Bill Howerton
William Ray Howerton (Hopalong)
Bats: Left , Throws: Right
Height: 5' 11" , Weight: 185 lb.

Born: December 12, 1921 in Lompoc, CA
School: Saint Mary's College of California
Signed by the Boston Red Sox as an amateur free agent in 1943. (All Transactions)
Debut: September 11, 1949
Final Game: June 29, 1952
Died: December 18, 2001 in Blakely, PA
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Standard Fielding

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG LF-CF-RF Awards
1949 STL NL 27 OF 6 10 9 0 1 0 .900 1.50 .980 2.25 2-3-1
1950 STL NL 28 OF 94 191 183 2 6 0 .969 1.97 .978 2.14 32-54-11
1951 TOT NL 29 OF 70 140 128 5 7 1 .950 1.90 .981 2.23 7-38-25
1951 STL NL 29 OF 17 39 35 2 2 1 .949 2.18 .982 2.23 3-0-14
1951 PIT NL 29 OF 53 101 93 3 5 0 .950 1.81 .981 2.23 4-38-11
1951 PIT NL 29 3B 4 8 2 5 1 0 .875 1.75 .962 3.10
1952 TOT NL 30 OF 8 16 15 0 1 0 .938 1.88 .981 2.10 0-3-5
1952 PIT NL 30 OF 5 10 9 0 1 0 .900 1.80 .980 2.10 0-2-3
1952 PIT NL 30 3B 1 3 0 1 2 0 .333 1.00 1.000 2.90
1952 NYG NL 30 OF 3 6 6 0 0 0 1.000 2.00 .983 2.10 0-1-2
4 Seasons OF 178 357 335 7 15 1 .958 1.92 .980 2.18 41-98-42
2 Seasons 3B 5 11 2 6 3 0 .727 1.60 .973 3.06
4 Seasons TOT 183 368 337 13 18 1 .951 1.91 .930 2.20 41-98-42

Appearances

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Year Tm Lg Age G GS Batting Defense P C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF OF DH PH PR
1949 STL NL 27 9 9 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 1 6
1950 STL NL 28 110 110 110 0 0 0 0 0 0 32 54 11 94
1951 PIT NL 29 80 80 80 0 0 0 0 4 0 4 38 11 53
1951 STL NL 29 24 24 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 14 17
1952 PIT NL 30 13 13 13 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 3 5
1952 NYG NL 30 11 11 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 3
4 Seasons 247 247 247 0 0 0 0 5 0 41 98 42 178
Appearances table is calculated solely from full RetroSheet play-by-play data available from 1973 on. A combination of RetroSheet (starting with the 1954 season) and non-RetroSheet data is used for other seasons.

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