George
Hoyle
 
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 2''
Weight: 225
 
Born: October 20, 1927 in Usa
 
Awards & Accomplishments
All-Star Selections 1953   
Ratings - Batting     Help
                                             
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Year Age Tm Lg Salary   vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1952 24 HOU PL $ 1,542,857  
1953 25 SF CL $ 2,692,857  
1954 26 SF CL $ 2,821,429  
1955 27 SF CL $ 2,821,429  
OOTP6 Min Ratings $ 1,542,857  
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 2,821,429  
Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Big Stick or Young Buck.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR OWS
1952 24 HOU PL 140 488 82 147 33 7 13 99 1 1 84 67 .301 .409 .477 .886 91.5 13.9
1953 25 HOU PL 37 127 23 41 13 0 2 16 1 0 21 20 .323 .423 .472 .895 23.9 3.3
  SF CL 95 342 76 102 34 8 5 42 1 1 54 63 .298 .396 .488 .884 61.4 10.2
  TOT   132 469 99 143 47 8 7 58 2 1 75 83 .305 .403 .484 .887 85.3 13.5
1954 26 SF CL 137 505 72 148 32 4 6 67 0 1 73 100 .293 .383 .408 .790 78.7 10.7
1955 27 SF CL 141 504 74 126 30 0 11 55 2 1 80 110 .250 .356 .375 .731 72.5 10.0
4 Years Sim 550 1966 327 564 142 19 37 279 5 4 312 360 .287 .387 .435 .822 328.1 48.1
162 Game Average 579 96 166 41 5 10 82 1 1 91 106 .287 .387 .435 .822 96.6  
Career Highs 141 505 99 148 47 8 13 99 2 1 84 110 .305 .409 .484 .887 91.5  
Career Batting Splits     Help
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Category G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR
vs RH   1465 231 398 104 13 29 208 4 3 218 294 .272 .369 .420 .789 227.6
vs LH   501 96 166 38 6 8 71 1 1 94 66 .331 .439 .479 .918 101.8
Home 277 966 176 297 82 12 15 141 4 3 160 186 .307 .408 .464 .872 177.1
Away 273 1000 151 267 60 7 22 138 1 1 152 174 .267 .367 .407 .774 152.3
RISP   551 0 158 37 4 7 216 0 0 106 105 .287 .399 .407 .805 94.2
Pinch Hitting   22 4 7 1 0 0 1 0 0 5 4 .318 .444 .364 .808 4.0
Close/Late   228 19 71 21 0 1 35 0 0 26 38 .311 .380 .417 .797 34.8
Mar/Apr 61 215 39 66 18 0 6 37 1 0 32 37 .307 .402 .474 .877 39.4
May 111 384 59 113 29 1 4 46 1 1 69 76 .294 .402 .406 .808 64.5
June 103 358 69 105 25 8 6 46 0 2 55 54 .293 .391 .458 .850 61.7
July 98 352 60 103 25 5 7 43 0 0 62 64 .293 .399 .452 .851 63.5
August 100 366 42 89 23 1 6 60 1 1 53 73 .243 .347 .361 .707 47.0
Sep/Oct 77 291 58 88 22 4 8 47 2 0 41 56 .302 .390 .488 .878 53.3
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Platinum Glove Award.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF   DWS
1952 24 HOU PL 3B 137 132 1186.7 85 230 28 17 .918 2.39   3.8
1953 25 HOU PL 3B 36 33 286.2 24 52 4 2 .950 2.39   0.9
  SF CL 3B 94 86 768.8 65 140 10 7 .953 2.40   2.4
  TOT   3B 130 119 1055.0 89 192 14 9 .953 2.40   3.3
1954 26 SF CL 3B 135 133 1161.0 81 241 21 19 .939 2.50   3.9
1955 27 SF CL 3B 137 135 1200.7 91 253 20 22 .945 2.58   3.4
Career Totals   539 519 4603.3 346 916 83 67 .938 2.47   14.4
Career Highs   137 135 1200.7 91 253 28 22 .953 2.58    
Post-Season Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Post Season MVP Award.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS
1953 25 SF CL 4 16 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 2 .125 .176 .188 .364
Career Post-Season Batting 4 16 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 2 .125 .176 .188 .364
Batting Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
(*) indicates hit-less at-bats added to meet minimum plate appearances.
Season Rankings are League Based.
XR
CAR-48-328.1
Games
1952-1-140
1954-9-137
1955-2-141
CAR-7-550
At-Bats
CAR-26-1966
Runs
CAR-38-327
Hits
CAR-49-564
Doubles
CAR-12-142
Triples
1953-10-8
CAR-39-19
RBIs
1952-7-99
Walks
1952-9-84
1954-6-73
1955-8-80
CAR-18-312
Strikeouts
1954-6-100
1955-1-110
CAR-12-360
   
 
   Black Ink Test: 1
   Gray Ink Test: 14
   Hall of Fame Standards: 34
 
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History
Drafted in 10th round, 189th overall pick, by Houston in 1952
Had first career hit (homerun) on 4/15/1952, off Chester Belue (NO)
Had 5 hits with 5 RBI against Dallas on 5/28/1952
2/13/1953: Gets a new one-year contract worth $2,692,857 through salary arbitration
Traded from Houston to San Francisco on 5/26/1953 (Going to HOU: P James Leggett, P Frederick Alexander. Going to SF: 3B George Hoyle, CF Dean Govea)
Was selected to the 1953 Allstar game
Injured on 8/12/1953 with a Jammed Finger, out for 1-2 weeks
2/13/1954: Gets a new one-year contract worth $2,821,429 through salary arbitration
2/13/1955: Gets a new one-year contract worth $2,821,429 through salary arbitration
8/11/1955: Signed a contract extension with San Francisco, $3,500,000 per year, for 3 years