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Dave Hoskins

Positions: Rightfielder and Pitcher

Bats: Left • Throws: Right

6-1, 180lb (185cm, 81kg)

Born: August 3, 1917 in Greenwood, MS us

Died: April 2, 1970 in Flint, MI

Buried: Sunset Hills Cemetery, Flint, MI

High School: G. H. Jones Industrial School (Highlandale, MS)

Debut: 1942 (9,145th in major league history)

AL/NL Debut: April 18, 1953 (Age 35-258d)
vs. CHW 2.1 IP, 1 H, 2 SO, 5 BB, 1 ER

Last Game: September 21, 1954 (Age 37-049d)
vs. CHW 0.2 IP, 0 H, 0 SO, 0 BB, 0 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1944 season (Exceeded AL/NL rookie limits during 1953 season)

Full Name: David Will Hoskins

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1944 World Series

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

1.6

586

166

.283

RBI

OBP

.333

SLG

.379

OPS

.712

OPS+

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	12-26 / in Starts: 5-2
Longest Hitting Streak	3 games
Longest On Base Streak	7 games
Most Games w/o HR	28 games
Most Games w/o RBI	17 games
Grand Slams	0 in 3 bases loaded PA and 3 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	1

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 63 PAs	9
Actual Runners on Base	50 (26-16-8)
Avg. MLBer w/ 63 PAs	7
Avg. Runners on Base	40 (21-12-6)

Most Driven In
B Kennedy	2
W Westlake	2
B Glynn	1
G Strickland	1
H Simpson	1
B McCosky	1
Self	1
J Hegan	0

Most Driven In By
R Boone	2
A Rosen	2
B Glynn	2
O Friend	1
Self	1
D Mitchell	1
L Doby	0

1953 Batting Game Log

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1953 Batting Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
1	148	4 (3)	Apr 18	CLE	@	CHW	L,6-7	1-4	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.000	.500	.000	.500	9	1.55	0.124	4.20	0.20%	1.38	P
May		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
2	149	16 (11)	May 5	CLE		NYY	L,1-11	5-9	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.333	.500	.333	.833	9	.01	0.001	.02	0.00%	0.10	P
3	150	19 (2)	May 10	CLE	@	SLB	W,12-3	7-GF	3	3	2	2	1	0	1	4	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.500	.571	1.167	1.738	9	1.35	0.582	4.71	1.21%	2.96	PH P
4	151	23 (3)	May 14	CLE	@	BOS	L,4-5	7-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.500	.571	1.167	1.738	9						P
5	152	27 (3)	May 20	CLE	@	WSH	L,3-8	7-7	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0	0	.429	.500	1.000	1.500	9	1.14	0.031	3.42	0.06%	0.20	PH
6	153	30 (2)	May 24 (2)	CLE		SLB	W,9-8	2-9	4	3	1	1	0	0	0	2	1	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.400	.500	.800	1.300	9	1.41	0.114	3.87	0.19%	1.52	P
7	154	33 (2)	May 28	CLE	@	SLB	L,5-7	GS-6	2	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	.455	.538	.909	1.448	9	1.56	0.043	4.45	0.07%	0.42	P
Jun		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
8	155	44 (10)	Jun 7 (2)	CLE		PHA	W,4-3	6-8	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.500	.571	.917	1.488	9	3.61	0.109	11.43	0.21%	0.66	P
9	156	47 (2)	Jun 11	CLE		WSH	L,1-2	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.462	.533	.846	1.379	8	3.44	-0.096	10.86	-0.18%	-0.22	PH
10	157	48	Jun 12	CLE		NYY	L,2-4	8-9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.429	.500	.786	1.286	5	2.31	-0.054	9.99	-0.14%	-0.29	PH
11	158	49	Jun 13	CLE		NYY	L,4-9	4-6	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.400	.471	.733	1.204	9	.32	-0.008	1.19	-0.02%	-0.16	P
12	159	56 (6)	Jun 20	CLE	@	WSH	L,3-7	3-GF	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.389	.450	.667	1.117	9	.19	-0.009	.28	-0.01%	0.13	P
13	160	57	Jun 21	CLE	@	WSH	L,1-5	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.368	.429	.632	1.060	9	.73	-0.017	.83	-0.01%	-0.35	PH
Jul		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
14	161	72 (14)	Jul 4 (2)	CLE		DET	L,1-6	7-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.350	.409	.600	1.009	8	.68	-0.017	2.16	-0.03%	-0.16	PH
15	162	73	Jul 5 (1)	CLE		CHW	W,7-6	7-GF	2	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.364	.417	.591	1.008	9	.78	0.035	2.48	0.07%	0.15	PH P
16	163	77 (3)	Jul 8	CLE	@	SLB	L,3-6	7-GF	2	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.375	.423	.583	1.006	9	.49	-0.001	1.43	0.00%	0.03	PH P
17	164	80 (2)	Jul 10 (2)	CLE	@	CHW	L,5-16	4-4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.360	.407	.560	.967	9	2.42	-0.011	10.08	-0.03%	-0.09	PH
18	165	81	Jul 11	CLE	@	CHW	L,4-5	7-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.360	.407	.560	.967	9						P
19	166	82	Jul 12 (1)	CLE	@	CHW	L,2-14	2-2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.360	.407	.560	.967	9						P
20	167	83	Jul 12 (2)	CLE	@	CHW	L,1-3	9-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.360	.407	.560	.967	7						PH
21	168	86 (2)	Jul 18	CLE		PHA	L,3-9	2-GF	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.310	.355	.483	.838	9	.64	-0.054	1.07	-0.06%	-0.93	P
22	169	92 (5)	Jul 24	CLE		WSH	L,4-6	6-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.310	.355	.483	.838	9						P
23	170	94 (1)	Jul 26 (1)	CLE		WSH	L,3-4	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.300	.344	.467	.810	9	5.86	-0.159	8.82	-0.14%	-0.36	PH
24	171	95	Jul 26 (2)	CLE		WSH	W,7-6	3-6	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.290	.333	.452	.785	9	.49	-0.012	.56	-0.01%	-0.16	P
25	172	96	Jul 28	CLE	@	NYY	L,2-4	7-7	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.281	.324	.438	.761	8	2.48	-0.063	5.67	-0.09%	-0.43	PH
26	173	97	Jul 29	CLE	@	NYY	L,3-7	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.273	.314	.424	.739	9	.39	-0.010	.65	-0.01%	-0.28	PH
27	174	99 (1)	Jul 31	CLE	@	PHA	W,12-6	5-GF	2	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.286	.324	.429	.753	9	.04	0.003	.03	0.00%	-0.04	P
Aug		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
28	175	104 (4)	Aug 5	CLE	@	WSH	L,0-11	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.270	.308	.405	.713	9	.98	-0.052	1.56	-0.05%	-0.45	P
29	176	105	Aug 6	CLE	@	WSH	L,1-4	7-7	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	1	0	0	.263	.300	.395	.695	9	1.20	-0.049	1.50	-0.04%	-0.51	PH
30	177	111 (5)	Aug 13	CLE		CHW	L,3-7	10-GF(10)	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.256	.293	.385	.677	9	.52	-0.014	.24	0.00%	-0.35	PH
31	178	113 (1)	Aug 16 (1)	CLE	@	SLB	L,6-7	4-7	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.256	.310	.385	.694	9	1.62	0.015	.63	0.00%	0.12	P
32	179	119 (5)	Aug 21 (2)	CLE		SLB	W,3-2	CG(12)	5	5	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		0	0	0	0	.250	.298	.364	.662	9	1.25	-0.119	.03	0.00%	-0.57	P
33	180	124 (4)	Aug 26	CLE		WSH	W,9-5	GS-9	4	4	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.271	.314	.375	.689	9	.24	0.022	.00	0.00%	0.26	P
34	181	128 (3)	Aug 30 (1)	CLE		BOS	W,6-5	7-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.265	.308	.367	.675	9	2.27	-0.057	.17	0.00%	-0.76	P
Sept		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
35	182	133 (4)	Sep 3	CLE		PHA	W,9-4	CG	4	3	1	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	1	1	0		0	0	0	0	.269	.321	.365	.687	9	.62	-0.004	.02	0.00%	1.14	P
36	183	139 (5)	Sep 7 (2)	CLE		SLB	W,10-7	GS-4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.264	.316	.358	.674	9	.77	-0.019	.04	0.00%	-0.16	P
37	184	141 (1)	Sep 10	CLE	@	BOS	L,4-14	4-6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.264	.316	.358	.674	9						P
38	185	154 (12)	Sep 26	CLE		DET	W,12-3	CG	5	5	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.259	.306	.345	.651	9	.08	0.005	.00	0.00%	-1.19	P
							12-26		63	58	10	15	2	0	1	9	3	0	11	1	1		1	1	0	0	.259	.306	.345	.651		1.02	0.259	2.12	1.19%	1.62

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