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Dixie Howell
Homer Elliott Howell
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 5' 11" , Weight: 195 lb.

Born: April 24, 1920 in Louisville, KY
Signed by the Brooklyn Dodgers as an amateur free agent in 1938. (All Transactions)
Debut: May 6, 1947
Final Game: September 8, 1956
Died: October 5, 1990 in Binghamton, NY
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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
1947 27 PIT NL 76 245 214 23 59 11 0 4 25 1 27 34 .276 .357 .383 .740 94 82 2 0 4 2
1949 29 CIN NL 64 183 172 17 42 6 1 2 18 0 8 21 .244 .286 .326 .611 63 56 5 2 1 2
1950 30 CIN NL 82 261 224 30 50 9 1 2 22 0 32 31 .223 .326 .299 .625 66 67 7 2 3 2
1951 31 CIN NL 77 222 207 22 52 6 1 2 18 0 2 15 34 .251 .302 .319 .621 66 66 3 0 0 2
1952 32 CIN NL 17 40 37 4 7 1 1 2 4 0 0 3 9 .189 .250 .432 .682 86 16 3 0 0 2
1953 33 BRO NL 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0
1955 35 BRO NL 16 45 42 2 11 4 0 0 5 0 0 1 7 .262 .273 .357 .630 64 15 0 0 1 1 0 2
1956 36 BRO NL 7 16 13 0 3 2 0 0 1 0 0 1 3 .231 .267 .385 .651 67 5 0 0 1 1 1 /2
8 Seasons 340 1013 910 98 224 39 4 12 93 1 2 87 140 .246 .314 .337 .651 73 307 20 4 10 2 1
162 Game Avg. 162 483 434 47 107 19 2 6 44 0 41 67 .246 .314 .337 .651 73 146 10 2 5
CIN (4 yrs) 240 706 640 73 151 22 4 8 62 0 2 58 95 .236 .303 .320 .624 66 205 18 4 4
BRO (3 yrs) 24 62 56 2 14 6 0 0 6 0 0 2 11 .250 .267 .357 .624 62 20 0 0 2 2 1
PIT (1 yr) 76 245 214 23 59 11 0 4 25 1 27 34 .276 .357 .383 .740 94 82 2 0 4

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr Rctch RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG PB WP SB CS CS% Awards
1947 PIT NL 27 C 74 310 272 30 8 2 .974 4.08 .981 4.37 12
1949 CIN NL 29 C 56 229 191 35 3 2 .987 4.04 .982 4.39 5
1950 CIN NL 30 C 81 369 338 26 5 4 .986 4.49 .982 4.53 4
1951 CIN NL 31 C 73 307 275 28 4 5 .987 4.15 .981 4.43 4
1952 CIN NL 32 C 16 53 43 9 1 0 .981 3.25 .985 4.84 0
1955 BRO NL 35 C 13 9 88.0 54 49 4 1 0 .981 -1.0 -13.6 -1 5.42 4.08 .987 5.65 4.82 1 2 2 0 0%
1956 BRO NL 36 C 6 4 38.0 22 21 1 0 0 1.000 0.0 0.0 0 5.21 3.67 .986 5.83 5.02 0 2 0 1 100%
7 Seasons C 319 13 126.0 1344 1189 133 22 13 .984 -1.0 -9.5 -1 94.43 4.14 .982 5.70 4.48 26 4 2 1 33%
8 Seasons TOT 319 13 126.0 1344 1189 133 22 13 .984 -1.0 -9.5 -1 94.43 4.14 .966 5.70 4.48 26 4 2 1 33%

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Transactions

Before 1938 Season: Signed by the Brooklyn Dodgers as an amateur free agent.

Before 1939 Season: Sent from the Brooklyn Dodgers to Dover Beach (Eastern Shore) in an unknown transaction.

Before 1940 Season: Sent from Dover Beach (Eastern Shore) to the Philadelphia Phillies in an unknown transaction.

August 14, 1941: Traded by the Philadelphia Phillies to the Brooklyn Dodgers for John S. Bell (minors), Ray Roche (minors), Joe Becker and George Staller.

May 3, 1947: Traded by the Brooklyn Dodgers with Hank Behrman, Kirby Higbe, Gene Mauch and Cal McLish to the Pittsburgh Pirates for Al Gionfriddo and $100,000.

January 15, 1948: Sent by the Pittsburgh Pirates to San Francisco (PCL) to complete an earlier deal made on September 20, 1947. The Pittsburgh Pirates sent players to be named later and $100,000 to San Francisco (PCL) for players to be named later and Bob Chesnes. The Pittsburgh Pirates sent Gene Woodling (September 30, 1947), Ken Gables (September 30, 1947), Manuel Perez (minors) (September 30, 1947) and Dixie Howell (January 15, 1948) to San Francisco (PCL) to complete the trade.

November 10, 1948: Drafted by the Cincinnati Reds from San Francisco (PCL) in the 1948 rule 5 draft.

October 10, 1952: Purchased by the Brooklyn Dodgers from the Cincinnati Reds.

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