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David Alan Hostetler (born March 27, 1956 in Pasadena, California) is a retired first baseman/designated hitter who played for the Montreal Expos, Texas Rangers, and Pittsburgh Pirates. As of November 2007, he is the National Coordinator of Baseball Sales for equipment company Riddell () and an ambassador to youth players. ==Collegiate and early minor league career== 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. In 1979, Hostetler spent his first full pro season with the Memphis Chicks, hitting .270/~.359/.445 with 20 homers, 114 RBI and 110 strikeouts. He tied for sixth in the Southern League in home runs, drove in the most and drew a league-high 14 intentional walks. He made the SL All-Star team at DH and drove in 19 more than runner-up Paul Householder. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Dave Hostetler」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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