFer ~ 50)
HOF Monitor: Batting - 18.5 (Likely HOFer ~ 100)

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Traditional Fielding   (completed seasons only) 

 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO     A     E   DP    FP    GS    Inn     RF  
+--------------+---+-----+------+-----+----+----+-----+-----+-------+------+
 1954 26 BRN NL  3B    74    48   121    8    9   .955    56   520.1   2.92
 1955 27 BRN NL  3B    97    52   175    9    6   .962    61   614.2   3.32
 1956 28 BRN NL  3B    33     1     7    1    1   .889     0    59.2   1.21
 1957 29 CHA AL  3B   151   152   381   19   49   .966   150  1383.0   3.47
 1958 30 CHA AL  3B   116   105   322   11   40   .975   112  1007.2   3.81  GG
                 SS     3     1     2    0    1  1.000     2    13.0   2.08
 1959 31 KCA AL  3B   153   157   350   18   29   .966   153  1382.0   3.30  GG
 1960 32 KCA AL  3B   147    93   378   18   25   .963   146  1305.0   3.25
 1961 33 KCA AL  3B    86    64   124   15   17   .926    52   606.2   2.79
 1962 34 KCA AL  3B   139   105   227    9   30   .974   122  1045.1   2.86
 1963 35 WAA AL  3B   117    65   252   14   13   .958   104   954.1   2.99
+--------------+---+-----+------+-----+----+----+-----+-----+-------+------+
                               CAREER TOTALS BY POSITION
                 3B  1113   842  2337  122  219   .963   956  8878.2   3.22
                 SS     3     1     2    0    1  1.000     2    13.0   2.08
+--------------+---+-----+------+-----+----+----+-----+-----+-------+------+

Postseason Stats   Postseason Register 
 Year Round Tm  Opp  W/L   G  AB  R  H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO   BA   OBP   SLG  SB 
+------------------+-----+--+---+--+--+--+--+--+---+--+--+-----+-----+-----+--+
 1954 WS    BRN CHA   L    5   8  2  2  0  0  0   0  1  1  .250  .333  .250  1
+------------------+-----+--+---+--+--+--+--+--+---+--+--+-----+-----+-----+--+


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Managers 

 Year  Tm    Record  Manager(s)
+----+-----+--------+------------------------------------------------------------+
 1954  BRN   98-56   Robert Rescigno
 1955  BRN   96-58   Robert Rescigno
 1956  BRN   91-63   Robert Rescigno
 1957  CHA   93-61   Robert Rescigno
 1958  CHA   67-87   Robert Rescigno
 1959  KCA   75-79   Drew Kennedy
 1960  KCA   69-85   Drew Kennedy
 1961  KCA   79-75   Drew Kennedy
 1962  KCA   82-80   Drew Kennedy
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