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Name	Team	Age
Bill Hovlik	Retired (1971, Age 37)	Died (2011, Age 77)
Drafted	Position	Bats/Throws
Round 2, Pick 32 (1954)	CF	L/L
League	Option Years	Majors Service Time
Vida Blue League	0	15 years (23 games)
Total Rating	Arm	Range
B	B	B-
Contact vs R	Contact vs L	Speed
B	B	B-
Power vs R	Power vs L	Bunting
B+	A-	C
Endurance	Velocity	Control
B-	D-	F
Leadership	Mentor vs RHP	Mentor vs LHP
D	C+	C+
Health	Injured Days	Birthday
B+	0	8/16/1934
WS Rings	WS Appearances	LCS Appearances
3	6	9
Alt Pos (RF)	Alt Pos (LF)	Alt Pos (---)
A+ (96.2 %)	D  (16.9 %)	F  (0.0 %)

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Year	League	Award
1961	NL	All Star Reserve (OF)
1962	NL	All Star Starter (CF)
1963	NL	All Star Reserve (OF)

Career Transactions

Date	Transaction
1971-11-01	Bill Hovlik has retired from the Chicago Nittany Lions
1970-07-25	Bill Hovlik of the Chicago Nittany Lions is injured and is expected to be out 18 days.
1968-08-31	Bill Hovlik of the Chicago Nittany Lions is injured and is expected to be out 17 days.
1968-04-23	Bill Hovlik of the Chicago Nittany Lions is injured and is expected to be out 36 days.
1964-07-21	Bill Hovlik of the Chicago Nittany Lions is injured and is expected to be out 11 days.
1964-05-14	Bill Hovlik of the Chicago Nittany Lions is injured and is expected to be out 9 days.
1961-09-09	Bill Hovlik of the Chicago Nittany Lions is injured and is expected to be out 28 days.
1957-04-01	The Chicago Nittany Lions have promoted Bill Hovlik to the major league team. The Chicago Nittany Lions have designated Manny More for assignment.
1955-08-22	A trade has been completed between the Chicago Nittany Lions and the Baltimore Oreos. The Baltimore Oreos receive Rudy Wilson, Andy Jaxitout, Jeff Koosman from the Chicago Nittany Lions in exchange for Bill Hovlik, Bill Campbell, Draft Pick - 1958 Round 2 (BAL).