#31 Elston Howard, Catcher, 29 yrs, New York (A) Yankees Friday, 10/6/1958 |
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Position : Bats : Throws :
| Elston Howard
2/23/1929 29 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 3 / 6 (Well Known) 3 / 6 (Well Known) Average GREAT Normal 3.5 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 1958 (Automatic) 3 Year(s), 145 Days (661 total Days) 145 Day(s) 3 Year(s), 145 Days (661 total Days) 3 Year(s) 3 Option Year(s) left
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Batting | Contact | Gap | Power | Discipline/Eye | Avoid K's |
Overall | 7 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 5 |
Versus LHP | 9 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 5 |
Versus RHP | 6 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 5 |
Talent | 6 | 6 | 7 | 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 | | |
7/28 | WS1 | W 13-4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | #6 | PoG | |
7/29 | WS1 | L 4-5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | #5 | | |
7/31 | CHA | W 9-8 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | #6 | | |
8/1 | CHA | W 3-1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | #8 | | |
8/2 | CHA | W 7-4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #5 | | |
8/3 | @WS1 | W 15-9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | #9 | | |
8/4 | @WS1 | L 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #8 | | |
8/6 | @WS1 | W 6-2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | #5 | | |
8/7 | @BAL | W 6-5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #9 | | |
8/8 | @BAL | L 3-4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | #4 | | |
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Batting | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | TAVG | ISO |
Overall | 94 | 275 | 87 | 13 | 2 | 14 | 61 | 56 | 22 | 58 | .316 | .366 | .531 | .897 | .846 | .215 |
Projected | 99 | 289 | 92 | 14 | 2 | 15 | 64 | 59 | 23 | 61 | .316 | .366 | .531 | .897 | .846 | .215 |
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Batting | GS | PA | HP | IW | CI | GDP | SH | SF | TB | EBH | SB | CS | SB% | RC | RC/27 |
Overall | 62 | 305 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 146 | 29 | 0 | 2 | .0 | 52.1 | 6.8 |
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| AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
vs. LHP | 83 | 35 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 27 | 26 | 8 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 1 | .422 | .463 | .699 | 1.162 |
vs. RHP | 192 | 52 | 7 | 1 | 9 | 34 | 30 | 14 | 40 | 1 | 2 | 1 | .271 | .322 | .458 | .780 |
Close/Late | 35 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .429 | .465 | .600 | 1.065 |
Scoring Position | 85 | 25 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 46 | 0 | 10 | 17 | 4 | 1 | 0 | .294 | .350 | .494 | .844 |
Pinch Hitting | 29 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .379 | .355 | .759 | 1.113 |
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| G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
Home | 45 | 122 | 41 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 26 | 25 | 12 | 28 | .336 | .394 | .549 | .943 |
Road | 49 | 153 | 46 | 10 | 1 | 7 | 35 | 31 | 10 | 30 | .301 | .339 | .516 | .856 |
March/April | 17 | 33 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 6 | .394 | .371 | .788 | 1.159 |
May | 21 | 61 | 19 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 13 | 6 | 14 | .311 | .373 | .541 | .914 |
June | 25 | 81 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 15 | 16 | 9 | 17 | .235 | .323 | .395 | .718 |
July | 24 | 89 | 34 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 25 | 16 | 6 | 18 | .382 | .412 | .584 | .997 |
August | 7 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | .182 | .231 | .273 | .503 |
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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 |
1957 | 137 | 477 | 160 | 29 | 2 | 22 | 104 | 78 | 40 | 3 | 4 | 79 | 1 | 1 | .335 | .387 | .543 | .930 | NYY,AL |
1958 | 94 | 275 | 87 | 13 | 2 | 14 | 61 | 56 | 22 | 2 | 4 | 58 | 0 | 2 | .316 | .366 | .531 | .897 | NYY,AL |
Total | 441 | 1410 | 450 | 72 | 5 | 54 | 285 | 223 | 104 | 6 | 11 | 230 | 4 | 5 | .319 | .366 | .492 | .858 | |
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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 |
1957 | 5 | 21 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .190 | .190 | .190 | .381 |
Total | 9 | 33 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | .242 | .265 | .273 | .537 |
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Position | G | GS | PO | A | DP | TC | E | PCT | INN | RANGE | PB | RSTA | RTO | RTO% |
Catcher | 70 | 62 | 411 | 26 | 0 | 439 | 2 | .995 | 545.0 | 7.25 | 0 | 31 | 15 | 48.4 |
Leftfield | 12 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 1.000 | 26.1 | 3.76 | | | | |
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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... Was selected to the 1957 Allstar game... Won Player of the Week award on 8/7/1957, hitting .571 with 2 HR, 8 RBI... Won Batter of the Month award on 9/1/1957, hitting .407 with 7 HR, 25 RBI... Was selected to the 1958 Allstar game... Injured on 8/8/1958 with a Broken Ankle, out for entire career...
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Batting Leader Boards Appearances |
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AVG 1957 - .335 - 7th
| SLG 1957 - .543 - 7th
| OPS 1957 - .930 - 8th
| RBI 1957 - 104 - 6th
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