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+

Fielding stats are given overall and by position. In some cases, they will be identical.

1972 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1972 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 15	KCR		CHW	W,2-1	CG	41	11.0	6	0	0	6	0	CF
2	3 (1)	Apr 16 (2)	KCR		CHW	W,4-3	GF	33	7.2	0	1	0	1	0	CF
3	6 (2)	Apr 19 (2)	KCR	@	OAK	L,1-3	GF	2	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	RF
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
4	17 (10)	May 5	KCR	@	BAL	L,2-3	GF	6	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
5	18	May 6	KCR	@	BAL	W,9-1	GF	19	5.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
6	20 (1)	May 9	KCR	@	CLE	L,1-2	CG	29	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
7	21	May 10	KCR	@	CLE	L,2-7	CG	35	8.0	5	1	0	6	0	CF
8	33 (11)	May 26	KCR	@	CAL	L,5-10	CG	43	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
9	34	May 27	KCR	@	CAL	L,2-4	CG	33	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
10	36 (1)	May 30	KCR	@	MIN	L,2-3	CG	35	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
11	37	May 31	KCR	@	MIN	L,2-3	CG	34	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
12	38	Jun 1	KCR	@	MIN	W,5-3	GS	23	6.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
13	39	Jun 2	KCR		BOS	W,9-1	GS	25	7.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
14	40	Jun 3	KCR		BOS	W,10-4	GS	34	7.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
15	41	Jun 4 (1)	KCR		BOS	W,7-5	CG	40	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	RF
16	43 (1)	Jun 6	KCR		MIL	W,4-2	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
17	44	Jun 7	KCR		MIL	W,5-4	CG	39	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
18	45	Jun 8	KCR		MIL	L,3-4	CG	38	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
19	48 (2)	Jun 11	KCR		NYY	W,1-0	GS	30	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
20	52 (3)	Jun 16	KCR	@	MIL	W,3-2	GF	4	1.0	0	1	0	1	0	PH RF
21	59 (6)	Jun 25 (2)	KCR		MIN	W,8-3	GF	9	3.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH LF
22	63 (3)	Jun 29 (2)	KCR	@	MIN	W,12-4	GF	16	4.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH CF
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
23	70 (6)	Jul 5	KCR		DET	W,8-2	GF	10	3.0	0	0	0	0	0	PR LF
24	76 (5)	Jul 10	KCR	@	BAL	W,3-2	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	PR RF
25	78 (1)	Jul 12	KCR	@	BAL	W,11-4	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	PR RF
26	80 (1)	Jul 14	KCR	@	DET	W,1-0	GF	8	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	PR RF
27	83 (2)	Jul 18 (1)	KCR		CLE	W,6-5	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	PR RF
28	86 (2)	Jul 20	KCR		BAL	L,5-8	GF	15	2.0	0	1	0	1	0	PH RF
29	88 (1)	Jul 22	KCR		BAL	W,8-5	GF	5	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH RF
30	89	Jul 23	KCR		BAL	L,4-8	GF	34	8.2	2	0	0	2	0	CF
31	90	Jul 27 (1)	KCR	@	CHW	L,3-7	CG	42	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
32	91	Jul 27 (2)	KCR	@	CHW	W,3-0	CG	30	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
33	92	Jul 28	KCR	@	CHW	L,0-5	CG	37	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
34	94 (1)	Jul 30	KCR	@	CAL	L,3-4	GF	18	4.0	1	0	0	1	0	PR RF
35	95	Jul 31	KCR	@	CAL	W,1-0	CG	30	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
36	97 (1)	Aug 2	KCR	@	OAK	L,0-5	GF	35	7.0	2	0	1	3	0	RF
37	98	Aug 4	KCR		CAL	L,5-6	GF	24	4.0	0	0	0	0	0	PR LF
38	108 (9)	Aug 14	KCR		NYY	W,3-0	CG	31	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
39	109	Aug 15	KCR		NYY	W,7-6	CG	40	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
40	110	Aug 16	KCR		NYY	W,3-2	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
41	111	Aug 18	KCR		MIL	L,2-7	CG	39	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
42	112	Aug 19	KCR		MIL	W,2-1	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	PR RF
43	115 (2)	Aug 23	KCR		BOS	W,3-0	GF	26	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	PR RF
44	118 (2)	Aug 26	KCR	@	NYY	W,6-3	GF	17	4.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
45	120 (1)	Aug 27 (2)	KCR	@	NYY	L,8-9	GF	21	4.1	0	0	0	0	0	PH RF
46	121	Aug 29	KCR	@	MIL	W,6-4	GF	11	3.0	2	0	0	2	0	PR RF
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
47	127 (5)	Sep 5	KCR	@	TEX	W,7-2	GF	13	3.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
48	129 (1)	Sep 7	KCR		CAL	W,6-0	GF	13	4.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
49	130	Sep 8 (1)	KCR		MIN	W,5-0	CG	33	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
50	131	Sep 8 (2)	KCR		MIN	W,3-2	CG	34	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
51	132	Sep 9	KCR		MIN	L,2-3	GF	5	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
52	133	Sep 10	KCR		MIN	W,3-1	CG	32	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
53	134	Sep 11	KCR		CHW	L,1-2	CG	29	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
54	135	Sep 12	KCR		CHW	L,0-6	CG	44	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
55	136	Sep 13	KCR		CHW	W,6-4	CG	38	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
56	139 (2)	Sep 17	KCR	@	MIN	W,10-6	GS	43	10.0	5	0	0	5	0	RF CF
57	140	Sep 19	KCR	@	CAL	W,7-2	GF	16	4.0	1	0	0	1	0	PH CF
58	141	Sep 20	KCR	@	CAL	W,9-2	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
59	142	Sep 21	KCR	@	CAL	L,2-4	CG	33	8.0	0	1	0	1	0	CF
60	143	Sep 22	KCR	@	OAK	W,5-3	GF	9	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	PR RF
61	144	Sep 23	KCR	@	OAK	L,1-2	CG	31	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
62	145	Sep 24 (1)	KCR	@	OAK	W,4-2	GF	30	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
63	146	Sep 24 (2)	KCR	@	OAK	L,1-2	CG	34	8.2	1	1	1	3	0	RF
64	147	Sep 26	KCR	@	CHW	W,2-1	CG	33	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
65	148	Sep 27	KCR	@	CHW	W,4-2	GF	12	3.0	1	0	0	1	0	PR RF
66	150 (1)	Sep 29	KCR		OAK	W,9-2	GF	3	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	PH CF
67	154 (3)	Oct 4	KCR		TEX	W,4-0	CG	31	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
							68gm		403.2	102	6	2	110	0