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| Name | Team | Age |
| Howard Alk | Retired (1974, Age 35) | Died (2021, Age 82) |
| Drafted | Position | Bats/Throws |
| Round 2, Pick 22 (1958) |
C | L/L |
| League | Option Years
|
Majors Service Time |
| Kevin Brown League | 0 | 12 years (114 games) |
| Total Rating
|
Arm | Range |
| Contact vs R | Contact vs L | Speed |
| Power vs R | Power vs L | Bunting |
| Endurance | Velocity | Control |
| Leadership
|
Mentor vs RHP
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Mentor vs LHP
|
| Health
|
Injured Days
|
Birthday |
| 0 | 4/5/1939 | |
| WS Rings | WS Appearances | LCS Appearances |
| 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Alt Pos (C) | Alt Pos (---) | Alt Pos (---) |
| (95.7 %) | (0.0 %) | (0.0 %) |
Stats | Splits | Playoffs | Positions | Improvements | Past Skills | Awards | Fielding | Game Log
| Year
|
Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | CS | E | OPS | OBP | SLG | AVG |
| 1959 | CHN | 21 | 48 | 4 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .641 | .245 | .396 | .229 |
| 1960 | CHN | 132 | 371 | 28 | 61 | 9 | 0 | 7 | 29 | 12 | 104 | 1 | 1 | 26 | .437 | .192 | .245 | .164 |
| 1961 | CHN | 59 | 202 | 21 | 40 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 29 | 6 | 62 | 0 | 0 | 7 | .616 | .225 | .391 | .198 |
| 1962 | CHN | 28 | 89 | 12 | 21 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 16 | 6 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .753 | .281 | .472 | .236 |
| 1963 | CHN | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 | .500 | .000 | .000 |
| 1964 | CHN | 111 | 228 | 18 | 43 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 42 | 7 | 74 | 2 | 0 | 13 | .583 | .214 | .368 | .189 |
| 1965 | CHN | 41 | 131 | 14 | 28 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 19 | 5 | 33 | 1 | 0 | 8 | .596 | .237 | .359 | .214 |
| 1966 | CHN | 57 | 154 | 11 | 35 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 10 | 38 | 2 | 1 | 5 | .599 | .274 | .325 | .227 |
| 1967 | CHN | 51 | 145 | 15 | 23 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 17 | 7 | 38 | 2 | 0 | 6 | .528 | .197 | .331 | .159 |
| 1968 | OAK | 73 | 228 | 23 | 44 | 9 | 0 | 10 | 32 | 10 | 54 | 4 | 3 | 6 | .594 | .230 | .364 | .193 |
| 1969 | OAK | 67 | 201 | 28 | 53 | 11 | 2 | 10 | 27 | 7 | 51 | 2 | 3 | 8 | .775 | .287 | .488 | .264 |
| 1970 | OAK | 52 | 165 | 17 | 41 | 6 | 1 | 11 | 29 | 5 | 42 | 0 | 4 | 4 | .766 | .269 | .497 | .248 |
| 1971 | OAK | 41 | 146 | 12 | 29 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 17 | 8 | 40 | 2 | 6 | 3 | .552 | .237 | .315 | .199 |
| 1972 | OAK | 53 | 188 | 21 | 34 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 20 | 10 | 53 | 3 | 1 | 10 | .549 | .225 | .324 | .181 |
| 1973 | OAK | 39 | 131 | 17 | 27 | 5 | 0 | 9 | 25 | 6 | 44 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .691 | .241 | .450 | .206 |
| 1974 | MIN | 58 | 248 | 27 | 50 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 19 | 12 | 73 | 2 | 1 | 1 | .527 | .240 | .286 | .202 |
| Total | 885 | 2676 | 268 | 540 | 75 | 9 | 109 | 339 | 113 | 743 | 21 | 20 | 106 | .593 | .235 | .359 | .202 |
| Date | Transaction |
| 1974-11-01 | Howard Alk has retired from the Minnesota Fighting Saints |
| 1974-07-23 | The Minnesota Fighting Saints have promoted Floyd Gerhardt to the major league team. The Minnesota Fighting Saints have promoted Ed Wills to the major league team. The Minnesota Fighting Saints have promoted Mick Leroy to the major league team. The Minnesota Fighting Saints have promoted Dave Breeden to the major league team. The Minnesota Fighting Saints have promoted Gary Fulton to the major league team. The Minnesota Fighting Saints have promoted Frank Swanson to the major league team. The Minnesota Fighting Saints have promoted Howard Alk to the major league team. The Minnesota Fighting Saints have sent Eddie Lyons to the minors. The Minnesota Fighting Saints have sent Taylor Franklin to the minors. The Minnesota Fighting Saints have sent Heinie Mahaffey to the minors. The Minnesota Fighting Saints have sent Ed Garcia to the minors. The Minnesota Fighting Saints have sent Denver Balboni to the minors. The Minnesota Fighting Saints have sent Bruce Wertz to the minors. The Minnesota Fighting Saints have sent Ed Willis to the minors. |
| 1974-07-23 | The Minnesota Fighting Saints have acquired Howard Alk from the waiver wire. |
| 1974-04-18 | The Oakland Oaks have waived Howard Alk. |
| 1974-03-30 | The Oakland Oaks have promoted David Coumbe to the major league team. The Oakland Oaks have promoted Dela Concorde to the major league team. The Oakland Oaks have designated Howard Alk for assignment. The Oakland Oaks have designated Ken Collins for assignment. |
| 1968-03-29 | The Oakland Oaks have promoted Howard Alk to the major league team. |
| 1968-03-29 | Howard Alk has signed with the Oakland Oaks for $1.11M per year for 8 years. |
| 1967-09-07 | The Chicago Commiedians have promoted Paul Langlois to the major league team. The Chicago Commiedians have promoted Alan Bersin to the major league team. The Chicago Commiedians have promoted Don Ancker to the major league team. The Chicago Commiedians have promoted Jim Doster to the major league team. The Chicago Commiedians have designated Jose Fulmer for assignment. The Chicago Commiedians have designated Rollie LePine for assignment. The Chicago Commiedians have designated Howard Alk for assignment. The Chicago Commiedians have designated Fred Gullett for assignment. |
| 1964-03-28 | The Chicago Commiedians have promoted Gary Fulton to the major league team. The Chicago Commiedians have promoted Fred Gullett to the major league team. The Chicago Commiedians have promoted Howard Alk to the major league team. The Chicago Commiedians have promoted Blackie Johnson to the major league team. The Chicago Commiedians have promoted Phil Grover to the major league team. The Chicago Commiedians have promoted Joliet Jake Blues to the major league team. The Chicago Commiedians have promoted Stephen Colbert to the major league team. The Chicago Commiedians have promoted Charles Williams to the major league team. |
| 1963-04-26 | The Chicago Commiedians have promoted Stephen Colbert to the major league team. The Chicago Commiedians have sent Howard Alk to the minors. |
| 1963-04-21 | The Chicago Commiedians have promoted Howard Alk to the major league team. |
| 1962-10-03 | The Chicago Commiedians have sent Abdoo Rose to the minors. The Chicago Commiedians have sent Howard Alk to the minors. The Chicago Commiedians have sent Alan Arkin to the minors. The Chicago Commiedians have sent Phil Grover to the minors. The Chicago Commiedians have sent Joliet Jake Blues to the minors. The Chicago Commiedians have sent Jim Mitchell to the minors. |
| 1962-09-06 | The Chicago Commiedians have promoted Jim Mitchell to the major league team. The Chicago Commiedians have promoted Alan Arkin to the major league team. The Chicago Commiedians have promoted Howard Alk to the major league team. The Chicago Commiedians have sent Abdoo Rose to the minors. |
| 1962-04-25 | The Chicago Commiedians have sent Howard Alk to the minors. |
| 1960-03-30 | The Chicago Commiedians have promoted Kyle Walsh to the major league team. The Chicago Commiedians have promoted Howard Alk to the major league team. |
| 1959-10-01 | The Chicago Commiedians have promoted Tommy Satriano to the major league team. The Chicago Commiedians have promoted Dave Barnes to the major league team. The Chicago Commiedians have promoted Kyle Walsh to the major league team. The Chicago Commiedians have sent Boca Macabra to the minors. The Chicago Commiedians have sent Dixie Clements to the minors. The Chicago Commiedians have sent Howard Alk to the minors. |
| 1959-09-07 | The Chicago Commiedians have promoted Howard Alk to the major league team. The Chicago Commiedians have sent Rick Davis to the minors. |
| 1959-06-21 | The Chicago Commiedians have promoted Kyle Walsh to the major league team. The Chicago Commiedians have sent Howard Alk to the minors. |
| 1959-06-18 | The Chicago Commiedians have promoted Howard Alk to the major league team. |
| 1958-03-28 | The Chicago Commiedians have renamed Jim Allen to Howard Alk. |