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Elston Howard
MLB · 1955–1968 · R/R
Player Info
Bats
R
Throws
R
Height
6'2"
Weight
196 lbs
Born
1929-02-23
Birthplace
St. Louis, USA
Years Active
1955–1968
Hall of Fame
—
Career Batting
G
1,625
H
1,491
HR
168
RBI
775
SB
10
AVG
.274
Batting Stats by Season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1948 | KCM | 20 | 80 | 20 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 0 | .250 |
| 1955 | NYA | 97 | 279 | 81 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 43 | 0 | 20 | 36 | .290 |
| 1956 | NYA | 98 | 290 | 76 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 34 | 0 | 21 | 30 | .262 |
| 1957 | NYA | 110 | 356 | 90 | 13 | 4 | 8 | 44 | 2 | 16 | 43 | .253 |
| 1958 | NYA | 103 | 376 | 118 | 19 | 5 | 11 | 66 | 1 | 22 | 60 | .314 |
| 1959 | NYA | 125 | 443 | 121 | 24 | 6 | 18 | 73 | 0 | 20 | 57 | .273 |
| 1960 | NYA | 107 | 323 | 79 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 39 | 3 | 28 | 43 | .245 |
| 1961 | NYA | 129 | 446 | 155 | 17 | 5 | 21 | 77 | 0 | 28 | 65 | .348 |
| 1962 | NYA | 136 | 494 | 138 | 23 | 5 | 21 | 91 | 1 | 31 | 76 | .279 |
| 1963 | NYA | 135 | 487 | 140 | 21 | 6 | 28 | 85 | 0 | 35 | 68 | .287 |
| 1964 | NYA | 150 | 550 | 172 | 27 | 3 | 15 | 84 | 1 | 48 | 73 | .313 |
| 1965 | NYA | 110 | 391 | 91 | 15 | 1 | 9 | 45 | 0 | 24 | 65 | .233 |
| 1966 | NYA | 126 | 410 | 105 | 19 | 2 | 6 | 35 | 0 | 37 | 65 | .256 |
| 1967 | BOS | 42 | 116 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 9 | 24 | .147 |
| 1967 | NYA | 66 | 199 | 39 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 17 | 0 | 12 | 36 | .196 |
| 1968 | BOS | 71 | 203 | 49 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 18 | 1 | 22 | 45 | .241 |
Awards
Babe Ruth Award (1958)
TSN All-Star (1961)
Gold Glove (1963)
Most Valuable Player (1963)
TSN All-Star (1963)
Gold Glove (1964)
TSN All-Star (1964)
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