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Jimmy Ryan League
4-1-2040
Karl Howard First Base
Retired (1966, Age 34)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
AVG .227 Total Rating C+   Bats/Throws L/R
OPS .581 Status Deceased (2007) Option Years 0  
H 417 Age at Death 76 Date of Birth 12-26-1931
HR 17 Drafted Round 4, Pick 62
(1953)		 Majors Svc Time 8 years
(16 games)
RBI 167
SB 42
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R C  Contact vs. L C  Endurance B-   Ldrship A+
Power vs. R C+ Power vs. L C- Velocity C    Mentor vR B+
Speed B- Bunt C  Control D-   Mentor vL F 
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * F  (0.3%) SS --- Range B- WS Rings 0
1B A+ (100%) LF --- Arm B- WS Appearances 0
2B --- CF ---   Health C+ LCS Appearances 0
3B C+ (48.5%) RF ---   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 0
* League requires 50% rating to start at catcher.

Year   Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO HBP SF SB CS E OPS OBP SLG ISO AVG Awards
1956 CLE
46
110
13
25
4
1
1
10
11
 18 1 1
3
 1 5
.610
.301
.309
.082
.227
1957 CLE
114
356
37
82
13
2
4
36
24
 64 3 1
6
 4 8
.596
.284
.312
.081
.230
1958 CLE
130
472
32
100
12
1
4
27
34
 109 1 3
9
 2 12
.532
.265
.267
.055
.212
1959 CLE
145
570
49
131
21
3
4
64
31
 109 2 4
13
 8 10
.568
.270
.298
.068
.230
1960 CLE
39
63
12
18
6
2
0
9
5
 13 3 1
1
 1 1
.806
.361
.444
.159
.286
1961 CLE-BRO
52
88
6
24
4
1
2
11
6
 19 0 0
4
 1 0
.728
.319
.409
.136
.273
1962 BRO-WAS
26
35
4
4
0
1
0
1
3
 9 0 0
0
 0 0
.356
.184
.171
.057
.114
1963 WAS
45
56
4
19
2
1
1
5
8
 9 2 1
4
 1 0
.897
.433
.464
.125
.339
1964 WAS
59
57
3
10
0
0
1
4
2
 12 0 0
1
 2 0
.431
.203
.228
.053
.175
1965 WAS
7
14
1
3
0
0
0
0
0
 4 0 0
1
 1 0
.429
.214
.214
.000
.214
1966 NYA-CLE
4
17
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
 4 0 0
0
 0 0
.176
.059
.118
.059
.059
1966 NYA
4
17
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
 4 0 0
0
 0 0
.176
.059
.118
.059
.059
Total
667
1838
162
417
63
12
17
167
124
 370 12 11
42
 21 36
.581
.279
.302
.075
.227
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1966-11-01Karl Howard has retired from the Free Agency Pool
1966-10-01The Cleveland Rockets have waived Karl Howard.
1966-09-27The Cleveland Rockets have designated Karl Howard for assignment.
1966-09-22The Cleveland Rockets have promoted Karl Howard to the major league team.
1966-09-22The Cleveland Rockets have acquired Karl Howard from the waiver wire.
1966-06-11The New York Salseros have waived Karl Howard.
1966-06-07The New York Salseros have designated Karl Howard for assignment.
1966-05-18The New York Salseros have promoted Karl Howard to the major league team. The New York Salseros have designated Bill McLaughlin for assignment.
1966-05-18The New York Salseros have acquired Karl Howard from the waiver wire.
1966-04-01The Washington SimMets have waived Karl Howard.
1965-07-10The Washington SimMets have designated Karl Howard for assignment.
1962-07-01The Washington SimMets have promoted Karl Howard to the major league team. The Washington SimMets have promoted Jose Lind to the major league team. The Washington SimMets have sent Gordy Werley to the minors. The Washington SimMets have sent George Callahan to the minors.
1962-07-01The Washington SimMets have acquired Karl Howard from the waiver wire.
1962-06-24The Brooklyn Bums have waived Karl Howard.
1962-05-14The Brooklyn Bums have promoted Brook Payne to the major league team. The Brooklyn Bums have designated Karl Howard for assignment.
1961-05-20A trade has been completed between the Cleveland Movement and the Brooklyn Bums. The Brooklyn Bums receive Karl Howard, Nate Mauldin, Larry Kubenka, Draft Pick - 1962 Round 3 (CLE) from the Cleveland Movement in exchange for Jim Williams, Terry Merritt.
1960-08-25The Cleveland Express have promoted Karl Howard to the major league team. The Cleveland Express have designated Billy Flannery for assignment.
1960-08-25The Cleveland Express have acquired Karl Howard from the waiver wire.
1960-06-27The Cleveland Express have acquired Red Reis from the waiver wire. The Cleveland Express have waived Karl Howard.
1960-06-03The Cleveland Express have designated Karl Howard for assignment.
1960-03-05The Cleveland Express have renamed Frank Chambliss to Karl Howard.
1957-07-11The Cleveland Express have promoted Curtis Cron to the major league team. The Cleveland Express have promoted Frank Chambliss to the major league team. The Cleveland Express have promoted Freddy Robertson to the major league team. The Cleveland Express have designated Ivan "Net" Skaugstad for assignment. The Cleveland Express have designated Bill Hoover for assignment. The Cleveland Express have designated Mike Moreno for assignment.
1957-05-30The Cleveland Express have sent Frank Chambliss to the minors.
1956-08-01The Cleveland Express have promoted Frank Chambliss to the major league team.
1956-08-01The Cleveland Express have acquired Frank Chambliss from the waiver wire. The Cleveland Express have waived Patrick Wright.