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.

1958 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1958 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 15	NYY	@	BOS	W,3-0	GS	29	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
2	2	Apr 16	NYY	@	BOS	L,1-3	CG	33	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
3	3	Apr 17	NYY	@	BOS	W,3-1	GS	29	8.0	2	1	0	3	0	LF
4	9 (5)	Apr 23	NYY	@	WSH	L,4-5	GS	30	7.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
5	17 (7)	May 11 (1)	NYY		WSH	W,4-3	CG	35	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
6	20 (2)	May 14	NYY		BAL	W,1-0	GS	27	7.0	6	1	0	7	0	C
7	22 (1)	May 17	NYY	@	WSH	W,6-5	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
8	23	May 18 (1)	NYY	@	WSH	W,5-2	CG	36	9.0	5	2	0	7	0	C
9	26 (2)	May 21	NYY	@	CHW	W,5-2	CG	38	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
10	28 (1)	May 23	NYY	@	DET	W,8-1	CG	36	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	LF
11	30 (1)	May 25 (1)	NYY	@	CLE	W,6-1	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
12	31	May 25 (2)	NYY	@	CLE	W,6-3	CG	39	9.0	7	0	0	7	1	C
13	32	May 27	NYY	@	KCA	L,3-7	CG	36	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
14	33	May 28	NYY	@	KCA	L,3-4	CG	34	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
15	35 (1)	May 30 (2)	NYY		WSH	L,2-7	CG	36	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	C
16	36	May 31	NYY	@	BOS	W,5-4	CG	43	10.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
17	37	Jun 1	NYY	@	BOS	W,10-4	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
18	40 (2)	Jun 4	NYY		CHW	L,2-7	CG	40	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
19	42 (1)	Jun 5 (2)	NYY		CHW	L,2-3	CG	41	9.0	7	1	0	8	0	C
20	43	Jun 6	NYY		CLE	W,6-5	CG	40	9.0	3	0	1	4	0	RF
21	44	Jun 7	NYY		CLE	W,6-3	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
22	45	Jun 8 (1)	NYY		CLE	L,1-14	GF	26	5.0	1	0	0	1	0	C
23	47 (1)	Jun 11 (1)	NYY		KCA	W,10-2	CG	41	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
24	48	Jun 11 (2)	NYY		KCA	W,2-1	CG	34	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
25	49	Jun 12 (1)	NYY		KCA	L,1-4	CG	41	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
26	50	Jun 12 (2)	NYY		KCA	W,3-2	CG	45	12.0	11	1	0	12	1	C
27	51	Jun 13	NYY		DET	L,2-4	GS	27	7.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
28	54 (2)	Jun 15 (2)	NYY		DET	L,0-3	CG	39	9.0	10	1	0	11	0	C
29	56 (1)	Jun 18	NYY	@	CLE	W,3-2	CG	34	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
30	57	Jun 19	NYY	@	CLE	W,9-3	CG	35	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
31	58	Jun 20	NYY	@	DET	L,1-7	CG	37	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
32	60 (1)	Jun 22	NYY	@	DET	W,15-0	CG	32	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
33	66 (5)	Jun 29	NYY	@	KCA	L,6-12	CG	47	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
34	68 (1)	Jul 1 (2)	NYY	@	BAL	W,2-1	CG	34	9.0	8	1	0	9	1	C
35	69	Jul 2	NYY	@	BAL	W,4-1	CG	36	9.0	4	1	0	5	0	C
36	72 (2)	Jul 4 (2)	NYY	@	WSH	W,13-2	CG	33	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	C
37	76 (3)	Jul 10 (1)	NYY		CLE	W,7-4	CG	37	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	C
38	78 (1)	Jul 11	NYY		CLE	W,11-3	GF	8	2.0	4	0	0	4	0	PH C
39	79	Jul 12	NYY		CLE	W,10-0	CG	32	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
40	80	Jul 13 (1)	NYY		CHW	L,4-7	CG	44	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	C
41	81	Jul 13 (2)	NYY		CHW	W,5-4	CG	37	10.0	4	1	0	5	0	C
42	82	Jul 14	NYY		CHW	W,5-0	CG	30	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	C
43	83	Jul 15	NYY		DET	L,5-12	CG	44	9.0	4	1	0	5	0	C
44	84	Jul 16	NYY		DET	W,3-2	CG	30	9.0	9	2	0	11	2	C
45	85	Jul 17	NYY		DET	W,4-2	CG	33	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
46	86	Jul 18	NYY		KCA	L,1-2	CG	36	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
47	87	Jul 19	NYY		KCA	L,4-6	CG	51	12.0	9	0	0	9	0	C
48	88	Jul 20 (1)	NYY		KCA	W,3-1	CG	39	10.0	10	0	0	10	0	C
49	89	Jul 20 (2)	NYY		KCA	W,8-0	CG	29	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	C
50	90	Jul 22	NYY	@	DET	W,13-3	CG	37	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	C
51	91	Jul 23	NYY	@	DET	W,16-4	CG	35	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	C
52	92	Jul 24	NYY	@	DET	W,10-7	CG	44	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
53	93	Jul 25	NYY	@	CLE	W,6-0	CG	33	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
54	94	Jul 26	NYY	@	CLE	W,8-3	CG	39	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	C
55	95	Jul 27 (1)	NYY	@	CLE	L,2-7	CG	37	8.0	10	0	0	10	0	C
56	97 (1)	Jul 28	NYY	@	KCA	W,14-7	CG	38	9.0	4	1	0	5	0	C
57	98	Jul 29	NYY	@	KCA	L,3-7	GF	9	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	PH RF
58	100 (1)	Jul 31	NYY	@	KCA	W,8-3	CG	37	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
59	101	Aug 1	NYY	@	CHW	W,7-0	CG	37	9.0	4	0	1	5	0	C
60	102	Aug 2	NYY	@	CHW	W,6-1	CG	34	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	C
61	103	Aug 3 (1)	NYY	@	CHW	L,1-3	CG	34	8.0	7	1	0	8	1	C
62	105 (1)	Aug 4	NYY	@	BAL	W,9-4	CG	39	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	C
63	107 (1)	Aug 6	NYY	@	BAL	W,3-1	CG	32	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	C
64	108	Aug 8	NYY		BOS	W,2-0	CG	31	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	C
65	109	Aug 9	NYY		BOS	L,6-9	CG	42	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	C
66	111 (1)	Aug 10 (2)	NYY		BOS	L,3-9	CG	42	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	1B
67	112	Aug 11 (1)	NYY		BAL	L,2-3	CG	34	9.0	5	2	0	7	0	C
68	113	Aug 11 (2)	NYY		BAL	L,3-9	CG	42	9.0	10	0	0	10	2	1B
69	114	Aug 12	NYY		BAL	W,7-2	CG	42	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
70	116 (1)	Aug 14	NYY	@	BOS	W,8-2	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	C
71	117	Aug 15	NYY	@	BOS	L,2-6	CG	38	8.0	6	1	0	7	1	1B
72	119 (1)	Aug 17	NYY	@	BOS	L,5-6	CG	37	8.0	8	0	0	8	2	1B
73	120	Aug 19	NYY		CLE	L,6-8	CG	41	9.0	9	1	0	10	0	1B
74	121	Aug 20	NYY		CLE	W,7-1	CG	39	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
75	122	Aug 21	NYY		CHW	W,6-3	CG	36	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
76	123	Aug 22	NYY		CHW	W,8-5	CG	39	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	C
77	124	Aug 23	NYY		CHW	L,1-7	CG	39	9.0	6	1	0	7	0	C
78	125	Aug 24 (1)	NYY		DET	L,3-8	CG	43	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	C
79	127 (1)	Aug 26	NYY		KCA	W,6-2	CG	36	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
80	128	Aug 27	NYY		KCA	L,7-11	CG	48	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
81	130 (1)	Aug 30	NYY	@	WSH	L,1-3	CG	36	8.0	7	0	0	7	0	C
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
82	132 (1)	Sep 1 (1)	NYY		BOS	L,2-4	CG	39	9.0	6	1	0	7	0	C
83	137 (4)	Sep 6	NYY		WSH	L,3-8	CG	41	9.0	4	1	0	5	0	C
84	139 (1)	Sep 7 (2)	NYY		WSH	W,7-0	CG	30	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
85	141 (1)	Sep 10	NYY	@	CLE	W,8-3	CG	37	9.0	5	1	0	6	0	C
86	143 (1)	Sep 13	NYY	@	CHW	W,5-4	CG	40	9.0	8	1	0	9	0	C
87	144	Sep 14 (1)	NYY	@	KCA	W,5-3	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	C
88	145	Sep 14 (2)	NYY	@	KCA	W,12-7	GF	30	7.0	5	0	0	5	0	PH C
89	146	Sep 16	NYY	@	DET	L,2-4	CG	36	8.0	7	1	0	8	1	C
90	147	Sep 17	NYY	@	DET	L,2-5	CG	34	8.0	8	0	0	8	0	C
91	149 (1)	Sep 20	NYY	@	BAL	L,0-1	CG	31	8.0	6	0	0	6	0	C
92	150	Sep 21	NYY	@	BAL	L,2-3	CG	38	8.0	8	3	0	11	1	C
93	151	Sep 23	NYY	@	BOS	L,8-9	CG	42	8.0	6	0	0	6	0	C
94	153 (1)	Sep 26	NYY		BAL	L,2-3	CG	45	12.0	16	0	0	16	0	C
95	154	Sep 28 (1)	NYY		BAL	W,7-0	GS	31	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF LF
96	155	Sep 28 (2)	NYY		BAL	W,6-3	GS	31	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
							97gm		831.0	443	29	2	474	13