#4 Dick Howser, Shortstop, 34 yrs, Boston Red Sox
Sunday, 8/6/1970 |
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| Dick Howser
5/14/1936
34
USA,FL,
5"8
155
Shortstop
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R
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4 / 6 (Popular)
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4.5 Stars
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| Big League Contract
$ 10,000,000
1970
9 Year(s), 142 Days (1690 total Days)
142 Day(s)
9 Year(s), 142 Days (1690 total Days)
9 Year(s)
3 Option Year(s) left
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| Batting | Contact | Gap | Power | Discipline/Eye | Avoid K's |
| Overall | 8 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 10 |
| Versus LHP | 9 | 8 | 4 | 9 | 10 |
| Versus RHP | 7 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 10 |
| Talent | 9 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 9 |
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Pull Hitter
| Fielding Ratings
2B : 1 (Range), .992 (Fielding Pct.)
SS : 9 (Range), .964 (Fielding Pct.)
Catcher Arm : 1
Infield Arm : 7
Outfield Arm : 1
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| Date | Opp. | Result | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | Spot | | |
| 7/26 | @CAL | W 6-3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #1 | | |
| 7/27 | @CAL | W 6-5 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #1 | | |
| 7/29 | CLE | L 2-4 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #1 | | |
| 7/30 | CLE | W 6-4 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #1 | | |
| 7/31 | CLE | W 8-3 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | #1 | | |
| 8/1 | CLE | W 5-4 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | #1 | | |
| 8/2 | @KC | W 6-2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | #1 | | |
| 8/3 | @KC | W 8-2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #1 | | |
| 8/4 | @KC | W 6-3 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | #1 | | |
| 8/5 | @OAK | L 2-12 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | #1 | | |
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| Batting | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | TAVG | ISO |
| Overall | 104 | 422 | 145 | 24 | 8 | 11 | 52 | 76 | 53 | 21 | .344 | .418 | .517 | .934 | .983 | .173 |
| Projected | 157 | 639 | 220 | 36 | 12 | 17 | 79 | 115 | 80 | 32 | .344 | .418 | .517 | .934 | .983 | .173 |
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| Batting | GS | PA | HP | IW | CI | GDP | SH | SF | TB | EBH | SB | CS | SB% | RC | RC/27 |
| Overall | 97 | 481 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 218 | 43 | 11 | 8 | 57.9 | 100.1 | 9.2 |
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| | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
| vs. LHP | 115 | 52 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 22 | 30 | 22 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .452 | .540 | .696 | 1.235 |
| vs. RHP | 307 | 93 | 12 | 6 | 7 | 30 | 46 | 31 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 2 | .303 | .368 | .450 | .818 |
| Close/Late | 49 | 21 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .429 | .508 | .735 | 1.243 |
| Scoring Position | 90 | 33 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 42 | 0 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | .367 | .444 | .567 | 1.011 |
| Pinch Hitting | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .429 | .429 | .429 | .857 |
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| | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
| Home | 51 | 210 | 79 | 14 | 5 | 8 | 29 | 45 | 23 | 8 | .376 | .441 | .605 | 1.045 |
| Road | 53 | 212 | 66 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 23 | 31 | 30 | 13 | .311 | .396 | .429 | .825 |
| This Week | 6 | 28 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | .179 | .226 | .286 | .512 |
| Last Week | 6 | 26 | 16 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .615 | .615 | .923 | 1.538 |
| March/April | 25 | 101 | 33 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 19 | 9 | 4 | .327 | .384 | .515 | .899 |
| May | 26 | 98 | 38 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 19 | 13 | 9 | .388 | .459 | .500 | .959 |
| June | 25 | 103 | 29 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 21 | 19 | 5 | .282 | .398 | .408 | .806 |
| July | 23 | 97 | 42 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 25 | 16 | 10 | 1 | .433 | .486 | .742 | 1.229 |
| August | 5 | 23 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | .130 | .192 | .130 | .323 |
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| Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | HP | SF | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | Teams |
| 1961 | 133 | 497 | 146 | 23 | 2 | 8 | 53 | 80 | 73 | 6 | 2 | 20 | 30 | 15 | .294 | .389 | .396 | .786 | BOS |
| 1962 | 155 | 610 | 185 | 38 | 9 | 9 | 67 | 110 | 79 | 9 | 3 | 32 | 30 | 12 | .303 | .389 | .439 | .829 | BOS |
| 1963 | 93 | 331 | 95 | 24 | 3 | 1 | 40 | 44 | 51 | 4 | 2 | 18 | 16 | 5 | .287 | .387 | .387 | .773 | BOS |
| 1964 | 154 | 590 | 174 | 30 | 4 | 11 | 73 | 113 | 80 | 6 | 3 | 48 | 26 | 9 | .295 | .383 | .415 | .798 | BOS |
| 1965 | 154 | 587 | 154 | 22 | 4 | 5 | 59 | 103 | 83 | 5 | 1 | 37 | 27 | 5 | .262 | .358 | .339 | .697 | BOS |
| 1966 | 156 | 626 | 207 | 34 | 5 | 13 | 71 | 133 | 94 | 4 | 4 | 23 | 37 | 14 | .331 | .419 | .463 | .882 | BOS,AL |
| 1967 | 153 | 582 | 175 | 36 | 6 | 18 | 67 | 140 | 105 | 9 | 3 | 21 | 32 | 11 | .301 | .413 | .476 | .889 | BOS |
| 1968 | 155 | 614 | 204 | 39 | 10 | 11 | 71 | 126 | 90 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 26 | 9 | .332 | .418 | .482 | .900 | BOS,AL |
| 1969 | 156 | 604 | 175 | 42 | 6 | 9 | 54 | 109 | 86 | 10 | 2 | 22 | 29 | 8 | .290 | .386 | .424 | .810 | BOS |
| 1970 | 104 | 422 | 145 | 24 | 8 | 11 | 52 | 76 | 53 | 3 | 3 | 21 | 11 | 8 | .344 | .418 | .517 | .934 | BOS,AL |
| Total | 1413 | 5463 | 1660 | 312 | 57 | 96 | 607 | 1034 | 794 | 59 | 26 | 260 | 264 | 96 | .304 | .396 | .435 | .831 | |
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Career Minor League Batting Stats |
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| Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
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Career Postseason Batting Stats |
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| Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
| 1962 | 6 | 26 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | .154 | .185 | .308 | .493 |
| 1963 | 7 | 27 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | .222 | .300 | .333 | .633 |
| 1966 | 7 | 30 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .333 | .412 | .333 | .745 |
| 1967 | 6 | 26 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | .308 | .357 | .500 | .857 |
| 1969 | 8 | 33 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .212 | .278 | .303 | .581 |
| Total | 34 | 142 | 35 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 20 | 13 | 11 | 6 | 1 | .246 | .310 | .352 | .662 |
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| Position | G | GS | PO | A | DP | TC | E | PCT | INN | RANGE | PB | RSTA | RTO | RTO% |
| Second Base | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 1.0 | 0.00 | | | | |
| Shortstop | 102 | 97 | 132 | 426 | 67 | 571 | 13 | .977 | 893.2 | 5.75 | | | | |
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Won Gold Glove Award at Shortstop in 1962...
Injured on 4/20/1963 with a Broken Finger, out for 4-5 weeks...
Injured on 10/6/1965 with a Strained Hamstring Muscle, out for 1-2 weeks...
Won Gold Glove Award at Shortstop in 1965...
Was selected to the 1966 Allstar game...
Won World Series with Boston in 1966...
10/21/1966: Signed a contract extension with Boston, $10,000,000 per year, for 4 years.
Won World Series with Boston in 1967...
Was selected to the 1968 Allstar game...
Won Player of the Week award on 9/25/1968, hitting .476 with 1 HR, 4 RBI...
Won Gold Glove Award at Shortstop in 1969...
Was selected to the 1970 Allstar game...
Won Player of the Week award on 7/24/1970, hitting .385 with 1 HR, 7 RBI...
Won Player of the Week award on 7/31/1970, hitting .615 with 1 HR, 4 RBI...
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| Batting Leader Boards Appearances |
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AVG
1966 - .331 - 9th
1968 - .332 - 2nd
| OBP
1966 - .419 - 6th
1967 - .413 - 6th
1968 - .418 - 3rd
| Hits
1966 - 207 - 2nd
1968 - 204 - 2nd
| Doubles
1962 - 38 - 10th
1968 - 39 - 9th
1969 - 42 - 6th
| Triples
1962 - 9 - 2nd
1968 - 10 - 2nd
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Runs
1964 - 113 - 10th
1966 - 133 - 5th
1967 - 140 - 2nd
1968 - 126 - 2nd
1969 - 109 - 10th
| BB
1966 - 94 - 10th
1967 - 105 - 7th
1968 - 90 - 9th
1969 - 86 - 10th
| SB
1961 - 30 - 4th
1962 - 30 - 3rd
1963 - 16 - 10th
1964 - 26 - 5th
1965 - 27 - 2nd
1966 - 37 - 1st
1967 - 32 - 2nd
1968 - 26 - 4th
1969 - 29 - 5th
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