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Name	Team	Age
Jim Howard	Retired (1986, Age 36)	Died (2025, Age 75)
Drafted	Position	Bats/Throws
Round 2, Pick 31 (1972)	LF	R/R
League	Option Years	Majors Service Time
Santo Rodriguez League	0	7 years (120 games)
Total Rating	Arm	Range
B	B	B
Contact vs R	Contact vs L	Speed
B-	A-	A-
Power vs R	Power vs L	Bunting
B-	B-	A+
Endurance	Velocity	Control
B-	D-	F
Leadership	Mentor vs RHP	Mentor vs LHP
B	A+	A+
Health	Injured Days	Birthday
C+	0	8/31/1950
WS Rings	WS Appearances	LCS Appearances
0	0	0
Alt Pos (CF)	Alt Pos (---)	Alt Pos (---)
D  (13.4 %)	F  (0.0 %)	F  (0.0 %)

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Year	Series	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	CS	E	OPS	OBP	SLG	AVG
Total		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000

Career Transactions

Date	Transaction
1986-11-01	Jim Howard has retired from the Free Agency Pool
1986-05-26	The Boston Redlegs have waived Jim Howard.
1986-03-25	The Boston Redlegs have promoted John Cruthers to the major league team. The Boston Redlegs have promoted Julio Wilson to the major league team. The Boston Redlegs have promoted George Soff to the major league team. The Boston Redlegs have promoted Pat Frisch to the major league team. The Boston Redlegs have designated Jim Howard for assignment.
1983-07-02	Jim Howard of the Boston Redlegs is injured and is expected to be out 35 days.
1982-09-05	Jim Howard of the Boston Redlegs is injured and is expected to be out 6 days.
1978-07-28	Jim Howard of the Boston Redlegs is injured and is expected to be out 29 days.
1978-05-20	The Boston Redlegs have promoted Jim Howard to the major league team. The Boston Redlegs have promoted Willie Hoerst to the major league team. The Boston Redlegs have designated Andujar McCurdy for assignment. The Boston Redlegs have sent Nat Colborn to the minors.