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Steve Hovley
Stephen Eugene Hovley

Bats Left, Throws Left
Height 5' 10", Weight 188 lb.
School Stanford

MLB Debut June 26, 1969
Final Game September 28, 1973
Born December 18, 1944 in Ventura, CA (age 80)

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 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 
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1969 24 SEA AL  112  338   41   95  11   0   4   34  10   9   28   29  .281  .338  .349  .687    96   118   0   0   1   1   2  
 1970 25 SDN NL   87  252   14   56  14   0   0   17   4   1   18   24  .222  .276  .278  .554    77    70   1   1   0   1   8  
 1971           [Did not play]
 1972 27 MLA AL   71  170   22   47   5   0   3   15   1   0   21   24  .276  .354  .359  .713   106    61   0   3   1   1   6  
 1973 28 MLA AL   62  206   22   58   8   1   1   16   8   2   26   26  .282  .361  .345  .705    94    71   0   1   1   0   5  
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
  4 Seasons      332  966   99  256  38   1   8   82  23  12   93  103  .265  .330  .331  .661         320   1   5   3   3  21
 Per 600 PA           543   56  144  21   1   4   46  13   7   52   58                                 180   1   3   2   2  12
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
   With MLA      245  714   85  200  24   1   8   65  19  11   75   79  .280  .348  .350  .699         250   0   4   3   2  13
   With SDN       87  252   14   56  14   0   0   17   4   1   18   24  .222  .276  .278  .554          70   1   1   0   1   8
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 MLB Totals      436 1019  122  263  39   5   8   88  29  12  116  128  .258  .335  .330  .665         336   9   4   9   4  13
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 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
+--------------+---+----+-----+---+---+---+-----+---+----+----+-----+----+----+-----+----+---------+----+----+
 1969 24 SEA AL  13   40   4.3  17   1   0  .059   3   26   20  .769    0    0  .000  OF   3(-1)e4   -16   
 1970 25 SDN NL   5   18   2.5  11   4   0  .364   4   31   19  .613    0    0  .000  OF   3(-1)e9   -42   
 1971           [Did not play]
 1972 27 MLA AL  63   22   4.5  29   3   0  .103   2    8    3  .375    0    0  .000  OF   3(-1)e6     9   
 1973 28 MLA AL  19   27   4.7   1   1   0 1.000   3   21   16  .762    0    0  .000  OF   2(-1)e7    36   
+--------------+---+----+-----+---+---+---+-----+---+----+----+-----+----+----+-----+----+---------+----+----+
  4 Seasons          108   3.9  58   9   0  .155  12   86   58  .674    0    0  .000                  -6   0
+--------------+---+----+-----+---+---+---+-----+---+----+----+-----+----+----+-----+----+---------+----+----+

HOF Standards: Batting - 0.0 (Average HOFer ~ 50)
HOF Monitor: Batting - 0.0 (Likely HOFer ~ 100)


Traditional Fielding   (completed seasons only) 

 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO     A     E   DP    FP    GS    Inn     RF  
+--------------+---+-----+------+-----+----+----+-----+-----+-------+------+
 1969 24 SEA AL  RF    77   156     5    3    2   .982    72   667.0   2.17
                 LF     8    22     0    0    0  1.000     6    62.1   3.18
                 CF     8     8     1    0    0  1.000     1    30.1   2.67
 1970 25 SDN NL  LF    46    68     3    2    0   .973    40   344.2   1.85
                 CF    27    56     1    2    0   .966    21   190.2   2.69
                 RF     7     7     0    0    0  1.000     5    42.0   1.50
 1971           [Did not play]
 1972 27 MLA AL  RF    32    42     1    2    1   .956    28   254.1   1.52
                 LF     9     9     3    0    0  1.000     7    76.2   1.41
                 CF     2     2     0    0    0  1.000     0     6.0   3.00
 1973 28 MLA AL  RF    31    60     5    1    2   .985    31   267.0   2.19
                 CF    12    29     1    2    0   .938    12    99.1   2.72
                 LF     9    14     1    0    0  1.000     9    79.0   1.71
+--------------+---+-----+------+-----+----+----+-----+-----+-------+------+
                               CAREER TOTALS BY POSITION
                 RF   147   265    11    6    5   .979   136  1230.1   2.02
                 LF    72   113     7    2    0   .984    62   562.2   1.92
                 CF    49    95     3    4    0   .961    34   326.1   2.70
+--------------+---+-----+------+-----+----+----+-----+-----+-------+------+


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Managers 

 Year  Tm    Record  Manager(s)
+----+-----+--------+------------------------------------------------------------+
 1969  SEA   52-110  Frank Pennylegion
 1970  SDN   63-99   Mike Tomeo
 1972  MLA   64-98   Frank Pennylegion
 1973  MLA   79-83   Frank Pennylegion, Dave Jackson

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