Elston Howard

Positions: Catcher, Leftfielder and First Baseman

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-2, 196lb (188cm, 88kg)

Born: February 23, 1929 in St. Louis, MO us

Died: December 14, 1980 in New York, NY

Buried: George Washington Memorial Park, Paramus, NJ

High School: Vashon HS (St. Louis, MO)

Debut: 1948 (10,376th in major league history)

AL/NL Debut: April 14, 1955 (Age 26-050d)
vs. BOS 1 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 1 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: September 29, 1968 (Age 39-219d)
vs. NYY 0 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1955 season

Full Name: Elston Gene Howard

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

27.0

5443

1491

168

.274

635

RBI

775

OBP

.321

SLG

.427

OPS

.748

OPS+

107

Fielding stats are given overall and by position. In some cases, they will be identical.

1964 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1964 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 16	NYY		BOS	L,3-4	CG	46	11.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
2	2	Apr 17	NYY	@	BAL	L,3-4	CG	45	10.1	4	1	1	6	0	C
3	3	Apr 18	NYY	@	BAL	L,1-2	CG	52	11.1	15	1	0	16	0	C
4	4	Apr 19	NYY	@	BAL	W,5-3	GF	4	1.0	2	0	0	2	0	PH C
5	5	Apr 20	NYY	@	BOS	L,0-4	CG	38	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
6	6	Apr 22	NYY	@	CHW	W,3-0	CG	34	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	C
7	7	Apr 25	NYY		BAL	W,4-1	CG	33	9.0	8	0	0	8	0	C
8	8	Apr 26	NYY		BAL	W,5-4	CG	42	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	C
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
9	9	May 1	NYY		WSA	W,1-0	CG	31	9.0	8	0	0	8	0	C
10	10	May 2	NYY		WSA	L,4-5	CG	39	10.0	8	0	0	8	0	C
11	11	May 3 (1)	NYY		WSA	W,4-0	CG	34	9.0	13	0	0	13	0	C
12	12	May 3 (2)	NYY		WSA	L,5-6	CG	42	9.0	9	1	0	10	1	C
13	13	May 5	NYY		DET	W,4-3	GS	36	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	C
14	14	May 6 (1)	NYY	@	WSA	W,9-2	CG	33	9.0	8	0	0	8	0	C
15	15	May 6 (2)	NYY	@	WSA	L,4-5	CG	40	8.1	7	1	0	8	1	C
16	16	May 7	NYY	@	WSA	W,9-6	CG	38	9.0	5	2	0	7	0	C
17	17	May 8	NYY	@	CLE	W,10-3	CG	33	9.0	4	1	0	5	0	C
18	19 (1)	May 10 (1)	NYY	@	CLE	W,12-2	CG	32	9.0	11	0	0	11	0	C
19	20	May 10 (2)	NYY	@	CLE	W,3-2	CG	42	10.0	3	0	0	3	0	C
20	21	May 12	NYY	@	DET	L,2-7	CG	37	8.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
21	22	May 13	NYY	@	DET	T,1-1	CG	21	6.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
22	23	May 14	NYY	@	DET	L,3-7	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH C
23	24	May 15	NYY		KCA	L,0-11	CG	47	9.0	9	1	0	10	0	C
24	25	May 16	NYY		KCA	W,10-6	CG	39	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	C
25	26	May 17 (1)	NYY		KCA	W,11-9	CG	41	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	C
26	27	May 17 (2)	NYY		KCA	W,8-0	CG	31	9.0	7	1	0	8	0	C
27	28	May 19	NYY		MIN	L,2-7	CG	51	13.0	5	1	0	6	0	C
28	29	May 20	NYY		MIN	L,4-7	CG	37	9.0	10	0	0	10	0	C
29	30	May 22	NYY		LAA	W,4-3	GF	5	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH C
30	31	May 23	NYY		LAA	L,5-9	CG	44	9.0	6	3	0	9	0	C
31	32	May 24 (1)	NYY		LAA	L,0-3	CG	38	9.0	8	0	0	8	0	C
32	34 (1)	May 26	NYY		CLE	W,3-2	CG	36	9.0	10	0	0	10	0	C
33	35	May 27	NYY		CLE	W,7-2	CG	37	9.0	8	0	0	8	0	C
34	36	May 29	NYY	@	KCA	L,1-4	CG	32	8.0	4	2	0	6	1	C
35	37	May 30	NYY	@	KCA	W,9-1	CG	33	9.0	7	1	0	8	0	C
36	38	May 31	NYY	@	KCA	L,2-4	CG	33	8.0	6	0	0	6	0	C
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
37	39	Jun 1	NYY	@	MIN	L,1-2	CG	36	8.0	8	1	0	9	0	C
38	40	Jun 2	NYY	@	MIN	L,2-6	CG	38	8.0	7	0	0	7	0	C
39	41	Jun 3	NYY	@	MIN	W,3-0	CG	31	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	C
40	42	Jun 4	NYY	@	MIN	W,9-7	CG	44	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
41	43	Jun 5	NYY	@	LAA	L,2-3	CG	34	8.0	6	0	0	6	0	C
42	44	Jun 6	NYY	@	LAA	W,2-0	CG	59	15.0	6	2	0	8	1	C
43	45	Jun 7	NYY	@	LAA	W,9-3	CG	38	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	C
44	46	Jun 9	NYY	@	BOS	L,2-5	CG	36	8.0	8	1	0	9	0	C
45	47	Jun 10 (1)	NYY	@	BOS	L,6-7	CG	40	9.1	4	1	0	5	0	C
46	48	Jun 10 (2)	NYY	@	BOS	W,10-6	CG	42	9.0	4	0	1	5	0	C
47	51 (2)	Jun 12 (2)	NYY		CHW	W,3-0	CG	34	9.0	6	1	0	7	0	C
48	52	Jun 13	NYY		CHW	W,6-3	CG	36	9.0	10	1	0	11	0	C
49	53	Jun 14 (1)	NYY		CHW	W,8-3	CG	35	9.0	8	0	0	8	0	C
50	54	Jun 14 (2)	NYY		CHW	W,4-3	CG	43	10.0	4	1	0	5	0	C
51	56 (1)	Jun 16 (2)	NYY		BOS	W,7-5	CG	41	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
52	57	Jun 17	NYY		BOS	L,3-4	CG	46	12.0	11	2	0	13	1	C
53	58	Jun 18	NYY		BOS	W,6-3	CG	36	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
54	59	Jun 20	NYY	@	CHW	W,1-0	CG	42	11.0	11	1	0	12	0	C
55	60	Jun 21 (1)	NYY	@	CHW	W,2-0	CG	32	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	C
56	61	Jun 21 (2)	NYY	@	CHW	W,2-1	CG	66	17.0	18	3	0	21	1	C
57	63 (1)	Jun 23	NYY	@	BAL	L,8-9	CG	37	8.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
58	64	Jun 24	NYY	@	BAL	L,4-7	CG	39	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
59	65	Jun 25	NYY	@	BAL	L,1-3	CG	34	8.0	4	2	0	6	0	C
60	66	Jun 26	NYY		DET	L,0-1	CG	46	11.0	8	1	0	9	0	C
61	67	Jun 27	NYY		DET	W,5-4	GF	4	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	C
62	68	Jun 28 (1)	NYY		DET	W,8-6	CG	41	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
63	69	Jun 28 (2)	NYY		DET	L,5-6	CG	38	9.0	8	0	0	8	0	C
64	70	Jun 30 (1)	NYY		LAA	W,4-0	CG	32	9.0	4	1	0	5	0	C
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
65	72 (1)	Jul 1	NYY		KCA	L,4-5	CG	48	11.0	6	0	0	6	0	C
66	73	Jul 2	NYY		KCA	W,4-3	CG	58	15.0	9	0	0	9	0	C
67	74	Jul 3	NYY		MIN	L,0-1	CG	36	10.0	6	1	0	7	1	C
68	75	Jul 4 (1)	NYY		MIN	W,7-5	CG	38	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	C
69	76	Jul 4 (2)	NYY		MIN	W,2-1	CG	36	9.0	6	1	0	7	0	C
70	77	Jul 5	NYY		MIN	L,2-9	CG	49	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
71	78	Jul 9	NYY	@	WSA	W,6-5	CG	37	9.0	10	0	0	10	0	C
72	79	Jul 10	NYY	@	WSA	W,4-1	CG	34	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	C
73	80	Jul 11	NYY	@	WSA	W,3-2	CG	33	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
74	81	Jul 12	NYY	@	CLE	T,2-2	CG	22	6.0	6	0	0	6	0	C
75	82	Jul 13	NYY	@	CLE	W,10-4	CG	34	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	C
76	84 (1)	Jul 15	NYY		BAL	W,2-0	CG	30	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
77	85	Jul 16	NYY		BAL	L,1-6	CG	39	9.0	3	1	0	4	0	C
78	86	Jul 17	NYY		CLE	W,8-4	CG	35	9.0	12	0	0	12	0	C
79	87	Jul 18	NYY		CLE	L,4-6	CG	61	15.0	13	0	0	13	0	C
80	88	Jul 19 (1)	NYY		CLE	W,6-2	CG	35	9.0	6	1	0	7	0	C
81	90 (1)	Jul 21	NYY		WSA	W,7-1	CG	33	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
82	91	Jul 22	NYY		WSA	W,6-3	CG	36	9.0	9	0	0	9	0	C
83	92	Jul 23	NYY		WSA	L,1-2	CG	40	9.0	9	1	0	10	1	C
84	93	Jul 24 (1)	NYY	@	DET	L,5-10	CG	40	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	C
85	94	Jul 24 (2)	NYY	@	DET	W,6-3	CG	35	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	C
86	96 (1)	Jul 26 (1)	NYY	@	DET	W,11-6	CG	41	9.0	11	1	0	12	1	C
87	98 (1)	Jul 27	NYY	@	LAA	W,3-0	CG	35	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	C
88	100 (1)	Jul 29	NYY	@	LAA	W,5-0	CG	32	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
89	101	Jul 31	NYY	@	MIN	L,3-4	CG	40	8.2	9	0	0	9	0	C
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
90	102	Aug 1	NYY	@	MIN	W,6-4	CG	35	9.0	7	1	0	8	0	C
91	103	Aug 2	NYY	@	MIN	W,2-0	CG	30	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	C
92	104	Aug 4	NYY	@	KCA	L,1-5	CG	39	8.0	6	0	0	6	0	C
93	105	Aug 5	NYY	@	KCA	L,1-10	CG	39	8.0	8	0	0	8	0	C
94	106	Aug 6	NYY	@	KCA	W,5-3	CG	36	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	C
95	107	Aug 7	NYY		BAL	L,0-2	CG	35	9.0	6	2	0	8	0	C
96	109 (1)	Aug 9 (1)	NYY		BAL	W,2-1	CG	32	9.0	9	0	0	9	0	C
97	110	Aug 9 (2)	NYY		BAL	L,2-4	CG	35	9.0	12	1	0	13	0	C
98	111	Aug 11 (1)	NYY		CHW	L,4-6	CG	42	9.0	4	1	0	5	0	C
99	112	Aug 11 (2)	NYY		CHW	L,2-8	GS	33	7.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
100	114 (1)	Aug 13	NYY		CHW	W,5-2	CG	39	9.0	10	1	0	11	0	C
101	115	Aug 14	NYY	@	BAL	L,4-5	CG	34	8.0	1	1	0	2	0	C
102	116	Aug 15	NYY	@	BAL	W,8-1	CG	33	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	C
103	117	Aug 16	NYY	@	BAL	W,3-1	GF	12	3.0	1	0	0	1	0	PH C
104	118	Aug 17	NYY	@	CHW	L,1-2	CG	35	8.0	8	0	0	8	0	C
105	119	Aug 18	NYY	@	CHW	L,3-4	CG	42	9.2	7	0	0	7	0	C
106	120	Aug 19	NYY	@	CHW	L,2-4	CG	33	8.0	6	0	0	6	0	C
107	121	Aug 20	NYY	@	CHW	L,0-5	CG	38	8.0	6	1	0	7	0	C
108	122	Aug 21	NYY	@	BOS	L,0-7	CG	38	8.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
109	123	Aug 22 (1)	NYY	@	BOS	L,3-5	CG	38	8.0	11	0	0	11	0	C
110	125 (1)	Aug 23	NYY	@	BOS	W,4-3	CG	37	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	C
111	126	Aug 25	NYY		WSA	W,4-1	CG	33	9.0	10	0	0	10	0	C
112	127	Aug 26	NYY		WSA	L,0-2	CG	37	9.0	9	1	0	10	0	C
113	128	Aug 28	NYY		BOS	L,3-5	CG	38	9.0	9	0	0	9	0	C
114	129	Aug 29 (1)	NYY		BOS	W,10-2	CG	31	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	C
115	130	Aug 29 (2)	NYY		BOS	W,6-1	CG	38	9.0	8	0	0	8	0	C
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
116	132 (1)	Sep 1	NYY	@	LAA	W,4-1	CG	34	9.0	5	2	0	7	0	C
117	133	Sep 2	NYY	@	LAA	L,0-4	CG	32	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	C
118	135 (1)	Sep 4	NYY	@	KCA	W,9-7	CG	46	10.0	6	1	0	7	1	C
119	136	Sep 5	NYY	@	KCA	W,9-7	CG	42	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
120	137	Sep 6	NYY	@	KCA	W,3-2	CG	33	9.0	5	1	0	6	0	C
121	138	Sep 7	NYY	@	MIN	W,5-4	CG	44	11.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
122	139	Sep 8	NYY	@	MIN	W,2-1	CG	36	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	C
123	140	Sep 9	NYY	@	DET	L,0-4	CG	36	8.0	6	1	0	7	0	C
124	141	Sep 10	NYY	@	DET	W,5-2	CG	36	9.0	10	0	0	10	0	C
125	142	Sep 11	NYY		MIN	L,3-5	CG	38	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	C
126	143	Sep 12	NYY		MIN	W,4-3	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	C
127	144	Sep 13	NYY		MIN	W,5-2	CG	34	9.0	4	1	0	5	0	C
128	145	Sep 15	NYY		LAA	L,0-7	GS	28	7.1	7	0	0	7	0	C
129	146	Sep 16	NYY		LAA	W,9-4	CG	37	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
130	147	Sep 17	NYY		LAA	W,6-2	CG	34	9.0	8	1	0	9	0	C
131	148	Sep 18	NYY		KCA	W,6-0	CG	35	9.0	4	1	0	5	0	C
132	149	Sep 19	NYY		KCA	W,8-3	CG	41	9.0	7	1	0	8	0	C
133	150	Sep 20	NYY		KCA	W,4-0	CG	28	9.0	5	1	0	6	0	C
134	151	Sep 22 (1)	NYY	@	CLE	W,5-3	CG	36	9.0	9	0	0	9	0	C
135	152	Sep 22 (2)	NYY	@	CLE	W,8-1	CG	32	9.0	4	1	0	5	0	C
136	153	Sep 23 (1)	NYY	@	CLE	W,4-3	CG	46	11.0	11	1	0	12	0	C
137	154	Sep 23 (2)	NYY	@	CLE	W,6-4	CG	36	9.0	9	2	0	11	0	C
138	155	Sep 25	NYY	@	WSA	W,6-5	CG	39	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	C
139	156	Sep 26	NYY	@	WSA	W,7-0	CG	30	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
140	157	Sep 27	NYY	@	WSA	L,2-3	CG	43	10.0	10	1	0	11	0	C
141	158	Sep 30 (1)	NYY		DET	W,7-6	CG	42	9.0	11	0	0	11	0	C
142	159	Sep 30 (2)	NYY		DET	W,11-8	CG	44	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	C
143	160	Oct 1 (1)	NYY		DET	L,2-4	CG	34	9.0	8	1	0	9	0	C
144	161	Oct 1 (2)	NYY		DET	L,2-5	CG	38	9.0	8	1	0	9	0	C
145	162	Oct 2	NYY		CLE	W,5-2	CG	32	9.0	8	1	0	9	0	C
146	163	Oct 3	NYY		CLE	W,8-3	CG	34	9.0	10	1	0	11	0	C
							146gm		1299.0	939	67	2	1008	9