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Name	Team	Age
Ricky Howard	Retired (1985, Age 33)	52
Drafted	Position	Bats/Throws
Round 3, Pick 37 (1971)	RF	R/R
League	Option Years	Majors Service Time
Sam Crawford League	0	5 years (98 games)
Total Rating	Arm	Range
B	C+	C+
Contact vs R	Contact vs L	Speed
B	B-	A
Power vs R	Power vs L	Bunting
C+	B+	C
Endurance	Velocity	Control
B-	D-	D-
Leadership	Mentor vs RHP	Mentor vs LHP
C+	A+	A+
Health	Injured Days	Birthday
B	0	11/18/1951
WS Rings	WS Appearances	LCS Appearances
0	0	0
Alt Pos (LF)	Alt Pos (3B)	Alt Pos (CF)
A+ (93.9 %)	A- (81.3 %)	D  (16.7 %)

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Year	Vs	G	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	OPS	OBP	SLG	AVG
1971	LHP	28	29	8	0	1	1	2	4	1	.812	.364	.448	.276
1971	RHP	31	42	12	0	1	0	4	3	7	.667	.333	.333	.286
1972	LHP	6	8	2	1	0	0	0	1	0	.708	.333	.375	.250
1972	RHP	35	43	8	2	0	0	2	4	12	.477	.245	.233	.186
1973	LHP	4	4	2	0	0	2	4	0	0	2.500	.500	2.000	.500
1973	RHP	19	24	5	0	0	1	2	1	3	.573	.240	.333	.208
1978	LHP	10	24	2	1	0	0	0	1	9	.245	.120	.125	.083
1978	RHP	62	153	27	1	0	1	11	11	31	.434	.232	.203	.176
1979	AHP	49	135	33	4	2	2	14	12	26	.654	.306	.348	.244
1979	HHP	46	92	18	3	2	0	2	13	18	.580	.308	.272	.196
1979	LHP	13	22	7	1	0	1	4	2	4	.875	.375	.500	.318
1979	RHP	91	205	44	6	4	1	12	23	40	.598	.300	.298	.215
1980	AHP	16	29	7	2	0	0	1	0	7	.552	.241	.310	.241
1980	HHP	11	18	5	0	0	0	3	2	3	.659	.381	.278	.278
1980	LHP	8	13	2	0	0	0	0	1	2	.421	.267	.154	.154
1980	RHP	23	34	10	2	0	0	4	1	8	.667	.314	.353	.294
Total	AHP	65	164	40	6	2	2	15	12	33	.637	.295	.341	.244
Total	HHP	57	110	23	3	2	0	5	15	21	.593	.320	.273	.209
Total	LHP	69	100	23	3	1	4	10	9	16	.700	.300	.400	.230
Total	RHP	261	501	106	11	5	3	35	43	101	.547	.276	.271	.212
Total		307	601	129	14	6	7	45	52	117	.572	.280	.293	.215

Career Transactions

Date	Transaction
1985-11-01	Ricky Howard has retired from the Free Agency Pool
1982-04-01	The Atlanta Barons have waived Ricky Howard.
1981-03-05	The Atlanta Barons have designated Ricky Howard for assignment.
1978-04-01	The New York Mets have promoted Bud Whitman to the major league team. The New York Mets have promoted Ricky Howard to the major league team. The New York Mets have designated Fritz Wetzel for assignment. The New York Mets have designated Ben Bosman for assignment.
1975-06-23	The New York Mets have acquired Ricky Howard from the waiver wire.
1975-04-12	The Chicago BootLeggers have waived Ricky Howard.
1974-04-05	The Chicago Crushers have demoted Ricky Howard to the minor leagues.
1974-03-01	The Chicago Crushers have promoted Ozzie Olsen to the major league team. The Chicago Crushers have promoted Ricky Howard to the major league team. The Chicago Crushers have promoted Don Robinson to the major league team.
1973-07-18	The Chicago Crushers have promoted Mike Ramirez to the major league team. The Chicago Crushers have sent Ricky Howard to the minors.
1972-08-15	Ricky Howard of the Chicago Crushers is injured and is expected to be out 17 days.
1971-04-02	The Chicago Crushers have promoted Ricky Howard to the major leagues.