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Earl Averill League
9-16-2076
Vance Hoover First Base
Retired (1969, Age 35)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
AVG .238 Total Rating B-   Bats/Throws R/R
OPS .652 Status Deceased (2005) Option Years 0  
H 257 Age at Death 71 Date of Birth 05-07-1934
HR 34 Drafted Round 2, Pick 24
(1955)		 Majors Svc Time 8 years
(79 games)
RBI 117
SB 21
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R D  Contact vs. L C- Endurance B-   Ldrship A+
Power vs. R B+ Power vs. L A- Velocity D    Mentor vR B+
Speed C+ Bunt C  Control D-   Mentor vL A+
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS B  (65.0%) Range B+ WS Rings 0
1B A+ (100%) LF --- Arm B- WS Appearances 0
2B B+ (74.3%) CF ---   Health C  LCS Appearances 1
3B --- RF ---   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
1957 PHI
8
27
0
4
0
0
0
1
1
 8 0 0
0
 0 2
.327
.179
.148
.000
.148
1958 PHI
31
67
10
16
1
0
6
13
4
 17 0 0
1
 0 1
.804
.282
.522
.284
.239
1960 PHI
74
115
12
30
5
0
5
15
7
 18 0 0
2
 2 4
.738
.303
.435
.174
.261
1961 PHI
1
1
0
1
1
0
0
1
0
 0 0 0
0
 0 0
3.000
1.000
2.000
1.000
1.000
1962 PHI-BOS
22
72
7
24
2
1
2
13
0
 19 1 0
0
 0 0
.815
.342
.472
.139
.333
1963 BOS
62
157
12
31
1
2
5
11
8
 36 1 0
4
 1 3
.566
.241
.325
.127
.197
1964 BOS
72
146
9
29
6
0
3
16
9
 41 0 1
4
 3 4
.545
.244
.301
.103
.199
1965 BOS-KC
87
165
12
37
6
0
2
15
7
 39 1 2
5
 2 7
.554
.257
.297
.073
.224
1966 KC
88
106
16
30
6
0
5
10
5
 22 0 0
3
 1 2
.796
.315
.481
.198
.283
1967 KC
89
125
16
34
6
2
5
14
6
 29 1 0
2
 0 2
.783
.311
.472
.200
.272
1968 KC
53
87
4
20
3
0
1
8
5
 25 0 0
0
 1 0
.571
.272
.299
.069
.230
1969 KC
22
14
2
1
1
0
0
0
2
 4 0 0
0
 0 0
.330
.188
.143
.071
.071
Total
609
1082
100
257
38
5
34
117
54
 258 4 3
21
 10 25
.652
.276
.376
.139
.238
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1969-11-01Vance Hoover has retired from the Kansas City Athletics
1965-04-05The Kansas City Athletics have acquired Vance Hoover from the waiver wire.
1965-03-01The Boston Bucks have designated Vance Hoover for assignment.
1962-09-03The Boston Bucks have promoted Vance Hoover to the major league team.
1962-05-31The Boston Bucks have acquired Vance Hoover from the waiver wire. The Boston Bucks have waived Gib Glasgow.
1962-04-01The Philadelphia Balco Boyz have waived Vance Hoover.
1961-04-19The 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.
1960-04-01The Philadelphia Balco Boyz have promoted Vance Hoover to the major league team. The Philadelphia Balco Boyz have designated Groundskeeper Willie for assignment.
1959-03-01The Philadelphia Balco Boyz have sent Vance Hoover to the minors.
1958-09-27The Philadelphia Balco Boyz have promoted Vance Hoover to the major league team.
1958-09-17The Philadelphia Balco Boyz have sent Vance Hoover to the minors.
1958-05-13The Philadelphia Balco Boyz have promoted Vance Hoover to the major league team. The Philadelphia Balco Boyz have sent George Marshall to the minors.
1957-09-18The Philadelphia Balco Boyz have sent Vance Hoover to the minors.
1957-09-10The Philadelphia Balco Boyz have promoted Vance Hoover to the major league team.
1957-03-05The Philadelphia Balco Boyz have renamed Ron Heusser to Vance Hoover.