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Larry Howard
Lawrence Rayford Howard
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 3" , Weight: 200 lb.

Born: June 6, 1945 in Columbus, OH
Signed by the Houston Colt .45's as an amateur free agent in 1963. (All Transactions)
Debut: August 9, 1970
Final Game: July 2, 1973
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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
1970 25 HOU NL 31 98 88 11 27 6 0 2 16 0 0 10 23 .307 .378 .443 .821 124 39 2 0 0 0 3 2/37
1971 26 HOU NL 24 68 64 6 15 3 0 2 14 0 1 3 17 .234 .265 .375 .640 81 24 2 0 0 1 0 2
1972 27 HOU NL 54 175 157 16 35 7 0 2 13 0 0 17 30 .223 .299 .306 .605 74 48 5 0 1 0 3 2/7
1973 28 TOT NL 24 64 56 3 9 3 0 0 4 0 0 7 15 .161 .254 .214 .468 31 12 1 0 1 0 2 2
1973 28 HOU NL 20 54 48 3 8 3 0 0 4 0 0 5 12 .167 .245 .229 .474 33 11 1 0 1 0 2 2
1973 28 ATL NL 4 10 8 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 .125 .300 .125 .425 19 1 0 0 0 0 0 /2
4 Seasons 133 405 365 36 86 19 0 6 47 0 1 37 85 .236 .305 .337 .642 81 123 10 0 2 1 8
162 Game Avg. 162 493 445 44 105 23 0 7 57 0 1 45 104 .236 .305 .337 .642 81 150 12 0 2 1 10
HOU (4 yrs) 129 395 357 36 85 19 0 6 47 0 1 35 82 .238 .305 .342 .647 83 122 10 0 2 1 8
ATL (1 yr) 4 10 8 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 .125 .300 .125 .425 19 1 0 0 0 0 0

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr Rtz Rtzrd Rtzhm Rof Rdp Rctch RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG PB WP SB CS CS% Awards
1970 HOU NL 25 C 26 22 196.2 137 125 11 1 0 .993 1.0 6.1 1 6.22 5.23 .987 6.85 5.94 1 11 6 7 54%
1970 HOU NL 25 1B 2 0 5.2 6 5 1 0 0 1.000 0.1 21.2 0.1 0.1 0.0 0 9.53 3.00 1.000 9.69 8.35
1970 HOU NL 25 LF 1 0 2.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.00 0.00 1.80 1.40
1970 HOU NL 25 OF 1 0 2.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.00 0.00 2.25 1.80
1971 HOU NL 26 C 22 14 153.1 119 106 12 1 2 .992 0.0 0.0 0 6.93 5.36 .988 6.34 5.63 5 5 5 5 50%
1972 HOU NL 27 C 53 47 419.0 345 323 15 7 2 .980 -6.0 -17.2 -6 7.26 6.38 .987 6.61 5.87 7 21 29 11 28%
1972 HOU NL 27 LF 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 -0.1 -120.0 -0.1 -0.1 0.0 0 0.00 0.00 1.80 1.70
1972 HOU NL 27 OF 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 -0.1 -120.0 -0.1 -0.1 0.0 0 0.00 0.00 1.80 2.00
1973 TOT NL 28 C 22 15 143.0 96 87 8 1 0 .990 0.0 0.0 0 5.98 4.32 .987 6.34 5.58 0 7 8 6 43%
1973 HOU NL 28 C 20 13 127.0 87 79 7 1 0 .989 1.0 9.4 1 6.09 4.30 .987 6.34 5.58 0 5 7 6 46%
1973 ATL NL 28 C 2 2 16.0 9 8 1 0 0 1.000 -1.0 -75.0 -1 5.06 4.50 .989 6.36 5.60 0 2 1 0 0%
4 Seasons C 123 98 912.0 697 641 46 10 4 .986 -5.0 -6.6 -5 6.78 5.59 .987 6.57 5.79 13 44 48 29 38%
1 Season 1B 2 0 5.2 6 5 1 0 0 1.000 0.1 21.2 0.1 0.1 0.0 0 9.53 3.00 1.000 9.69 8.35
2 Seasons LF 2 0 3.0 0 0 0 0 0 -0.1 -40.0 -0.1 -0.1 0.0 0 0.00 0.00 1.80 1.55
2 Seasons OF 2 0 3.0 0 0 0 0 0 -0.1 -40.0 -0.1 -0.1 0.0 0 0.00 0.00 2.10 1.90
4 Seasons TOT 127 98 920.2 703 646 47 10 4 .986 -5.0 -6.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 0 -5 6.77 5.46 .973 6.58 5.77 13 44 48 29 38%

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Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 1 (3910), Average HOFer ≈ 50

Transactions

Before 1963 Season: Signed by the Houston Colt .45's as an amateur free agent.

May 22, 1973: Traded by the Houston Astros to the Atlanta Braves for Tom Heierle (minors).

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