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Kevin Brown League
3-28-2195
Howard Alk Catcher
Retired (1974, Age 35)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
AVG .202 Total Rating B-   Bats/Throws L/L
OPS .593 Status Deceased (2021) Option Years 0  
H 540 Age at Death 82 Date of Birth 04-05-1939
HR 109 Drafted Round 2, Pick 22
(1958)
Majors Svc Time 12 years
(114 games)
RBI 339
SB 21 Salary $0.50M Final Contract Year 1974
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R Contact vs. L Endurance B-   Ldrship
Power vs. R A+ Power vs. L A+ Velocity D-   Mentor vR A+
Speed Bunt B- Control   Mentor vL A+
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * A+ (100%) SS --- Range WS Rings 0
1B --- LF --- Arm WS Appearances 0
2B --- CF ---   Health LCS Appearances 1
3B --- RF ---   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 0
* League requires 50% rating to start at catcher.

 
Year Type OS Age Chances   Active GS Injured  Contact vs R   Power vs R   Contact vs L   Power vs L   Speed   Arm   Range   Total 
1958 Minors 19 56.00 3 / 5 5 / 6 4 / 6 7 / 9 12 / 12 8 / 8 9 / 10 48 / 56
1958 Pos (C) 19 162.00 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 7 / 162
1959 Minors 20 66.00 5 / 11 0 / 9 4 / 7 4 / 12 11 / 11 4 / 5 8 / 11 36 / 66
1959 Majors 20 7.36 24 21 0 1 / 2 0 / 1 0 / 1 0 / 0 2 / 2 0 / 1 0 / 0 3 / 7
1959 Pos (C) 20 136.00 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 4 / 136
1960 Majors 21 52.36 162 131 0 3 / 3 0 / 8 5 / 7 0 / 10 6 / 6 11 / 11 7 / 7 32 / 52
1961 Majors 22 42.83 162 51 0 1 / 5 0 / 7 1 / 4 0 / 6 5 / 7 2 / 4 6 / 9 15 / 42
1962 Minors 23 29.00 2 / 6 0 / 4 1 / 4 0 / 3 0 / 3 2 / 3 3 / 6 8 / 29
1962 Majors 23 16.64 44 25 0 0 / 2 0 / 4 2 / 3 0 / 3 0 / 0 1 / 3 0 / 1 3 / 16
1962 Pos (C) 23 42.00 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 42
1963 Minors 24 63.00 0 / 2 0 / 7 2 / 9 0 / 10 10 / 14 5 / 8 2 / 13 19 / 63
1963 Majors 24 0.89 4 2 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0
1964 Majors 25 50.21 162 111 0 3 / 7 0 / 11 0 / 4 0 / 8 4 / 8 2 / 5 2 / 7 11 / 50
1965 Majors 26 32.83 162 32 0 0 / 3 0 / 4 4 / 7 0 / 7 3 / 4 1 / 3 1 / 4 9 / 32
1966 Majors 27 36.03 162 37 0 1 / 5 0 / 9 1 / 5 0 / 5 4 / 7 0 / 1 2 / 4 8 / 36
1967 Majors 28 30.41 140 30 0 1 / 8 0 / 2 0 / 5 0 / 1 1 / 5 2 / 4 0 / 5 4 / 30
1968 Majors 29 41.56 162 55 0 0 / 3 0 / 12 0 / 10 0 / 2 0 / 3 0 / 7 1 / 4 1 / 41
1969 Majors 30 39.10 162 51 0 0 / 5 0 / 1 0 / 5 0 / 9 0 / 7 2 / 8 1 / 4 3 / 39
1970 Majors 31 34.20 162 42 0 0 / 9 0 / 3 0 / 6 0 / 0 0 / 6 0 / 6 0 / 4 0 / 34
1971 Majors 32 31.99 162 40 0 0 / 6 0 / 3 0 / 5 0 / 5 0 / 6 1 / 5 0 / 1 1 / 31
1972 Majors 33 36.88 162 53 0 1 / 1 0 / 4 0 / 7 0 / 3 0 / 10 0 / 9 0 / 2 1 / 36
1973 Majors 34 28.73 162 32 0 -4 / 8 -4 / 4 -5 / 2 -4 / 5 -2 / 4 -4 / 2 -3 / 3 -26 / 28
1974 Majors 35 25.11 63 58 0 -1 / 1 -3 / 2 -3 / 5 -2 / 1 -6 / 1 -4 / 7 -4 / 8 -23 / 25
Total 2057 771 0 16 / 92 -2 / 101 16 / 102 5 / 99 50 / 116 33 / 100 35 / 103 164 / 1053
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1974-11-01Howard Alk has retired from the Minnesota Fighting Saints
1974-07-23The Minnesota Fighting Saints have promoted Floyd Gerhardt to the major league team. The Minnesota Fighting Saints have promoted Ed Wills to the major league team. The Minnesota Fighting Saints have promoted Mick Leroy to the major league team. The Minnesota Fighting Saints have promoted Dave Breeden to the major league team. The Minnesota Fighting Saints have promoted Gary Fulton to the major league team. The Minnesota Fighting Saints have promoted Frank Swanson to the major league team. The Minnesota Fighting Saints have promoted Howard Alk to the major league team. The Minnesota Fighting Saints have sent Eddie Lyons to the minors. The Minnesota Fighting Saints have sent Taylor Franklin to the minors. The Minnesota Fighting Saints have sent Heinie Mahaffey to the minors. The Minnesota Fighting Saints have sent Ed Garcia to the minors. The Minnesota Fighting Saints have sent Denver Balboni to the minors. The Minnesota Fighting Saints have sent Bruce Wertz to the minors. The Minnesota Fighting Saints have sent Ed Willis to the minors.
1974-07-23The Minnesota Fighting Saints have acquired Howard Alk from the waiver wire.
1974-04-18The Oakland Oaks have waived Howard Alk.
1974-03-30The Oakland Oaks have promoted David Coumbe to the major league team. The Oakland Oaks have promoted Dela Concorde to the major league team. The Oakland Oaks have designated Howard Alk for assignment. The Oakland Oaks have designated Ken Collins for assignment.
1968-03-29The Oakland Oaks have promoted Howard Alk to the major league team.
1968-03-29Howard Alk has signed with the Oakland Oaks for $1.11M per year for 8 years.
1967-09-07The Chicago Commiedians have promoted Paul Langlois to the major league team. The Chicago Commiedians have promoted Alan Bersin to the major league team. The Chicago Commiedians have promoted Don Ancker to the major league team. The Chicago Commiedians have promoted Jim Doster to the major league team. The Chicago Commiedians have designated Jose Fulmer for assignment. The Chicago Commiedians have designated Rollie LePine for assignment. The Chicago Commiedians have designated Howard Alk for assignment. The Chicago Commiedians have designated Fred Gullett for assignment.
1964-03-28The Chicago Commiedians have promoted Gary Fulton to the major league team. The Chicago Commiedians have promoted Fred Gullett to the major league team. The Chicago Commiedians have promoted Howard Alk to the major league team. The Chicago Commiedians have promoted Blackie Johnson to the major league team. The Chicago Commiedians have promoted Phil Grover to the major league team. The Chicago Commiedians have promoted Joliet Jake Blues to the major league team. The Chicago Commiedians have promoted Stephen Colbert to the major league team. The Chicago Commiedians have promoted Charles Williams to the major league team.
1963-04-26The Chicago Commiedians have promoted Stephen Colbert to the major league team. The Chicago Commiedians have sent Howard Alk to the minors.
1963-04-21The Chicago Commiedians have promoted Howard Alk to the major league team.
1962-10-03The Chicago Commiedians have sent Abdoo Rose to the minors. The Chicago Commiedians have sent Howard Alk to the minors. The Chicago Commiedians have sent Alan Arkin to the minors. The Chicago Commiedians have sent Phil Grover to the minors. The Chicago Commiedians have sent Joliet Jake Blues to the minors. The Chicago Commiedians have sent Jim Mitchell to the minors.
1962-09-06The Chicago Commiedians have promoted Jim Mitchell to the major league team. The Chicago Commiedians have promoted Alan Arkin to the major league team. The Chicago Commiedians have promoted Howard Alk to the major league team. The Chicago Commiedians have sent Abdoo Rose to the minors.
1962-04-25The Chicago Commiedians have sent Howard Alk to the minors.
1960-03-30The Chicago Commiedians have promoted Kyle Walsh to the major league team. The Chicago Commiedians have promoted Howard Alk to the major league team.
1959-10-01The Chicago Commiedians have promoted Tommy Satriano to the major league team. The Chicago Commiedians have promoted Dave Barnes to the major league team. The Chicago Commiedians have promoted Kyle Walsh to the major league team. The Chicago Commiedians have sent Boca Macabra to the minors. The Chicago Commiedians have sent Dixie Clements to the minors. The Chicago Commiedians have sent Howard Alk to the minors.
1959-09-07The Chicago Commiedians have promoted Howard Alk to the major league team. The Chicago Commiedians have sent Rick Davis to the minors.
1959-06-21The Chicago Commiedians have promoted Kyle Walsh to the major league team. The Chicago Commiedians have sent Howard Alk to the minors.
1959-06-18The Chicago Commiedians have promoted Howard Alk to the major league team.
1958-03-28The Chicago Commiedians have renamed Jim Allen to Howard Alk.