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Earl Averill League
7-30-2077
Vance Hoover First Base
Retired (1969, Age 35)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
AVG .238 Total Rating B-   Bats/Throws R/R
OPS .652 Status Deceased (2005) Option Years 0  
H 257 Age at Death 71 Date of Birth 05-07-1934
HR 34 Drafted Round 2, Pick 24
(1955)
Majors Svc Time 8 years
(79 games)
RBI 117
SB 21
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R Contact vs. L C- Endurance B-   Ldrship A+
Power vs. R B+ Power vs. L A- Velocity   Mentor vR B+
Speed C+ Bunt Control D-   Mentor vL A+
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS (65.0%) Range B+ WS Rings 0
1B A+ (100%) LF --- Arm B- WS Appearances 0
2B B+ (74.3%) CF ---   Health LCS Appearances 1
3B --- RF ---   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 0
* League requires 50% rating to start at catcher.

Year Vs G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO OPS OBP SLG ISO AVG
1966 LHP 20 25 8 4 0 1 2 2 7 .970 .370 .600 .280 .320
1966 RHP 50 81 22 2 0 4 8 3 15 .742 .298 .444 .173 .272
1967 LHP 21 36 10 2 1 1 6 1 7 .770 .297 .472 .194 .278
1967 RHP 53 89 24 4 1 4 8 5 22 .788 .316 .472 .202 .270
1968 LHP 15 34 4 0 0 1 5 2 12 .373 .167 .206 .088 .118
1968 RHP 27 53 16 3 0 0 3 3 13 .698 .339 .358 .057 .302
1969 LHP 5 8 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 .111 .111 .000 .000 .000
1969 RHP 5 6 1 1 0 0 0 1 3 .619 .286 .333 .167 .167
Total LHP 61 103 22 6 1 3 13 6 27 .636 .257 .379 .165 .214
Total RHP 135 229 63 10 1 8 19 12 53 .746 .314 .432 .157 .275
Total 609 1082 257 38 5 34 117 54 258 .652 .276 .376 .139 .238
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1969-11-01Vance Hoover has retired from the Kansas City Athletics
1965-04-05The Kansas City Athletics have acquired Vance Hoover from the waiver wire.
1965-03-01The Boston Bucks have designated Vance Hoover for assignment.
1962-09-03The Boston Bucks have promoted Vance Hoover to the major league team.
1962-05-31The Boston Bucks have acquired Vance Hoover from the waiver wire. The Boston Bucks have waived Gib Glasgow.
1962-04-01The Philadelphia Balco Boyz have waived Vance Hoover.
1961-04-19The Philadelphia Balco Boyz have promoted Doc Concepcion to the major league team. The Philadelphia Balco Boyz have promoted Jack Sagmoen to the major league team. The Philadelphia Balco Boyz have designated Vance Hoover for assignment. The Philadelphia Balco Boyz have sent Joe Seward to the minors.
1960-04-01The Philadelphia Balco Boyz have promoted Vance Hoover to the major league team. The Philadelphia Balco Boyz have designated Groundskeeper Willie for assignment.
1959-03-01The Philadelphia Balco Boyz have sent Vance Hoover to the minors.
1958-09-27The Philadelphia Balco Boyz have promoted Vance Hoover to the major league team.
1958-09-17The Philadelphia Balco Boyz have sent Vance Hoover to the minors.
1958-05-13The Philadelphia Balco Boyz have promoted Vance Hoover to the major league team. The Philadelphia Balco Boyz have sent George Marshall to the minors.
1957-09-18The Philadelphia Balco Boyz have sent Vance Hoover to the minors.
1957-09-10The Philadelphia Balco Boyz have promoted Vance Hoover to the major league team.
1957-03-05The Philadelphia Balco Boyz have renamed Ron Heusser to Vance Hoover.