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Reggie Smith League
4-10-2048
William Howard Starting Pitcher
Retired (1972, Age 36)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
ERA 3.16 Total Rating 68   Bats/Throws R/L
W-L 264-113 Status Deceased (2008) Option Years 0  
SV 1 Age at Death 73 Date of Birth 12-24-1935
K 2479 Drafted Round 1, Pick 7
(1953)		 Majors Svc Time 13 years
(133 games)
IP 3521.1
WHIP 1.17
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R 8 Contact vs. L 8 Endurance 81   Ldrship 71
Power vs. R 4 Power vs. L 12 Velocity 62   Mentor Val 94
Speed 34 Bunt 49 Control 75
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS --- Range 19 WS Rings 5
1B --- LF --- Arm 37 WS Appearances 10
2B --- CF ---   Health 25 LCS Appearances 14
3B --- RF ---   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 7
* League requires 50% rating to start at catcher.

Year   Team W L G GS CG SHO SV BS IP H R ER HBP BB SO WHIP ERA Awards
1954 BOS
0
 1
1
1
0
0
0
 0
8.1
 8 2 2 0 1
5
1.08
2.16
1955 BOS
2
 3
5
5
0
0
0
 0
30.1
 25 16 16 2 12
18
1.22
4.75
1956 BOS
2
 2
6
6
0
0
0
 0
32.0
 42 24 24 0 8
21
1.56
6.75
1957 BOS
1
 4
5
5
0
0
0
 0
29.0
 40 28 25 3 11
15
1.76
7.76
1958 BOS
0
 1
1
1
0
0
0
 0
6.2
 8 6 6 0 3
3
1.65
8.10
1959 BOS
7
 4
17
17
3
0
0
 0
125.2
 117 52 51 2 35
102
1.21
3.65
1960 BOS
17
 6
34
34
10
1
0
 0
253.1
 250 97 90 1 64
164
1.24
3.20
1961 BOS
22
 3
35
35
11
5
0
 0
279.0
 230 90 87 4 79
180
1.11
2.81
1962 BOS
24
 7
34
34
13
4
0
 0
258.1
 224 95 93 5 83
205
1.19
3.24
1963 BOS
14
 14
35
35
5
3
0
 0
261.2
 231 89 82 4 78
209
1.18
2.82
1964 BOS
20
 6
32
32
3
2
0
 0
224.2
 169 71 63 1 66
163
1.05
2.52
1965 BOS
15
 4
28
28
8
4
0
 0
208.0
 169 70 60 2 63
143
1.12
2.60
1966 BOS
21
 4
42
30
3
2
0
 0
234.2
 203 90 81 3 77
170
1.19
3.11
1967 BOS
21
 7
36
35
4
1
1
 0
263.0
 217 79 76 0 68
202
1.08
2.60
1968 BOS
20
 7
36
36
4
4
0
 0
262.0
 196 75 73 3 68
174
1.01
2.51
1969 BOS
19
 7
35
35
5
2
0
 0
253.0
 234 88 82 3 75
167
1.22
2.92
1970 BOS-PIT
22
 7
35
35
16
4
0
 0
265.1
 242 103 96 2 70
177
1.18
3.26
1971 PIT
20
 14
37
37
17
4
0
 0
267.0
 214 104 99 0 77
197
1.09
3.34
1972 PIT
17
 12
37
37
10
1
0
 0
259.1
 275 137 131 4 92
164
1.42
4.55
2048
0
 0
0
0
0
0
0
 0
0.0
 0 0 0 0 0
0
0.00
0.00
Total
264
 113
491
478
112
37
1
 0
3521.1
 3094 1316 1237 39 1030
2479
1.17
3.16
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1972-11-01William Howard has retired from the Pittsburgh Pirates
1970-05-02The Pittsburgh Pirates have renamed Billy Howard to William Howard.
1970-05-02A trade has been completed between the Boston Red Sox and the Pittsburgh Pirates. The Pittsburgh Pirates receive Billy Howard from the Boston Red Sox in exchange for Morrie Newnam, Draft Pick - 1972 Round 1 (PIT).
1959-06-28The Boston Red Sox have promoted Billy Howard to the major league team. The Boston Red Sox have sent Tom Baldwin to the minors.
1958-10-21The Boston Red Sox have promoted Danny Ancker to the major league team. The Boston Red Sox have sent Steve Partee to the minors. The Boston Red Sox have sent Luis Tanner to the minors. The Boston Red Sox have sent Billy Howard to the minors.
1958-10-01The Boston Red Sox have promoted Billy Howard to the major league team.
1958-04-29The Boston Red Sox have promoted Danny Ancker to the major league team. The Boston Red Sox have sent Billy Howard to the minors.
1958-04-27The Boston Red Sox have promoted Billy Howard to the major league team. The Boston Red Sox have sent Luis Tanner to the minors.
1958-04-01The Boston Red Sox have promoted Frank Fornieles to the major league team. The Boston Red Sox have promoted Frank Lowe to the major league team. The Boston Red Sox have sent Luis Tanner to the minors. The Boston Red Sox have sent Billy Howard to the minors.
1957-10-01The Boston Red Sox have promoted Billy Howard to the major league team. The Boston Red Sox have sent Danny Vega to the minors.
1957-09-13The Boston Red Sox have promoted Danny Ancker to the major league team. The Boston Red Sox have sent Billy Howard to the minors.
1957-09-12The Boston Red Sox have promoted Billy Howard to the major league team. The Boston Red Sox have sent Danny Ancker to the minors.
1957-06-10The Boston Red Sox have promoted Danny Ancker to the major league team. The Boston Red Sox have sent Billy Howard to the minors.
1957-06-08The Boston Red Sox have promoted Billy Howard to the major league team. The Boston Red Sox have sent Luis Tanner to the minors.
1957-05-16The Boston Red Sox have promoted Danny Ancker to the major league team. The Boston Red Sox have sent Billy Howard to the minors.
1957-05-15The Boston Red Sox have promoted Billy Howard to the major league team. The Boston Red Sox have sent Luis Tanner to the minors.
1957-04-20The Boston Red Sox have promoted Danny Ancker to the major league team. The Boston Red Sox have sent Billy Howard to the minors.
1957-04-19The Boston Red Sox have promoted Billy Howard to the major league team. The Boston Red Sox have sent Luis Tanner to the minors.
1957-04-01The Boston Red Sox have promoted Danny Ancker to the major league team. The Boston Red Sox have sent Billy Howard to the minors.
1956-10-03The Boston Red Sox have promoted Billy Howard to the major league team. The Boston Red Sox have promoted Luis Tanner to the major league team. The Boston Red Sox have sent Danny Vega to the minors. The Boston Red Sox have sent Joe Sorensen to the minors.
1956-09-13The Boston Red Sox have promoted Joe Sorensen to the major league team. The Boston Red Sox have sent Billy Howard to the minors.
1956-09-12The Boston Red Sox have promoted Billy Howard to the major league team. The Boston Red Sox have sent Luis Tanner to the minors.
1956-07-29The Boston Red Sox have promoted Joe Sorensen to the major league team. The Boston Red Sox have promoted Luis Tanner to the major league team. The Boston Red Sox have sent Billy Howard to the minors. The Boston Red Sox have sent Bob Moeller to the minors.
1956-07-27The Boston Red Sox have promoted Billy Howard to the major league team. The Boston Red Sox have sent Luis Tanner to the minors.
1956-07-09The Boston Red Sox have promoted Danny Vega to the major league team. The Boston Red Sox have sent Billy Howard to the minors.
1956-07-06The Boston Red Sox have promoted Billy Howard to the major league team. The Boston Red Sox have sent Danny Vega to the minors.
1956-07-04The Boston Red Sox have promoted Joe Sorensen to the major league team. The Boston Red Sox have promoted Danny Vega to the major league team. The Boston Red Sox have sent Bob Moeller to the minors. The Boston Red Sox have sent Billy Howard to the minors.
1956-07-01The Boston Red Sox have promoted Bob Moeller to the major league team. The Boston Red Sox have promoted Billy Howard to the major league team. The Boston Red Sox have sent Danny Vega to the minors. The Boston Red Sox have sent Joe Sorensen to the minors.
1956-06-10The Boston Red Sox have promoted Joe Sorensen to the major league team. The Boston Red Sox have promoted Luis Tanner to the major league team. The Boston Red Sox have sent Bob Moeller to the minors. The Boston Red Sox have sent Billy Howard to the minors.
1956-06-07The Boston Red Sox have promoted Billy Howard to the major league team. The Boston Red Sox have sent Luis Tanner to the minors.
1956-04-22The Boston Red Sox have promoted Danny Vega to the major league team. The Boston Red Sox have sent Billy Howard to the minors.
1956-04-19The Boston Red Sox have promoted Billy Howard to the major league team. The Boston Red Sox have sent Danny Vega to the minors.
1955-09-13The Boston Red Sox have promoted Danny Vega to the major league team. The Boston Red Sox have sent Billy Howard to the minors.
1955-09-11The Boston Red Sox have promoted Billy Howard to the major league team. The Boston Red Sox have sent Danny Vega to the minors.
1955-09-05The Boston Red Sox have promoted Danny Vega to the major league team. The Boston Red Sox have sent Billy Howard to the minors.
1955-09-03The Boston Red Sox have promoted Billy Howard to the major league team. The Boston Red Sox have promoted Ryan Jackson to the major league team. The Boston Red Sox have sent Danny Vega to the minors. The Boston Red Sox have sent Steve Fuller to the minors.
1955-06-17The Boston Red Sox have promoted Bob Moeller to the major league team. The Boston Red Sox have sent Billy Howard to the minors.
1955-06-15The Boston Red Sox have promoted Billy Howard to the major league team. The Boston Red Sox have sent Bob Moeller to the minors.
1955-05-22The Boston Red Sox have promoted Luis Tanner to the major league team. The Boston Red Sox have sent Billy Howard to the minors.
1955-05-22The Boston Red Sox have promoted Billy Howard to the major league team. The Boston Red Sox have sent Luis Tanner to the minors.
1955-05-16The Boston Red Sox have promoted Dan Goldsberry to the major league team. The Boston Red Sox have promoted Steve Fuller to the major league team. The Boston Red Sox have promoted Danny Vega to the major league team. The Boston Red Sox have sent Luis Tanner to the minors. The Boston Red Sox have sent Billy Howard to the minors. The Boston Red Sox have sent Danny Ancker to the minors.
1955-05-13The Boston Red Sox have promoted Billy Howard to the major league team. The Boston Red Sox have promoted Dan Goldsberry to the major league team. The Boston Red Sox have sent Danny Vega to the minors. The Boston Red Sox have sent Steve Fuller to the minors.
1955-04-22The Boston Red Sox have promoted Armando Shaughnessy to the major league team. The Boston Red Sox have sent Billy Howard to the minors.
1955-04-20The Boston Red Sox have promoted Billy Howard to the major league team. The Boston Red Sox have sent Luis Tanner to the minors.
1954-09-20The Boston Red Sox have promoted Bob Moeller to the major league team. The Boston Red Sox have sent Billy Howard to the minors.
1954-09-19The Boston Red Sox have promoted Billy Howard to the major league team. The Boston Red Sox have sent Nap Myers to the minors.