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

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	26-28 / in Starts: 24-22
Longest Hitting Streak	7 games
Longest On Base Streak	15 games
Most Games w/o HR	27 games
Most Games w/o RBI	6 games

Postseason Batting Game Log

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Postseason Batting Game Log
Rk	Year	Series	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
1	1955	WS g1	Sep 28	NYY		BRO	W,6-5	CG	3	3	1	1	0	0	1	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333	.333	1.333	1.667	6	.78	0.163	40.78	5.52%	1.35	LF
2	1955	WS g2	Sep 29	NYY		BRO	W,4-2	CG	4	4	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.286	.286	.714	1.000	6	1.05	0.088	55.71	2.99%	0.25	LF RF
3	1955	WS g3	Sep 30	NYY	@	BRO	L,3-8	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.182	.182	.455	.636	6	.70	-0.081	29.06	-1.86%	-1.18	RF LF
4	1955	WS g4	Oct 1	NYY	@	BRO	L,5-8	CG	4	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.214	.214	.429	.643	6	1.17	-0.062	71.45	-2.51%	-0.67	LF
5	1955	WS g5	Oct 2	NYY	@	BRO	L,3-5	CG	5	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.222	.263	.389	.652	1	.96	0.047	79.65	2.15%	0.18	LF
6	1955	WS g6	Oct 3	NYY		BRO	W,5-1	GS-9	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.182	.217	.318	.536	8	.20	-0.019	17.55	-0.96%	-0.92	LF
7	1955	WS g7	Oct 4	NYY		BRO	L,0-2	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.192	.222	.308	.530	8	.88	-0.051	146.25	-5.14%	-0.44	LF
1956 Postseason			Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
8	1956	WS g7	Oct 10	NYY	@	BRO	W,9-0	CG	5	5	1	2	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.400	.400	1.200	1.600	6	.29	0.017	48.33	1.84%	0.83	LF
1957 Postseason			Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
9	1957	WS g1	Oct 2	NYY		MLN	W,3-1	3-7	2	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.500	.500	.500	1.000	4	.83	-0.005	43.41	-0.15%	0.03	1B
10	1957	WS g2	Oct 3	NYY		MLN	L,2-4	9-9	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.667	.667	.667	1.333	9	1.47	0.044	78.05	1.51%	0.20	PH
11	1957	WS g3	Oct 5	NYY	@	MLN	W,12-3	3-7	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.400	.500	.400	.900	6	.60	0.033	37.46	1.35%	0.02	PH 1B
12	1957	WS g4	Oct 6	NYY	@	MLN	L,5-7	GS-10	4	4	1	1	0	0	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.333	.400	.667	1.067	6	1.07	0.280	65.15	9.12%	1.70	1B
13	1957	WS g5	Oct 7	NYY	@	MLN	L,0-1	8-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.300	.364	.600	.964	9	2.90	-0.067	240.02	-3.05%	-0.27	PH
14	1957	WS g7	Oct 10	NYY		MLN	L,0-5	7-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.273	.333	.545	.879	8	.87	-0.024	145.00	-2.56%	-0.34	PH
1958 Postseason			Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
15	1958	WS g1	Oct 1	NYY	@	MLN	L,3-4	CG(10)	5	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	4	1.61	-0.205	84.42	-6.10%	-1.28	LF
16	1958	WS g2	Oct 2	NYY	@	MLN	L,5-13	GS-1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	4	2.28	-0.003	121.09	-0.09%	-0.14	LF
17	1958	WS g4	Oct 5	NYY		MLN	L,0-3	7-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	7	1.30	-0.036	79.13	-1.41%	-0.21	PH
18	1958	WS g5	Oct 6	NYY		MLN	W,7-0	CG	4	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.091	.000	.091	5	.66	-0.046	23.19	-0.88%	-0.58	LF
19	1958	WS g6	Oct 8	NYY	@	MLN	W,4-3	CG(10)	5	5	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.133	.188	.133	.321	5	1.30	0.070	98.99	3.19%	0.45	LF
20	1958	WS g7	Oct 9	NYY	@	MLN	W,6-2	CG	4	3	2	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	1	0	1	0	1	0	.222	.263	.222	.485	5	1.49	0.415	248.00	43.32%	2.34	LF
1960 Postseason			Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
21	1960	WS g1	Oct 5	NYY	@	PIT	L,4-6	9-GF	1	1	1	1	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000	1.000	4.000	5.000	9	.38	0.020	19.87	0.56%	1.75	PH
22	1960	WS g2	Oct 6	NYY	@	PIT	W,16-3	CG	5	5	1	2	0	1	0	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.500	.500	1.333	1.833	7	.24	0.007	12.64	0.29%	1.39	C
23	1960	WS g3	Oct 8	NYY		PIT	W,10-0	CG	5	4	1	2	0	0	0	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.500	.545	1.000	1.545	6	.39	0.072	24.18	2.48%	1.17	C
24	1960	WS g5	Oct 10	NYY		PIT	L,2-5	GS-8	3	3	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.462	.500	.923	1.423	6	.85	0.093	70.07	4.99%	0.89	C
25	1960	WS g6	Oct 12	NYY	@	PIT	W,12-0	GS-2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.462	.533	.923	1.456	7	1.99	0.033	152.06	1.66%	0.38	C
1961 Postseason			Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
26	1961	WS g1	Oct 4	NYY		CIN	W,2-0	CG	4	4	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.250	1.000	1.250	4	1.01	0.061	52.80	1.78%	0.08	C
27	1961	WS g2	Oct 5	NYY		CIN	L,2-6	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.143	.250	.571	.821	6	.92	-0.075	48.93	-2.63%	-0.64	C
28	1961	WS g3	Oct 7	NYY	@	CIN	W,3-2	CG	4	4	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.182	.250	.545	.795	6	.99	-0.023	62.29	-0.90%	-0.22	C
29	1961	WS g4	Oct 8	NYY	@	CIN	W,7-0	CG	4	4	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.200	.250	.533	.783	5	.77	-0.053	46.79	-2.01%	-0.86	C
30	1961	WS g5	Oct 9	NYY	@	CIN	W,13-5	CG	6	5	3	2	1	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.250	.318	.550	.868	5	.30	0.020	10.62	0.46%	0.75	C
1962 Postseason			Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
31	1962	WS g1	Oct 4	NYY	@	SFG	W,6-2	CG	5	3	1	2	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.667	.800	.667	1.467	6	.89	0.073	46.66	2.29%	1.44	C
32	1962	WS g3	Oct 7	NYY		SFG	W,3-2	CG	3	3	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.500	.625	.667	1.292	6	.96	0.052	60.28	1.78%	0.16	C
33	1962	WS g4	Oct 8	NYY		SFG	L,3-7	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.300	.417	.400	.817	6	1.17	-0.109	75.05	-4.55%	-0.88	C
34	1962	WS g5	Oct 10	NYY		SFG	W,5-3	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.214	.313	.286	.598	6	1.27	-0.154	104.89	-7.66%	-1.36	C
35	1962	WS g6	Oct 15	NYY	@	SFG	L,2-5	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	.176	.263	.235	.498	6	.65	0.009	58.99	0.44%	-0.21	C
36	1962	WS g7	Oct 16	NYY	@	SFG	W,1-0	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.143	.217	.190	.408	6	1.13	-0.194	187.92	-20.53%	-2.07	C
1963 Postseason			Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
37	1963	WS g1	Oct 2	NYY		LAD	L,2-5	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.250	.250	.500	6	.39	-0.030	20.39	-1.01%	-0.40	C
38	1963	WS g2	Oct 3	NYY		LAD	L,1-4	CG	4	4	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.375	.375	.375	.750	6	.79	-0.008	40.71	-0.26%	0.57	C
39	1963	WS g3	Oct 5	NYY	@	LAD	L,0-1	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.273	.273	.273	.545	6	1.40	-0.103	58.19	-2.37%	-0.75	C
40	1963	WS g4	Oct 6	NYY	@	LAD	L,1-2	CG	4	4	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333	.333	.333	.667	5	1.36	0.137	30.46	1.82%	0.66	C
1964 Postseason			Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
41	1964	WS g1	Oct 7	NYY	@	STL	L,5-9	CG	5	4	1	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.500	.600	.500	1.100	5	.92	0.041	47.89	1.44%	0.38	C
42	1964	WS g2	Oct 8	NYY	@	STL	W,8-3	CG	5	4	2	1	1	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.375	.500	.500	1.000	5	.90	-0.031	47.98	-1.22%	-0.26	C
43	1964	WS g3	Oct 10	NYY		STL	W,2-1	CG	3	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.400	.538	.500	1.038	5	1.66	-0.024	104.41	-0.82%	-0.32	C
44	1964	WS g4	Oct 11	NYY		STL	L,3-4	CG	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.385	.529	.462	.991	5	1.35	-0.055	86.55	-2.62%	0.35	C
45	1964	WS g5	Oct 12	NYY		STL	L,2-5	CG(10)	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.313	.476	.375	.851	5	1.72	-0.067	142.40	-3.91%	-0.11	C
46	1964	WS g6	Oct 14	NYY	@	STL	W,8-3	CG	4	4	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.300	.440	.350	.790	5	.87	-0.004	66.65	0.22%	0.33	C
47	1964	WS g7	Oct 15	NYY	@	STL	L,5-7	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.292	.414	.333	.747	5	.65	-0.023	108.75	-2.08%	-0.29	C
1967 Postseason			Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
48	1967	WS g1	Oct 4	BOS		STL	L,1-2	8-GF	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0					9	4.04	-0.039	211.08	-1.30%	-0.18	C
49	1967	WS g2	Oct 5	BOS		STL	W,5-0	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.250	.000	.250	8	.88	-0.058	45.26	-1.65%	-0.85	C
50	1967	WS g3	Oct 7	BOS	@	STL	L,2-5	CG	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.167	.286	.167	.452	8	.55	-0.007	34.70	-0.25%	-0.05	C
51	1967	WS g4	Oct 8	BOS	@	STL	L,0-6	GS-5	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.125	.222	.125	.347	8	.34	-0.017	21.49	-0.59%	-0.29	C
52	1967	WS g5	Oct 9	BOS	@	STL	W,3-1	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.167	.231	.167	.397	8	.70	-0.005	33.51	-0.07%	1.11	C
53	1967	WS g6	Oct 11	BOS		STL	W,8-4	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.125	.176	.125	.301	8	.60	-0.060	53.82	-2.96%	-1.13	C
54	1967	WS g7	Oct 12	BOS		STL	L,2-7	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.111	.158	.111	.269	8	.70	-0.035	116.67	-3.69%	-0.30	C
									217	197	29	48	8	1	6	21	13	5	37	4	3	0		6	1	0	.244	.304	.386	.690

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