Elston Howard

Positions: Catcher, Leftfielder and First Baseman

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-2, 196lb (188cm, 88kg)

Born: February 23, 1929 in St. Louis, MO us

Died: December 14, 1980 in New York, NY

Buried: George Washington Memorial Park, Paramus, NJ

High School: Vashon HS (St. Louis, MO)

Debut: 1948 (10,376th in major league history)

AL/NL Debut: April 14, 1955 (Age 26-050d)
vs. BOS 1 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 1 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: September 29, 1968 (Age 39-219d)
vs. NYY 0 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1955 season

Full Name: Elston Gene Howard

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

27.0

5443

1491

168

.274

635

RBI

775

OBP

.321

SLG

.427

OPS

.748

OPS+

107

Fielding stats are given overall and by position. In some cases, they will be identical.

1957 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1957 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 16	NYY		WSH	W,2-1	CG	34	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
2	2	Apr 18	NYY	@	BOS	W,3-2	CG	34	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
3	3	Apr 20	NYY	@	BOS	W,10-7	CG	55	12.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
4	4	Apr 21	NYY	@	BOS	L,4-5	CG	36	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
5	5	Apr 22	NYY	@	WSH	W,15-6	GS	23	5.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
6	7 (1)	Apr 24	NYY		BAL	W,3-2	CG	38	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
7	16 (8)	May 5 (1)	NYY	@	CHW	W,4-2	GS	29	7.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
8	17	May 5 (2)	NYY	@	CHW	W,3-0	CG	30	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
9	18	May 7	NYY	@	CLE	L,1-2	CG	34	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
10	24 (5)	May 16	NYY		KCA	W,3-0	CG	34	9.0	8	1	0	9	0	C
11	25	May 17	NYY		DET	L,1-4	CG	40	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
12	27 (1)	May 19	NYY		CLE	W,6-3	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
13	28	May 21	NYY		CHW	L,1-3	CG	41	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
14	29	May 22	NYY		CHW	L,4-8	CG	46	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
15	30	May 24	NYY		WSH	W,8-1	CG	35	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	C
16	31	May 25	NYY		WSH	W,8-1	CG	34	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	C
17	32	May 26 (1)	NYY		WSH	L,7-9	GS	41	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
18	33	May 26 (2)	NYY		WSH	W,7-6	GS	36	8.0	6	0	0	6	0	C
19	34	May 27	NYY	@	BOS	W,17-8	CG	45	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
20	35	May 28	NYY	@	BOS	W,8-5	CG	46	10.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
21	38 (2)	May 30 (2)	NYY	@	WSH	W,9-0	CG	30	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	C
22	39	May 31	NYY		BAL	L,1-3	GS	31	7.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
23	40	Jun 1	NYY		BAL	L,3-4	CG	37	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
24	41	Jun 2 (1)	NYY		BAL	L,2-3	CG	40	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
25	42	Jun 2 (2)	NYY		BAL	W,4-0	CG	31	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
26	43	Jun 4	NYY	@	CLE	W,7-4	CG	36	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
27	44	Jun 5	NYY	@	CLE	W,13-3	GS	34	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF C
28	45	Jun 6	NYY	@	CLE	W,14-5	CG	39	9.0	9	0	0	9	1	C
29	46	Jun 7	NYY	@	DET	L,3-6	CG	35	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	C
30	47	Jun 8	NYY	@	DET	L,4-7	CG	39	8.0	0	1	0	1	0	C
31	48	Jun 9	NYY	@	DET	W,5-4	CG	39	9.0	7	2	0	9	1	C
32	49	Jun 10	NYY	@	DET	L,4-9	CG	36	8.0	5	1	1	7	0	C
33	50	Jun 11	NYY	@	CHW	W,3-2	CG	35	9.0	6	0	1	7	0	C
34	51	Jun 12	NYY	@	CHW	L,6-7	CG	37	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	C
35	52	Jun 13	NYY	@	CHW	W,4-3	GS	17	3.2	3	0	0	3	0	C
36	55 (2)	Jun 16	NYY	@	KCA	W,8-6	GF	5	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH LF
37	56	Jun 18	NYY		DET	W,2-1	CG	35	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
38	59 (2)	Jun 21	NYY		CHW	W,4-2	GF	8	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
39	60	Jun 22	NYY		CHW	W,6-5	CG	60	13.0	3	0	1	4	0	LF
40	61	Jun 23 (1)	NYY		CHW	W,9-2	CG	34	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
41	62	Jun 23 (2)	NYY		CHW	L,3-4	CG	42	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
42	63	Jun 25	NYY		CLE	L,2-11	CG	43	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
43	64	Jun 26	NYY		CLE	W,3-1	GS	31	7.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
44	67 (2)	Jun 29	NYY		KCA	W,7-6	GS	28	6.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
45	69 (1)	Jun 30 (2)	NYY		KCA	W,5-1	CG	31	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
46	70	Jul 1	NYY	@	BAL	W,3-2	CG	42	10.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
47	72 (1)	Jul 3	NYY		BOS	W,10-0	GF	26	7.0	0	0	0	0	0	PR LF
48	74 (1)	Jul 4 (2)	NYY		BOS	W,4-1	CG	34	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
49	75	Jul 5	NYY	@	WSH	W,5-3	CG	43	10.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
50	76	Jul 6	NYY	@	WSH	W,10-6	CG	37	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
51	77	Jul 7	NYY	@	WSH	W,7-5	GS	23	6.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
52	78	Jul 11	NYY	@	KCA	W,3-2	CG	45	11.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
53	80 (1)	Jul 13	NYY	@	KCA	L,4-6	CG	34	8.0	3	1	0	4	0	LF
54	81	Jul 14 (1)	NYY	@	CHW	L,1-3	CG	37	8.0	1	1	0	2	0	LF
55	82	Jul 14 (2)	NYY	@	CHW	W,6-4	CG	45	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	LF
56	83	Jul 16	NYY	@	DET	W,10-4	GS	40	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
57	84	Jul 17	NYY	@	DET	W,5-1	CG	35	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	LF
58	85	Jul 18	NYY	@	DET	W,3-2	CG	40	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
59	86	Jul 19	NYY	@	CLE	W,9-1	CG	32	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
60	88 (1)	Jul 21 (1)	NYY	@	CLE	W,4-3	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
61	89	Jul 21 (2)	NYY	@	CLE	L,4-7	GF	18	3.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF C
62	90	Jul 23	NYY		CHW	W,10-6	CG	43	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
63	91	Jul 24	NYY		CHW	L,2-7	CG	46	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
64	92	Jul 25	NYY		CHW	L,2-6	GS	29	7.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
65	93	Jul 26	NYY		DET	L,2-3	GS	34	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
66	96 (2)	Jul 28 (2)	NYY		DET	W,4-3	CG	63	15.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
67	97	Jul 30	NYY		KCA	W,10-4	CG	37	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	LF
68	98	Jul 31 (1)	NYY		KCA	W,2-0	GS	22	6.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
69	99	Jul 31 (2)	NYY		KCA	W,5-4	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
70	100	Aug 2	NYY		CLE	W,3-2	CG	36	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	LF
71	102 (1)	Aug 4 (1)	NYY		CLE	W,5-2	GF	6	2.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
72	105 (2)	Aug 6	NYY		WSH	W,4-0	CG	32	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	LF
73	107 (1)	Aug 8	NYY		WSH	L,1-6	GF	10	3.0	3	1	0	4	1	C
74	108	Aug 9	NYY	@	BAL	L,3-4	GS	26	7.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
75	110 (1)	Aug 11	NYY	@	BAL	W,7-2	CG	35	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
76	111	Aug 13	NYY	@	BOS	W,3-2	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
77	112	Aug 14	NYY	@	BOS	L,4-6	CG	36	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
78	113	Aug 15	NYY	@	BOS	W,6-3	CG	36	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
79	114	Aug 16	NYY		BAL	L,3-4	CG	47	11.0	2	0	2	4	0	LF
80	126 (11)	Aug 28	NYY	@	CHW	W,5-4	CG	44	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
81	128 (1)	Aug 30	NYY		WSH	L,2-4	GS	23	6.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
82	130 (1)	Sep 1	NYY		WSH	W,3-2	CG	38	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
83	131	Sep 2 (1)	NYY	@	BAL	L,7-8	CG	46	10.1	2	0	0	2	0	RF
84	132	Sep 2 (2)	NYY	@	BAL	L,1-6	GF	15	4.0	3	0	0	3	0	C
85	133	Sep 3	NYY	@	BAL	W,2-0	GS	27	7.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
86	134	Sep 4	NYY		BOS	L,5-7	CG	46	11.0	3	0	0	3	0	C
87	135	Sep 5	NYY		BOS	W,5-2	GS	31	8.0	5	0	0	5	0	LF
88	136	Sep 6	NYY	@	WSH	L,3-4	CG	38	8.2	1	0	0	1	0	LF
89	137	Sep 7	NYY	@	WSH	W,4-1	CG	34	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
90	138	Sep 8	NYY	@	WSH	W,5-2	CG	37	9.0	4	1	1	6	0	C
91	139	Sep 11 (1)	NYY		CLE	W,5-0	CG	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	C
92	140	Sep 11 (2)	NYY		CLE	L,1-4	CG	37	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	C
93	141	Sep 13	NYY		CHW	W,7-1	CG	35	9.0	2	3	0	5	1	C
94	142	Sep 14	NYY		CHW	L,2-5	CG	42	9.0	8	0	0	8	0	C
95	144 (1)	Sep 15 (2)	NYY		KCA	W,3-0	CG	31	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	C
96	145	Sep 17	NYY		DET	W,7-1	CG	34	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	C
97	148 (2)	Sep 21	NYY		BOS	L,3-8	GF	6	2.0	1	0	0	1	0	C
98	151 (2)	Sep 25 (2)	NYY		BAL	L,2-4	GS	11	2.0	2	0	0	2	0	C
99	152	Sep 27	NYY	@	BOS	W,10-2	GS	36	9.0	6	2	0	8	1	LF 1B
100	153	Sep 28	NYY	@	BOS	W,2-0	CG	38	9.0	14	1	0	15	0	1B
101	154	Sep 29	NYY	@	BOS	L,2-3	GS	34	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF C
							105gm		829.2	317	19	6	342	5