Steve Hovley
[edit] Biography
Steve Hovley (Stephen Eugene Hovley) was born on December 18, 1944 in Ventura, California. He made his Major League debut on June 26, 1969 for the Seattle Pilots. In 1969, his rookie year, he hit .277 with 3 home runs and 20 RBI. Hovley played for the Seattle Pilots, Oakland Athletics, Milwaukee Brewers and Kansas City Royals over the course of his 5 year career.
Most people believe that Steve Hovley's best season was 1969, when he hit for a .277 average.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1969
| SEA
| A
| 91
| 329
| 41
| 91
| 3
| 20
| .277
| .338
| .365
| 14
| 3
| 30
| 34
| 1
| 3
| 10
| 3
| 2
|
| 1970
| OAK
| A
| 72
| 100
| 8
| 19
| 0
| 1
| .190
| .229
| .200
| 1
| 0
| 5
| 11
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 1
| 2
|
| 1970
| MIL
| A
| 40
| 135
| 17
| 38
| 0
| 16
| .281
| .366
| .348
| 9
| 0
| 17
| 11
| 1
| 0
| 5
| 1
| 4
|
| 1970
| TOT
| A
| 112
| 235
| 25
| 57
| 0
| 17
| .243
| .310
| .285
| 10
| 0
| 22
| 22
| 1
| 0
| 8
| 2
| 6
|
| 1971
| OAK
| A
| 24
| 27
| 3
| 3
| 0
| 3
| .111
| .306
| .185
| 2
| 0
| 7
| 9
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
|
| 1972
| KC
| A
| 105
| 196
| 24
| 53
| 3
| 24
| .270
| .351
| .352
| 5
| 1
| 24
| 29
| 1
| 4
| 3
| 2
| 2
|
| 1973
| KC
| A
| 104
| 232
| 29
| 59
| 2
| 24
| .254
| .346
| .323
| 8
| 1
| 33
| 34
| 0
| 2
| 6
| 2
| 3
|
| Total
|
|
| 436
| 1019
| 122
| 263
| 8
| 88
| .258
| .335
| .330
| 39
| 5
| 116
| 128
| 4
| 9
| 29
| 9
| 13
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1969
| SEA
| A
| OF
| 84
| 76
| 734.1
| 175
| 8
| 2
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .989
|
| 1969
| SEA
| A
| LF
| 3
| 3
| 22
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1969
| SEA
| A
| RF
| 49
| 40
| 394
| 80
| 6
| 2
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .977
|
| 1969
| SEA
| A
| CF
| 35
| 33
| 318.1
| 88
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1970
| OAK
| A
| LF
| 8
| 0
| 21.2
| 9
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1970
| OAK
| A
| OF
| 42
| 12
| 200.1
| 58
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1970
| OAK
| A
| RF
| 8
| 3
| 42.2
| 11
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1970
| OAK
| A
| CF
| 27
| 9
| 136
| 43
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1970
| MIL
| A
| CF
| 6
| 3
| 25
| 11
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1970
| MIL
| A
| OF
| 38
| 34
| 293
| 68
| 1
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .958
|
| 1970
| MIL
| A
| RF
| 37
| 31
| 268
| 55
| 1
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .949
|
| 1970
| TOT
| A
| CF
| 33
| 12
| 161
| 54
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1970
| TOT
| A
| OF
| 80
| 46
| 493.1
| 126
| 2
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .977
|
| 1970
| TOT
| A
| RF
| 45
| 34
| 310.2
| 66
| 2
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .958
|
| 1971
| OAK
| A
| RF
| 4
| 0
| 9
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1971
| OAK
| A
| LF
| 4
| 2
| 24
| 6
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1971
| OAK
| A
| OF
| 11
| 4
| 49
| 15
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1971
| OAK
| A
| CF
| 3
| 2
| 16
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1972
| KC
| A
| OF
| 67
| 34
| 403.2
| 103
| 6
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .982
|
| 1972
| KC
| A
| LF
| 5
| 0
| 22
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1972
| KC
| A
| RF
| 38
| 18
| 200.1
| 48
| 4
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .963
|
| 1972
| KC
| A
| CF
| 25
| 16
| 181.1
| 52
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1973
| KC
| A
| CF
| 26
| 16
| 171
| 44
| 3
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .940
|
| 1973
| KC
| A
| OF
| 80
| 39
| 442.2
| 114
| 4
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .975
|
| 1973
| KC
| A
| DH
| 15
| 12
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1973
| KC
| A
| RF
| 53
| 23
| 264
| 71
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1973
| KC
| A
| LF
| 4
| 0
| 7.2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| Total
|
|
| LF
| 24
| 5
| 97.1
| 23
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| Total
|
|
| CF
| 122
| 79
| 847.2
| 244
| 9
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .988
|
| Total
|
|
| OF
| 322
| 199
| 2123
| 533
| 21
| 10
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .982
|
| Total
|
|
| DH
| 15
| 12
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| Total
|
|
| RF
| 189
| 115
| 1178
| 268
| 13
| 7
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .976
|
[edit] Transactions
- Selected by California Angels in the 35th round of the free-agent draft (June 7, 1966).
- Selected by Seattle Pilots from California Angels (35th pick overall) in the expansion draft (October 15, 1968).
- Traded by Milwaukee Brewers to Oakland Athletics in exchange for Al Downing and Tito Francona (June 11, 1970).
- Selected by Kansas City Royals from Oakland Athletics in the Rule 5 major league draft (November 29, 1971).
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