Joe Hoover

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Full Name: Robert Joseph Hoover	Primary Position: SS
Height/Weight: 5' 11"/175	First Game: April 21, 1943
Birthdate: April 15, 1915	Final Game: September 23, 1945
Birthplace: Brawley, California	MLB Experience: 3 years
Died: September 2, 1965
Deathplace: Los Angeles, California
Bat/Throw: Right/Right

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1 Biography
2 Statistics
- 2.1 Batting Stats
- 2.2 Fielding Stats
3 Transactions
4 Trivia
5 Video Gallery
6 Picture Gallery
7 See Also
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Joe Hoover (Robert Joseph Hoover) was born on April 15, 1915 in Brawley, California. He made his Major League debut on April 21, 1943 for the Detroit Tigers. In 1943, his rookie year, he hit .243 with 4 home runs and 38 RBI. Hoover played for the Detroit Tigers for his entire 3 year career.

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Year	Team		G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG	OBP	SLG	2B	3B	BB	SO	HBP	SH	SB	IBB	GDP
1943	DET	A	144	575	78	140	4	38	.243	.289	.318	15	8	36	101	1	28	6	0	10
1944	DET	A	120	441	67	104	0	29	.236	.301	.290	20	2	35	66	6	12	7	0	4
1945	DET	A	74	222	33	57	1	17	.257	.324	.360	10	5	21	35	1	6	6	0	3
Total			338	1238	178	301	5	84	.243	.300	.316	45	15	92	202	8	46	19	0	17

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Year	Team		POS	G	GS	INN	PO	A	ERR	DP	TP	PB	SB	CS	PkO	AVG
1943	DET	A	SS	144	0	0	301	393	41	84	0	0	0	0	0	.944
1944	DET	A	SS	119	0	0	256	405	48	102	0	0	0	0	0	.932
1944	DET	A	2B	1	0	0	2	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.000
1945	DET	A	SS	68	0	0	126	163	17	35	0	0	0	0	0	.944
Total			2B	1	0	0	2	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.000
Total			SS	331	0	0	683	961	106	221	0	0	0	0	0	.939

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Sold by Hollywood (PCL) to Detroit Tigers (October 1, 1942).

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