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| Name | Team | Age |
| Vance Hoover | Retired (1969, Age 35) | Died (2005, Age 71) |
| Drafted | Position | Bats/Throws |
| Round 2, Pick 24 (1955) |
1B | R/R |
| League | Option Years
|
Majors Service Time |
| Earl Averill League | 0 | 8 years (79 games) |
| Total Rating
|
Arm | Range |
| Contact vs R | Contact vs L | Speed |
| Power vs R | Power vs L | Bunting |
| Endurance | Velocity | Control |
| Leadership
|
Mentor vs RHP
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Mentor vs LHP
|
| Health
|
Injured Days
|
Birthday |
| 0 | 5/7/1934 | |
| WS Rings | WS Appearances | LCS Appearances |
| 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Alt Pos (2B) | Alt Pos (SS) | Alt Pos (---) |
| (74.3 %) | (65.0 %) | (0.0 %) |
Stats | Splits | Playoffs | Positions | Improvements | Past Skills | Awards | Fielding | Game Log
| Year | Vs | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | OPS | OBP | SLG | AVG |
| 1966 | LHP | 20 | 25 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | .970 | .370 | .600 | .320 |
| 1966 | RHP | 50 | 81 | 22 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 15 | .742 | .298 | .444 | .272 |
| 1967 | LHP | 21 | 36 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 7 | .770 | .297 | .472 | .278 |
| 1967 | RHP | 53 | 89 | 24 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 22 | .788 | .316 | .472 | .270 |
| 1968 | LHP | 15 | 34 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 12 | .373 | .167 | .206 | .118 |
| 1968 | RHP | 27 | 53 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 13 | .698 | .339 | .358 | .302 |
| 1969 | LHP | 5 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .111 | .111 | .000 | .000 |
| 1969 | RHP | 5 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .619 | .286 | .333 | .167 |
| Total | LHP | 61 | 103 | 22 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 6 | 27 | .636 | .257 | .379 | .214 |
| Total | RHP | 135 | 229 | 63 | 10 | 1 | 8 | 19 | 12 | 53 | .746 | .314 | .432 | .275 |
| Total | 609 | 1082 | 257 | 38 | 5 | 34 | 117 | 54 | 258 | .652 | .276 | .376 | .238 |
| Date | Transaction |
| 1969-11-01 | Vance Hoover has retired from the Kansas City Athletics |
| 1965-04-05 | The Kansas City Athletics have acquired Vance Hoover from the waiver wire. |
| 1965-03-01 | The Boston Bucks have designated Vance Hoover for assignment. |
| 1962-09-03 | The Boston Bucks have promoted Vance Hoover to the major league team. |
| 1962-05-31 | The Boston Bucks have acquired Vance Hoover from the waiver wire. The Boston Bucks have waived Gib Glasgow. |
| 1962-04-01 | The Philadelphia Balco Boyz have waived Vance Hoover. |
| 1961-04-19 | The 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. |
| 1960-04-01 | The Philadelphia Balco Boyz have promoted Vance Hoover to the major league team. The Philadelphia Balco Boyz have designated Groundskeeper Willie for assignment. |
| 1959-03-01 | The Philadelphia Balco Boyz have sent Vance Hoover to the minors. |
| 1958-09-27 | The Philadelphia Balco Boyz have promoted Vance Hoover to the major league team. |
| 1958-09-17 | The Philadelphia Balco Boyz have sent Vance Hoover to the minors. |
| 1958-05-13 | The Philadelphia Balco Boyz have promoted Vance Hoover to the major league team. The Philadelphia Balco Boyz have sent George Marshall to the minors. |
| 1957-09-18 | The Philadelphia Balco Boyz have sent Vance Hoover to the minors. |
| 1957-09-10 | The Philadelphia Balco Boyz have promoted Vance Hoover to the major league team. |
| 1957-03-05 | The Philadelphia Balco Boyz have renamed Ron Heusser to Vance Hoover. |