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.

1962 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1962 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 10	NYY		BAL	W,7-6	CG	41	9.0	8	0	0	8	0	C
2	2	Apr 13	NYY	@	DET	L,3-5	CG	37	8.0	7	0	0	7	0	C
3	3	Apr 14	NYY	@	DET	W,11-5	CG	41	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
4	4	Apr 17	NYY	@	BAL	W,8-3	CG	36	9.0	9	0	0	9	0	C
5	6 (1)	Apr 19	NYY	@	BAL	W,3-1	CG	33	9.0	10	1	0	11	1	C
6	7	Apr 21	NYY		CLE	W,3-1	CG	37	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
7	9 (1)	Apr 22 (2)	NYY		CLE	L,3-9	CG	45	9.0	10	1	0	11	0	C
8	11 (1)	Apr 25	NYY		CHW	W,7-6	CG	45	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	C
9	12	Apr 27	NYY	@	WSA	W,10-8	CG	43	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	C
10	13	Apr 28	NYY	@	WSA	W,10-3	CG	34	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
11	15 (1)	Apr 29 (2)	NYY	@	WSA	W,11-6	CG	39	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	C
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
12	16	May 1	NYY	@	CHW	W,6-1	CG	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	C
13	17	May 2	NYY	@	CHW	W,4-3	CG	35	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
14	18	May 3	NYY	@	CHW	L,0-1	CG	31	8.0	8	1	0	9	1	C
15	19	May 5	NYY		WSA	W,7-6	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH C
16	21 (1)	May 6 (2)	NYY		WSA	W,8-0	CG	38	9.0	3	1	0	4	1	C
17	22	May 9	NYY		BOS	W,4-1	CG	34	9.0	8	1	0	9	0	C
18	23	May 11	NYY	@	CLE	L,1-7	CG	41	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	C
19	24	May 12	NYY	@	CLE	W,9-6	CG	41	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	C
20	26 (1)	May 13 (2)	NYY	@	CLE	L,5-8	CG	41	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
21	27	May 15	NYY	@	BOS	L,4-14	CG	41	8.0	2	1	0	3	0	C
22	28	May 16	NYY	@	BOS	W,9-8	CG	48	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
23	29	May 17	NYY	@	BOS	W,2-1	CG	33	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
24	30	May 18	NYY		MIN	L,3-4	CG	38	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	C
25	31	May 19	NYY		MIN	W,2-1	CG	30	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	C
26	32	May 20 (1)	NYY		MIN	W,4-3	CG	37	9.0	3	1	0	4	1	C
27	33	May 20 (2)	NYY		MIN	L,2-4	CG	56	13.0	11	0	0	11	0	C
28	34	May 22	NYY		LAA	W,2-1	CG	43	12.0	2	2	0	4	1	C
29	35	May 23	NYY		KCA	W,13-7	CG	38	9.0	3	1	1	5	0	C
30	36	May 24	NYY		KCA	W,9-4	CG	41	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	C
31	37	May 25	NYY		DET	L,4-5	CG	35	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	C
32	38	May 26	NYY		DET	L,1-2	CG	33	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
33	39	May 27 (1)	NYY		DET	W,4-1	CG	32	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	C
34	40	May 27 (2)	NYY		DET	L,1-5	CG	38	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
35	41	May 29	NYY	@	KCA	L,1-2	CG	33	8.0	5	1	0	6	0	C
36	42	May 30 (1)	NYY	@	MIN	W,10-1	CG	33	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	C
37	43	May 30 (2)	NYY	@	MIN	L,4-5	CG	47	10.1	3	0	0	3	0	C
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
38	44	Jun 1	NYY	@	LAA	W,6-2	CG	33	9.0	8	0	0	8	0	C
39	45	Jun 2	NYY	@	LAA	L,1-6	CG	34	8.0	7	1	0	8	0	C
40	46	Jun 3	NYY	@	LAA	W,6-3	CG	32	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	C
41	47	Jun 6	NYY		CLE	W,5-0	CG	33	9.0	13	0	0	13	0	C
42	48	Jun 7	NYY		CLE	W,4-0	CG	29	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
43	49	Jun 8	NYY		BAL	W,1-0	CG	32	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	C
44	50	Jun 9	NYY		BAL	W,7-3	CG	34	9.0	12	1	0	13	1	C
45	51	Jun 10 (1)	NYY		BAL	L,1-5	CG	36	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
46	52	Jun 10 (2)	NYY		BAL	L,2-7	CG	41	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	C
47	53	Jun 11	NYY		BAL	L,3-5	CG	36	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	C
48	54	Jun 12	NYY		DET	W,2-1	CG	35	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
49	55	Jun 15	NYY	@	CLE	L,0-3	CG	30	8.0	4	1	1	6	0	C
50	56	Jun 16	NYY	@	CLE	L,9-10	GS	5	0.1	1	1	0	2	0	C
51	57	Jun 17 (1)	NYY	@	CLE	L,1-6	CG	37	8.0	5	2	0	7	0	C
52	58	Jun 17 (2)	NYY	@	CLE	L,3-6	CG	34	8.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
53	60 (1)	Jun 21	NYY	@	BAL	W,3-0	CG	32	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	C
54	61	Jun 22	NYY	@	DET	L,5-7	CG	38	8.0	5	1	0	6	0	C
55	63 (1)	Jun 23 (2)	NYY	@	DET	L,4-5	CG	35	8.0	7	0	0	7	0	C
56	65 (1)	Jun 25	NYY	@	DET	W,2-0	CG	34	9.0	8	0	0	8	0	C
57	66	Jun 26	NYY		MIN	L,0-5	CG	41	9.0	6	1	0	7	0	C
58	67	Jun 27	NYY		MIN	W,7-3	CG	36	9.0	9	0	1	10	0	C
59	68	Jun 28	NYY		MIN	W,4-2	CG	38	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
60	70 (1)	Jun 30	NYY		LAA	L,3-5	GS	35	8.0	8	0	0	8	0	C
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
61	72 (1)	Jul 1 (2)	NYY		LAA	L,5-12	CG	46	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	C
62	73	Jul 2	NYY		KCA	W,8-4	CG	38	9.0	12	1	0	13	0	C
63	76 (2)	Jul 4 (2)	NYY		KCA	W,7-3	GS	13	3.0	3	1	0	4	0	C
64	78 (1)	Jul 7	NYY	@	MIN	W,6-3	CG	36	9.0	8	0	0	8	0	C
65	79	Jul 8	NYY	@	MIN	W,9-8	CG	41	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	C
66	80	Jul 12	NYY	@	LAA	L,4-5	CG	31	8.0	6	0	0	6	0	C
67	82 (1)	Jul 14	NYY	@	LAA	W,9-8	CG	46	10.0	4	2	0	6	1	C
68	84 (1)	Jul 15 (2)	NYY	@	KCA	W,11-3	CG	38	9.0	6	0	1	7	0	C
69	85	Jul 16	NYY	@	KCA	W,3-1	CG	35	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	C
70	86	Jul 17	NYY	@	BOS	W,1-0	CG	33	9.0	10	0	0	10	0	C
71	88 (1)	Jul 19	NYY	@	BOS	W,10-6	CG	38	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	C
72	89	Jul 20	NYY		WSA	W,3-2	CG	33	9.0	4	1	0	5	0	C
73	90	Jul 21	NYY		WSA	W,4-3	CG	37	9.0	9	0	0	9	0	C
74	92 (1)	Jul 22 (2)	NYY		WSA	L,3-8	CG	38	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	C
75	93	Jul 24	NYY		BOS	W,5-3	CG	36	9.0	9	0	0	9	0	C
76	94	Jul 25 (1)	NYY		BOS	L,2-4	CG	38	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
77	96 (1)	Jul 26	NYY		BOS	W,13-3	CG	34	9.0	5	1	0	6	0	C
78	97	Jul 27	NYY		CHW	W,4-3	GS	35	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
79	99 (1)	Jul 29 (1)	NYY		CHW	W,7-4	CG	39	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	C
80	101 (1)	Jul 31	NYY	@	WSA	W,9-5	CG	39	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	C
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
81	103 (1)	Aug 1 (2)	NYY	@	WSA	W,5-2	CG	41	11.0	7	1	0	8	0	C
82	104	Aug 3	NYY	@	CHW	W,10-2	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	C
83	105	Aug 4	NYY	@	CHW	L,1-2	CG	42	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	C
84	107 (1)	Aug 6	NYY		MIN	L,4-5	CG	38	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	C
85	108	Aug 7	NYY		MIN	W,14-1	CG	32	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	C
86	109	Aug 8 (1)	NYY		BAL	W,3-2	CG	33	9.0	6	1	0	7	0	C
87	111 (1)	Aug 10	NYY		DET	W,8-0	CG	38	9.0	12	1	0	13	1	C
88	112	Aug 11 (1)	NYY		DET	L,2-7	CG	42	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
89	114 (1)	Aug 12	NYY		DET	W,2-0	CG	34	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	C
90	115	Aug 13	NYY	@	MIN	L,4-6	CG	41	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	C
91	116	Aug 14	NYY	@	MIN	W,5-2	CG	39	9.0	9	0	0	9	0	C
92	117	Aug 15	NYY	@	MIN	W,9-3	CG	34	9.0	8	1	0	9	1	C
93	118	Aug 16	NYY	@	MIN	L,8-9	CG	43	9.1	8	0	0	8	0	C
94	120 (1)	Aug 18 (1)	NYY	@	KCA	L,4-5	CG	44	8.2	5	0	0	5	0	C
95	122 (1)	Aug 19	NYY	@	KCA	W,21-7	CG	37	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
96	123	Aug 20	NYY	@	KCA	L,3-7	CG	33	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	C
97	124	Aug 21	NYY	@	LAA	W,11-4	CG	46	10.0	6	0	0	6	0	C
98	126 (1)	Aug 23	NYY	@	LAA	L,4-5	CG	51	12.1	4	0	0	4	0	C
99	127	Aug 24 (1)	NYY	@	BAL	L,2-6	GF	21	5.2	4	0	0	4	0	C
100	128	Aug 24 (2)	NYY	@	BAL	L,2-14	CG	48	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
101	129	Aug 25 (1)	NYY	@	BAL	L,6-8	GF	7	1.0	1	1	0	2	0	PH C
102	130	Aug 25 (2)	NYY	@	BAL	L,3-4	CG	38	8.2	8	0	0	8	0	C
103	131	Aug 26	NYY	@	BAL	L,1-2	CG	31	8.0	8	2	0	10	0	C
104	132	Aug 27	NYY		CLE	W,5-0	CG	30	9.0	8	1	0	9	0	C
105	133	Aug 28	NYY		CLE	W,2-1	CG	20	5.0	8	0	0	8	0	C
106	135 (1)	Aug 29 (2)	NYY		CLE	L,5-9	CG	46	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	C
107	136	Aug 31	NYY		KCA	W,5-1	CG	38	9.0	8	0	0	8	0	C
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
108	137	Sep 1	NYY		KCA	W,3-1	CG	34	9.0	5	1	0	6	0	C
109	139 (1)	Sep 3 (1)	NYY		LAA	W,8-2	CG	36	9.0	8	1	0	9	1	C
110	140	Sep 3 (2)	NYY		LAA	L,5-6	CG	37	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	C
111	141	Sep 4	NYY		LAA	L,6-7	GF	9	2.0	4	0	0	4	0	PH C
112	142	Sep 6	NYY		LAA	W,6-5	CG	38	9.0	8	0	0	8	0	C
113	143	Sep 7	NYY		BOS	W,5-4	CG	39	9.0	8	1	0	9	0	C
114	145 (1)	Sep 9 (1)	NYY		BOS	L,3-9	CG	41	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	C
115	147 (1)	Sep 10	NYY	@	DET	W,3-1	CG	32	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	C
116	148	Sep 11	NYY	@	DET	W,8-7	GS	32	7.0	1	0	0	1	0	C
117	149	Sep 12	NYY	@	CLE	W,5-2	CG	31	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
118	150	Sep 14	NYY	@	BOS	L,1-4	CG	36	8.0	8	0	0	8	0	C
119	151	Sep 15	NYY	@	BOS	W,9-6	CG	40	9.0	9	1	0	10	1	C
120	152	Sep 16	NYY	@	BOS	L,3-4	CG	41	8.0	4	1	0	5	0	C
121	153	Sep 18	NYY	@	WSA	W,7-1	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	C
122	154	Sep 19	NYY	@	WSA	W,8-5	CG	39	9.0	7	2	0	9	0	C
123	155	Sep 21	NYY	@	CHW	L,6-7	CG	42	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	C
124	156	Sep 22	NYY	@	CHW	L,2-6	CG	37	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	C
125	157	Sep 23	NYY	@	CHW	W,5-1	CG	37	10.0	8	1	0	9	0	C
126	159 (1)	Sep 26	NYY		WSA	W,9-5	GS	13	3.0	3	1	0	4	0	C
127	160	Sep 28	NYY		CHW	W,7-3	GS	15	4.0	1	1	0	2	0	C
128	161	Sep 29	NYY		CHW	W,8-6	GS	26	6.0	3	1	0	4	1	C
129	162	Sep 30	NYY		CHW	L,4-8	GF	22	6.0	6	1	0	7	0	C
							129gm		1090.1	713	44	4	761	12