Lawrence Rayford Howard
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 3", Weight: 200 lb.
Born: June 6, 1945 in Columbus, Ohio, US
School: McMurry University (Abilene, TX)
| Year | Age | Tm | Lg | Lev | Aff | G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | TB | GDP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1963 | 18 | Moultrie | GAFL | A | HOU | 49 | 148 | 32 | 5 | 1 | 1 | .216 | .284 | 42 | ||||||||||||||
| 1964 | 19 | Statesville | WCRS | A | 107 | 417 | 375 | 52 | 90 | 17 | 3 | 10 | 69 | 2 | 3 | 42 | 100 | .240 | .317 | .381 | .698 | 143 | ||||||
| 1965 | 20 | Salisbury | WCRS | A | HOU | 100 | 335 | 82 | 17 | 1 | 10 | .245 | .391 | 131 | ||||||||||||||
| 1966 | 21 | 2 Teams | 2 Lgs | A-AA | HOU | 122 | 405 | 9 | 123 | 20 | 5 | 17 | 19 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 12 | .304 | .504 | 204 | ||||||||
| 1966 | 21 | Durham | CARL | A | HOU | 100 | 337 | 100 | 14 | 4 | 13 | .297 | .478 | 161 | ||||||||||||||
| 1966 | 21 | Amarillo | TL | AA | HOU | 22 | 74 | 68 | 9 | 23 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 19 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 12 | .338 | .392 | .632 | 1.024 | 43 | |||||
| 1967 | 22 | 3 Teams | 3 Lgs | AAA-AA-WRk | HOU,WSA,HOU | 90 | 216 | 25 | 61 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 32 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 50 | .282 | .407 | 88 | 2 | 1 | 2 | |||||
| 1967 | 22 | Astros/Senators | FLIL | WRk | WSA,HOU | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1967 | 22 | Amarillo | TL | AA | HOU | 22 | 50 | 46 | 6 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 9 | .326 | .380 | .587 | .967 | 27 | |||||
| 1967 | 22 | Oklahoma City | PCL | AAA | HOU | 68 | 190 | 170 | 19 | 46 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 41 | .271 | .333 | .359 | .692 | 61 | 2 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 1968 | 23 | 2 Teams | 2 Lgs | AA-AAA | HOU | 76 | 261 | 233 | 24 | 54 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 22 | 2 | 0 | 28 | 59 | .232 | .314 | .369 | .683 | 86 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1968 | 23 | Dallas-Fort Worth | TL | AA | HOU | 62 | 217 | 193 | 21 | 47 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 24 | 49 | .244 | .327 | .389 | .716 | 75 | |||||
| 1968 | 23 | Oklahoma City | PCL | AAA | HOU | 14 | 44 | 40 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 10 | .175 | .250 | .275 | .525 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1969 | 24 | Oklahoma City | AA | AAA | HOU | 54 | 222 | 200 | 19 | 47 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 36 | .235 | .306 | .345 | .651 | 69 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 1970 | 25 | Oklahoma City | AA | AAA | HOU | 83 | 314 | 268 | 46 | 81 | 21 | 1 | 12 | 51 | 1 | 3 | 41 | 51 | .302 | .393 | .522 | .915 | 140 | 1 | 1 | 3 | ||
| 1971 | 26 | Oklahoma City | AA | AAA | HOU | 46 | 173 | 155 | 16 | 38 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 21 | 0 | 3 | 16 | 31 | .245 | .312 | .361 | .673 | 56 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 1972 | 27 | Oklahoma City | AA | AAA | HOU | 37 | 137 | 114 | 19 | 26 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 31 | .228 | .358 | .368 | .726 | 42 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1973 | 28 | Richmond | IL | AAA | ATL | 52 | 174 | 151 | 14 | 33 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 33 | .219 | .314 | .371 | .685 | 56 | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 1974 | 29 | Richmond | IL | AAA | ATL | 120 | 357 | 310 | 33 | 65 | 9 | 1 | 10 | 49 | 1 | 2 | 41 | 71 | .210 | .301 | .342 | .642 | 106 | 1 | 1 | 4 | ||
| 1975 | 30 | Savannah | SOUL | AA | ATL | 42 | 165 | 136 | 15 | 30 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 23 | .221 | .339 | .287 | .626 | 39 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 1976 | 31 | Memphis | IL | AAA | HOU | 5 | 18 | 18 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .167 | .167 | .222 | .389 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 14 Seasons | 983 | 3372 | 3064 | 272 | 765 | 144 | 24 | 83 | 323 | 10 | 16 | 279 | 500 | .250 | .313 | .394 | .706 | 1206 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 15 | 0 | |||||
| AAA (9 seasons) | AAA | 479 | 1629 | 1426 | 169 | 346 | 66 | 8 | 39 | 186 | 4 | 10 | 179 | 307 | .243 | .328 | .382 | .710 | 545 | 7 | 5 | 12 | ||||||
| A (4 seasons) | A | 356 | 1237 | 1195 | 52 | 304 | 53 | 9 | 34 | 69 | 2 | 3 | 42 | 100 | .254 | .280 | .399 | .679 | 477 | |||||||||
| AA (4 seasons) | AA | 148 | 506 | 443 | 51 | 115 | 25 | 7 | 10 | 68 | 4 | 3 | 58 | 93 | .260 | .346 | .415 | .761 | 184 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||||
| WRk (1 season) | WRk | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Year | Age | Tm | Lg | Lev | Aff | G | CG | Ch | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G | PB | lgCS% | PO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1963 | 18 | Moultrie | GAFL | A | HOU | 1B | 43 | 347 | 315 | 21 | 11 | .968 | 7.81 | |||||
| 1964 | 19 | Statesville | WCRS | A | OF | 15 | 16 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .875 | 0.93 | |||||
| 1964 | 19 | Statesville | WCRS | A | 1B | 91 | 737 | 667 | 44 | 26 | 52 | .965 | 7.81 | |||||
| 1965 | 20 | Salisbury | WCRS | A | HOU | OF | 72 | 119 | 94 | 8 | 17 | .857 | 1.42 | |||||
| 1966 | 21 | Amarillo | TL | AA | HOU | 1B | 19 | 169 | 157 | 8 | 4 | 19 | .976 | 8.68 | ||||
| 1967 | 22 | 2 Teams | 2 Lgs | AAA-AA | HOU | 1B | 7 | 35 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1.000 | 5.00 | ||||
| 1967 | 22 | 2 Teams | 2 Lgs | AAA-AA | HOU | OF | 55 | 87 | 77 | 6 | 4 | 0 | .954 | 1.51 | ||||
| 1967 | 22 | Amarillo | TL | AA | HOU | OF | 12 | 18 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.50 | ||||
| 1967 | 22 | Amarillo | TL | AA | HOU | 1B | 2 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.50 | ||||
| 1967 | 22 | Oklahoma City | PCL | AAA | HOU | OF | 43 | 69 | 61 | 4 | 4 | 0 | .942 | 1.51 | ||||
| 1967 | 22 | Oklahoma City | PCL | AAA | HOU | 2B | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.00 | ||||
| 1967 | 22 | Oklahoma City | PCL | AAA | HOU | 1B | 5 | 30 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1.000 | 6.00 | ||||
| 1968 | 23 | 2 Teams | 2 Lgs | AA-AAA | HOU | C | 41 | 254 | 225 | 26 | 3 | 3 | .988 | 6.12 | 16 | |||
| 1968 | 23 | Dallas-Fort Worth | TL | AA | HOU | OF | 6 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.17 | ||||
| 1968 | 23 | Dallas-Fort Worth | TL | AA | HOU | 3B | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .667 | 2.00 | ||||
| 1968 | 23 | Dallas-Fort Worth | TL | AA | HOU | 1B | 24 | 232 | 212 | 17 | 3 | 12 | .987 | 9.54 | ||||
| 1968 | 23 | Dallas-Fort Worth | TL | AA | HOU | C | 27 | 163 | 145 | 15 | 3 | 1 | .982 | 5.93 | 8 | |||
| 1968 | 23 | Oklahoma City | PCL | AAA | HOU | C | 14 | 91 | 80 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 | 6.50 | 8 | |||
| 1969 | 24 | Oklahoma City | AA | AAA | HOU | OF | 2 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 3.00 | ||||
| 1969 | 24 | Oklahoma City | AA | AAA | HOU | 3B | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.00 | ||||
| 1969 | 24 | Oklahoma City | AA | AAA | HOU | 1B | 9 | 87 | 83 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 1.000 | 9.67 | ||||
| 1969 | 24 | Oklahoma City | AA | AAA | HOU | C | 31 | 214 | 178 | 26 | 10 | 2 | .953 | 6.58 | 8 | |||
| 1970 | 25 | Oklahoma City | AA | AAA | HOU | OF | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.00 | ||||
| 1970 | 25 | Oklahoma City | AA | AAA | HOU | 3B | 20 | 52 | 14 | 32 | 6 | 1 | .885 | 2.30 | ||||
| 1970 | 25 | Oklahoma City | AA | AAA | HOU | 1B | 5 | 43 | 38 | 4 | 1 | 1 | .977 | 8.40 | ||||
| 1970 | 25 | Oklahoma City | AA | AAA | HOU | C | 55 | 420 | 366 | 42 | 12 | 9 | .971 | 7.42 | 5 | |||
| 1971 | 26 | Oklahoma City | AA | AAA | HOU | 1B | 4 | 28 | 26 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1.000 | 7.00 | ||||
| 1971 | 26 | Oklahoma City | AA | AAA | HOU | C | 41 | 322 | 299 | 19 | 4 | 6 | .988 | 7.76 | 7 | |||
| 1972 | 27 | Oklahoma City | AA | AAA | HOU | C | 37 | 300 | 269 | 27 | 4 | 1 | .987 | 8.00 | 12 | |||
| 1973 | 28 | Richmond | IL | AAA | ATL | C | 34 | 147 | 132 | 9 | 6 | 1 | .959 | 4.15 | 5 | |||
| 1974 | 29 | Richmond | IL | AAA | ATL | C | 110 | 559 | 507 | 42 | 10 | 7 | .982 | 4.99 | 10 | |||
| 1975 | 30 | Savannah | SOUL | AA | ATL | C | 32 | 175 | 152 | 20 | 3 | 1 | .983 | 5.38 | 4 | |||
| 1976 | 31 | Memphis | IL | AAA | HOU | C | 4 | 36 | 32 | 2 | 2 | 1 | .944 | 8.50 | 1 | |||
| 14 Seasons | 764 | 4407 | 3910 | 368 | 129 | 131 | .971 | 5.60 | 68 | |||||||||
| C (9 seasons) | C | 385 | 2427 | 2160 | 213 | 54 | 31 | .978 | 6.16 | 68 | ||||||||
| 1B (8 seasons) | 1B | 202 | 1678 | 1533 | 100 | 45 | 99 | .973 | 8.08 | |||||||||
| OF (6 seasons) | OF | 153 | 244 | 202 | 19 | 23 | 0 | .906 | 1.44 | |||||||||
| 3B (3 seasons) | 3B | 22 | 56 | 15 | 34 | 7 | 1 | .875 | 2.23 | |||||||||
| 2B (1 season) | 2B | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.00 | |||||||||
Sabr ID: 4ffbe287
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