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Name Team Age
Howie Fain Retired (1967, Age 35) Died (2017, Age 85)
Drafted Position Bats/Throws
Round 2, Pick 18
(1957)
SS R/R
League Option Years   Majors Service Time
Rickey Henderson League 0 8 years (86 games)
Total Rating   Arm Range
B- B- C+
Contact vs R Contact vs L Speed
C+ B-
Power vs R Power vs L Bunting
C+
Endurance Velocity Control
B- C- D+
Leadership   Mentor vs RHP   Mentor vs LHP  
B+ A+ A+
Health   Injured Days   Birthday
0 5/29/1932
WS Rings WS Appearances LCS Appearances
0 0 1
Alt Pos (2B) Alt Pos (3B) Alt Pos (LF)
A+ (99.0 %) (39.1 %) (1.4 %)

Stats  |   Splits  |   Playoffs  |   Positions  |   Improvements  |   Past Skills  |   Awards   |  Fielding   |  Game Log
Year Type   Chances   Active GS Injured  Contact vs R   Power vs R   Contact vs L   Power vs L   Speed   Arm   Range   Total 
1957 Minors 31.00 0 / 2 1 / 4 2 / 8 2 / 3 3 / 5 5 / 7 2 / 3 15 / 31
1958 Minors 6.00 0 / 1 0 / 0 0 / 2 0 / 0 0 / 1 0 / 0 1 / 2 1 / 6
1958 Majors 5.74 0 / 0 0 / 0 1 / 1 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 2 / 4 3 / 5
1959 Majors 57.83 1 / 9 6 / 13 1 / 5 2 / 9 2 / 7 3 / 6 4 / 8 19 / 57
1960 Majors 58.93 0 / 7 1 / 9 2 / 12 4 / 11 0 / 5 2 / 4 3 / 10 12 / 58
1961 Majors 45.00 2 / 7 1 / 6 0 / 4 1 / 6 0 / 9 1 / 9 0 / 4 5 / 45
1962 Majors 48.19 3 / 8 1 / 5 0 / 4 0 / 6 0 / 6 0 / 13 1 / 6 5 / 48
1963 Majors 36.50 0 / 5 0 / 10 0 / 7 0 / 3 0 / 4 0 / 2 0 / 5 0 / 36
1964 Majors 30.10 0 / 2 0 / 3 0 / 5 0 / 5 0 / 1 1 / 4 1 / 10 2 / 30
1965 Majors 58.09 2 / 9 1 / 12 0 / 2 0 / 9 1 / 10 0 / 8 1 / 8 5 / 58
1966 Majors 28.30 0 / 7 0 / 3 0 / 6 0 / 4 0 / 1 0 / 5 0 / 2 0 / 28
1967 Minors 16.00 0 / 1 0 / 1 0 / 4 0 / 4 0 / 2 0 / 1 1 / 3 1 / 16
1967 Majors 0.50 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0
Total 0 0 0 8 / 58 11 / 66 6 / 60 9 / 60 6 / 51 12 / 59 16 / 65 68 / 419
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1967-11-01Howie Fain has retired from the Kansas City Knights
1967-09-20The Kansas City Knights have promoted Howie Fain to the major league team.
1967-08-29The Kansas City Knights have acquired Howie Fain from the waiver wire. The Kansas City Knights have waived Tom Wilson.
1967-08-23The New York Redbirds have waived Howie Fain.
1967-04-01The New York Redbirds have promoted Monte Wilson to the major league team. The New York Redbirds have designated Howie Fain for assignment. The New York Redbirds have designated Scott Ledbetter for assignment.
1959-03-05The New York Redbirds have promoted Howie Fain to the major league team.
1958-06-27The New York Redbirds have promoted Bob Elliott to the major league team. The New York Redbirds have sent Howie Fain to the minors.
1958-04-01The New York Redbirds have promoted Howie Fain to the major league team. The New York Redbirds have designated Bob Elliott for assignment.