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

Fielding stats are given overall and by position. In some cases, they will be identical.

1950 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1950 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	8 (7)	Apr 27	STL	@	PIT	W,5-2	GF	4	1.0	1	0	0	1	0
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
2	13 (4)	May 3	STL		BRO	W,6-5	GF	20	4.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH RF
3	15 (1)	May 5	STL		PHI	W,3-2	GS	32	8.0	1	0	2	3	0	RF
4	16	May 6	STL		PHI	L,7-11	CG	0	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
5	17	May 7	STL		BSN	W,15-0	CG	0	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
6	18	May 8	STL		BSN	W,10-3	CG	35	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
7	19	May 10	STL		NYG	W,5-1	GF	12	3.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
8	20	May 12	STL		CIN	L,1-3	CG	36	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
9	21	May 13	STL		CIN	W,6-3	CG	38	9.0	5	0	0	5	0
10	22	May 14	STL		CIN	W,8-7	GF	23	4.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH LF
11	24 (1)	May 17	STL	@	BRO	L,2-6	CG	37	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
12	27 (2)	May 21 (1)	STL	@	PHI	W,6-5	CG	39	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
13	32 (4)	May 27	STL	@	CIN	W,9-1	GS	8	2.0	3	0	0	3	0
14	33	May 28 (1)	STL	@	CIN	W,6-2	CG	38	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
15	34	May 28 (2)	STL	@	CIN	W,7-2	CG	38	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
16	35	May 30 (1)	STL	@	PIT	W,17-13	GS	33	6.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
17	38 (2)	Jun 2	STL		BRO	L,1-8	CG	39	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
18	40 (1)	Jun 5	STL		PHI	L,5-6	CG	43	9.0	4	0	1	5	0	LF
19	43 (2)	Jun 8	STL		BSN	W,18-6	CG	45	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
20	44	Jun 9	STL		BSN	W,8-5	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
21	45	Jun 10	STL		NYG	W,6-2	CG	39	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
22	47 (1)	Jun 11 (2)	STL		NYG	W,5-2	CG	38	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
23	48	Jun 13	STL	@	PHI	W,6-3	GF	12	3.0	1	0	0	1	0	PH LF
24	51 (2)	Jun 17	STL	@	BRO	L,2-10	CG	40	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
25	52	Jun 18	STL	@	BRO	L,0-9	CG	44	8.0	3	0	1	4	0	LF
26	53	Jun 20	STL	@	NYG	L,2-3	CG	35	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
27	54	Jun 21	STL	@	NYG	W,14-6	CG	41	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
28	55	Jun 22 (1)	STL	@	NYG	L,0-3	CG	34	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
29	56	Jun 22 (2)	STL	@	NYG	L,0-5	CG	41	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
30	57	Jun 23	STL	@	BSN	L,3-4	GS	27	8.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
31	58	Jun 24	STL	@	BSN	W,7-6	CG	45	10.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
32	59	Jun 25	STL	@	BSN	L,0-4	CG	34	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
33	60	Jun 27 (1)	STL	@	CHC	W,3-2	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
34	61	Jun 27 (2)	STL	@	CHC	W,4-1	CG	32	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
35	62	Jun 28	STL	@	CHC	L,3-15	CG	45	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
36	63	Jun 29	STL	@	CHC	L,1-6	CG	36	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
37	65 (1)	Jul 1	STL		PIT	W,5-4	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
38	66	Jul 2	STL		PIT	W,2-1	GF	8	2.0	0	0	0	0	0
39	67	Jul 4 (1)	STL		CHC	W,4-1	GF	9	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH CF
40	68	Jul 4 (2)	STL		CHC	W,4-3	CG	35	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
41	70 (1)	Jul 6	STL		CIN	W,13-1	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
42	71	Jul 7	STL	@	PIT	L,1-9	CG	40	8.0	2	0	1	3	0	CF
43	72	Jul 8	STL	@	PIT	L,6-7	GF	25	5.1	4	0	0	4	0	PH CF
44	73	Jul 9	STL	@	PIT	L,2-3	GS	22	6.0	4	0	0	4	0
45	75 (1)	Jul 14	STL		PHI	W,4-2	GS	0	9.0	10	0	0	10	0
46	76	Jul 15	STL		PHI	W,8-6	CG	41	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
47	77	Jul 16	STL		BRO	L,2-10	GS	31	6.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
48	78	Jul 17 (1)	STL		BRO	L,3-6	GS	31	7.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
49	80 (1)	Jul 18	STL		BRO	W,5-3	GS	33	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF LF
50	81	Jul 19 (1)	STL		NYG	W,18-4	GS	38	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF RF
51	82	Jul 19 (2)	STL		NYG	W,10-3	CG	40	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
52	84 (1)	Jul 21	STL		NYG	L,4-5	CG	47	11.0	2	0	0	2	0
53	85	Jul 22 (1)	STL		BSN	L,5-8	CG	46	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
54	89 (3)	Jul 26	STL	@	BRO	L,5-7	CG	38	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
55	91 (1)	Jul 28	STL	@	NYG	L,3-8	CG	37	8.0	2	0	1	3	0
56	92	Jul 29	STL	@	NYG	L,3-4	GS	12	2.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
57	93	Jul 30	STL	@	NYG	W,6-3	GS	30	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
58	96 (2)	Aug 2	STL	@	BSN	L,3-4	CG	0	8.0	3	0	0	3	0
59	97	Aug 3	STL	@	BSN	L,1-5	CG	38	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
60	98	Aug 4	STL	@	PHI	L,2-4	CG	34	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
61	116 (17)	Aug 24	STL		NYG	L,2-3	GF	15	3.0	0	0	0	0	0
62	117	Aug 25	STL		NYG	W,7-4	CG	39	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
63	119 (1)	Aug 27	STL		BRO	W,13-3	GS	20	5.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
64	120	Aug 28	STL		BRO	W,3-1	CG	36	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
65	121	Aug 29	STL		PHI	L,3-5	CG	42	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
66	124 (2)	Sep 2	STL	@	PIT	L,0-6	CG	40	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
67	125	Sep 3	STL	@	PIT	L,11-12	CG	49	9.2	4	0	0	4	0	CF
68	126	Sep 4 (1)	STL	@	CIN	L,4-5	CG	38	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
69	127	Sep 4 (2)	STL	@	CIN	L,4-8	CG	34	8.0	3	0	0	3	0
70	128	Sep 5	STL		CHC	W,4-2	CG	0	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
71	129	Sep 6 (1)	STL		CHC	W,5-4	CG	42	10.0	4	0	0	4	0
72	130	Sep 6 (2)	STL		CHC	W,7-3	CG	0	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
73	131	Sep 7	STL		CHC	L,2-4	CG	0	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
74	132	Sep 9	STL		PIT	L,4-5	CG	39	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
75	133	Sep 10 (1)	STL		PIT	W,6-5	CG	45	10.0	4	0	0	4	0
76	134	Sep 10 (2)	STL		PIT	L,2-6	CG	42	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
77	135	Sep 12	STL	@	PHI	L,0-1	CG	29	8.0	7	0	0	7	0	CF
78	136	Sep 14	STL	@	PHI	L,2-3	GS	19	4.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
79	137	Sep 15	STL	@	BRO	W,6-2	GS	31	7.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
80	138	Sep 16	STL	@	BRO	W,4-3	GS	34	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
81	139	Sep 17	STL	@	NYG	L,6-7	GS	39	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
82	140	Sep 18	STL	@	NYG	L,0-13	CG	44	8.0	3	1	0	4	0	CF
83	141	Sep 19	STL	@	BSN	L,7-8	GS	0	6.0	3	0	0	3	0
84	142	Sep 20	STL	@	BSN	W,1-0	GS	0	8.0	0	0	0	0	0
85	144 (1)	Sep 23 (1)	STL	@	CHC	L,0-2	GF	3	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
86	145	Sep 23 (2)	STL	@	CHC	W,2-1	CG	30	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	CF
87	146	Sep 24	STL	@	CHC	L,3-8	CG	35	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
88	147	Sep 26	STL		CIN	L,2-7	CG	35	7.0	4	0	0	4	0
89	148	Sep 27	STL		CIN	W,1-0	CG	30	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
90	149	Sep 28	STL		CIN	W,7-0	GS	33	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
91	150	Sep 29	STL		CHC	W,5-1	CG	0	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
92	151	Sep 30 (1)	STL		CHC	W,2-0	CG	0	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
93	152	Sep 30 (2)	STL		CHC	W,4-0	GS	0	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
94	153	Oct 1	STL		CHC	L,2-3	GS	0	11.0	6	0	0	6	0
							100gm		724.0	185	2	6	193	0