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Ty Cobb League
9-12-2084
Lou "Bull" Hoofton Left Field
Retired (1980, Age 33)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
AVG .256 Total Rating B-   Bats/Throws L/L
OPS .681 Status Deceased (2004) Option Years 0  
H 407 Age at Death 58 Date of Birth 12-19-1946
HR 21 Drafted Round 4, Pick 54
(1969)		 Majors Svc Time 8 years
(70 games)
RBI 174
SB 31
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R B+ Contact vs. L B  Endurance B-   Ldrship A 
Power vs. R B- Power vs. L C  Velocity D-   Mentor vR A+
Speed B+ Bunt C+ Control D-   Mentor vL B+
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS --- Range C+ WS Rings 1
1B B- (59.4%) LF A+ (100%) Arm D+ WS Appearances 1
2B --- CF A  (87.7%)   Health D- LCS Appearances 1
3B --- RF A+ (98.2%)   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 0
* League requires 50% rating to start at catcher.

Year   Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO HBP SF SB CS E OPS OBP SLG ISO AVG Awards
1970 NYN-WAS
108
401
37
88
15
1
6
46
28
 74 2 0
6
 2 15
.581
.274
.307
.087
.219
1971 WAS
98
237
27
57
7
3
5
28
28
 37 1 0
8
 2 1
.682
.323
.359
.118
.241
1972 WAS
23
25
5
6
1
0
0
1
2
 4 0 0
0
 0 0
.576
.296
.280
.040
.240
1973 WAS
8
8
2
4
0
1
0
1
1
 2 0 0
0
 0 0
1.306
.556
.750
.250
.500
1974 WAS
57
58
7
17
4
2
1
12
7
 9 0 1
1
 1 0
.846
.364
.483
.190
.293
1975 WAS-BOS
66
75
22
29
5
0
1
11
17
 15 0 0
2
 0 1
.993
.500
.493
.107
.387
1976 BOS
85
89
13
20
3
0
2
7
5
 13 1 0
1
 0 1
.600
.274
.326
.101
.225
1977 BOS
110
345
63
101
14
4
4
39
47
 67 2 4
7
 2 6
.768
.377
.391
.099
.293
1978 BOS
92
258
34
67
9
3
2
22
19
 35 3 0
2
 0 3
.659
.318
.341
.081
.260
1979 BOS-NYA-DET
27
40
4
7
1
0
0
3
4
 4 0 0
0
 0 0
.450
.250
.200
.025
.175
1980 DET
33
56
4
11
4
0
0
4
8
 7 0 0
4
 0 0
.565
.297
.268
.071
.196
Total
707
1592
218
407
63
14
21
174
166
 267 9 5
31
 7 27
.681
.328
.352
.097
.256
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1980-11-01Lou "Bull" Hoofton has retired from the Detroit Rotties
1979-08-25A trade has been completed between the New York Creatures and the Detroit Rotties. The Detroit Rotties receive Lou "Bull" Hoofton, Draft Pick - 1981 Round 3 (NYA) from the New York Creatures in exchange for Lucas Scott.
1979-04-22The New York Creatures have renamed Lou Blarney to Lou "Bull" Hoofton.
1979-04-22The New York Creatures have acquired Lou Blarney from the waiver wire.
1979-04-22The New York Creatures have demoted Fred Johnson to the minor leagues.
1979-04-18The Boston Werecats have promoted Fernando Nordbrook to the major league team. The Boston Werecats have designated Lou Blarney for assignment.
1977-05-02The Boston Werecats have renamed Lou Barney to Lou Blarney.
1975-04-19A trade has been completed between the Washington War Dogs and the Boston Kool Kats. The Boston Kool Kats receive Barry Whistler, Lou Barney from the Washington War Dogs in exchange for Ed Riles.
1974-10-03The Washington War Dogs have promoted Kevin Minshall to the major league team. The Washington War Dogs have sent Tom Flores to the minors. The Washington War Dogs have sent Lou Barney to the minors.
1974-08-29The Washington War Dogs have promoted Lou Barney to the major league team. The Washington War Dogs have sent Dax Cruz to the minors.
1974-07-18The Washington War Dogs have sent Lou Barney to the minors.
1974-06-17The Washington War Dogs have promoted Lou Barney to the major league team. The Washington War Dogs have sent Bill Schmidt to the minors.
1974-06-03The Washington War Dogs have promoted Larry McGee to the major league team. The Washington War Dogs have sent Lou Barney to the minors.
1974-05-30The Washington War Dogs have promoted Lou Barney to the major league team. The Washington War Dogs have sent Gene Alvarez to the minors.
1974-05-15The Washington War Dogs have promoted Gene Alvarez to the major league team. The Washington War Dogs have sent Lou Barney to the minors.
1974-04-01The Washington War Dogs have promoted Lou Barney to the major league team.
1974-04-01The Washington War Dogs have promoted Lindo Pollox to the major league team. The Washington War Dogs have sent Lou Barney to the minors.
1974-03-01The Washington War Dogs have promoted Angelo Harris to the major league team. The Washington War Dogs have promoted Lou Barney to the major league team. The Washington War Dogs have promoted Doug Tyson to the major league team. The Washington War Dogs have sent Gene Alvarez to the minors.
1973-10-03The Washington War Dogs have sent Harvey Thomas to the minors. The Washington War Dogs have sent Lou Barney to the minors.
1973-09-14The Washington War Dogs have promoted Lou Barney to the major league team.
1973-04-01The Washington War Dogs have promoted Earl Mills to the major league team. The Washington War Dogs have sent Lou Barney to the minors.
1973-03-01The Washington War Dogs have promoted Lou Barney to the major league team.
1972-10-03The Washington War Dogs have sent Lou Barney to the minors.
1972-09-01The Washington War Dogs have promoted Lou Barney to the major league team.
1972-06-26The Washington War Dogs have demoted Lou Barney to the minor leagues.
1972-06-24The Washington War Dogs have promoted Lou Barney to the major league team.
1972-04-01The Washington War Dogs have promoted Kimera Andersen to the major league team. The Washington War Dogs have sent Lou Barney to the minors.
1970-04-22The Washington War Dogs have promoted Lou Barney to the major league team.
1970-04-03The Washington War Dogs have promoted Huey Cash to the major league team. The Washington War Dogs have promoted Fred Lewis to the major league team. The Washington War Dogs have sent Lou Barney to the minors. The Washington War Dogs have sent Dax Cruz to the minors.
1970-03-03The Washington War Dogs have promoted Lou Barney to the major league team. The Washington War Dogs have promoted Dax Cruz to the major league team. The Washington War Dogs have sent Jerry Curtis to the minors. The Washington War Dogs have sent Jeremy Springer to the minors.
1970-03-03The Washington War Dogs have acquired Lou Barney from the waiver wire. The Washington War Dogs have waived Chile Rodriguez.