| Elston Howard Elston Gene Howard Positions: Catcher, Leftfielder and First Baseman
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Born: February 23, 1929 in St. Louis, MO
High School: Vashon HS (St. Louis, MO)(All Transactions)
Debut: April 14, 1955 (Age 26)
vs. BOS 1 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 1 RBI, 0 SB
Teams (by GP): Yankees/RedSox 1955-1968
Final Game: September 29, 1968 (Age 39)
vs. NYY 0 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB
Died: December 14, 1980 in New York, NY
Buried: George Washington Memorial Park, Paramus, NJ
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| Rk | Series | Date | Tm | Opp | Rslt | Inngs | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | SH | SF | ROE | GDP | SB | CS | BOP | WPA | RE24 | Pos | |||||||
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| 1 | 1955 | WS g1 | Sep 28 | NYY | BRO | W,6-5 | CG | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 | .333 | 1.333 | 1.667 | 6 | .78 | 0.163 | 1.35 | LF | |
| 2 | 1955 | WS g2 | Sep 29 | NYY | BRO | W,4-2 | CG | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .286 | .286 | .714 | 1.000 | 6 | 1.05 | 0.088 | 0.25 | LF RF | |
| 3 | 1955 | WS g3 | Sep 30 | NYY | @ | BRO | L,3-8 | CG | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .182 | .182 | .455 | .636 | 6 | .69 | -0.081 | -1.18 | RF LF |
| 4 | 1955 | WS g4 | Oct 1 | NYY | @ | BRO | L,5-8 | CG | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .214 | .214 | .429 | .643 | 6 | 1.16 | -0.062 | -0.67 | LF |
| 5 | 1955 | WS g5 | Oct 2 | NYY | @ | BRO | L,3-5 | CG | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .222 | .263 | .389 | .652 | 1 | .96 | 0.047 | 0.18 | LF |
| 6 | 1955 | WS g6 | Oct 3 | NYY | BRO | W,5-1 | GS-9 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .182 | .217 | .318 | .536 | 8 | .19 | -0.019 | -0.92 | LF | |
| 7 | 1955 | WS g7 | Oct 4 | NYY | BRO | L,0-2 | CG | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .192 | .222 | .308 | .530 | 8 | .88 | -0.051 | -0.44 | LF | |
| 1956 Postseason | Tm | Opp | Rslt | Inngs | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | SH | SF | ROE | GDP | SB | CS | BOP | WPA | RE24 | Pos | |||||||||
| 8 | 1956 | WS g7 | Oct 10 | NYY | @ | BRO | W,9-0 | CG | 5 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .400 | .400 | 1.200 | 1.600 | 6 | .29 | 0.017 | 0.83 | LF |
| 1957 Postseason | Tm | Opp | Rslt | Inngs | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | SH | SF | ROE | GDP | SB | CS | BOP | WPA | RE24 | Pos | |||||||||
| 9 | 1957 | WS g1 | Oct 2 | NYY | MLN | W,3-1 | 3-7 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 | .500 | .500 | 1.000 | 4 | .83 | -0.005 | 0.03 | 1B | |
| 10 | 1957 | WS g2 | Oct 3 | NYY | MLN | L,2-4 | 9-9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .667 | .667 | .667 | 1.333 | 9 | 1.47 | 0.044 | 0.20 | PH | |
| 11 | 1957 | WS g3 | Oct 5 | NYY | @ | MLN | W,12-3 | 3-7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .400 | .500 | .400 | .900 | 6 | .60 | 0.033 | 0.02 | PH 1B |
| 12 | 1957 | WS g4 | Oct 6 | NYY | @ | MLN | L,5-7 | GS-10 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .333 | .400 | .667 | 1.067 | 6 | 1.07 | 0.280 | 1.70 | 1B |
| 13 | 1957 | WS g5 | Oct 7 | NYY | @ | MLN | L,0-1 | 8-8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .300 | .364 | .600 | .964 | 9 | 2.90 | -0.067 | -0.27 | PH |
| 14 | 1957 | WS g7 | Oct 10 | NYY | MLN | L,0-5 | 7-8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .273 | .333 | .545 | .879 | 8 | .87 | -0.024 | -0.34 | PH | |
| 1958 Postseason | Tm | Opp | Rslt | Inngs | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | SH | SF | ROE | GDP | SB | CS | BOP | WPA | RE24 | Pos | |||||||||
| 15 | 1958 | WS g1 | Oct 1 | NYY | @ | MLN | L,3-4 | CG(10) | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 4 | 1.61 | -0.205 | -1.28 | LF |
| 16 | 1958 | WS g2 | Oct 2 | NYY | @ | MLN | L,5-13 | GS-1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 4 | 2.28 | -0.003 | -0.14 | LF |
| 17 | 1958 | WS g4 | Oct 5 | NYY | MLN | L,0-3 | 7-8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 7 | 1.30 | -0.036 | -0.21 | PH | |
| 18 | 1958 | WS g5 | Oct 6 | NYY | MLN | W,7-0 | CG | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .091 | .000 | .091 | 5 | .66 | -0.045 | -0.58 | LF | |
| 19 | 1958 | WS g6 | Oct 8 | NYY | @ | MLN | W,4-3 | CG(10) | 5 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .133 | .188 | .133 | .321 | 5 | 1.30 | 0.070 | 0.45 | LF |
| 20 | 1958 | WS g7 | Oct 9 | NYY | @ | MLN | W,6-2 | CG | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .222 | .263 | .222 | .485 | 5 | 1.49 | 0.374 | 1.97 | LF |
| 1960 Postseason | Tm | Opp | Rslt | Inngs | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | SH | SF | ROE | GDP | SB | CS | BOP | WPA | RE24 | Pos | |||||||||
| 21 | 1960 | WS g1 | Oct 5 | NYY | @ | PIT | L,4-6 | 9-GF | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 4.000 | 5.000 | 9 | .38 | 0.020 | 1.75 | PH |
| 22 | 1960 | WS g2 | Oct 6 | NYY | @ | PIT | W,16-3 | CG | 5 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 | .500 | 1.333 | 1.833 | 7 | .24 | 0.007 | 1.39 | C |
| 23 | 1960 | WS g3 | Oct 8 | NYY | PIT | W,10-0 | CG | 5 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 | .545 | 1.000 | 1.545 | 6 | .38 | 0.073 | 1.17 | C | |
| 24 | 1960 | WS g5 | Oct 10 | NYY | PIT | L,2-5 | GS-8 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .462 | .500 | .923 | 1.423 | 6 | .85 | 0.093 | 0.89 | C | |
| 25 | 1960 | WS g6 | Oct 12 | NYY | @ | PIT | W,12-0 | GS-2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .462 | .533 | .923 | 1.456 | 7 | 1.99 | 0.033 | 0.38 | C |
| 1961 Postseason | Tm | Opp | Rslt | Inngs | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | SH | SF | ROE | GDP | SB | CS | BOP | WPA | RE24 | Pos | |||||||||
| 26 | 1961 | WS g1 | Oct 4 | NYY | CIN | W,2-0 | CG | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 | .250 | 1.000 | 1.250 | 4 | 1.01 | 0.061 | 0.08 | C | |
| 27 | 1961 | WS g2 | Oct 5 | NYY | CIN | L,2-6 | CG | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .143 | .250 | .571 | .821 | 6 | .92 | -0.075 | -0.64 | C | |
| 28 | 1961 | WS g3 | Oct 7 | NYY | @ | CIN | W,3-2 | CG | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .182 | .250 | .545 | .795 | 6 | 1.00 | -0.024 | -0.23 | C |
| 29 | 1961 | WS g4 | Oct 8 | NYY | @ | CIN | W,7-0 | CG | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .200 | .250 | .533 | .783 | 5 | .77 | -0.054 | -0.87 | C |
| 30 | 1961 | WS g5 | Oct 9 | NYY | @ | CIN | W,13-5 | CG | 6 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 | .318 | .550 | .868 | 5 | .31 | 0.020 | 0.75 | C |
| 1962 Postseason | Tm | Opp | Rslt | Inngs | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | SH | SF | ROE | GDP | SB | CS | BOP | WPA | RE24 | Pos | |||||||||
| 31 | 1962 | WS g1 | Oct 4 | NYY | @ | SFG | W,6-2 | CG | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .667 | .800 | .667 | 1.467 | 6 | .89 | 0.073 | 1.44 | C |
| 32 | 1962 | WS g3 | Oct 7 | NYY | SFG | W,3-2 | CG | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 | .625 | .667 | 1.292 | 6 | .96 | 0.052 | 0.16 | C | |
| 33 | 1962 | WS g4 | Oct 8 | NYY | SFG | L,3-7 | CG | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .300 | .417 | .400 | .817 | 6 | 1.17 | -0.109 | -0.87 | C | |
| 34 | 1962 | WS g5 | Oct 10 | NYY | SFG | W,5-3 | CG | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .214 | .313 | .286 | .598 | 6 | 1.27 | -0.154 | -1.36 | C | |
| 35 | 1962 | WS g6 | Oct 15 | NYY | @ | SFG | L,2-5 | CG | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .176 | .263 | .235 | .498 | 6 | .65 | 0.009 | -0.21 | C |
| 36 | 1962 | WS g7 | Oct 16 | NYY | @ | SFG | W,1-0 | CG | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .143 | .217 | .190 | .408 | 6 | 1.13 | -0.194 | -2.07 | C |
| 1963 Postseason | Tm | Opp | Rslt | Inngs | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | SH | SF | ROE | GDP | SB | CS | BOP | WPA | RE24 | Pos | |||||||||
| 37 | 1963 | WS g1 | Oct 2 | NYY | LAD | L,2-5 | CG | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 | .250 | .250 | .500 | 6 | .40 | -0.030 | -0.41 | C | |
| 38 | 1963 | WS g2 | Oct 3 | NYY | LAD | L,1-4 | CG | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .375 | .375 | .375 | .750 | 6 | .80 | -0.008 | 0.57 | C | |
| 39 | 1963 | WS g3 | Oct 5 | NYY | @ | LAD | L,0-1 | CG | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .273 | .273 | .273 | .545 | 6 | 1.39 | -0.103 | -0.75 | C |
| 40 | 1963 | WS g4 | Oct 6 | NYY | @ | LAD | L,1-2 | CG | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 | .333 | .333 | .667 | 5 | 1.37 | 0.137 | 0.66 | C |
| 1964 Postseason | Tm | Opp | Rslt | Inngs | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | SH | SF | ROE | GDP | SB | CS | BOP | WPA | RE24 | Pos | |||||||||
| 41 | 1964 | WS g1 | Oct 7 | NYY | @ | STL | L,5-9 | CG | 5 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 | .600 | .500 | 1.100 | 5 | .92 | 0.041 | 0.38 | C |
| 42 | 1964 | WS g2 | Oct 8 | NYY | @ | STL | W,8-3 | CG | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .375 | .500 | .500 | 1.000 | 5 | .90 | -0.031 | -0.26 | C |
| 43 | 1964 | WS g3 | Oct 10 | NYY | STL | W,2-1 | CG | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .400 | .538 | .500 | 1.038 | 5 | 1.66 | -0.024 | -0.32 | C | |
| 44 | 1964 | WS g4 | Oct 11 | NYY | STL | L,3-4 | CG | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .385 | .529 | .462 | .991 | 5 | 1.34 | -0.055 | 0.35 | C | |
| 45 | 1964 | WS g5 | Oct 12 | NYY | STL | L,2-5 | CG(10) | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .313 | .476 | .375 | .851 | 5 | 1.72 | -0.066 | -0.10 | C | |
| 46 | 1964 | WS g6 | Oct 14 | NYY | @ | STL | W,8-3 | CG | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .300 | .440 | .350 | .790 | 5 | .87 | -0.003 | 0.33 | C |
| 47 | 1964 | WS g7 | Oct 15 | NYY | @ | STL | L,5-7 | CG | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .292 | .414 | .333 | .747 | 5 | .65 | -0.023 | -0.29 | C |
| 1967 Postseason | Tm | Opp | Rslt | Inngs | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | SH | SF | ROE | GDP | SB | CS | BOP | WPA | RE24 | Pos | |||||||||
| 48 | 1967 | WS g1 | Oct 4 | BOS | STL | L,1-2 | 8-GF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 4.04 | -0.039 | -0.18 | C | |||||
| 49 | 1967 | WS g2 | Oct 5 | BOS | STL | W,5-0 | CG | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .250 | .000 | .250 | 8 | .88 | -0.058 | -0.85 | C | |
| 50 | 1967 | WS g3 | Oct 7 | BOS | @ | STL | L,2-5 | CG | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .167 | .286 | .167 | .452 | 8 | .55 | -0.007 | -0.05 | C |
| 51 | 1967 | WS g4 | Oct 8 | BOS | @ | STL | L,0-6 | GS-5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .125 | .222 | .125 | .347 | 8 | .34 | -0.017 | -0.29 | C |
| 52 | 1967 | WS g5 | Oct 9 | BOS | @ | STL | W,3-1 | CG | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .167 | .231 | .167 | .397 | 8 | .70 | -0.005 | 1.11 | C |
| 53 | 1967 | WS g6 | Oct 11 | BOS | STL | W,8-4 | CG | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .125 | .176 | .125 | .301 | 8 | .60 | -0.060 | -1.12 | C | |
| 54 | 1967 | WS g7 | Oct 12 | BOS | STL | L,2-7 | GS-8 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .111 | .158 | .111 | .269 | 8 | .70 | -0.034 | -0.30 | C | |
| 189 | 171 | 25 | 42 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 19 | 12 | 5 | 37 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | .246 | .306 | .386 | .692 | |||||||||||||||
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