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Wally Berger League
7-16-2119
Cactus Howard Center Field
Retired (1993, Age 36)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
AVG .281 Total Rating B+   Bats/Throws B/R
OPS .774 Status Deceased (2033) Option Years 0  
H 1881 Age at Death 77 Date of Birth 12-24-1956
HR 158 Drafted Round 2, Pick 29
(1974)		 Majors Svc Time 15 years
(13 games)
RBI 945
SB 277
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R B+ Contact vs. L A  Endurance B-   Ldrship A+
Power vs. R B- Power vs. L C+ Velocity D-   Mentor vR A+
Speed B+ Bunt D- Control F    Mentor vL A+
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS --- Range A+ WS Rings 3
1B --- LF A+ (97.5%) Arm B  WS Appearances 3
2B --- CF A+ (100%)   Health B- LCS Appearances 6
3B --- RF A+ (97.0%)   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
1977 BAL
47
174
20
47
5
1
3
22
16
 33 1 3
7
 4 2
.692
.330
.362
.092
.270
1978 BAL
3
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
 0 0 0
0
 0 0
.500
.500
.000
.000
.000
1979 BAL
130
379
46
90
11
2
5
46
38
 65 2 3
18
 5 7
.625
.308
.317
.079
.237
1980 BAL
138
499
60
136
22
3
8
65
46
 96 0 5
23
 9 2
.708
.331
.377
.104
.273
1981 BAL
141
466
49
126
18
5
6
57
47
 71 2 5
21
 3 1
.706
.337
.369
.099
.270
1982 BAL
133
389
69
109
22
4
8
47
38
 46 4 2
19
 3 1
.768
.349
.419
.139
.280
1983 BAL
131
515
70
147
24
9
12
84
55
 72 2 3
21
 13 2
.792
.355
.437
.151
.285
1984 BAL
127
499
88
142
29
7
18
87
56
 74 6 1
19
 7 5
.842
.363
.479
.194
.285
1985 BAL
154
449
64
125
19
6
12
80
55
 62 0 6
15
 9 1
.781
.353
.428
.149
.278
1986 BAL
154
420
80
123
21
3
12
67
57
 61 3 2
22
 10 0
.823
.380
.443
.150
.293
1987 BAL
141
513
78
161
24
11
18
88
58
 76 3 8
22
 13 4
.890
.381
.509
.195
.314
1988 BAL
150
555
91
149
20
6
18
67
75
 91 2 1
27
 6 3
.780
.357
.423
.155
.268
1989 BAL
156
527
83
137
19
11
8
46
61
 81 3 1
21
 11 2
.723
.340
.383
.123
.260
1990 BAL-PIT
133
496
107
164
26
5
19
69
54
 64 3 2
27
 10 3
.916
.398
.518
.188
.331
1991 PIT
147
326
59
96
12
4
5
42
44
 52 1 1
12
 4 1
.781
.379
.402
.107
.294
1992 PIT
119
358
53
99
15
7
6
64
30
 54 2 4
3
 3 1
.740
.332
.408
.131
.277
1993 PIT
64
138
10
30
4
2
0
14
17
 30 0 3
0
 0 0
.573
.297
.275
.058
.217
Total
2068
6704
1027
1881
291
86
158
945
748
 1028 34 50
277
 110 35
.774
.353
.420
.140
.281
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1993-11-01Cactus Howard has retired from the Pittsburgh Lynx
1993-06-25Cactus Howard of the Pittsburgh Lynx is injured and is expected to be out 36 days.
1990-09-05Cactus Howard of the Pittsburgh Lynx is injured and is expected to be out 30 days.
1990-06-28A trade has been completed between the Pittsburgh Lynx and the Baltimore Liberty Dogs. The Baltimore Liberty Dogs receive Mike Collins, Draft Pick 1992 Round 2 PIT (George Carlton), Draft Pick 1991 Round 1 PIT (Jesse Batchelor) from the Pittsburgh Lynx in exchange for Herm Stueben, Cactus Howard.
1987-05-30Cactus Howard of the Baltimore Liberty Dogs is injured and is expected to be out 12 days.
1984-04-09Cactus Howard of the Baltimore Liberty Dogs is injured and is expected to be out 27 days.
1983-04-26Cactus Howard of the Baltimore Liberty Dogs is injured and is expected to be out 20 days.
1980-05-08Cactus Howard of the Baltimore Liberty Dogs is injured and is expected to be out 12 days.
1979-03-01The Baltimore Liberty Dogs have promoted Dick Callaway to the major league team. The Baltimore Liberty Dogs have promoted Pud Taylor to the major league team. The Baltimore Liberty Dogs have promoted Cactus Howard to the major league team.
1978-08-25The Baltimore Liberty Dogs have promoted Al Pelouze to the major league team. The Baltimore Liberty Dogs have sent Cactus Howard to the minors.
1978-08-19The Baltimore Liberty Dogs have promoted Cactus Howard to the major league team.
1977-06-15The Baltimore Liberty Dogs have promoted Al Pelouze to the major league team. The Baltimore Liberty Dogs have sent Cactus Howard to the minors.
1977-06-09Cactus Howard of the Baltimore Liberty Dogs is injured and is expected to be out 17 days.
1977-04-13The Baltimore Liberty Dogs have promoted Cactus Howard to the major league team.