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Dale Murphy League
4-1-2050
Elston Howard Catcher
Retired (1970, Age 35)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
AVG .244 Total Rating C+   Bats/Throws R/R
OPS .676 Status Deceased (2006) Option Years 0  
H 250 Age at Death 71 Date of Birth 08-09-1935
HR 25 Drafted Round 3, Pick 41
(1953)		 Majors Svc Time 12 years
(118 games)
RBI 118
SB 28
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R C+ Contact vs. L B- Endurance D-   Ldrship B 
Power vs. R C+ Power vs. L B- Velocity C-   Mentor vR B-
Speed B  Bunt D- Control D-   Mentor vL A+
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * A+ (100%) SS --- Range C- WS Rings 4
1B D- (8.2%) LF --- Arm C+ WS Appearances 6
2B --- CF ---   Health D+ LCS Appearances 7
3B --- 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
1955 BOS
19
64
5
14
1
2
1
6
6
 11 0 2
1
 1 1
.622
.278
.344
.125
.219
1956 BOS
20
52
7
13
3
0
0
3
2
 11 0 0
1
 0 0
.585
.278
.308
.058
.250
1957 BOS
33
70
3
16
2
0
1
5
3
 18 1 1
1
 0 2
.567
.267
.300
.071
.229
1958 BOS
24
49
6
16
5
0
1
5
4
 5 0 0
0
 0 1
.867
.377
.490
.163
.327
1959 BOS
33
60
7
17
1
2
2
8
5
 12 0 1
0
 0 1
.800
.333
.467
.183
.283
1960 BOS
21
69
15
17
4
0
5
13
6
 10 0 0
3
 0 1
.828
.307
.522
.275
.246
1961 BOS
15
31
1
6
0
1
0
4
3
 6 0 1
0
 0 0
.515
.257
.258
.065
.194
1962 BOS
4
5
0
2
0
0
0
1
0
 1 0 0
0
 0 1
.800
.400
.400
.000
.400
1963 BOS
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
 0 0 0
0
 0 0
.000
.000
.000
.000
.000
1964 BOS-PHI
50
150
18
35
5
1
6
19
15
 29 0 1
6
 0 4
.701
.301
.400
.167
.233
1965 PHI
57
77
11
16
0
2
1
5
7
 7 0 0
4
 0 1
.573
.274
.299
.091
.208
1966 PHI
48
91
8
21
5
0
1
12
9
 13 1 2
4
 2 5
.620
.301
.319
.088
.231
1967 PHI
35
41
3
7
0
1
0
4
3
 2 0 0
0
 0 0
.447
.227
.220
.049
.171
1968 PHI
23
78
9
21
5
1
2
8
2
 14 0 1
5
 1 1
.720
.284
.436
.167
.269
1969 PHI
30
106
17
31
3
3
2
11
8
 19 3 0
3
 2 4
.793
.359
.434
.142
.292
1970 PHI
25
83
5
18
2
1
3
14
3
 16 1 1
0
 1 3
.623
.250
.373
.157
.217
Total
438
1026
115
250
36
14
25
118
76
 174 6 10
28
 7 25
.676
.297
.379
.135
.244
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1970-11-01Elston Howard has retired from the Philadelphia Hurricanes
1965-03-05The Philadelphia Hurricanes have renamed Dick Houk to Elston Howard.
1964-07-01The Philadelphia Hurricanes have promoted Dick Houk to the major league team. The Philadelphia Hurricanes have designated Jorge Posada for assignment.
1964-07-01The Philadelphia Hurricanes have acquired Dick Houk from the waiver wire.
1964-06-27The Boston Red Sox have waived Dick Houk.
1963-07-29The Boston Red Sox have designated Dick Houk for assignment.
1963-07-11The Boston Red Sox have promoted Dick Houk to the major league team. The Boston Red Sox have sent Swede Nelson to the minors.
1963-06-27The Boston Red Sox have promoted George Chadwick to the major league team. The Boston Red Sox have designated Dick Houk for assignment.
1958-09-14The Boston Red Sox have promoted Dick Houk to the major league team. The Boston Red Sox have sent John Smith to the minors.
1958-09-08The Boston Red Sox have promoted Alex Holland to the major league team. The Boston Red Sox have sent Dick Houk to the minors.
1958-08-27The Boston Red Sox have promoted Rick Starr to the major league team. The Boston Red Sox have promoted Dick Houk to the major league team. The Boston Red Sox have sent John Oravetz to the minors. The Boston Red Sox have sent Fred Morejon to the minors.
1958-08-01The Boston Red Sox have promoted Alex Holland to the major league team. The Boston Red Sox have sent Dick Houk to the minors.
1958-07-22The Boston Red Sox have promoted Dick Houk to the major league team. The Boston Red Sox have sent Alex Holland to the minors.
1958-07-09The Boston Red Sox have sent Dick Houk to the minors.
1957-10-03The Boston Red Sox have promoted Clyde Curley to the major league team. The Boston Red Sox have promoted Dick Houk to the major league team. The Boston Red Sox have sent Ralph Shantz to the minors.
1957-09-29The Boston Red Sox have promoted Ralph Shantz to the major league team. The Boston Red Sox have sent Dick Houk to the minors.
1957-09-20The Boston Red Sox have promoted Dick Houk to the major league team. The Boston Red Sox have sent Alex Holland to the minors.
1957-08-29The Boston Red Sox have promoted Richard Pellagrini to the major league team. The Boston Red Sox have sent Dick Houk to the minors.
1957-08-12The Boston Red Sox have promoted Dick Houk to the major league team. The Boston Red Sox have sent Richard Pellagrini to the minors.
1957-06-20The Boston Red Sox have promoted Johnny Cancel to the major league team. The Boston Red Sox have sent Dick Houk to the minors.
1957-05-09The Boston Red Sox have promoted Dick Houk to the major league team. The Boston Red Sox have sent Craig Pratt to the minors.
1956-07-29The Boston Red Sox have promoted Richard Pellagrini to the major league team. The Boston Red Sox have sent Dick Houk to the minors.
1956-07-25The Boston Red Sox have promoted Dick Houk to the major league team. The Boston Red Sox have sent Ralph Shantz to the minors.
1956-07-01The Boston Red Sox have promoted Ralph Shantz to the major league team. The Boston Red Sox have sent Dick Houk to the minors.
1955-09-11The Boston Red Sox have promoted Dick Houk to the major league team. The Boston Red Sox have sent Jack Alexander to the minors.