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Name	Team	Age
Mike Hoover	Retired (1972, Age 36)	Died (1992, Age 57)
Drafted	Position	Bats/Throws
Round 1, Pick 1 (1955)	SP	L/L
League	Option Years	Majors Service Time
Jesse Orosco League	0	15 years (6 games)
Total Rating	Arm	Range
A-	A	D
Contact vs R	Contact vs L	Speed
F	D-	C+
Power vs R	Power vs L	Bunting
F	F	C-
Endurance	Velocity	Control
A-	A-	B+
Leadership	Mentor Value
A+	A+
Health	Injured Days	Birthday
F	0	12/11/1935
WS Rings	WS Appearances	LCS Appearances
1	3	7
Alt Pos (---)	Alt Pos (---)	Alt Pos (---)
F  (0.0 %)	F  (0.0 %)	F  (0.0 %)

Stats  |   Splits  |   Playoffs  |   Energy  |   Improvements  |   Past Skills  |   Awards   |  Batting   |  Fielding   |  Game Log

Year	League	Award
1958	NL	Rookie of the Year
1961	NL	All Star Reserve (SP)
1962	NL	All Star Reserve (SP)
1964	NL	All Star Reserve (SP)
1965	NL	All Star Reserve (SP)
1966	NL	All Star Reserve (SP)
1967	NL	Cy Young Award; All Star Starter (SP)
1969	NL	All Star Starter (SP)
1970	NL	All Star Starter (SP)
1971	NL	All Star Reserve (SP)

Career Transactions

Date	Transaction
1972-11-01	Mike Hoover has retired from the Atlanta Ridge Runners
1971-11-01	Mike Hoover now holds the league record for career strikeouts.
1971-05-22	Mike Hoover of the Atlanta Ridge Runners is injured and is expected to be out 16 days.
1968-08-26	Mike Hoover of the Atlanta Ridge Runners is injured and is expected to be out 14 days.
1967-11-01	Mike Hoover now holds the league record for career no hitters.
1967-04-01	Mike Hoover of the Atlanta Ridge Runners has thrown a no-hitter against the Philadelphia Green Men.
1964-06-11	Mike Hoover of the Atlanta Ridge Runners is injured and is expected to be out 38 days.
1960-08-19	Mike Hoover of the Atlanta Ridge Runners is injured and is expected to be out 47 days.
1958-03-25	The Atlanta Ridge Runners have promoted Mike Hoover to the major league team.
1957-05-14	The Atlanta Ridge Runners have promoted Tommy McCarthy to the major league team. The Atlanta Ridge Runners have sent Mike Hoover to the minors.
1957-04-01	The Atlanta Ridge Runners have promoted Rich Hurst to the major league team. The Atlanta Ridge Runners have promoted Mike Hoover to the major league team.