#52 Elston Howard, Catcher, 27 yrs, New York (A) Yankees Thursday, 10/5/1956 |
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Position : Bats : Throws :
| Elston Howard
2/23/1929 27 USA,MO,ST. LOUIS 6"2 205
Catcher R R
| Desire for Winner : Loyalty : Team Leader Skills : National Popularity : Local Popularity : Consistency : Clutch Performance : Injury Rating : Overall Rating :
| Minimal Average None at all 1 / 6 (Insignificant) 1 / 6 (Insignificant) Average GREAT Normal 2.5 Stars
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Contract : Salary : Signed Through : Years of MLB Service : MLB Service Days this Year : Years on 40-Man Roster : Years of Pro Service : Minor League Option Years :
| Big League Contract $ 150,000 1956 (Automatic) 2 Year(s), 0 Days (344 total Days) 172 Day(s) 2 Year(s), 0 Days (344 total Days) 1 Year(s) 3 Option Year(s) left
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Batting | Contact | Gap | Power | Discipline/Eye | Avoid K's |
Overall | 7 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 5 |
Versus LHP | 9 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 6 |
Versus RHP | 6 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 5 |
Talent | 6 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 4 |
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Running & Bunting Ratings Running Speed : Stealing Ability : Baserunning Instincts : Sacrifice Bunt : Bunt for Hit : Hitter Type :
| 4 2 1 3 1 Spray Hitter
| Fielding Ratings C : 3 (Range), .994 (Fielding Pct.) LF : 2 (Range), .999 (Fielding Pct.) Catcher Arm : 7 Infield Arm : 7 Outfield Arm : 8
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Date | Opp. | Result | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | Spot | | |
9/6 | @DET | W 14-3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #2 | | |
9/7 | @DET | W 12-3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #6 | | |
9/8 | BAL | W 5-2 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | #5 | | |
9/9 | BAL | W 4-1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #6 | | |
9/13 | @CHA | W 7-5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #7 | | |
9/14 | @CHA | L 2-4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | #9 | | |
9/15 | KC | W 3-2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | #6 | | |
9/17 | KC | W 4-1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | #6 | | |
9/22 | @CLE | L 1-3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #7 | | |
9/24 | @CLE | L 2-3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | #5 | | |
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Batting | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | TAVG | ISO |
Overall | 115 | 393 | 118 | 15 | 1 | 8 | 78 | 44 | 32 | 58 | .300 | .351 | .405 | .756 | .682 | .104 |
Projected | 121 | 413 | 124 | 16 | 1 | 8 | 82 | 46 | 34 | 61 | .300 | .351 | .405 | .756 | .682 | .104 |
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Batting | GS | PA | HP | IW | CI | GDP | SH | SF | TB | EBH | SB | CS | SB% | RC | RC/27 |
Overall | 99 | 427 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 159 | 24 | 2 | 0 | 100.0 | 56.2 | 5.3 |
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| AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
vs. LHP | 156 | 53 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 38 | 18 | 15 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .340 | .395 | .468 | .863 |
vs. RHP | 237 | 65 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 40 | 26 | 17 | 39 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .274 | .322 | .363 | .684 |
Close/Late | 47 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .340 | .392 | .447 | .839 |
Scoring Position | 114 | 46 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 66 | 0 | 9 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .404 | .440 | .518 | .958 |
Pinch Hitting | 13 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .231 | .333 | .231 | .564 |
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| G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
Home | 55 | 179 | 51 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 35 | 14 | 15 | 31 | .285 | .338 | .374 | .713 |
Road | 60 | 214 | 67 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 43 | 30 | 17 | 27 | .313 | .362 | .430 | .792 |
March/April | 17 | 43 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 5 | .279 | .392 | .372 | .764 |
May | 18 | 62 | 24 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 24 | 6 | 3 | 8 | .387 | .409 | .532 | .941 |
June | 24 | 88 | 24 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 19 | 7 | 3 | 14 | .273 | .293 | .375 | .668 |
July | 23 | 83 | 26 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 14 | 9 | 8 | .313 | .380 | .398 | .778 |
August | 21 | 80 | 23 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 11 | 6 | 18 | .287 | .337 | .412 | .750 |
Sept/Oct | 12 | 37 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | .243 | .300 | .297 | .597 |
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Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | HP | SF | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | Teams |
1955 | 95 | 265 | 85 | 15 | 0 | 10 | 42 | 45 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 35 | 1 | 2 | .321 | .347 | .491 | .837 | NYY |
1956 | 115 | 393 | 118 | 15 | 1 | 8 | 78 | 44 | 32 | 0 | 2 | 58 | 2 | 0 | .300 | .351 | .405 | .756 | NYY |
Total | 210 | 658 | 203 | 30 | 1 | 18 | 120 | 89 | 42 | 1 | 3 | 93 | 3 | 2 | .309 | .349 | .439 | .789 | |
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Career Minor League Batting Stats |
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Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
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Career Postseason Batting Stats |
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Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
1955 | 4 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .333 | .385 | .417 | .801 |
Total | 4 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .333 | .385 | .417 | .801 |
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Position | G | GS | PO | A | DP | TC | E | PCT | INN | RANGE | PB | RSTA | RTO | RTO% |
Catcher | 100 | 99 | 571 | 31 | 1 | 604 | 2 | .997 | 834.1 | 6.52 | 4 | 35 | 12 | 34.3 |
Shortstop | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 1.000 | 8.0 | 7.88 | | | | |
Leftfield | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 3.0 | 0.00 | | | | |
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Drafted in 1st round, 15th overall pick, by New York (A) in 1955... Had first career hit on 4/4/1955, off Hal Newhouser (DET)... Hit first career homerun on 4/15/1955, off Ken Johnson (KC)... Won World Championship with New York (A) in 1955... Won Gold Glove Award at Catcher in 1956...
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