Howie Fox
Howard Francis Fox
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 3" , Weight: 210 lb.

Born: March 1, 1921 in Coburg, OR
School: University of Oregon
Signed by the Cincinnati Reds as an amateur free agent in 1943. (All Transactions)
Debut: September 28, 1944
Final Game: September 25, 1954
Died: October 9, 1955 in San Antonio, TX
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Standard Batting

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Year Age Tm Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards
1944 23 CIN NL 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 /1
1945 24 CIN NL 45 53 46 6 13 1 0 0 5 0 2 4 .283 .313 .304 .617 73 14 0 0 5 1
1946 25 CIN NL 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 /1
1948 27 CIN NL 35 64 60 9 12 3 0 0 4 0 2 9 .200 .238 .250 .488 34 15 3 1 1 1
1949 28 CIN NL 41 79 72 3 17 3 0 0 5 1 0 6 .236 .247 .278 .524 40 20 2 1 6 1
1950 29 CIN NL 35 68 63 7 11 1 0 1 8 0 2 10 .175 .200 .238 .438 15 15 1 0 3 1
1951 30 CIN NL 40 80 70 3 8 2 0 1 1 0 0 2 11 .114 .139 .186 .325 -14 13 1 0 8 1
1952 31 PHI NL 13 25 21 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 6 .048 .091 .048 .139 -60 1 1 0 3 1
1954 33 BAL AL 38 16 16 1 4 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 .250 .250 .313 .563 59 5 0 0 0 0 1
9 Seasons 253 386 349 29 66 11 0 2 25 1 0 9 47 .189 .214 .238 .452 22 83 8 2 26 0 0
162 Game Avg. 162 247 223 19 42 7 0 1 16 1 6 30 .189 .214 .238 .452 22 53 5 1 17
CIN (7 yrs) 202 345 312 28 61 10 0 2 23 1 0 8 40 .196 .220 .247 .467 26 77 7 2 23 0 0
PHI (1 yr) 13 25 21 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 6 .048 .091 .048 .139 -60 1 1 0 3
BAL (1 yr) 38 16 16 1 4 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 .250 .250 .313 .563 59 5 0 0 0 0
NL (8 yrs) 215 370 333 28 62 10 0 2 24 1 0 9 46 .186 .212 .234 .446 20 78 8 2 26 0 0
AL (1 yr) 38 16 16 1 4 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 .250 .250 .313 .563 59 5 0 0 0 0

Advanced Batting

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Year Age Tm Lg PA Outs RC RC/G AIR BAbip BA lgBA OBP lgOBP SLG lgSLG OPS lgOPS OPS+ OWn% BtRuns BtWins TotA SecA ISO PwrSpd
1944 23 CIN NL 1 1 0 0.0 91 .000 .000 .263 .000 .330 .000 .370 .000 .700 -100 .000 -0.3 0.0 .000 .000 .000
1945 24 CIN NL 53 38 4 2.8 95 .310 .283 .271 .313 .340 .304 .374 .617 .714 73 .318 -1.7 -0.2 .485 .065 .022
1948 27 CIN NL 64 52 3 1.5 99 .235 .200 .265 .238 .339 .250 .393 .488 .732 34 .124 -5.5 -0.6 .353 .083 .050
1949 28 CIN NL 79 63 5 2.1 105 .258 .236 .272 .247 .345 .278 .406 .524 .752 40 .196 -6.3 -0.6 .386 .056 .042 .0
1950 29 CIN NL 68 56 3 1.4 108 .192 .175 .269 .200 .346 .238 .418 .438 .764 15 .101 -8.1 -0.8 .321 .095 .063 .0
1951 30 CIN NL 80 71 2 0.8 105 .121 .114 .270 .139 .344 .186 .409 .325 .753 -14 .037 -11.7 -1.2 .238 .100 .071 .0
1952 31 PHI NL 25 24 0 0.0 96 .067 .048 .260 .091 .333 .048 .387 .139 .720 -60 .000 -4.6 -0.5 .095 .048 .000
1954 33 BAL AL 16 12 1 2.2 92 .267 .250 .256 .250 .330 .313 .374 .563 .704 59 .234 -0.9 -0.1 .417 .063 .063
9 Seasons 386 317 18 1.5 102 .213 .189 .268 .214 .342 .238 .400 .452 .742 22 .121 -39.2 -4.0 .326 .077 .049 1.3
162 Game Avg. 247 203 12 1.5 102 .213 .189 .268 .214 .342 .238 .400 .452 .742 22 .121 -39.2 -4.0 .326 .077 .049 1
CIN (7 yrs) 345 281 17 1.6 103 .219 .196 .269 .220 .343 .247 .402 .467 .745 26 .132 -33.6 -3.4 .341 .080 .051 1.3
PHI (1 yr) 25 24 0 0.0 96 .067 .048 .260 .091 .333 .048 .387 .139 .720 -60 .000 -4.6 -0.5 .095 .048 .000
BAL (1 yr) 16 12 1 2.2 92 .267 .250 .256 .250 .330 .313 .374 .563 .704 59 .235 -0.9 -0.1 .417 .063 .063
NL (8 yrs) 370 305 17 1.5 102 .211 .186 .269 .212 .343 .234 .401 .446 .743 20 .117 -38.3 -3.9 .323 .078 .048 1.3
AL (1 yr) 16 12 1 2.2 92 .267 .250 .256 .250 .330 .313 .374 .563 .704 59 .235 -0.9 -0.1 .417 .063 .063

Ratio Batting*

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Year Age Tm Lg PA HR% SO% BB% XBH% X/H% SO/BB AB/SO AB/HR AB/RBI GB/FB GO/AO IP% LD% HR/FB IF/FB
1944 23 CIN NL 1 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 100%
1945 24 CIN NL 53 0.0% 7.6% 3.8% 1.9% 8% 2.00 11.5 9.2 79%
1948 27 CIN NL 64 0.0% 14.1% 3.1% 4.7% 25% 4.50 6.7 15.0 80%
1949 28 CIN NL 79 0.0% 7.6% 0.0% 3.8% 18% 12.0 14.4 84%
1950 29 CIN NL 68 1.5% 14.7% 2.9% 2.9% 18% 5.00 6.3 63.0 7.9 76%
1951 30 CIN NL 80 1.3% 13.8% 2.5% 3.8% 38% 5.50 6.4 70.0 70.0 73%
1952 31 PHI NL 25 0.0% 24.0% 4.0% 0.0% 0% 6.00 3.5 21.0 60%
1954 33 BAL AL 16 0.0% 6.3% 0.0% 6.3% 25% 16.0 16.0 2.33 94%
9 Seasons 386 0.5% 12.2% 2.3% 3.4% 20% 5.22 7.4 174.5 14.0 2.33 78%
MLB Averages

Baserunning & Misc. Stats*

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Year Age Tm Lg ROE XI RS% SBO SB CS SB% SB2 CS2 SB3 CS3 SBH CSH PO PCS OOB BT XBT% 1stS 1stS2 1stS3 1stD 1stD3 1stDH 2ndS 2ndS3 2ndSH
1954 33 BAL AL 0 0 25% 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 100% 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
9 Seasons 0 0 36% 9 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 100% 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
MLB Averages

Situational Hitting*

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Hits Pinch Hitting Home Runs SH GIDP PrdOut BaseRunners Advances
Year Age Tm Lg PA Ptn% H Inf Bnt AB H HR RBI PHlev All GS GSo vRH vLH Hm Rd IP Att Suc % Opp DP % Opp Suc % BR BRS BRS% <2,3B Scr % 0,2B Adv % PAu
1954 33 BAL AL 15 13% 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0% 1 0 0% 5 1 20% 0 0 2 2 100% 0
9 Seasons 15 13% 66 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 26 1 8 800% 1 0 0% 5 1 20% 0 0 2 2 100% 0
MLB Averages

Cumulative Batting

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Year Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1944 23 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0
1945 24 47 54 47 6 13 1 0 0 5 0 2 4 .277 .306 .298 .604 70 14 0 0 5
1946 25 51 54 47 6 13 1 0 0 5 0 0 2 4 .277 .306 .298 .604 70 14 0 0 5 0 0
1947 26 51 54 47 6 13 1 0 0 5 0 0 2 4 .277 .306 .298 .604 70 14 0 0 5 0 0
1948 27 86 118 107 15 25 4 0 0 9 0 0 4 13 .234 .268 .271 .539 49 29 3 1 6 0 0
1949 28 127 197 179 18 42 7 0 0 14 1 0 4 19 .235 .259 .274 .533 46 49 5 2 12 0 0
1950 29 162 265 242 25 53 8 0 1 22 1 0 6 29 .219 .244 .264 .508 37 64 6 2 15 0 0
1951 30 202 345 312 28 61 10 0 2 23 1 0 8 40 .196 .220 .247 .467 26 77 7 2 23 0 0
1952 31 215 370 333 28 62 10 0 2 24 1 0 9 46 .186 .212 .234 .446 20 78 8 2 26 0 0
1953 32 215 370 333 28 62 10 0 2 24 1 0 9 46 .186 .212 .234 .446 20 78 8 2 26 0 0
1954 33 253 386 349 29 66 11 0 2 25 1 0 9 47 .189 .214 .238 .452 22 83 8 2 26 0 0

Neutralized Batting

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average team scoring of 716 total runs (4.42 R/G) How this works
Year Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS RC Gact
1944 23 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 2
1945 24 47 49 47 6 13 1 0 0 5 0 2 4 .277 .306 .298 .604 4 45
1948 27 37 65 62 8 12 3 0 0 4 0 2 9 .194 .231 .242 .473 3 35
1949 28 43 76 75 3 0 0 0 0 5 1 0 6 .000 .013 .000 .013 5 41
1950 29 37 67 65 7 11 1 0 1 8 0 2 10 .169 .194 .231 .425 3 35
1951 30 42 75 73 3 9 2 0 1 1 0 2 11 .123 .147 .192 .338 2 40
1952 31 14 23 22 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 6 .000 .043 .000 .043 0 13
1954 33 40 17 17 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 1 38
8 Seasons 262 373 362 28 45 7 0 2 24 1 9 47 .124 .150 .160 .310 18 249
162 Game Avg. 162 231 224 17 28 4 0 1 15 1 6 29 .124 .150 .160 .310 11 249

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