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Don Newcombe League
3-25-2162
Bob Hovlik Center Field
Retired (1990, Age 34)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
AVG .254 Total Rating B+   Bats/Throws R/R
OPS .727 Status Deceased (2022) Option Years 0  
H 881 Age at Death 66 Date of Birth 08-16-1956
HR 126 Drafted Round 1, Pick 3
(1979)		 Majors Svc Time 7 years
(140 games)
RBI 435
SB 83
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R C+ Contact vs. L B+ Endurance B-   Ldrship B-
Power vs. R A+ Power vs. L A+ Velocity D    Mentor vR A+
Speed B+ Bunt B  Control D-   Mentor vL A+
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS --- Range C  WS Rings 0
1B F  (3.3%) LF A- (81.9%) Arm B- WS Appearances 0
2B --- CF A+ (100%)   Health C- LCS Appearances 0
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
1982 WAS
135
556
83
146
25
3
32
90
47
 93 2 6
14
 13 4
.810
.319
.491
.228
.263
1983 TEX
123
515
69
130
27
4
14
45
30
 101 2 2
11
 9 4
.697
.295
.402
.150
.252
1984 TEX
135
563
70
143
24
2
20
76
35
 107 2 1
13
 13 6
.710
.300
.410
.156
.254
1985 TEX
114
451
69
107
17
3
12
50
51
 95 3 3
11
 8 4
.685
.317
.368
.131
.237
1986 TEX-CHA
115
476
54
107
31
0
13
61
30
 98 1 2
8
 6 5
.643
.271
.372
.147
.225
1986 TEX
50
208
23
45
16
0
7
23
15
 42 0 0
4
 4 3
.663
.269
.394
.178
.216
1986 CHA
65
268
31
62
15
0
6
38
15
 56 1 2
4
 2 2
.627
.273
.354
.123
.231
1987 CHA
135
514
73
136
22
3
17
60
42
 106 3 3
11
 3 9
.740
.322
.418
.154
.265
1988 CHA-CLE
115
251
38
71
8
3
11
34
20
 36 0 1
11
 2 4
.805
.335
.470
.187
.283
1988 CHA
67
206
25
55
7
3
8
28
13
 29 0 1
6
 2 4
.756
.309
.447
.180
.267
1988 CLE
48
45
13
16
1
0
3
6
7
 7 0 0
5
 0 0
1.020
.442
.578
.222
.356
1989 CLE
124
142
23
41
6
1
7
19
7
 28 0 0
4
 7 0
.815
.322
.493
.204
.289
Total
996
3468
479
881
160
19
126
435
262
 664 13 18
83
 61 36
.727
.307
.420
.166
.254
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1990-11-01Bob Hovlik has retired from the Texas Strangers
1990-03-26The Texas Strangers have drafted Bob Hovlik #177 overall in the Expansion Draft.
1989-04-09Bob Hovlik of the Cleveland Sizzle*Rockets is injured and is expected to be out 22 days.
1988-07-27A trade has been completed between the Cleveland Sizzle*Rockets and the Chicago Black Sox. The Chicago Black Sox receive Draft Pick 1989 Round 3 CLE (Greg Otten), Draft Pick 1989 Round 2 CLE (Bill Newton) from the Cleveland Sizzle*Rockets in exchange for Bob Hovlik.
1988-04-11Bob Hovlik of the Chicago Black Sox is injured and is expected to be out 14 days.
1986-09-03Bob Hovlik of the Chicago Black Sox is injured and is expected to be out 23 days.
1986-06-08A trade has been completed between the Chicago Black Sox and the Texas Outlaws. The Texas Outlaws receive Draft Pick 1987 Round 1 CHA (Jack Presko) from the Chicago Black Sox in exchange for Bob Hovlik.
1985-09-24Bob Hovlik of the Texas Outlaws is injured and is expected to be out 18 days.
1985-07-13Bob Hovlik of the Texas Outlaws is injured and is expected to be out 23 days.
1983-09-14Bob Hovlik of the Texas Outlaws is injured and is expected to be out 41 days.
1982-04-01The Washington Outlaws have promoted Bob Hovlik to the major league team. The Washington Outlaws have designated Walter Gigon for assignment.