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| Hobie Howard |  Second BaseRetired (1976, Age 35) |
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CAREER | BIOGRAPHICAL DATA | ||||
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| AVG | .241 | Total Rating |
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Bats/Throws | B/R | |
| OPS | .662 | Status | Deceased (2008) | Option Years | 0
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| H | 379 | Age at Death | 67 | Date of Birth | 01-08-1941 | |
| HR | 16 | Drafted | Round 2, Pick 20 (1961) |
Majors Svc Time | 8 years (125 games) |
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| RBI | 153 | |||||
| SB | 61 | |||||
| OFFENSE | PITCHING | MENTORING | |||||||
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| Contact vs. R | Contact vs. L | Endurance |
Ldrship |
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| Power vs. R | Power vs. L | Velocity |
Mentor vR |
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| Speed | Bunt | Control |
Mentor vL |
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| POSITIONS | DEFENSE/HEALTH | POSTSEASON | |||||||
| C * | --- | SS | (10.5%) | Range | WS Rings | 0 | |||
| 1B | --- | LF | (90.9%) | Arm | WS Appearances | 2 | |||
| 2B | (100%) | CF | --- |
Health |
LCS Appearances | 3 | |||
| 3B | (57.9%) | RF | --- |
Injured Days |
0 | All Star Teams | 0 | ||
* League requires 50% rating to start at catcher.
| Year | POS | Team | G | GS | INN | TC | PO | A | E | DP | +/- | RF
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FPCT | GG |
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| 1961 | RF | KC | 11 | 11 | 96.0 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 1.31 | 1.000 | |
| 1B | KC | 2 | 2 | 17.0 | 24 | 23 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 12.71 | 1.000 | ||
| 2B | KC | 3 | 0 | 3.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 3.00 | 1.000 | ||
| 1962 | LF | KC | 30 | 30 | 251.2 | 60 | 59 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 2.11 | .983 | |
| SS | KC | 13 | 13 | 115.1 | 45 | 11 | 33 | 1 | 6 | -4 | 3.43 | .978 | ||
| 3B | KC | 1 | 1 | 8.0 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.62 | 1.000 | ||
| 2B | KC | 1 | 0 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9.00 | 1.000 | ||
| 1963 | 3B | KC | 5 | 5 | 45.0 | 16 | 5 | 11 | 0 | 0 | -4 | 3.20 | 1.000 | |
| 2B | KC | 6 | 2 | 22.0 | 17 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 6.95 | 1.000 | ||
| SS | KC | 1 | 1 | 8.0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.50 | 1.000 | ||
| CF | KC | 1 | 1 | 8.0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.50 | 1.000 | ||
| 1964 | 2B | KC | 3 | 1 | 12.0 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 6.75 | 1.000 | |
| 1965 | 2B | DET | 9 | 7 | 68.1 | 42 | 16 | 25 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 5.40 | .976 | |
| 1966 | 2B | DET | 10 | 7 | 68.0 | 47 | 23 | 23 | 1 | 7 | +1 | 6.09 | .979 | |
| SS | DET | 2 | 2 | 17.0 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 3.18 | 1.000 | ||
| 1967 | 2B | DET | 56 | 53 | 474.2 | 275 | 128 | 144 | 3 | 32 | -5 | 5.16 | .989 | |
| SS | DET | 6 | 6 | 53.0 | 26 | 9 | 16 | 1 | 3 | +2 | 4.25 | .962 | ||
| 1B | DET | 2 | 2 | 17.0 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 8.47 | 1.000 | ||
| 1968 | LF | DET | 33 | 33 | 313.2 | 73 | 71 | 0 | 2 | 0 | -3 | 2.04 | .973 | |
| 2B | DET | 15 | 13 | 114.0 | 55 | 20 | 34 | 1 | 7 | -3 | 4.26 | .982 | ||
| 3B | DET | 2 | 2 | 19.0 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.37 | 1.000 | ||
| CF | DET | 2 | 2 | 18.0 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 3.50 | .875 | ||
| 1969 | 2B | DET | 2 | 0 | 4.0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.50 | 1.000 | |
| 1970 | 2B | DET-CLE | 4 | 4 | 41.0 | 16 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 3 | -2 | 3.51 | 1.000 | |
| 3B | DET-CLE | 1 | 1 | 9.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1.00 | 1.000 | ||
| LF | DET-CLE | 1 | 1 | 8.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | NaN | ||
| 1971 | 3B | CLE | 1 | 1 | 9.0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3.00 | 1.000 | |
| SS | CLE | 1 | 1 | 8.0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.38 | 1.000 | ||
| 1972 | 2B | CLE | 20 | 0 | 38.2 | 19 | 8 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4.42 | 1.000 | |
| SS | CLE | 6 | 0 | 11.2 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 6.17 | .889 | ||
| 3B | CLE | 1 | 1 | 9.0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.00 | 1.000 | ||
| 1973 | 2B | CLE | 36 | 30 | 270.2 | 156 | 54 | 101 | 1 | 25 | -3 | 5.15 | .994 | |
| LF | CLE | 18 | 16 | 151.1 | 26 | 25 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 1.49 | .962 | ||
| 3B | CLE | 1 | 1 | 9.0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.00 | 1.000 | ||
| SS | CLE | 1 | 0 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | NaN | ||
| 1974 | 2B | CLE | 27 | 20 | 175.1 | 108 | 44 | 63 | 1 | 9 | -6 | 5.49 | .991 | |
| LF | CLE | 5 | 5 | 44.0 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.05 | 1.000 | ||
| 3B | CLE | 2 | 2 | 18.0 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 2.50 | 1.000 | ||
| 1975 | 3B | CLE | 43 | 43 | 359.2 | 116 | 31 | 76 | 9 | 5 | -10 | 2.68 | .922 | |
| 2B | CLE | 19 | 17 | 157.2 | 96 | 37 | 58 | 1 | 8 | -4 | 5.42 | .990 | ||
| CF | CLE | 5 | 5 | 42.1 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.49 | 1.000 | ||
| LF | CLE | 1 | 1 | 9.0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.00 | 1.000 | ||
| 1976 | 2B | CLE-NYN-BRO-CHN | 13 | 12 | 106.0 | 59 | 25 | 34 | 0 | 7 | -1 | 5.01 | 1.000 | |
| 3B | CLE-NYN-BRO-CHN | 8 | 8 | 65.0 | 17 | 4 | 13 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2.35 | 1.000 | ||
| SS | CLE-NYN-BRO-CHN | 4 | 0 | 5.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | NaN | ||
| Pos Total | 2B | 224 | 166 | 1556.1 | 903 | 378 | 516 | 9 | 111 | -28 | 5.17 | .990 | ||
| LF | 88 | 86 | 777.2 | 172 | 168 | 0 | 4 | 0 | -6 | 1.94 | .977 | |||
| 3B | 65 | 65 | 550.2 | 171 | 45 | 117 | 9 | 6 | -15 | 2.65 | .947 | |||
| SS | 34 | 23 | 220.1 | 93 | 29 | 61 | 3 | 12 | -5 | 3.68 | .968 | |||
| RF | 11 | 11 | 96.0 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 1.31 | 1.000 | |||
| CF | 8 | 8 | 68.1 | 19 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 2.37 | .947 | |||
| 1B | 4 | 4 | 34.0 | 40 | 39 | 1 | 0 | 5 | -1 | 10.59 | 1.000 | |||
| Total | 434 | 363 | 3303.1 | 1412 | 691 | 695 | 26 | 134 | -59 | 3.78 | .982 |
| Date | Transaction |
| 1976-11-01 | Hobie Howard has retired from the Chicago Cubs |
| 1976-07-31 | The Chicago Cubs have promoted Hobie Howard to the major league team. The Chicago Cubs have sent Eddie Smith to the minors. |
| 1976-07-07 | The Chicago Cubs have acquired Hobie Howard from the waiver wire. |
| 1976-07-03 | The Brooklyn Traveling Wilburies have waived Hobie Howard. |
| 1976-06-12 | The Brooklyn Traveling Wilburies have acquired Hobie Howard from the waiver wire. |
| 1976-06-08 | The New York Youngstuds have waived Hobie Howard. |
| 1976-06-02 | The New York Youngstuds have designated Hobie Howard for assignment. |
| 1976-05-12 | The New York Youngstuds have acquired Hobie Howard from the waiver wire. |
| 1976-05-08 | The Cleveland Brigade have promoted Irv Fishel to the major league team. The Cleveland Brigade have designated Hobie Howard for assignment. |
| 1971-06-10 | The Cleveland Ballbusters have promoted Hobie Howard to the major league team. |
| 1970-06-04 | The Cleveland Ballbusters have designated Hobie Howard for assignment. |
| 1970-04-18 | The Cleveland Ballbusters have acquired Hobie Howard from the waiver wire. |
| 1970-04-13 | The Detroit Deluge have promoted Mariano Masaoka to the major league team. The Detroit Deluge have designated Hobie Howard for assignment. |
| 1970-04-06 | The Detroit Deluge have promoted Hobie Howard to the major league team. |
| 1969-04-11 | The Detroit Deluge have promoted Frank Linzy to the major league team. The Detroit Deluge have promoted Ace Adams to the major league team. The Detroit Deluge have designated Hobie Howard for assignment. The Detroit Deluge have designated Barry Broaca for assignment. |
| 1967-06-28 | The Detroit Deluge have promoted Hobie Howard to the major league team. The Detroit Deluge have designated Pedro Rosso for assignment. |
| 1966-08-28 | The Detroit Deluge have promoted Fred Snodgrass to the major league team. The Detroit Deluge have sent Hobie Howard to the minors. |
| 1966-08-21 | The Detroit Deluge have promoted Hobie Howard to the major league team. The Detroit Deluge have sent Irish McGlinchy to the minors. |
| 1966-06-30 | The Detroit Deluge have promoted Doug Kokos to the major league team. The Detroit Deluge have sent Hobie Howard to the minors. |
| 1966-06-18 | The Detroit Deluge have promoted Hobie Howard to the major league team. The Detroit Deluge have designated Quorthon Bathory for assignment. |
| 1965-08-23 | The Detroit Deluge have promoted Joe Taylor to the major league team. The Detroit Deluge have sent Hobie Howard to the minors. |
| 1965-07-25 | The Detroit Deluge have promoted Hobie Howard to the major league team. The Detroit Deluge have sent Jaime Penny to the minors. |
| 1965-05-09 | The Detroit Deluge have promoted Jaime Penny to the major league team. The Detroit Deluge have sent Hobie Howard to the minors. |
| 1965-04-08 | The Detroit Deluge have promoted Hobie Howard to the major league team. The Detroit Deluge have designated George Johnston for assignment. |
| 1965-04-05 | The Detroit Deluge have acquired Hobie Howard from the waiver wire. |
| 1965-04-01 | The Kansas City Blues have waived Hobie Howard. |
| 1964-06-21 | The Kansas City Blues have promoted Kirtley Pott to the major league team. The Kansas City Blues have sent Hobie Howard to the minors. |
| 1964-05-15 | The Kansas City Blues have promoted Hobie Howard to the major league team. |
| 1963-07-15 | The Kansas City Blues have sent Chris Bumbry to the minors. The Kansas City Blues have sent Hobie Howard to the minors. |
| 1963-05-15 | The Kansas City Blues have promoted Hobie Howard to the major league team. |
| 1963-04-01 | The Kansas City Blues have promoted Sammy Smith to the major league team. The Kansas City Blues have promoted Candy Ferrer to the major league team. The Kansas City Blues have promoted Dave Davis to the major league team. The Kansas City Blues have designated Bubba McBride for assignment. The Kansas City Blues have sent Hobie Howard to the minors. The Kansas City Blues have sent Kevin Manning to the minors. |
| 1962-08-03 | The Kansas City Blues have promoted Hobie Howard to the major league team. |
| 1961-10-13 | The Kansas City Blues have promoted Bernie Queen to the major league team. The Kansas City Blues have sent Hobie Howard to the minors. |
| 1961-08-29 | The Kansas City Blues have promoted Hobie Howard to the major league team. |