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Wally Berger League
7-16-2119
Elston Howard Catcher
Retired (1976, Age 38)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
AVG .269 Total Rating B-   Bats/Throws R/R
OPS .763 Status Deceased (2021) Option Years 0  
H 2305 Age at Death 83 Date of Birth 08-10-1938
HR 294 Drafted Round 1, Pick 13
(1960)
Majors Svc Time 16 years
(157 games)
RBI 1315
SB 158
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R Contact vs. L B+ Endurance B-   Ldrship
Power vs. R Power vs. L B+ Velocity   Mentor vR A+
Speed Bunt Control D-   Mentor vL A+
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * A+ (100%) SS --- Range C- WS Rings 1
1B --- LF --- Arm A- WS Appearances 2
2B (0.1%) CF ---   Health B- LCS Appearances 5
3B --- RF ---   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 5
* 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
1960 CHN
138
489
36
102
13
1
13
60
36
93 0 5
0
1 14
.579
.260
.319
.110
.209
1961 CHN
124
366
36
93
13
2
12
44
26
70 3 0
9
15 3
.708
.309
.399
.145
.254
1962 CHN
152
509
46
120
22
2
13
51
38
103 3 3
27
17 5
.655
.291
.363
.128
.236
1963 CHN
146
503
50
140
24
1
17
69
50
93 0 2
30
35 16
.774
.342
.431
.153
.278
1964 CHN
147
564
56
139
18
1
15
67
46
88 1 5
6
6 5
.664
.302
.362
.115
.246
1965 CHN
135
490
52
125
26
4
14
77
42
91 2 6
0
0 3
.723
.313
.410
.155
.255
1966 CHN
147
570
83
158
34
1
20
87
63
89 1 2
0
0 5
.795
.349
.446
.168
.277
1967 CHN
147
564
59
150
34
1
14
80
53
102 2 9
12
6 2
.731
.326
.404
.138
.266
1968 CHN
147
563
89
169
26
3
27
118
67
86 3 4
17
6 8
.876
.375
.501
.201
.300
1969 CHN
147
565
108
162
21
2
33
111
72
82 3 6
15
7 1
.873
.367
.506
.219
.287
1970 CHN
146
592
96
170
30
3
20
109
53
94 3 6
9
7 6
.795
.346
.449
.162
.287
1971 CHN
147
552
95
163
27
6
23
119
71
79 4 8
17
6 4
.866
.375
.491
.196
.295
1972 CHN
147
481
72
133
22
5
24
93
47
77 1 6
0
0 6
.831
.338
.493
.216
.277
1973 CHN
153
562
89
173
32
5
17
95
56
99 3 4
0
0 6
.845
.371
.473
.165
.308
1974 CHN
137
425
59
111
20
1
10
47
38
74 2 2
12
2 1
.707
.323
.384
.122
.261
1975 CHN
120
407
48
107
14
3
13
47
41
69 3 1
3
3 1
.742
.334
.408
.145
.263
1976 CHN
112
355
44
90
16
3
9
41
46
60 1 3
1
3 6
.730
.338
.392
.138
.254
Total
2392
8557
1118
2305
392
44
294
1315
845
1449 35 72
158
114 92
.763
.335
.429
.159
.269
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1976-11-01Elston Howard has retired from the Chicago Web Gems
1974-05-01The Chicago Yankees have renamed Tom Gearhart to Elston Howard.
1961-04-25The Chicago Mobsters have promoted Tom Gearhart to the major league team. The Chicago Mobsters have designated George Diggs for assignment.
1960-09-24The Chicago Mobsters have sent Tom Gearhart to the minors.
1960-04-08The Chicago Mobsters have promoted Tom Gearhart to the major league team. The Chicago Mobsters have sent Denny Branyan to the minors.
1960-04-05The Chicago Mobsters have demoted Tom Gearhart to the minor leagues.
1960-04-01The Chicago Mobsters have promoted Clyde Lade to the major league team. The Chicago Mobsters have promoted Gene Liddle to the major league team. The Chicago Mobsters have promoted Tom Gearhart to the major league team. The Chicago Mobsters have sent Fred Chandler to the minors. The Chicago Mobsters have sent Jim Osik to the minors. The Chicago Mobsters have sent Chris Gordon to the minors.