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'''Christopher Allen Hoiles''' (born March 20, 1965 in [[Bowling Green, Ohio]], USA) is a former [[catcher]] in [[Major League Baseball]] who played for the [[Baltimore Orioles]] from 1989 to 1998. Hoiles was drafted by the [[Detroit Tigers]] but was traded to the Orioles in 1988 for [[Fred Lynn]].
'''Christopher Allen Hoiles''' (born March 20, 1965 in [[Bowling Green, Ohio]]) is an [[United States|American]] former [[Professional baseball|professional]] [[baseball]] player.<ref name="Chris Hoiles statistics">{{cite web|url=http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/h/hoilech01.shtml |title=Chris Hoiles statistics |publisher=Baseball-reference.com |accessdate=16 November 2011}}</ref> He played his entire [[Major League Baseball]] career as a [[catcher]] for the [[Baltimore Orioles]] from 1989 to 1998.<ref name="Chris Hoiles statistics"/> Hoiles was considered one of the best all-around catchers in baseball.<ref>{{Citation |first=McNeil | last=William |year=2006 |title=Backstop: a history of the catcher and a sabermetric ranking of 50 all-time greats |publisher=McFarland Publishing |isbn=9780786421770 |url=http://books.google.com/books?id=xUtA_LRW2aoC&pg=PA245&dq=chris+hoiles&hl=en#v=onepage&q=chris%20hoiles&f=false |quote=}}</ref>


== Baseball career ==
Hoiles was a career [[batting average|.262 hitter]] with 151 [[home run]]s, hitting 20 or more in 3 seasons. His career [[slugging percentage]] of .467 is the 9th best in Orioles history. His best year was {{By|1993}}, when he had career highs with a .310 [[batting average]] and 29 home runs.
Hoiles was drafted by the [[Detroit Tigers]] in the 19th round of the [[1986 Major League Baseball Draft]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://thebaseballcube.com/draft/rounds.asp?Y=1986&R=19&P=June-Reg |title=1986 Major League Baseball Draft 19th Round |publisher=thebaseballcube.com |accessdate=16 November 2011}}</ref> He played in the Tigers' [[Minor league baseball|minor league]] system until {{By|1988}}, when he was traded to the Baltimore Orioles for [[Fred Lynn]].<ref name="Chris Hoiles minor league statistics">{{cite web|url=http://www.baseball-reference.com/minors/player.cgi?id=hoiles001chr |title=Chris Hoiles minor league statistics |publisher=Baseball-reference.com |accessdate=16 November 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.baseball-almanac.com/players/trades.php?p=hoilech01 |title=Chris Hoiles Trades and Transactions |publisher=Baseball-almanac.com |accessdate=16 November 2011}}</ref> Hoiles made his major league debut with the Orioles on April 25, [[1989 Baltimore Orioles season|1989]] at the age of 24, but returned to the minor leagues where he played for the [[Rochester Red Wings]] for the next two seasons.<ref name="Chris Hoiles statistics"/><ref name="Chris Hoiles minor league statistics"/>


Hoiles returned to the major leagues in [[1991 Baltimore Orioles season|1991]] when the Orioles traded away catcher [[Mickey Tettleton]] and gave Hoiles an opportunity to be their starting catcher.<ref>{{cite news |title=Orioles trade for Tettleton to Tigers |agency=Wire Services |work=The Free Lance-Star |page=11 |date=14 January 1991 |accessdate=16 November 2011 |url=http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=LP5NAAAAIBAJ&sjid=y4sDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6950,1931944&dq=glenn+davis&hl=en}}</ref> He made only one [[Error (baseball)|error]] in 89 games played as a catcher and ended the year with a .998 [[fielding percentage]], becoming the fifth [[rookie]] catcher in major league baseball history to win a fielding title.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.baseball-reference.com/leagues/AL/1991-fielding-leaders.shtml |title=1991 American League Fielding Leaders |publisher=Baseball-reference.com |accessdate=16 November 2011}}</ref><ref name="Rookies Who Won Fielding Titles">{{cite book |url=http://books.google.com/books?id=xS0DAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA69&lpg=PA69&dq=bert+whaling+baseball+digest&source=bl&ots=LW1zAgjgTF&sig=e7MbIM8VYHJf7de1QDpDqeeqwTU&hl=en&ei=2EpZTIb3Loz6swOCpvSuCQ&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=2&ved=0CBYQ6AEwAQ#v=onepage&q&f=false |title=Rookies Who Won Fielding Titles |author= |publisher=Books.Google.com |date=May 2007 |work=Baseball Digest |accessdate=16 November 2011 }}</ref> Hoiles had his best season offensively in [[1993 Baltimore Orioles season|1993]], posting a .310 [[batting average]] along with 29 [[home run]]s, 80 [[runs batted in]], a .416 [[on base percentage]] and a .585 [[slugging percentage]].<ref name="Chris Hoiles statistics"/> He ranked fifth in the [[American League]] in slugging percentage and in on base percentage, and finished in sixteenth place in balloting for the {{By|1991}} American League [[Major League Baseball Most Valuable Player Award|Most Valuable Player Award]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.baseball-reference.com/leagues/AL/1993-batting-leaders.shtml |title=1993 American League Batting Leaders |publisher=Baseball-reference.com |accessdate=16 November 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.baseball-reference.com/awards/awards_1993.shtml#ALmvp |title=1991 American League Most Valuable Player ballot results |publisher=Baseball-reference.com |accessdate=16 November 2011}}</ref>
== History-making grand slams ==
On August 14, 1998, at [[Progressive Field|Jacobs Field]] in Cleveland, Hoiles became the 9th player ever to hit [[Batters with two grand slams in the same baseball game|two grand slams in one game]].


On May 17, 1996, Hoiles joined the list of 23 major league players who have hit an [[ultimate grand slam]] when he hit a grand slam in the bottom of the ninth with the [[Baltimore Orioles]] down by three runs against the [[Seattle Mariners]]. But besides being simply an "ultimate" grand slam, Hoiles' homer may be considered the "most ultimate" grand slam of all time, as he hit his home run on a full 3-2 count with 2 outs,[http://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/BAL/BAL199605170.shtml] the only time in major league history this has ever been recorded.
On May 17, [[1996 Baltimore Orioles season|1996]], Hoiles joined the list of 23 major league players who have hit an [[ultimate grand slam]] when he hit a grand slam in the bottom of the ninth with the [[Baltimore Orioles]] down by three runs against the [[Seattle Mariners]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://bb_catchers.tripod.com/catchers/ultgs.htm |title=Catchers who Hit an Ultimate Grand Slam Home Run |publisher=The Encyclopedia of Baseball Catchers |accessdate=16 November 2011}}</ref> But besides being simply an "ultimate" grand slam, Hoiles' homer may be considered the "most ultimate" grand slam of all time, as he hit his home run on a full 3-2 count with 2 outs, the only time in major league history this has ever been recorded.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/BAL/BAL199605170.shtml |title=May 17, 1996 Mariners-Orioles box score |publisher=Baseball-reference.com |accessdate=16 November 2011}}</ref> On August 14, [[1998 Baltimore Orioles season|1998]], at [[Progressive Field|Jacobs Field]] in Cleveland, Hoiles became the ninth player and the first catcher in major league history to hit [[Batters with two grand slams in the same baseball game|two grand slams in one game]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Hoiles Hammers Two Grand Slams |agency=Associated Press |work=Record-Journal |page=20 |date=15 August 1998 |accessdate=16 November 2011 |url=http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=fY1IAAAAIBAJ&sjid=oAINAAAAIBAJ&pg=1470,2581227&dq=chris+hoiles&hl=en}}</ref>

==Career statistics==
In a ten-year major league career, Hoiles played in 894 [[Games played|games]], accumulating 739 [[Hit (baseball)|hits]] in 2,820 [[at bats]] for a .262 career batting average along with 151 home runs, 449 runs batted in and an [[on base percentage]] of .366.<ref name="Chris Hoiles statistics"/> He ended his career with a .994 fielding percentage.<ref name="Chris Hoiles statistics"/> His career [[slugging percentage]] of .467 is the 18th best in Orioles team history.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://baltimore.orioles.mlb.com/stats/sortable.jsp?c_id=bal#playerType=ALL&sectionType=sp&statType=hitting&page_type=SortablePlayer&season=&season_type=ALL&sportCode='mlb'&league_code='MLB'&split=&team_id=110&active_sw=&game_type='R'&position=&sortOrder='desc'&sortColumn=slg&results=&page=1&perPage=50&timeframe=&extended=0&last_x_days=&ts=1321444930244&tab_level=child&click_text=Sortable+Player+hitting |title=Baltimore Orioles All-Time Hitting Leaders |publisher=mlb.com |accessdate=16 November 2011}}</ref>


==Post-baseball career==
==Post-baseball career==
Hoiles was an assistant coach for the [[Eastern Michigan University]] baseball team,<ref name="mlb.com">{{cite web|url=http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20080922&content_id=3526920&vkey=news_bal&fext=.jsp&c_id=bal|title=Where are they now? Chris Hoiles|last=Comak|first=Amanda |date=September 22, 2008|work=MLB.com|accessdate=2009-08-06}}</ref> of which he is an alumnus. He was inducted to the Eastern Michigan University Athletics Hall of Fame in 2000.
Hoiles was an assistant coach for the [[Eastern Michigan University]] baseball team, of which he is an alumnus.<ref name="mlb.com">{{cite web|url=http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20080922&content_id=3526920&vkey=news_bal&fext=.jsp&c_id=bal|title=Where are they now? Chris Hoiles|last=Comak|first=Amanda |date=September 22, 2008|work=MLB.com|accessdate=2009-08-06}}</ref> He was inducted to the Eastern Michigan University Athletics Hall of Fame in 2000. Hoiles was inducted into the Baltimore Orioles Hall of Fame on August 26, {{By|2006}}.


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On December 20, 2006, Chris Hoiles was named as the first manager of the [[York Revolution]] of the independent [[Atlantic League of Professional Baseball]].<ref name="mlb.com" /> He stepped down as the manager on August 5, {{By|2009}}, citing personal reasons.<ref name="balt_sun_aug_2009">{{cite web|url=http://www.baltimoresun.com/sports/orioles/bal-hoiles-805,0,7042256.story?track=rss|title=Ex-Oriole Hoiles steps down as York manager|date=August 5, 2009|work=The Baltimore Sun|accessdate=2009-08-06}}</ref>
He was inducted into the Baltimore Orioles Hall of Fame on August 26, 2006.


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Hoiles went by the clubhouse nickname of "Tractor Mechanic."<ref name="mlb.com" /> Because as his Orioles teammate Brady Anderson explained "He just looks like a tractor mechanic."{{Citation needed|date=May 2009}}
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On December 20, 2006, Chris Hoiles was named as the first manager of the [[York Revolution]] of the independent [[Atlantic League of Professional Baseball]].<ref name="mlb.com" /> He stepped down as the manager on August 5, 2009, citing personal reasons.<ref name="balt_sun_aug_2009">{{cite web|url=http://www.baltimoresun.com/sports/orioles/bal-hoiles-805,0,7042256.story?track=rss|title=Ex-Oriole Hoiles steps down as York manager|date=August 5, 2009|work=The Baltimore Sun|accessdate=2009-08-06}}</ref>


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In April 2010 along with Adam Gladstone, Hoiles began his professional radio career as co-host of "Bird Talk" a daily baseball show heard on Baltimore's Fox 1370. The show is a baseball oriented talk show focusing primarily on the Baltimore Orioles and their minor league affiliates. Hoiles is also an assistant coach of his son's baseball team in York, PA the Mason Dixon Ruffnecks.
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Chris Hoiles went by the clubhouse nickname of "Tractor Mechanic."<ref name="mlb.com" /> Because as his Orioles teammate Brady Anderson explained "He just looks like a tractor mechanic."{{Citation needed|date=May 2009}}

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In April 2010 along with Adam Gladstone, Chris started his professional radio career as co-host of "Bird Talk" a daily baseball show heard on Baltimore's Fox 1370. The show is a baseball oriented talk show focusing primarily on the Baltimore Orioles and their minor league affiliates.

Chris is also an assistant coach of his son's baseball team in York, PA the Mason Dixon Ruffnecks.


== See also ==
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Revision as of 12:10, 16 November 2011

Chris Hoiles
Hoiles at the induction of Harold Baines into the Orioles Hall of Fame, 2009.
Catcher
Born: (1965-03-20) March 20, 1965 (age 59)
Wayne, Ohio
Batted: Right
Threw: Right
debut
April 25, 1989, for the Baltimore Orioles
Last appearance
September 27, 1998, for the Baltimore Orioles
Career statistics
Batting average.262
Home runs151
Runs batted in449
Teams

Christopher Allen Hoiles (born March 20, 1965 in Bowling Green, Ohio) is an American former professional baseball player.[1] He played his entire Major League Baseball career as a catcher for the Baltimore Orioles from 1989 to 1998.[1] Hoiles was considered one of the best all-around catchers in baseball.[2]

Baseball career

Hoiles was drafted by the Detroit Tigers in the 19th round of the 1986 Major League Baseball Draft.[3] He played in the Tigers' minor league system until 1988, when he was traded to the Baltimore Orioles for Fred Lynn.[4][5] Hoiles made his major league debut with the Orioles on April 25, 1989 at the age of 24, but returned to the minor leagues where he played for the Rochester Red Wings for the next two seasons.[1][4]

Hoiles returned to the major leagues in 1991 when the Orioles traded away catcher Mickey Tettleton and gave Hoiles an opportunity to be their starting catcher.[6] He made only one error in 89 games played as a catcher and ended the year with a .998 fielding percentage, becoming the fifth rookie catcher in major league baseball history to win a fielding title.[7][8] Hoiles had his best season offensively in 1993, posting a .310 batting average along with 29 home runs, 80 runs batted in, a .416 on base percentage and a .585 slugging percentage.[1] He ranked fifth in the American League in slugging percentage and in on base percentage, and finished in sixteenth place in balloting for the 1991 American League Most Valuable Player Award.[9][10]

On May 17, 1996, Hoiles joined the list of 23 major league players who have hit an ultimate grand slam when he hit a grand slam in the bottom of the ninth with the Baltimore Orioles down by three runs against the Seattle Mariners.[11] But besides being simply an "ultimate" grand slam, Hoiles' homer may be considered the "most ultimate" grand slam of all time, as he hit his home run on a full 3-2 count with 2 outs, the only time in major league history this has ever been recorded.[12] On August 14, 1998, at Jacobs Field in Cleveland, Hoiles became the ninth player and the first catcher in major league history to hit two grand slams in one game.[13]

Career statistics

In a ten-year major league career, Hoiles played in 894 games, accumulating 739 hits in 2,820 at bats for a .262 career batting average along with 151 home runs, 449 runs batted in and an on base percentage of .366.[1] He ended his career with a .994 fielding percentage.[1] His career slugging percentage of .467 is the 18th best in Orioles team history.[14]

Post-baseball career

Hoiles was an assistant coach for the Eastern Michigan University baseball team, of which he is an alumnus.[15] He was inducted to the Eastern Michigan University Athletics Hall of Fame in 2000. Hoiles was inducted into the Baltimore Orioles Hall of Fame on August 26, 2006.

On December 20, 2006, Chris Hoiles was named as the first manager of the York Revolution of the independent Atlantic League of Professional Baseball.[15] He stepped down as the manager on August 5, 2009, citing personal reasons.[16]

Hoiles went by the clubhouse nickname of "Tractor Mechanic."[15] Because as his Orioles teammate Brady Anderson explained "He just looks like a tractor mechanic."[citation needed]

In April 2010 along with Adam Gladstone, Hoiles began his professional radio career as co-host of "Bird Talk" a daily baseball show heard on Baltimore's Fox 1370. The show is a baseball oriented talk show focusing primarily on the Baltimore Orioles and their minor league affiliates. Hoiles is also an assistant coach of his son's baseball team in York, PA the Mason Dixon Ruffnecks.

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f "Chris Hoiles statistics". Baseball-reference.com. Retrieved 16 November 2011.
  2. ^ William, McNeil (2006), Backstop: a history of the catcher and a sabermetric ranking of 50 all-time greats, McFarland Publishing, ISBN 9780786421770
  3. ^ "1986 Major League Baseball Draft 19th Round". thebaseballcube.com. Retrieved 16 November 2011.
  4. ^ a b "Chris Hoiles minor league statistics". Baseball-reference.com. Retrieved 16 November 2011.
  5. ^ "Chris Hoiles Trades and Transactions". Baseball-almanac.com. Retrieved 16 November 2011.
  6. ^ "Orioles trade for Tettleton to Tigers". The Free Lance-Star. Wire Services. 14 January 1991. p. 11. Retrieved 16 November 2011.
  7. ^ "1991 American League Fielding Leaders". Baseball-reference.com. Retrieved 16 November 2011.
  8. ^ Rookies Who Won Fielding Titles. Books.Google.com. May 2007. Retrieved 16 November 2011. {{cite book}}: |work= ignored (help)
  9. ^ "1993 American League Batting Leaders". Baseball-reference.com. Retrieved 16 November 2011.
  10. ^ "1991 American League Most Valuable Player ballot results". Baseball-reference.com. Retrieved 16 November 2011.
  11. ^ "Catchers who Hit an Ultimate Grand Slam Home Run". The Encyclopedia of Baseball Catchers. Retrieved 16 November 2011.
  12. ^ "May 17, 1996 Mariners-Orioles box score". Baseball-reference.com. Retrieved 16 November 2011.
  13. ^ "Hoiles Hammers Two Grand Slams". Record-Journal. Associated Press. 15 August 1998. p. 20. Retrieved 16 November 2011.
  14. ^ "Baltimore Orioles All-Time Hitting Leaders". mlb.com. Retrieved 16 November 2011.
  15. ^ a b c Comak, Amanda (September 22, 2008). "Where are they now? Chris Hoiles". MLB.com. Retrieved 2009-08-06.
  16. ^ "Ex-Oriole Hoiles steps down as York manager". The Baltimore Sun. August 5, 2009. Retrieved 2009-08-06.
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