Steve Hovley Autograph
Stephen Eugene Hovley (born December 18, 1944) is a retired American professional baseball player whose career extended for eight seasons, including all or parts of five years in Major League Baseball for the Seattle Pilots / Milwaukee Brewers (1969–70), Oakland Athletics (1970–71) and Kansas City Royals (1972–73). An outfielder, he threw and batted left-handed, stood 5 feet 10 inches (1.78 m) tall and weighed 188 pounds (85 kg). More about Steve Hovley
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Born in Ventura, California, Hovley attended Stanford University and was selected by the California Angels in the 35th round (665th overall) of the 1966 Major League Baseball Draft. After two seasons in the Angels' farm system, he was chosen by the Pilots in the 1968 Major League Baseball expansion draft—also with the 35th pick. The Pilots loaned Hovley to the Triple-A Rochester Red Wings for the first two months of their inaugural 1969 season before recalling him in June. In his third big-league game, Hovley collected three hits against his former team, the Angels, on June 27. His hot start in the Majors continued for his first two-dozen games, as he reached a season-high .352 batting average on July 24, with ten multi-hit games. But Hovley eventually cooled off and he ended the year with a .277 batting mark, three home runs and 20 RBI in 91 games played. He was a roommate of veteran pitcher Jim Bouton's, whose diary of the 1969 season, Ball Four, became a national sensation a year later. Hovley, like Bouton, was a non-conformist in the baseball world; according to Bouton, other players nicknamed Hovley "Orbie," shorthand for "Orbit."
The following season, in 1970, the Pilots moved to Wisconsin as the Brewers, and in their first-ever home game at Milwaukee County Stadium on April 7, Hovley had three hits in three at bats off the Angels' Andy Messersmith; but the rest of the Brewers combined for just one hit in 28 at bats and the team fell, 12–0. Hovley got into 40 games and batted .281 with 16 RBI before being traded to Oakland on June 11 for Al Downing and Tito Francona. Relegated to part-time duty with the A's, Hovley hit only .173 in 141 at bats during his tenure, was sent to Triple-A in 1971, and then acquired by the Royals in the 1971 Rule 5 draft. He then played two years as the Royals' fourth outfielder, appearing in 105 and 104 games, to close out his Major League career with 263 hits (39 doubles, five triples and eight home runs), 88 RBI and a .258 batting average in 436 games played. Read even more about Steve Hovley at Wikipedia
The following season, in 1970, the Pilots moved to Wisconsin as the Brewers, and in their first-ever home game at Milwaukee County Stadium on April 7, Hovley had three hits in three at bats off the Angels' Andy Messersmith; but the rest of the Brewers combined for just one hit in 28 at bats and the team fell, 12–0. Hovley got into 40 games and batted .281 with 16 RBI before being traded to Oakland on June 11 for Al Downing and Tito Francona. Relegated to part-time duty with the A's, Hovley hit only .173 in 141 at bats during his tenure, was sent to Triple-A in 1971, and then acquired by the Royals in the 1971 Rule 5 draft. He then played two years as the Royals' fourth outfielder, appearing in 105 and 104 games, to close out his Major League career with 263 hits (39 doubles, five triples and eight home runs), 88 RBI and a .258 batting average in 436 games played. Read even more about Steve Hovley at Wikipedia
Traded items with a signature of Steve Hovley
In total, we tracked 35 items since 01/01/2008. The chart below shows the trade volume over time.
The most expensive item with a signature of Steve Hovley (1972 Topps AUTOGRAPHED LOT (9), Steve Hovley (RARE!), Marshall, Torres, Short ++) was sold in September 2021 for $612.00 while the cheapest item (STEVE HOVLEY 1971 71 TOPPS SIGNED AUTO CARD ATHLETICS) found a new owner for $1.50 in October 2010. The month with the most items sold (2) was September 2021 with an average selling price of $344.50 for an autographed item of Steve Hovley. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in April 2020 with $349.99 and the month that saw the lowest prices with $1.50 was October 2010. In average, an autographed item from Steve Hovley is worth $51.00.
Most recently, these items with a signature of Steve Hovley were sold on eBay - click here for more items.
| Item Title | Price | Store | |
|---|---|---|---|
 | 1969 Steve Hovley Autograph Index card Rare 3X5 Signed Debut year Auto | $12.95 | |
| 1972 Topps #683 Steve Hovley Signed SGC Authentic Autographed Card RARE AUTO | $295.00 | |
| 1972 Topps AUTOGRAPHED LOT (9), Steve Hovley (RARE!), Marshall, Torres, Short ++ | $612.00 | |
| 1973 Topps #282 Steve Hovley Kansas City Royals Signed AUTO | $7.01 | |
| STEVE HOVLEY 1994 25TH ANNIVERSARY MILLER BREWING AUTOGRAPHED SIGNED BREWERS | $3.20 | |
| Steve Hovley Autograph Signed 1973 Topps Royals Very Tough! | $99.00 | |
| Steve Hovley Autographed 1970 Topps Baseball Card | $249.00 | |
| Steve Hovley Autographed Album Page/Index Card 1969 Seattle Pilots | $150.00 | |
| Steve Hovley Autographed Signed 1973 Topps Card #282 Kansas City Royals PSA/DNA | $259.00 | |
| STEVE HOVLEY INDEX CARD SIGNED 1969 SEATTLE PILOTS PSA/DNA CERTIFIED RARE!!!!!! | $153.00 | |
| STEVE HOVLEY INDEX CARD SIGNED 1969 SEATTLE PILOTS PSA/DNA CERTIFIED RARE!!!!!! | $153.00 | |
| Steve Hovley Oakland Athletics #109 Signed 1971 topps card | $20.00 | |
| STEVE HOVLEY PILOTS/ROYALS RARE SIGNED 3X5 INDEX CARD JSA AA48385 | $349.99 | |
| STEVE HOVLEY ROYALS SIGNED 1972 TOPPS CARD JSA RARE CC87220 | $199.99 | |
| VINTAGE AUTOGRAPHED BASEBALL INDEX CARD-STEVE HOVLEY | $77.00 | |