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Bill Howerton
William Ray Howerton (Hopalong)
Bats: Left , Throws: Right
Height: 5' 11" , Weight: 185 lb.

Born: December 12, 1921 in Lompoc, CA, US
Died: December 18, 2001 in Blakely, PA,

Major League Stats

Minors Batting

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Year Age Tm Lg Lev Aff G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1943 21 Scranton EL A BOS 139 479 145 25 8 3 .303 .407 195
1944 22 Louisville AA AA BOS 133 401 101 18 9 3 .252 .364 146
1945 23 4 Teams 4 Lgs AA-A-B-D BOS-NYG-none 116 328 81 17 7 6 .247 .396 130
1945 23 Landis NCSL D none
1945 23 Richmond PIED B NYG
1945 23 Scranton EL A BOS 35 120 25 5 2 1 .208 .308 37
1945 23 Louisville AA AA BOS 81 208 56 12 5 5 .269 .447 93
1946 24 Columbus AA AAA STL 73 268 81 16 4 10 .302 .504 135
1947 25 Columbus AA AAA STL 150 532 131 29 4 17 .246 .412 219
1948 26 Columbus AA AAA STL 150 569 170 33 6 25 .299 .510 290
1949 27 Columbus AA AAA STL 148 547 180 43 4 21 .329 .537 294
1950 28 Hopewell VIRL D none 125 445 124 19 3 1 .279 .342 152
1952 30 Minneapolis AA AAA NYG 67 231 71 7 5 24 .307 .693 160
1953 31 Oakland PCL Open none 159 500 128 19 1 32 .256 .490 245
1954 32 Oakland PCL Open none 74 178 46 7 0 3 .258 .348 62
1955 33 Beaumont TL AA MLN 27 82 22 2 0 1 .268 .329 27
12 Seasons 1361 4560 4560 1280 235 51 146 .281 .281 .451 .731 2055
AAA (5 seasons) 588 2147 2147 633 128 23 97 .295 .295 .511 .806 1098
AA (3 seasons) 241 691 691 179 32 14 9 .259 .259 .385 .644 266
A (2 seasons) 174 599 599 170 30 10 4 .284 .284 .387 .671 232
Open (2 seasons) 233 678 678 174 26 1 35 .257 .257 .453 .709 307
D (2 seasons) 125 445 445 124 19 3 1 .279 .279 .342 .620 152
B (1 season)
A 7890 value in the totals indicates career mark is incomplete.

Minors Fielding

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Year Age Tm Lg Lev Aff G Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/G
1943 21 Scranton EL A BOS OF 132 209 196 6 7 .967 1.53
1944 22 Louisville AA AA BOS OF 122 215 187 17 11 .949 1.67
1945 23 2 Teams 2 Lgs AA-A BOS OF
1945 23 Landis NCSL D none
1945 23 Richmond PIED B NYG
1945 23 Scranton EL A BOS OF
1945 23 Louisville AA AA BOS OF
1946 24 Columbus AA AAA STL OF
1947 25 Columbus AA AAA STL OF
1948 26 Columbus AA AAA STL OF
1949 27 Columbus AA AAA STL OF 148 411 394 12 5 .988 2.74
1950 28 Hopewell VIRL D none OF
1952 30 Minneapolis AA AAA NYG OF
1953 31 Oakland PCL Open none OF 149 266 254 7 5 .981 1.75
1954 32 Oakland PCL Open none OF
1955 33 Beaumont TL AA MLN OF
12 Seasons 551 1101 1031 42 28 .975 1.95
OF (12 seasons) OF 551 1101 1031 42 28 .975 1.95
A 7890 value in the totals indicates career mark is incomplete.

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