Bill Howerton

Positions: Outfielder and Pinch Hitter

Bats: Left • Throws: Right

5-11, 185lb (180cm, 83kg)

Born: December 12, 1921 in Lompoc, CA us

Died: December 18, 2001 in Blakely, PA

Buried: St. Catherine's Cemetery, Moscow, PA

School: Saint Mary's College of California (Moraga, CA)

Debut: September 11, 1949 (Age 27-273d, 10,640th in major league history)
vs. CIN 0 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: June 29, 1952 (Age 30-200d)
vs. PHI 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1950 season

Full Name: William Ray Howerton

Nicknames: Hopalong

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

3.1

650

178

.274

RBI

106

OBP

.364

SLG

.472

OPS

.836

OPS+

119

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	5-19 / in Starts: 1-7
Longest Hitting Streak	3 games
Longest On Base Streak	6 games
Most Games w/o HR	22 games
Most Games w/o RBI	11 games
Grand Slams	0 in 0 bases loaded PA and 0 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 49 PAs	5
Actual Runners on Base	25 (13-7-5)
Avg. MLBer w/ 49 PAs	5
Avg. Runners on Base	30 (16-9-4)

Most Driven In
T Beard	1
H Thompson	1
C Koshorek	0

Most Driven In By
J Merson	2
D Williams	1
W Lockman	1
J Garagiola	1

1952 Batting Game Log

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1952 Batting Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	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	224	1	Apr 15	PIT	@	STL	L,2-3	7-7	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	1	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	6	1.77	-0.073	4.60	-0.11%	-0.50	PH
2	225	2	Apr 16	PIT	@	STL	L,5-6	0-0	1	1	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	.500	.500	1.000	1.500	9						PH
3	226	5 (2)	Apr 19	PIT		CIN	L,3-9	2-3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.500	.500	1.000	1.500	9						PH
4	227	6	Apr 20 (1)	PIT		CIN	L,6-8	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.333	.333	.667	1.000	8	.18	-0.005	.42	-0.01%	-0.23	PH
5	228	7	Apr 20 (2)	PIT		CIN	L,2-12	7-8	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.500	.500	.750	1.250	9	.02	0.001	.04	0.00%	0.25	PH
6	229	9 (1)	Apr 22	PIT		CHC	L,2-13	CG	4	4	0	4	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	.750	.750	.875	1.625	5						3B
7	230	10	Apr 25	PIT		STL	L,4-6	CG	4	4	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.583	.583	.667	1.250	5	.71	-0.018	.96	-0.01%	-0.06	CF
8	231	11	Apr 26	PIT	@	CIN	L,2-9	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.467	.500	.533	1.033	5	.45	-0.017	.59	-0.01%	-0.79	CF
9	232	15 (3)	Apr 30	PIT		BSN	W,11-5	CG	5	3	1	1	0	1	0	0	2	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.444	.524	.611	1.135	5	.74	-0.036	.45	-0.01%	0.48	RF
May		Gtm	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
10	233	16	May 1	PIT		NYG	L,5-13	CG	5	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.381	.500	.524	1.024	5	.21	-0.022	.17	-0.01%	-0.18	RF
11	234	17	May 2	PIT		NYG	L,3-5	10-GF(10)	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.364	.481	.500	.981	5	3.41	-0.075	2.30	-0.03%	-0.35	PH
12	235	18	May 3	PIT		NYG	L,2-3	8-8	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.364	.500	.500	1.000	8	3.49	0.023	1.99	0.01%	0.11	PH
13	236	20 (1)	May 5	PIT		BRO	L,1-5	CG(8)	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		0	0	0	0	.320	.452	.440	.892	3	.34	-0.026	.12	-0.01%	-0.35	RF
				Player went from Pittsburgh Pirates to New York Giants
14	237	23	May 16 (1)	NYG		CHC	L,2-3	5-6	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.308	.438	.423	.861	9	1.77	-0.040	9.20	-0.12%	-0.35	PH
15	238	25 (1)	May 17	NYG		CHC	W,9-8	8-9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.296	.424	.407	.832	8	2.46	-0.062	11.57	-0.17%	-0.22	PH
16	239	28 (2)	May 21 (2)	NYG		STL	W,8-1	7-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.286	.412	.393	.805	8	.02	-0.001	.09	0.00%	-0.58	PH
17	240	35 (6)	May 29	NYG	@	PHI	L,5-6	9-GF	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.276	.400	.379	.779	9	.88	-0.022	4.35	-0.07%	-0.28	PH
Jun		Gtm	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
18	241	39 (3)	Jun 1 (2)	NYG	@	STL	L,2-8	CG(8)	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	.258	.395	.355	.750	7						CF
19	242	41 (1)	Jun 3	NYG	@	CHC	W,17-4	4-GF	3	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.242	.390	.333	.724	7	.01	-0.001	.04	0.00%	-0.24	PR RF
20	243	42	Jun 4	NYG	@	CHC	L,2-6	CG	4	3	0	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.250	.400	.361	.761	6	.73	0.078	3.78	0.24%	0.76	RF
21	244	44 (1)	Jun 6	NYG	@	PIT	L,1-8	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.243	.391	.351	.743	8	.01	0.000	.04	0.00%	-0.15	PH
22	245	50 (5)	Jun 15 (1)	NYG		STL	L,12-14	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.237	.383	.342	.725	5	.47	-0.012	1.81	-0.03%	-0.15	PH
23	246	55 (4)	Jun 19	NYG		PIT	L,1-8	7-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.231	.375	.333	.708	9	.49	-0.012	1.89	-0.03%	-0.28	PH
24	247	64 (8)	Jun 29	NYG	@	PHI	W,12-3	6-6	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.225	.367	.325	.692	9	.88	-0.022	3.37	-0.05%	-0.22	PH
							5-19		49	40	5	9	2	1	0	5	9	0	7	0	0		0	1	0	0	.225	.367	.325	.692		.71	-0.342	1.60	-0.43%	-3.32

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