Steve Hovley

Positions: Outfielder and Pinch Hitter

Bats: Left • Throws: Left

5-10, 188lb (178cm, 85kg)

Born: December 18, 1944 in Ventura, CA us

Draft: Drafted by the California Angels in the 35th round of the 1966 MLB June Amateur Draft from Stanford University (Palo Alto, CA).

School: Stanford University (Palo Alto, CA)

Debut: June 26, 1969 (Age 24-190d, 12,854th in major league history)
vs. CHW 4 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: September 28, 1973 (Age 28-284d)
vs. TEX 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1969 season

Full Name: Stephen Eugene Hovley

Nicknames: Tennis Ball Head

Pronunciation: \HOHVE-lee\

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

1.7

1019

263

.258

122

RBI

OBP

.335

SLG

.330

OPS

.665

OPS+

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	8-16 / in Starts: 0-4
Longest Hitting Streak	3 games
Longest On Base Streak	4 games
Most Games w/o HR	17 games
Most Games w/o RBI	7 games
Grand Slams	0 in 2 bases loaded PA and 0 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 36 PAs	3
Actual Runners on Base	21 (10-6-5)
Avg. MLBer w/ 36 PAs	3
Avg. Runners on Base	21 (11-6-3)

Most Driven In
R Monday	1
M Epstein	1
D Duncan	1

Most Driven In By
B Campaneris	1
J Rudi	1
T Davis	1
D Duncan	0

1971 Batting Game Log

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1971 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	204	1	Apr 5	OAK	@	WSA	L,0-8	5-5	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1.000			9	.21	0.004	.28	0.00%	0.10	PH
2	205	2	Apr 7 (1)	OAK		CHW	L,5-6	9-GF	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000	1.000	1.000	2.000	7	3.24	0.132	4.76	0.12%	0.36	PH
3	206	3	Apr 7 (2)	OAK		CHW	L,4-12	CG	5	3	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.500	.714	.750	1.464	2	.57	-0.016	.78	-0.01%	0.09	LF
4	207	5 (1)	Apr 10	OAK		KCR	W,5-4	5-GF	3	2	1	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.500	.700	.833	1.533	9	2.39	0.174	3.22	0.14%	0.97	PH LF
5	208	6	Apr 11	OAK		KCR	L,5-10	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.429	.636	.714	1.351	9	.15	-0.004	.21	0.00%	-0.20	PH
6	209	10 (3)	Apr 15	OAK	@	MIN	W,4-3	6-6	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	.429	.583	.714	1.298	9	4.26	-0.036	7.53	-0.04%	-0.10	PH
7	210	12 (1)	Apr 17	OAK	@	CHW	L,0-4	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.300	.500	.500	1.000	6	1.10	-0.014	2.05	-0.02%	-0.25	CF
8	211	16 (3)	Apr 21	OAK	@	CAL	W,4-2	10-10	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.273	.471	.455	.925	9	3.96	-0.117	9.70	-0.17%	-0.55	PH
9	212	24 (7)	Apr 29	OAK		BAL	L,2-3	9-GF	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.273	.500	.455	.955	8	4.82	0.051	10.59	0.07%	0.21	PH
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
10	213	26 (1)	May 1	OAK		CLE	L,1-2	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.409	.333	.742	2	1.63	-0.165	3.51	-0.21%	-0.87	LF
11	214	33 (6)	May 11	OAK	@	CLE	L,5-7	5-GF	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.176	.375	.294	.669	3	.78	-0.039	1.79	-0.05%	-0.25	RF
12	215	34	May 12	OAK	@	CLE	W,8-1	7-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.167	.360	.278	.638	2	.00	0.000	.00	0.00%	-0.15	PR RF
13	216	35	May 13	OAK	@	KCR	W,6-3	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.167	.360	.278	.638	2						RF
14	217	36	May 14	OAK	@	KCR	W,5-3	9-GF	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.167	.385	.278	.662	7	3.94	0.112	11.27	0.19%	1.00	PH CF
15	218	37	May 15	OAK	@	KCR	L,4-5	GS-8	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.143	.345	.238	.583	6	.88	-0.060	2.47	-0.10%	-0.60	CF
16	219	39 (1)	May 16 (2)	OAK	@	KCR	L,4-10	7-7	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.143	.367	.238	.605	9	.91	0.044	2.57	0.08%	0.40	PH
17	220	43 (3)	May 21	OAK		MIN	L,1-10	6-7	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.136	.355	.227	.582	9	.39	-0.010	1.16	-0.02%	-0.20	PH
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
18	221	66 (22)	Jun 20 (2)	OAK	@	MIL	L,4-7	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.130	.344	.217	.561	8	.64	-0.016	1.10	-0.02%	-0.20	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
19	222	86 (19)	Jul 11 (1)	OAK		CAL	W,3-2	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.130	.344	.217	.561	3						RF
20	223	87	Jul 11 (2)	OAK		CAL	L,3-6	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.125	.333	.208	.542	9	.41	-0.010	.31	-0.01%	-0.13	PH
21	224	90 (2)	Jul 17	OAK		DET	L,1-2	7-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.120	.324	.200	.524	9	1.91	-0.046	.94	-0.01%	-0.20	PH
22	225	97 (6)	Jul 25 (1)	OAK	@	DET	L,4-7	5-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.115	.314	.192	.507	9	1.50	-0.035	.94	-0.01%	-0.27	PH
23	226	98	Jul 25 (2)	OAK	@	DET	W,6-1	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.115	.314	.192	.507	2						LF
24	227	100 (1)	Jul 27 (2)	OAK	@	BAL	L,4-6	3-3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.111	.306	.185	.491	9	.61	-0.015	.42	-0.01%	-0.20	PH
							8-16		36	27	3	3	2	0	0	3	7	0	9	1	0	1	0	0	2	0	.111	.306	.185	.491		1.42	-0.066	2.72	-0.09%	-1.06

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