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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	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	CS	E	OPS	OBP	SLG	AVG
1978	OAK	24	89	14	24	0	0	3	13	12	19	3	0	1	.724	.353	.371	.270
1979	OAK	139	552	53	126	16	5	19	69	38	108	3	3	9	.659	.281	.379	.228
1980	OAK	139	538	63	136	16	4	14	64	45	128	6	3	4	.687	.312	.375	.253
1981	OAK	139	541	68	133	22	3	18	75	57	114	7	4	4	.717	.320	.397	.246
1982	OAK	139	537	59	129	23	4	15	71	37	127	13	0	4	.672	.291	.382	.240
1983	OAK	139	526	55	135	20	6	15	76	42	110	12	6	2	.717	.313	.403	.257
1984	OAK	110	378	46	110	17	2	17	59	30	89	8	1	0	.825	.344	.481	.291
1985	OAK	134	546	62	143	19	3	15	63	36	127	12	3	5	.699	.309	.390	.262
1986	OAK	82	265	36	72	12	2	8	29	31	48	2	3	2	.769	.347	.423	.272
1987	OAK	88	270	40	65	10	1	14	39	17	59	2	0	2	.723	.283	.441	.241
Total		1133	4242	496	1073	155	30	138	558	345	929	68	23	33	.711	.310	.401	.253

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.