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Name Team Age
Howard Hunter Retired (1966, Age 34) Died (2011, Age 79)
Drafted Position Bats/Throws
Round 2, Pick 31
(1955)		 3B R/R
League Option Years   Majors Service Time
Jesse Orosco League 0 2 years (139 games)
Total Rating   Arm Range
B  A  C 
Contact vs R Contact vs L Speed
B- B  A-
Power vs R Power vs L Bunting
C+ B  D+
Endurance Velocity Control
B- C- D 
Leadership   Mentor vs RHP   Mentor vs LHP  
B+ A+ A+
Health   Injured Days   Birthday
B+ 0 7/8/1932
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 
1955 Minors 55.00 4 / 6 1 / 1 5 / 8 6 / 9 5 / 12 7 / 13 4 / 6 32 / 55
1956 Minors 36.00 6 / 8 2 / 2 2 / 6 2 / 9 1 / 4 2 / 5 1 / 2 16 / 36
1957 Minors 14.00 1 / 2 0 / 2 0 / 2 0 / 1 1 / 2 1 / 2 0 / 3 3 / 14
1958 Minors 3.00 0 / 0 0 / 0 1 / 1 1 / 1 0 / 0 0 / 0 1 / 1 3 / 3
1958 Majors 21.41 103 28 0 3 / 4 4 / 6 0 / 2 1 / 2 0 / 0 2 / 3 2 / 4 12 / 21
1959 Minors 16.00 1 / 2 1 / 3 1 / 3 0 / 1 0 / 2 1 / 4 0 / 1 4 / 16
1959 Majors 4.66 41 1 0 0 / 0 1 / 2 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 1 0 / 0 0 / 1 1 / 4
1960 Minors 3.00 1 / 2 0 / 1 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 1 / 3
1960 Majors 36.61 157 47 0 1 / 4 2 / 6 0 / 4 1 / 9 1 / 4 0 / 3 1 / 6 6 / 36
1961 Majors 54.68 162 85 0 1 / 9 0 / 7 2 / 9 1 / 6 0 / 8 0 / 6 0 / 9 4 / 54
1962 Majors 20.00 1 / 2 0 / 3 0 / 5 0 / 0 0 / 1 1 / 3 1 / 6 3 / 20
1963 Minors 20.00 0 / 2 0 / 2 1 / 5 0 / 2 0 / 2 0 / 2 0 / 5 1 / 20
1964 Minors 19.00 0 / 4 1 / 2 0 / 4 0 / 2 0 / 2 0 / 5 0 / 0 1 / 19
1965 Minors 34.00 2 / 6 1 / 8 1 / 5 0 / 4 1 / 4 0 / 4 1 / 3 6 / 34
1966 Minors 26.00 0 / 3 0 / 2 0 / 4 0 / 5 1 / 4 0 / 3 0 / 5 1 / 26
Total 463 161 0 21 / 54 13 / 47 13 / 58 12 / 51 10 / 46 14 / 53 11 / 52 94 / 361
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1966-11-01Howard Hunter has retired from the Texas Rangers
1963-04-01The Texas Rangers have acquired Howard Hunter from the waiver wire.
1962-04-11The Kansas City Plainsmen have waived Howard Hunter.
1962-04-01The Kansas City Plainsmen have promoted Bob Maloney to the major league team. The Kansas City Plainsmen have designated Howard Hunter for assignment.
1960-04-06The Kansas City Plainsmen have promoted Howard Hunter to the major league team.
1960-03-25The Kansas City Plainsmen have promoted Hooks Clyde to the major league team. The Kansas City Plainsmen have sent Paul Pelouze to the minors. The Kansas City Plainsmen have sent Howard Hunter to the minors. The Kansas City Plainsmen have designated Tom Johnson for assignment.
1959-09-29The Kansas City Plainsmen have promoted Paul Pelouze to the major league team. The Kansas City Plainsmen have promoted Howard Hunter to the major league team.
1959-05-14The Kansas City Plainsmen have sent Howard Hunter to the minors.
1959-04-01The Kansas City Plainsmen have promoted Hal Gomez to the major league team. The Kansas City Plainsmen have promoted Howard Hunter to the major league team. The Kansas City Plainsmen have sent Hooks Clyde to the minors. The Kansas City Plainsmen have sent Casey Torve to the minors.
1958-09-12The Kansas City Plainsmen have sent Howard Hunter to the minors.
1958-05-17The Kansas City Plainsmen have promoted Howard Hunter to the major league team.
1954-07-01A trade has been completed between the Pittsburgh Pirates and the Kansas City Plainsmen. The Kansas City Plainsmen receive Draft Pick 1955 Round 2 PIT (Howard Hunter) from the Pittsburgh Pirates in exchange for Draft Pick 1957 Round 2 KC (Mose Atkinson).