 In 1980, he played on one of the truly great minor league teams, the Denver Bears, who won over two-thirds of their games.The other stars on his team that year were Tim Raines, Randy Bass, and Tim Wallach.Hostetler was the regular first baseman (Bass DH'ed) and hit .269/~.345/.371, with only 9 home runs and 58 RBI in a very hitter-friendly environment.