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Name Team Age
Elston Howard Retired (1983, Age 34) Died (2028, Age 79)
Drafted Position Bats/Throws
Round 4, Pick 63
(1971)		 C R/R
League Option Years   Majors Service Time
Amos Otis League 0 6 years (116 games)
Total Rating   Arm Range
B- A  D 
Contact vs R Contact vs L Speed
C+ B  C+
Power vs R Power vs L Bunting
B- B  D-
Endurance Velocity Control
B- C- D-
Leadership   Mentor vs RHP   Mentor vs LHP  
B+ B- A+
Health   Injured Days   Birthday
C+ 0 5/16/1949
WS Rings WS Appearances LCS Appearances
0 0 0
Alt Pos (---) Alt Pos (---) Alt Pos (---)
F  (0.0 %) F  (0.0 %) F  (0.0 %)

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Year Type   Chances   Active GS Injured  Contact vs R   Power vs R   Contact vs L   Power vs L   Speed   Arm   Range   Total 
1971 Minors 43.00 7 / 9 9 / 10 3 / 5 0 / 2 3 / 3 5 / 6 5 / 8 32 / 43
1972 Minors 23.00 0 / 0 2 / 4 3 / 4 2 / 5 3 / 4 1 / 1 5 / 5 16 / 23
1972 Majors 5.24 0 / 0 0 / 1 0 / 0 0 / 1 2 / 2 1 / 1 0 / 0 3 / 5
1973 Minors 14.00 2 / 4 0 / 1 0 / 4 1 / 1 0 / 0 2 / 2 1 / 2 6 / 14
1973 Majors 4.21 1 / 1 0 / 0 0 / 1 0 / 0 0 / 0 1 / 1 1 / 1 3 / 4
1974 Minors 23.00 3 / 3 2 / 3 4 / 8 2 / 2 3 / 3 3 / 3 0 / 1 17 / 23
1975 Majors 9.58 1 / 1 0 / 1 0 / 0 0 / 1 0 / 1 2 / 2 2 / 3 5 / 9
1976 Minors 7.00 1 / 1 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 3 0 / 0 1 / 1 1 / 2 3 / 7
1976 Majors 8.51 0 / 1 0 / 0 0 / 1 1 / 2 0 / 0 0 / 1 1 / 3 2 / 8
1977 Majors 11.73 2 / 2 1 / 3 0 / 2 0 / 0 1 / 1 0 / 1 0 / 2 4 / 11
1978 Majors 44.47 162 52 0 2 / 7 1 / 5 2 / 4 3 / 8 1 / 6 1 / 6 0 / 8 10 / 44
1979 Majors 25.05 104 23 29 1 / 4 1 / 6 0 / 2 1 / 4 1 / 4 0 / 1 0 / 4 4 / 25
1980 Majors 30.09 151 32 0 0 / 6 0 / 1 0 / 7 2 / 5 0 / 4 0 / 2 0 / 5 2 / 30
1981 Minors 6.00 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 1 0 / 2 1 / 3 1 / 6
1981 Majors 18.05 104 17 0 0 / 1 0 / 1 0 / 4 0 / 6 0 / 1 0 / 1 0 / 4 0 / 18
1982 Minors 4.00 0 / 2 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 2 0 / 4
1983 Minors 1.00 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 1 0 / 1
Total 521 124 29 20 / 42 16 / 36 12 / 42 12 / 40 14 / 30 17 / 31 17 / 54 108 / 275
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1983-11-01Elston Howard has retired from the Baltimore Righteous Bikers
1983-09-23The Baltimore Righteous Bikers have acquired Elston Howard from the waiver wire.
1983-04-01The Milwaukee Brew Crew have waived Elston Howard.
1982-09-29The Milwaukee Brew Crew have acquired Elston Howard from the waiver wire.
1982-04-29The Baltimore Righteous Bikers have waived Elston Howard.
1982-04-12The Baltimore Righteous Bikers have acquired Elston Howard from the waiver wire.
1981-09-07The Pittsburgh River Cats have waived Elston Howard.
1981-08-26The Pittsburgh River Cats have promoted Rick Toole to the major league team. The Pittsburgh River Cats have designated Elston Howard for assignment.
1981-05-03A trade has been completed between the Pittsburgh River Cats and the Milwaukee Brew Crew. The Milwaukee Brew Crew receive Phil Case, George Bool from the Pittsburgh River Cats in exchange for Elston Howard, Ozzie Smith jr..
1981-04-05The Milwaukee Brew Crew have designated Elston Howard for assignment.
1980-04-13The Milwaukee Brew Crew have promoted Elston Howard to the major league team. The Milwaukee Brew Crew have designated Rick Wilkins for assignment.
1980-04-13The Milwaukee Brew Crew have acquired Elston Howard from the waiver wire.
1980-04-09The Baltimore Righteous Bikers have waived Elston Howard.
1980-04-05The Baltimore Righteous Bikers have promoted Johnny Maldonado to the major league team. The Baltimore Righteous Bikers have promoted Jesse Orosco to the major league team. The Baltimore Righteous Bikers have designated Elston Howard for assignment. The Baltimore Righteous Bikers have designated Alex Banks for assignment.
1980-04-05The Baltimore Righteous Bikers have acquired Elston Howard from the waiver wire.
1980-04-01The Milwaukee Brew Crew have designated Elston Howard for assignment.
1979-07-28Elston Howard of the Milwaukee Brew Crew is injured and is expected to be out 32 days.
1976-07-05The Milwaukee Brew Crew have promoted Elston Howard to the major league team. The Milwaukee Brew Crew have designated Rick Wilkins for assignment.
1976-05-01The Milwaukee Brew Crew have promoted Rick Wilkins to the major league team. The Milwaukee Brew Crew have sent Elston Howard to the minors.
1975-03-01The Milwaukee Brew Crew have promoted Elston Howard to the major league team. The Milwaukee Brew Crew have sent Rick Wilkins to the minors.
1973-06-23The Milwaukee Brew Crew have promoted Rick Wilkins to the major league team. The Milwaukee Brew Crew have sent Elston Howard to the minors.
1973-04-20The Milwaukee Brew Crew have promoted Elston Howard to the major league team. The Milwaukee Brew Crew have sent Rick Wilkins to the minors.
1973-04-19A trade has been completed between the New York Hurricanes and the Milwaukee Brew Crew. The Milwaukee Brew Crew receive Jim"Mudcat"Grant, Mike Flanagan, Elston Howard from the New York Hurricanes in exchange for Tony Clark, Bernie Williams, Tom Lewis.
1972-08-14The New York Hurricanes have promoted Joe Mauer to the major league team. The New York Hurricanes have sent Elston Howard to the minors.
1972-05-29The New York Hurricanes have promoted Elston Howard to the major league team. The New York Hurricanes have designated Thurman Munson for assignment.
1971-04-01The New York Hurricanes have renamed Les Bruce to Elston Howard.