Dave Hostetler
| Dave Hostetler | |||
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| First baseman / Designated hitter | |||
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Born: March 27, 1956 Pasadena, California |
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| Professional debut | |||
| MLB: September 15, 1981, for the Montreal Expos | |||
| NPB: 1986, for the Nankai Hawks | |||
| Last appearance | |||
| NPB: 1987, for the Nankai Hawks | |||
| MLB: May 3, 1988, for the Pittsburgh Pirates | |||
| MLB statistics | |||
| Batting average | .229 | ||
| Home runs | 37 | ||
| Runs batted in | 124 | ||
| NPB statistics | |||
| Batting average | .270 | ||
| Home runs | 42 | ||
| Runs batted in | 142 | ||
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David Alan Hostetler (born March 27, 1956) is an American former professional baseball first baseman and designated hitter who played for the Montreal Expos, Texas Rangers, and Pittsburgh Pirates of Major League Baseball (MLB). He also played for the Nankai Hawks of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB). As of November 2007, he is the National Coordinator of Baseball Sales for equipment company Riddell [1] and an ambassador to youth players.
Hostetler was drafted in the 4th round of the 1975 amateur draft by the San Francisco Giants out of junior college but did not sign. In 1976, he was again drafted by San Francisco and didn't sign. He was taken in the second phase of the draft by the Cleveland Indians but returned to school again. In 1977, the Giants drafted him for a third time with no success.
He was a big star at the University of Southern California, where he was one of the key players on the team that won the 1978 College World Series, along with Dave Engle, Dave Van Gorder, and Tim Tolman. Hostetler hit a home run in the championship game against Arizona State University.
Drafted in the fourth round of the 1978 Major League Baseball draft by the Montréal Expos, he finally signed a deal. He debuted that year with the West Palm Beach Expos, hitting .269/~.361/.378.
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