Howie Reed

Howard Dean Reed
(Diz)

• Bats Right, Throws Right
• Height 6' 1", Weight 210 lb.
• School University of Texas at Austin
• High School Woodrow Wilson High School (Dallas)
• Debut September 13, 1958
• Final Game September 17, 1971
• Born December 21, 1936 in Dallas, TX USA
• Died December 7, 1984 in Corpus Christi, TX USA

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Biographical Information

Right-hander Howie Reed who earned All-American Honors at the University of Texas was signed by the Kansas City Athletics as an amateur free agent on September 24, 1957. The 21-year-old pitcher's first pro action came in 1958 with the Albany Senators of the Eastern League and the Little Rock Travelers of the Southern Association where he went 11-18 with a 3.54 ERA in a split season his first year out. Howie also appeared in three games with Kansas City going 1-0 with a 0.87 ERA.

Howie was in and out of the major leagues for ten seasons, from 1958 to 1971, with the Kansas City Athletics, Los Angeles Dodgers, California Angels, Houston Astros and the Montreal Expos. In between. he was on the mound in the Pacific Coast League with the Portland Beavers, San Diego Padres and the Spokane Indians, where he won a league-leading 19 games in 1963.

Howie had his best year in the majors in 1965 when he contributed a 7-5 record with a 3.12 ERA in 38 games for the World Champion Dodgers and made two relief appearances in the World Series against the Minnesota Twins.

Reed finished out his ten-year major league run in 1971 with a 26-29 record and a 3.72 ERA in 229 games. The 35-year-old spent the last of his 12 up-and-down seasons in the minor leagues in 1972, finishing with 127 wins and 101 losses and a 3.27 ERA. After baseball Howie owned and operated a farm in Mathis, Texas. He died December 7, 1984, at age 47 in Corpus Christi, TX.

Notable Achievement

• Won a World Series with the Los Angeles Dodgers in 1965

Sources

Baseball Players of the 1950s
BR Minors page