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Elston Howard
Elston Gene Howard
All-Star Player
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 2" , Weight: 200 lb.

Born: February 23, 1929 in St. Louis, MO
High School: Vashon (St. Louis, MO) (All Transactions)
Debut: April 14, 1955
Final Game: September 29, 1968
Died: December 14, 1980 in New York, NY
    About biographical information

Team Record in Appearances: 57-41 / in Starts: 46-24
Longest Hitting Streak: 13 games, Longest On Base Streak: 13 games.
Most games w/o HR: 47 games, Most games w/o RBI: 13 games.
Grand Slams: 0 in 13 bases loaded PA and 11 AB
Go-Ahead Hits: 5 (all hits where the team went from tied or behind to ahead, may have benefitted from errors)
RBI Opportunities   
Elston Howard -- PA: 316RBI: 34    Actual Runners on Base: 234 (118-74-42),
ML Avg. Player with PA: 316RBI: 34 Avg. Runners on Base: 201 (106-62-32)

1956 Batting Gamelog

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Rk Gcar Gtm Date Tm Opp Rslt Inngs PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF ROE GDP SB CS BA OBP SLG OPS BOP Pos
1 98 1 Apr 17 NYY @ WSH W,10-4 CG 5 5 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 .200 .200 .400 7 LF
2 99 2 Apr 18 NYY @ WSH W,9-5 CG 5 5 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .300 .300 .300 .600 7 LF
3 100 3 Apr 19 NYY @ WSH L,3-7 CG 4 4 2 3 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .429 .429 .643 1.071 7 LF
4 101 10 Apr 27 NYY @ BOS W,5-2 CG 4 4 1 2 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .444 .444 .778 1.222 7 LF
5 102 11 Apr 28 NYY @ BOS L,4-6 CG 5 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .364 .391 .636 1.028 7 LF
May Tm Opp Rslt Inngs PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF ROE GDP SB CS BA OBP SLG OPS BOP Pos
6 103 12 May 1 NYY DET W,9-2 CG 4 4 0 2 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .385 .407 .615 1.023 7 LF
7 104 13 May 2 NYY DET L,1-8 CG 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .345 .367 .552 .918 7 LF
8 105 14 May 3 NYY KCA L,7-8 5-6 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .367 .387 .567 .954 9 PH
9 106 15 May 4 NYY KCA W,10-6 8-8 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .367 .406 .567 .973 9 PH
10 107 16 May 5 NYY KCA W,5-2 3-GF 3 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .364 .400 .545 .945 7 LF
11 108 17 May 6 (1) NYY CHW W,4-0 CG 4 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .351 .385 .541 .925 7 LF
12 109 18 May 6 (2) NYY CHW W,4-0 CG 4 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .359 .419 .538 .957 7 LF
13 110 19 May 8 NYY CLE W,4-3 CG 4 4 1 2 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .372 .426 .605 1.030 7 LF
14 111 20 May 9 NYY CLE L,5-6 GS-8 4 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 .362 .412 .574 .986 7 LF
15 112 21 May 10 NYY CLE L,2-7 CG 4 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .353 .400 .549 .949 6 LF
16 113 22 May 11 NYY BAL W,3-2 GS-9 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .390 .519 .908 6 LF
17 114 23 May 12 NYY BAL L,0-1 CG 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .316 .371 .491 .862 7 LF
18 115 24 May 13 (1) NYY BAL W,11-2 CG 5 4 1 1 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .311 .373 .475 .849 6 LF
19 116 25 May 13 (2) NYY BAL L,1-5 CG 4 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .308 .366 .462 .828 6 LF
20 117 26 May 14 NYY @ CLE L,2-3 CG 3 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .309 .365 .456 .821 6 LF
21 118 28 May 17 NYY @ CHW W,10-3 CG 5 4 3 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .306 .367 .444 .812 8 LF
22 119 29 May 18 NYY @ CHW W,8-7 CG(10) 5 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .299 .357 .429 .786 8 LF
23 120 30 May 19 NYY @ CHW W,6-4 CG 4 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .296 .352 .420 .772 7 LF
24 121 31 May 20 NYY @ KCA W,4-2 CG 4 4 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .294 .348 .424 .771 6 C
25 122 32 May 21 NYY @ KCA W,8-5 CG 4 4 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .292 .344 .416 .759 6 C
26 123 33 May 22 NYY @ DET L,2-3 CG 4 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .290 .340 .409 .749 6 C
27 124 34 May 23 NYY @ DET W,13-5 CG 5 5 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .296 .343 .408 .751 7 C
28 125 35 May 24 NYY @ DET W,11-4 CG 5 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .297 .355 .406 .760 7 C
29 126 36 May 25 NYY @ BAL W,10-2 CG 5 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .295 .357 .400 .757 6 C
30 127 37 May 26 NYY @ BAL L,4-9 CG 4 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .294 .353 .394 .747 6 C
31 128 40 May 30 (1) NYY WSH W,4-3 7-GF 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .291 .350 .391 .741 5 PH LF
32 129 41 May 30 (2) NYY WSH W,12-5 8-GF 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .288 .347 .387 .734 3 LF
33 130 42 May 31 NYY WSH W,9-6 CG 4 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .289 .352 .386 .738 6 C
June Tm Opp Rslt Inngs PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF ROE GDP SB CS BA OBP SLG OPS BOP Pos
34 131 44 Jun 3 (1) NYY DET L,3-6 CG 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .282 .349 .376 .725 6 C
35 132 45 Jun 3 (2) NYY DET L,4-7 10-GF(10) 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .280 .346 .373 .719 8 PH
36 133 46 Jun 5 NYY KCA L,4-7 GS-7 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .275 .341 .367 .708 7 LF
37 134 49 Jun 8 NYY CLE L,0-9 9-GF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .275 .341 .367 .708 4 C
38 135 50 Jun 9 NYY CLE L,8-15 9-GF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .275 .341 .367 .708 4 C
39 136 51 Jun 10 NYY CLE W,6-0 CG 4 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .274 .338 .363 .701 6 LF
40 137 52 Jun 12 NYY CHW W,4-2 CG 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .268 .336 .354 .690 6 LF
41 138 53 Jun 13 NYY CHW L,5-7 CG 4 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .275 .340 .359 .699 6 LF
42 139 54 Jun 14 NYY CHW W,5-1 CG 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .267 .331 .348 .679 6 LF
43 140 59 Jun 19 NYY @ DET W,5-3 7-7 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .272 .336 .353 .689 8 PH
44 141 60 Jun 20 NYY @ DET W,4-1 GS-9 4 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .271 .333 .350 .683 6 LF
45 142 61 Jun 22 NYY @ CHW L,4-5 8-GF(12) 3 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .273 .333 .357 .690 9 PH RF LF
46 143 62 Jun 23 NYY @ CHW L,0-2 8-8 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .271 .331 .354 .685 9 PH
47 144 63 Jun 24 (1) NYY @ CHW L,2-14 CG 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .264 .323 .345 .668 6 LF C RF
48 145 69 Jun 30 NYY WSH L,1-5 7-GF 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .262 .321 .342 .663 4 C
July Tm Opp Rslt Inngs PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF ROE GDP SB CS BA OBP SLG OPS BOP Pos
49 146 71 Jul 1 (2) NYY WSH W,8-6 GS-9 5 3 1 2 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .270 .329 .349 .678 3 C
50 147 72 Jul 3 NYY BAL W,4-3 GS-8 3 3 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .271 .329 .348 .678 8 C
51 148 73 Jul 4 (1) NYY @ BOS L,6-7 9-GF(11) 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .269 .327 .346 .674 6 RF
52 149 74 Jul 4 (2) NYY @ BOS W,9-4 GS-9 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .263 .320 .338 .658 8 LF
53 150 75 Jul 5 NYY @ BOS W,6-1 CG 4 4 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .262 .318 .341 .660 6 LF
54 151 76 Jul 6 NYY @ WSH W,8-4 CG 4 4 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .268 .322 .345 .668 6 LF
55 152 78 Jul 8 NYY @ WSH W,8-2 GS-7 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .265 .323 .341 .664 6 LF
56 153 79 Jul 12 NYY CLE W,9-5 7-GF 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .263 .321 .339 .660 5 LF
57 154 81 Jul 14 NYY CLE W,5-4 7-GF(10) 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .267 .324 .343 .667 3 LF
58 155 83 Jul 15 (2) NYY CHW W,6-5 7-7 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .272 .328 .347 .675 8 PH
59 156 84 Jul 17 NYY DET W,4-0 GS-9 5 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .271 .326 .345 .671 2 LF
60 157 86 Jul 18 (2) NYY DET L,3-4 CG 4 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .271 .325 .343 .667 6 C
61 158 87 Jul 19 NYY DET W,7-3 CG 5 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .270 .327 .341 .667 6 C
62 159 88 Jul 20 NYY KCA W,6-2 CG 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .266 .320 .335 .655 6 C
63 160 89 Jul 22 (1) NYY KCA L,4-7 CG 4 4 1 1 0 0 1 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .266 .319 .349 .668 6 C
64 161 91 Jul 24 NYY @ CHW L,5-11 9-GF 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .264 .318 .347 .665 9 PH
65 162 95 Jul 28 NYY @ KCA W,14-3 CG 5 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .263 .315 .343 .658 6 LF C
August Tm Opp Rslt Inngs PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF ROE GDP SB CS BA OBP SLG OPS BOP Pos
66 163 100 Aug 2 NYY @ CLE L,0-4 CG 4 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .262 .314 .347 .660 6 LF
67 164 101 Aug 3 NYY @ DET L,4-10 4-GF 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .260 .311 .343 .654 2 LF
68 165 102 Aug 4 NYY @ DET L,4-5 6-GF 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .263 .314 .346 .660 6 LF
69 166 103 Aug 5 NYY @ DET L,5-8 9-GF 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .267 .317 .354 .671 9 PH
70 167 104 Aug 6 NYY @ BOS W,4-3 CG 4 4 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .271 .320 .367 .687 6 LF
71 168 105 Aug 7 NYY @ BOS L,0-1 CG(11) 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .266 .315 .360 .674 6 LF
72 169 106 Aug 8 NYY @ WSH W,12-2 6-GF 2 2 1 1 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .269 .316 .375 .691 1 PH LF
73 170 107 Aug 9 NYY @ WSH W,15-7 CG 6 6 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .266 .313 .369 .682 6 LF
74 171 108 Aug 10 NYY BAL W,5-4 GS-6 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .263 .310 .366 .676 6 LF
75 172 109 Aug 11 NYY BAL L,5-10 7-GF 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .261 .307 .363 .670 4 C
76 173 110 Aug 12 (1) NYY BAL W,6-2 CG 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .258 .306 .358 .665 6 LF
77 174 111 Aug 12 (2) NYY BAL W,4-2 CG 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .254 .303 .353 .656 6 LF
78 175 112 Aug 14 NYY BOS W,12-2 CG 4 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .254 .302 .352 .654 6 LF
79 176 116 Aug 18 (1) NYY @ BAL W,4-1 8-GF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .254 .302 .352 .654 5 LF
80 177 117 Aug 18 (2) NYY @ BAL W,6-2 CG 4 4 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .254 .301 .358 .659 7 RF
81 178 118 Aug 19 NYY @ BAL L,2-3 CG 4 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .255 .304 .358 .662 6 LF
82 179 119 Aug 21 NYY CLE L,0-3 CG 3 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .257 .308 .363 .672 7 LF
83 180 121 Aug 23 (1) NYY CHW L,3-8 7-GF 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .256 .307 .362 .669 4 C
84 181 122 Aug 23 (2) NYY CHW L,4-6 6-GF 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .254 .305 .359 .664 1 PH RF
85 182 123 Aug 24 NYY CHW W,2-0 CG 3 3 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .259 .309 .367 .675 7 LF
86 183 124 Aug 25 NYY CHW L,2-4 6-GF 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .258 .308 .365 .673 7 LF
87 184 126 Aug 26 (2) NYY DET L,4-5 CG 4 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .258 .307 .363 .670 7 LF
September Tm Opp Rslt Inngs PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF ROE GDP SB CS BA OBP SLG OPS BOP Pos
88 185 130 Sep 1 NYY @ WSH L,3-4 7-7 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .257 .306 .362 .668 9 PH
89 186 131 Sep 2 NYY @ WSH L,3-4 GS-8 3 2 1 2 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .263 .313 .375 .688 6 LF
90 187 133 Sep 3 (2) NYY BAL W,5-0 CG 4 3 0 2 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .267 .319 .378 .697 8 LF
91 188 136 Sep 8 NYY WSH W,16-2 8-GF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .267 .319 .378 .697 2 LF
92 189 137 Sep 9 NYY WSH W,2-1 CG 3 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .265 .319 .375 .694 7 LF
93 190 141 Sep 14 NYY @ DET W,5-1 CG 4 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .265 .318 .373 .692 8 LF
94 191 145 Sep 18 NYY @ CHW W,3-2 CG(11) 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .261 .314 .368 .682 7 LF
95 192 146 Sep 21 NYY @ BOS L,7-13 CG 6 6 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .259 .311 .363 .675 6 C
96 193 147 Sep 22 NYY @ BOS W,2-1 CG 4 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .262 .314 .365 .679 8 C
97 194 149 Sep 24 NYY @ BAL L,4-5 GS-9 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .260 .311 .361 .672 6 C
98 195 150 Sep 25 NYY @ BAL W,11-6 CG 5 4 2 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .263 .315 .363 .679 8 C
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