 He was the only member of the infield not to make the American Association All-Star team as Raines (2B), Wallach (3B) and Jerry Manuel (SS) were all selected.While Denver was not as good in 1981, Hostetler was far better, hitting .318 with 27 HR and 103 RBI.His homer total was more than Nick Esasky and Ryne Sandberg combined in the 1981 American Association, and he was only one home run behind league leader George Bjorkman.