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Name	Team	Age
John Howe	Retired (1988, Age 35)	Died (2025, Age 72)
Drafted	Position	Bats/Throws
Round 2, Pick 23 (1975)	RF	B/R
League	Option Years	Majors Service Time
Santo Rodriguez League	0	9 years (27 games)
Total Rating	Arm	Range
B+	A	B
Contact vs R	Contact vs L	Speed
B-	C+	B+
Power vs R	Power vs L	Bunting
B+	A-	D-
Endurance	Velocity	Control
B-	D-	D-
Leadership	Mentor vs RHP	Mentor vs LHP
C-	A-	A-
Health	Injured Days	Birthday
C-	0	1/14/1953
WS Rings	WS Appearances	LCS Appearances
0	1	2
Alt Pos (CF)	Alt Pos (RF)	Alt Pos (---)
A+ (99.0 %)	A+ (98.9 %)	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
1981	LCS	4	14	1	4	1	0	0	1	1	2	0	0	0	.690	.333	.357	.286
1983	LCS	6	19	3	3	0	0	0	0	5	7	1	1	0	.491	.333	.158	.158
1983	WS	2	8	2	4	1	1	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	1.750	.500	1.250	.500
Total		12	41	6	11	2	1	1	2	6	10	1	1	0	.801	.362	.439	.268

Career Transactions

Date	Transaction
1988-11-01	John Howe has retired from the Baltimore Ravens
1988-07-04	The Baltimore Ravens have acquired John Howe from the waiver wire.
1988-04-20	The Oakland Opossum have waived John Howe.
1988-04-01	The Oakland Opossum have promoted Tom Wilson to the major league team. The Oakland Opossum have designated John Howe for assignment.
1985-05-03	John Howe of the Oakland Athletics is injured and is expected to be out 7 days.
1984-09-17	John Howe of the Oakland Athletics is injured and is expected to be out 17 days.
1984-07-15	John Howe of the Oakland Athletics is injured and is expected to be out 13 days.
1983-10-15	John Howe of the Oakland Athletics is injured and is expected to be out 33 days.
1978-09-02	The Oakland Athletics have promoted Roberto Tabaka to the major league team. The Oakland Athletics have promoted Pat Reed to the major league team. The Oakland Athletics have promoted Joe Bowens to the major league team. The Oakland Athletics have promoted Yunier Abreu to the major league team. The Oakland Athletics have promoted Howard Messenger to the major league team. The Oakland Athletics have promoted Len Eastwick to the major league team. The Oakland Athletics have promoted Steve Santorini to the major league team. The Oakland Athletics have promoted John Howe to the major league team. The Oakland Athletics have sent Dennis Jefferson to the minors. The Oakland Athletics have sent Dave Gardner to the minors. The Oakland Athletics have designated Tim Freeman for assignment. The Oakland Athletics have designated Ron Trammell for assignment. The Oakland Athletics have sent Lefty Stillwell to the minors. The Oakland Athletics have designated Elmer Blessitt for assignment. The Oakland Athletics have sent Johnny Colangelo to the minors. The Oakland Athletics have sent Jimy Moyer to the minors.