#78 Dixie Howell, Starting Pitcher, 29 yrs, Cincinnati Reds

#78 Dixie Howell, Starting Pitcher, 29 yrs, Cincinnati Reds
Friday, 10/20/1949

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Dixie Howell

1/7/1920
29
USA,KY,HAROLD
6"2
210

Starting Pitcher
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R

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2.5 Stars

Contract & Roster Status

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Big League Contract
$ 1,930,000
1950
7 Year(s), 99 Days (1303 total Days)
172 Day(s)
10 Year(s), 0 Days (1720 total Days)
9 Year(s)
Not eligible
Out of Option Years

Pitching Ratings

Pitching	Stuff	Control	Movement	Velocity
Overall	4	6	10	86-89 Mph
Versus LHB	4	6	10
Versus RHB	4	6	10
Talent	4	7	10

Pitching Ratings
Endurance :
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Holding Runners :

5
64
4

Pitches:
Fastball
Slider

Batting Ratings

Batting	Contact	Gap	Power	Discipline/Eye	Avoid K's
Overall	4	3	1	1	2
Versus LHP	4	3	1	1	2
Versus RHP	4	3	1	1	2
Talent	1	1	1	1	6

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2
3
2
1
Spray Hitter

Fielding Ratings
P : 5 (Range), .993 (Fielding Pct.)
Catcher Arm : 1
Outfield Arm : 1

Game Log, Last 10 Games

Date	Opp.	Result	Start	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	Dec
8/23	@BSN	L 7-10	*	6	8	5	4	1	2
8/29	STL	W 3-2	*	5	5	1	1	1	5	W	PoG
9/2	BRO	L 1-2	*	5	6	1	1	0	3
9/6	@NYN	L 5-6	*	5.2	4	2	2	3	3
9/11	PHI	W 9-3	*	6	4	3	3	2	4	W
9/15	@PIT	L 8-9	*	4	3	4	3	3	5
9/19	@CHC	L 5-8	*	3.2	4	2	0	5	2	L
9/24	@NYN	W 9-7	*	5	5	2	2	3	1	W
9/28	CHC	L 2-3	*	6	3	0	0	2	3
10/2	@PHI	L 2-3	*	5.1	3	0	0	4	5

Pitching Stats 1949

Overall	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	BB	K	CG	CG%	SHO	QS	QS%
Overall	44	44	10	9	0	3.92	222.2	225	121	97	94	115	0	.0	0	8	18.2
Projected	44	44	10	9	0	3.92	222.0	225	121	97	94	115

Overall	SVO	BS	SV%	RA	GF	R/9	H/9	K/9	BB/9	RL	RLS	RLS%	IR	IRS	IRS%	ERC
	0	0	.0	0	0	13.1	9.1	4.6	3.8	30	7	23.3	0	0	.0	4.24

	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	SF	SH	HP	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
vs. LHB	471	128	25	1	13	62	70	57	58	0	0	3	.272	.351	.412	.763
vs. RHB	388	97	14	3	11	44	51	37	57	0	0	1	.250	.310	.387	.696

	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	BB	K
Home	20	20	4	4	0	3.19	104.1	108	45	37	33	56
Road	24	24	6	5	0	4.56	118.1	117	76	60	61	59
Postseason	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
This Week	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
Last Week	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0.0	0	0	0	0	0

Month	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	BB	K
March/April	7	7	1	1	0	6.61	31.1	35	27	23	16	15
May	8	8	1	4	0	5.71	41.0	50	33	26	16	11
June	7	7	1	1	0	4.22	32.0	39	22	15	13	18
July	7	7	2	1	0	2.54	39.0	35	13	11	14	24
August	7	7	3	1	0	2.56	38.2	34	12	11	13	21
Sept./Oct.	8	8	2	1	0	2.43	40.2	32	14	11	22	26

Career Pitching Stats

Year	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	HR	BB	K	CG	SHO	WHIP	BABIP	Teams
1942	28	1	4	3	2	4.19	34.1	37	16	16	2	21	13	0	0	1.69	.299	CIN
1943	36	0	2	6	0	7.19	46.1	64	37	37	4	24	17	0	0	1.90	.351	CIN
1944	37	0	5	5	9	2.01	49.1	46	13	11	1	19	22	0	0	1.32	.271	CIN
1945	27	0	5	5	6	2.70	30.0	30	9	9	1	8	16	0	0	1.27	.309	CIN,NL
1946	17	0	3	3	5	3.70	24.1	34	13	10	2	9	10	0	0	1.77	.348	CIN,NL
1947	32	0	3	3	14	3.05	44.1	38	15	15	3	18	26	0	0	1.26	.259	CIN,NL
1948	29	14	2	4	9	5.51	83.1	97	59	51	6	40	42	0	0	1.64	.319	CIN,NL
1949	44	44	10	9	0	3.92	222.2	225	121	97	24	94	115	0	0	1.43	.279	CIN
Total	250	59	34	38	45	4.14	534.2	571	283	246	43	233	261	0	0	1.50	.297

Career Minor League Pitching Stats

Year	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	HR	BB	K	CG	SHO	WHIP	BABIP
1940, A	4	0	0	0	0	2.70	3.1	3	1	1	0	0	4	0	0	0.90	.273
1940, AA	7	0	0	1	1	2.45	7.1	3	2	2	2	2	5	0	0	0.68	.063
1940, AAA	52	0	3	0	23	3.40	53.0	62	23	20	6	25	35	0	0	1.64	.341
1941, AAA	62	0	5	3	24	3.56	60.2	59	24	24	4	27	43	0	0	1.42	.306
1942, AAA	42	0	1	0	10	1.73	41.2	27	10	8	1	9	19	0	0	0.86	.210

Career Postseason Pitching Stats

Year	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	BB	K	CG	SHO
1942	1	0	0	0	0	0.00	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1944	8	0	1	2	2	11.05	7.1	14	10	9	4	4	0	0
Total	9	0	1	2	2	10.13	8.0	14	10	9	4	4	0	0

Career Batting Stats

Year	G	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	SB	CS	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	Teams
1942	28	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	CIN
1943	36	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	CIN
1944	37	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	CIN
1945	27	2	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1.000	1.000	1.000	2.000	CIN,NL
1946	17	3	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	.333	.333	.333	.667	CIN,NL
1947	32	9	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	.222	.222	.222	.444	CIN,NL
1948	29	19	6	1	0	0	1	6	3	7	0	0	.316	.409	.368	.778	CIN,NL
1949	44	74	17	0	0	0	4	7	0	31	0	0	.230	.227	.230	.456	CIN
Total	250	112	28	1	0	0	5	16	3	44	0	0	.250	.267	.259	.526

Fielding Stats 1949

Position

PCT

INN

RANGE

RSTA

RTO

RTO%

Pitcher

.969

222.2

2.63

Player History

Drafted in 4th round, 63rd overall pick, by Cincinnati in 1940...
Injured on 3/3/1940 with a Strained Back Muscle, out for 3 weeks...
Earned first career win on 6/21/1942...
Won World Series with Cincinnati in 1944...
Was selected to the 1945 Allstar game...
Had first career hit on 9/2/1945, off Johnny Gee (NYN)...
1/31/1946: Gets a new one-year contract worth $1,348,571 through salary arbitration...
Was selected to the 1946 Allstar game...
1/31/1947: Gets a new one-year contract worth $1,348,571 through salary arbitration...
Was selected to the 1947 Allstar game...
1/31/1948: Gets a new one-year contract worth $1,422,857 through salary arbitration...
Was selected to the 1948 Allstar game...
9/1/1948: Signed a contract extension with Cincinnati, $1,930,000 per year, for 2 years.

Pitching Leader Boards Appearances

Saves
1944 - 9 - 3rd
1945 - 6 - 6th
1946 - 5 - 5th
1947 - 14 - 2nd
1948 - 9 - 4th

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