Dick Hoover
Richard Lloyd Hoover
Born: December 11, 1925
Columbus, OH US
Deceased: April 12, 1981
Lake Placid, FL US
Primary Position: Pitcher
Bats: Left
Throws: Left
Height: 6'0"
Weight: 170
Career: 1943-1955
Major League Statistics
Dick Hoover compiled a career record of 89 wins and 71 losses and a 3.39 ERA in his 305-game pitching career with the Bristol Twins, Jersey City Giants, Nashville Vols, Minneapolis Millers, Albany Senators, Atlanta Crackers, Milwaukee Brewers, Toledo Sox and Columbus Jets. He began playing during the 1943 season and last took the field during the 1955 campaign.
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Pitching:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | W | L | W% | ERA | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1943 | D | APPY1 | Bristol Twins | 11 | 1 | .917 | 0.00 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 97.0 | 84 | 23 | 27 | 57 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |||||||
| 1946 | AAA | IL | Jersey City Giants | 8 | 11 | .421 | 3.71 | 24 | 20 | 10 | 1 | 126.0 | 142 | 65 | 52 | 44 | 55 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |||||
| 1947 | AA | SOUA | Nashville Vols | 2 | 4 | .333 | 5.50 | 9 | 1 | 54.0 | 65 | 37 | 33 | 11 | 29 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |||||||
| 1947 | AAA | AA2 | Minneapolis Millers | 2 | 5 | .286 | 5.54 | 21 | 6 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 52.0 | 70 | 36 | 32 | 28 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 1948 | A | EL | Albany Senators | 9 | 3 | .750 | 2.12 | 12 | 11 | 89.0 | 80 | 33 | 21 | 28 | |||||||||||
| 1948 | AAA | IL | Jersey City Giants | 2 | 4 | .333 | 6.75 | 16 | 36.0 | 45 | 27 | 17 | 17 | ||||||||||||
| 1949 | AA | SOUA | Atlanta Crackers | 11 | 11 | .500 | 3.97 | 34 | 15 | 2 | 195.0 | 221 | 111 | 86 | 52 | 88 | 3 | 1 | 0 | ||||||
| 1950 | AA | SOUA | Atlanta Crackers | 16 | 7 | .696 | 3.35 | 33 | 204.0 | 189 | 88 | 76 | 39 | ||||||||||||
| 1951 | AAA | AA2 | Milwaukee Brewers | 5 | 4 | .556 | 3.14 | 27 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 83.0 | 91 | 32 | 29 | 26 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 1952 | AAA | AA2 | Milwaukee Brewers | 10 | 5 | .667 | 2.60 | 24 | 16 | 9 | 2 | 121.0 | 110 | 51 | 35 | 31 | 48 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 1953 | AAA | AA2 | Toledo Sox | 5 | 5 | .500 | 4.05 | 29 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 111.0 | 126 | 63 | 50 | 10 | 29 | 34 | 3 | 1 | 0 | ||||
| 1954 | AAA | AA2 | Toledo Sox | 1 | 6 | .143 | 4.00 | 22 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 72.0 | 73 | 40 | 32 | 6 | 24 | 44 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 1955 | AAA | IL | Columbus Jets | 2 | 3 | .400 | 6 | 0.0 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1955 | AAA | AA2 | Toledo Sox | 5 | 2 | .714 | 2.25 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48.0 | 43 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 22 | 7 | 26 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |||
| Totals | 89 | 71 | .556 | 3.39 | 305 | 73 | 10 | 51 | 8 | 0 | 1288.0 | 1339 | 593 | 485 | 18 | 378 | 7 | 451 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 0 |
Batting:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1943 | D | APPY1 | Bristol Twins | 14 | 46 | 41 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 4 | .244 | .326 | .244 | .570 | 10 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 1946 | AAA | IL | Jersey City Giants | 24 | 47 | 43 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 13 | .070 | .111 | .070 | .181 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 1947 | AAA | AA2 | Minneapolis Millers | 21 | 18 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | .059 | .111 | .118 | .229 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1948 | AAA | IL | Jersey City Giants | 16 | 12 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | .111 | .273 | .111 | .384 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||
| 1948 | A | EL | Albany Senators | 16 | 33 | 33 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .121 | .121 | .121 | .242 | 4 | |||||||||||
| 1949 | AA | SOUA | Atlanta Crackers | 34 | 83 | 72 | 5 | 17 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 4 | 14 | .236 | .276 | .292 | .568 | 21 | 0 | 7 | ||||
| 1950 | AA | SOUA | Atlanta Crackers | 41 | 69 | 69 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .246 | .246 | .290 | .536 | 20 | |||||||||||
| 1951 | AAA | AA2 | Milwaukee Brewers | 28 | 27 | 24 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | .292 | .370 | .333 | .704 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1952 | AAA | AA2 | Milwaukee Brewers | 25 | 47 | 43 | 3 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 6 | .233 | .250 | .256 | .506 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |||
| 1953 | AAA | AA2 | Toledo Sox | 30 | 43 | 39 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 6 | .231 | .286 | .308 | .593 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |||
| 1954 | AAA | AA2 | Toledo Sox | 30 | 32 | 31 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | .097 | .094 | .097 | .191 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 1955 | AAA | AA2 | Toledo Sox | 35 | 13 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1955 | AAA | IL | Columbus Jets | 6 | 10 | 10 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Totals | 320 | 480 | 444 | 25 | 82 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 61 | .185 | .221 | .214 | .435 | 95 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 0 |
Fielding:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1943 | D | APPY1 | Bristol Twins | P | 13 | 2 | 21 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 1.769 |
| 1946 | AAA | IL | Jersey City Giants | P | 24 | 7 | 12 | 2 | 0 | .905 | .792 |
| 1947 | AA | SOUA | Nashville Vols | P | 9 | .000 | |||||
| 1947 | AAA | AA2 | Minneapolis Millers | P | 21 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 1 | .900 | .429 |
| 1948 | AAA | IL | Jersey City Giants | P | 16 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | .438 |
| 1948 | A | EL | Albany Senators | P | 12 | .000 | |||||
| 1949 | AA | SOUA | Atlanta Crackers | P | 34 | 16 | 43 | 1 | 1 | .983 | 1.735 |
| 1950 | AA | SOUA | Atlanta Crackers | P | 33 | .000 | |||||
| 1951 | AAA | AA2 | Milwaukee Brewers | P | 27 | 4 | 22 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | .963 |
| 1952 | AAA | AA2 | Milwaukee Brewers | P | 24 | 7 | 20 | 1 | 1 | .964 | 1.125 |
| 1953 | AAA | AA2 | Toledo Sox | P | 29 | 5 | 24 | 1 | 1 | .967 | 1.000 |
| 1954 | AAA | AA2 | Toledo Sox | P | 22 | 8 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.136 |
| 1955 | AAA | IL | Columbus Jets | P | 6 | .000 | |||||
| 1955 | AAA | AA2 | Toledo Sox | P | 35 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | .400 |
| Totals | 305 | 55 | 183 | 6 | 8 | .975 | .780 |
Minor League Service:
| Year | Level | League | Team | Affiliation | First Appearance | Final Appearance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1943 | D | Appalachian League | Bristol Twins | NY1 | ||
| 1946 | AAA | International League | Jersey City Giants | NY1 | ||
| 1947 | AA | Southern League | Nashville Vols | CHN | ||
| 1947 | AAA | International League | Jersey City Giants | NY1 | ||
| 1947 | AAA | American Association 2 | Minneapolis Millers | NY1 | ||
| 1948 | A | Eastern League | Albany Senators | PIT | ||
| 1948 | AAA | International League | Jersey City Giants | NY1 | ||
| 1949 | AA | Southern Association | Atlanta Crackers | |||
| 1950 | AA | Southern Association | Atlanta Crackers | BSN | ||
| 1951 | AAA | American Association 2 | Milwaukee Brewers | BSN | ||
| 1952 | AAA | American Association 2 | Milwaukee Brewers | BSN | ||
| 1953 | AAA | American Association 2 | Toledo Sox | ML1 | ||
| 1954 | AAA | American Association 2 | Toledo Sox | ML1 | ||
| 1955 | AAA | International League | Columbus Jets | KC1 | ||
| 1955 | AAA | American Association 2 | Toledo Sox | ML1 |
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