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Name Team Age
Duane Howard Retired (1963, Age 35) Died (2009, Age 82)
Drafted Position Bats/Throws
Round 10, Pick 150
(1950)		 C L/L
League Option Years   Majors Service Time
Jimmy Wynn League 0 7 years (114 games)
Total Rating   Arm Range
B- B+ D+
Contact vs R Contact vs L Speed
B  B- C-
Power vs R Power vs L Bunting
A- B  C+
Endurance Velocity Control
B- D- D 
Leadership   Mentor vs RHP   Mentor vs LHP  
A- A+ A+
Health   Injured Days   Birthday
B+ 0 12/18/1927
WS Rings WS Appearances LCS Appearances
0 2 4
Alt Pos (LF) Alt Pos (3B) Alt Pos (---)
D- (4.3 %) F  (0.9 %) 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
1950 KC-NYA 108 396 58 110 17 1 21 66 34 66 0 0 4 .825 .340 .485 .278
1951 NYA 151 443 66 117 20 1 24 68 42 66 0 0 2 .806 .329 .476 .264
1952 NYA 150 491 69 146 25 1 31 90 50 74 0 0 5 .904 .362 .542 .297
1953 NYA 148 502 77 148 28 2 24 86 50 65 0 0 2 .863 .361 .502 .295
1954 NYA 155 389 72 120 26 1 24 68 46 62 0 0 1 .947 .381 .566 .308
1955 NYA 159 148 18 44 7 1 7 18 17 21 0 0 2 .867 .367 .500 .297
1956 NYA-KC 152 530 67 141 28 1 22 67 43 79 4 5 2 .770 .322 .447 .266
1957 KC 151 563 79 166 32 4 24 104 59 96 9 3 2 .860 .367 .494 .295
1958 KC 132 442 81 135 15 2 29 99 60 67 15 2 5 .935 .389 .545 .305
1959 KC 150 536 89 153 22 1 36 118 49 96 0 0 4 .875 .343 .532 .285
1960 KC 104 363 62 108 21 3 17 72 38 54 3 0 3 .879 .367 .512 .298
1961 KC 113 184 34 61 7 2 9 39 20 26 1 0 1 .935 .397 .538 .332
1962 KC 100 103 15 30 5 1 4 13 5 22 0 0 0 .806 .330 .476 .291
1963 KC 43 54 5 19 1 0 1 9 5 10 0 0 0 .833 .407 .426 .352
Total 1816 5144 792 1498 254 21 273 917 518 804 32 10 33 .865 .358 .508 .291
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1963-11-01Duane Howard has retired from the Kansas City Rockers
1956-04-22A trade has been completed between the New York Yankees and the Kansas City Rockers. The Kansas City Rockers receive Duane Howard, Draft Pick - 1957 Round 5 (NYA), Draft Pick - 1957 Round 4 (NYA) from the New York Yankees in exchange for Draft Pick - 1958 Round 1 (KC), Draft Pick - 1957 Round 2 (KC).
1953-10-03The New York Yankees have promoted Joe Reed to the major league team. The New York Yankees have promoted Duane Howard to the major league team. The New York Yankees have promoted Slicker Rizzuto to the major league team. The New York Yankees have promoted Jerald Souchock to the major league team. The New York Yankees have promoted Matt Brown to the major league team. The New York Yankees have promoted Dave Schmidt to the major league team. The New York Yankees have promoted Hod Dyck to the major league team. The New York Yankees have promoted Hi Sanford to the major league team. The New York Yankees have promoted Adrian Skowron to the major league team. The New York Yankees have promoted Ace Bauer to the major league team. The New York Yankees have promoted Bud Armbruster to the major league team. The New York Yankees have promoted Magglio Hambright to the major league team. The New York Yankees have promoted John Walker to the major league team. The New York Yankees have promoted Alan Mapes to the major league team. The New York Yankees have promoted Fred Berra to the major league team. The New York Yankees have promoted Bruce Brown to the major league team. The New York Yankees have promoted Bronson Kramer to the major league team. The New York Yankees have promoted George Coleman to the major league team. The New York Yankees have promoted Roy Astacio to the major league team. The New York Yankees have promoted Cactus Kessler to the major league team. The New York Yankees have sent Bill Gile to the minors. The New York Yankees have sent A.J. Stephenson to the minors. The New York Yankees have sent Reggie Ostrowski to the minors. The New York Yankees have sent Cy Adams to the minors. The New York Yankees have sent Scott Hunt to the minors. The New York Yankees have sent Roy Mantle to the minors. The New York Yankees have sent Kevin Turley to the minors. The New York Yankees have sent Ed Hisner to the minors. The New York Yankees have sent Emil Cotter to the minors. The New York Yankees have sent Dan Nelson to the minors. The New York Yankees have sent Dave Replogle to the minors. The New York Yankees have sent Jim Eisenreich to the minors. The New York Yankees have sent Dave Martin to the minors. The New York Yankees have sent Dave Couch to the minors. The New York Yankees have sent Dominic Miller to the minors. The New York Yankees have sent Ray Johnson to the minors. The New York Yankees have sent Bobby Stone to the minors. The New York Yankees have sent Rob Patterson to the minors. The New York Yankees have sent Sherm Cusick to the minors. The New York Yankees have sent Kris Cox to the minors.
1953-09-23The New York Yankees have promoted A.J. Stephenson to the major league team. The New York Yankees have promoted Mark Davis to the major league team. The New York Yankees have promoted Dave Martin to the major league team. The New York Yankees have promoted Dominic Miller to the major league team. The New York Yankees have sent Matt Brown to the minors. The New York Yankees have sent Alan Mapes to the minors. The New York Yankees have sent George Coleman to the minors. The New York Yankees have sent Duane Howard to the minors.
1952-10-03The New York Yankees have promoted Slicker Rizzuto to the major league team. The New York Yankees have promoted George Coleman to the major league team. The New York Yankees have promoted Matt Brown to the major league team. The New York Yankees have promoted Ace Bauer to the major league team. The New York Yankees have promoted Duane Howard to the major league team. The New York Yankees have promoted Adrian Skowron to the major league team. The New York Yankees have promoted Alan Mapes to the major league team. The New York Yankees have promoted Fred Berra to the major league team. The New York Yankees have promoted Earl Woodling to the major league team. The New York Yankees have promoted Jim Whitman to the major league team. The New York Yankees have promoted Dave Martin to the major league team. The New York Yankees have sent Paul Lovett to the minors. The New York Yankees have sent Mike Hoag to the minors. The New York Yankees have sent Jim Eisenreich to the minors. The New York Yankees have sent Sherm Cusick to the minors. The New York Yankees have sent Roy Mantle to the minors. The New York Yankees have sent Pid Stallings to the minors. The New York Yankees have sent Buddy Pettit to the minors. The New York Yankees have sent Randy Clark to the minors. The New York Yankees have sent Orlando Brown to the minors. The New York Yankees have sent Mark Davis to the minors. The New York Yankees have sent Ben Morhardt to the minors.
1952-09-24The New York Yankees have promoted Mark Davis to the major league team. The New York Yankees have promoted Paul Lovett to the major league team. The New York Yankees have promoted Sherm Cusick to the major league team. The New York Yankees have promoted Cactus Kessler to the major league team. The New York Yankees have sent Duane Howard to the minors. The New York Yankees have sent Alan Mapes to the minors. The New York Yankees have sent Jim Whitman to the minors. The New York Yankees have sent Dave Martin to the minors.
1950-05-06The New York Yankees have renamed Duane Hovley to Duane Howard.
1950-04-20A trade has been completed between the Kansas City SimPuppies and the New York Yankees. The New York Yankees receive Duane Hovley from the Kansas City SimPuppies in exchange for Joe Porterfield, Jimmie Byrne.