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Name	Team	Age
Buster Hoover	Retired (1962, Age 37)	54
Drafted	Position	Bats/Throws
Round 4, Pick 49 (1950)	C	R/R
League	Option Years	Majors Service Time
Wilbur Wood League	0	9 years (66 games)
Total Rating	Arm	Range
B-	A	C-
Contact vs R	Contact vs L	Speed
C-	C	B-
Power vs R	Power vs L	Bunting
A-	A-	B-
Endurance	Velocity	Control
B-	D-	D-
Leadership	Mentor vs RHP	Mentor vs LHP
F	B	B
Health	Injured Days	Birthday
C+	0	7/4/1925
WS Rings	WS Appearances	LCS Appearances
0	0	0
Alt Pos (---)	Alt Pos (---)	Alt Pos (---)
F  (0.0 %)	F  (0.0 %)	F  (0.0 %)

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Year	League	Award
1956	NL	All Star Reserve (C)

Career Transactions

Date	Transaction
1962-11-01	Buster Hoover has retired from the Tampa Bay River Cats
1962-04-13	A trade has been completed between the New York Nights and the Tampa Bay River Cats. The Tampa Bay River Cats receive Buster Hoover, Draft Pick 1963 Round 2 NYN (Johnny Albanese) from the New York Nights in exchange for Gat Loucks. Protest This Trade.
1961-06-21	Buster Hoover of the New York Nights is injured and is expected to be out 27 days.
1957-08-27	Buster Hoover of the New York Nights is injured and is expected to be out 31 days.
1955-08-01	A trade has been completed between the San Francisco Jakes and the New York Nights. The New York Nights receive Buster Hoover, Ed Goodwin from the San Francisco Jakes in exchange for Paul Jackson, Draft Pick 1956 Round 1 NYN (Keith Gochnauer). Protest This Trade.
1953-07-22	The San Francisco Jakes have promoted Buster Hoover to the major league team.
1950-04-01	The San Francisco Jakes have placed Buster Hoover on the trade block.