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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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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
1949 27 STL NL 9 13 13 1 4 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 .308 .308 .385 .692 81 5 0 0 0 /O
1950 28 STL NL 110 364 313 50 88 20 8 10 59 0 47 60 .281 .375 .492 .867 121 154 3 0 4 O
1951 29 TOT NL 104 321 284 39 77 16 3 12 41 1 1 36 56 .271 .353 .475 .828 118 135 11 0 1 O/5
1951 29 STL NL 24 75 65 10 17 4 1 1 4 0 1 10 12 .262 .360 .400 .760 103 26 2 0 0 O
1951 29 PIT NL 80 246 219 29 60 12 2 11 37 1 0 26 44 .274 .351 .498 .849 123 109 9 0 1 O/5
1952 30 TOT NL 24 49 40 5 9 2 1 0 5 0 0 9 7 .225 .367 .325 .692 92 13 1 0 0 /O5
1952 30 PIT NL 13 31 25 3 8 1 1 0 4 0 0 6 5 .320 .452 .440 .892 146 11 1 0 0 /O5
1952 30 NYG NL 11 18 15 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 3 2 .067 .222 .133 .356 0 2 0 0 0 /O
4 Seasons 247 747 650 95 178 39 12 22 106 1 1 92 125 .274 .364 .472 .836 118 307 15 0 5
162 Game Avg. 162 490 426 62 117 26 8 14 70 1 60 82 .274 .364 .472 .836 118 201 10 0 3
STL (3 yrs) 143 452 391 61 109 25 9 11 64 0 1 57 74 .279 .371 .473 .844 117 185 5 0 4
PIT (2 yrs) 93 277 244 32 68 13 3 11 41 1 0 32 49 .279 .362 .492 .854 126 120 10 0 1
NYG (1 yr) 11 18 15 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 3 2 .067 .222 .133 .356 0 2 0 0 0

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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 on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

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Triples s c a p y
1950 NL--8--6th

                                         

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Gray InkBatting - 1 (2323), Average HOFer ≈ 144
Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 13 (1307), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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Transactions

Before 1943 Season: Signed by the Boston Red Sox as an amateur free agent.

July, 1946: Traded by the Boston Red Sox with Don Lang to the St. Louis Cardinals for Jim Gleeson.

June 15, 1951: Traded by the St. Louis Cardinals with Dick Cole, Joe Garagiola, Howie Pollet and Ted Wilks to the Pittsburgh Pirates for Cliff Chambers and Wally Westlake.

May 7, 1952: Selected off waivers by the New York Giants from the Pittsburgh Pirates.

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