#4 Dick Howser, Shortstop, 33 yrs, Boston Red Sox Saturday, 10/21/1969 |
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Position : Bats : Throws :
| Dick Howser
5/14/1936 33 USA,FL, 5"8 155
Shortstop R R
| Desire for Winner : Loyalty : Team Leader Skills : National Popularity : Local Popularity : Consistency : Clutch Performance : Injury Rating : Overall Rating :
| Minimal Average None at all 4 / 6 (Popular) 3 / 6 (Well Known) Average Normal Normal 4.5 Stars
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Contract : Salary : Signed Through : Years of MLB Service : MLB Service Days this Year : Years on 40-Man Roster : Years of Pro Service : Minor League Option Years :
| Big League Contract $ 10,000,000 1970 9 Year(s), 0 Days (1548 total Days) 172 Day(s) 9 Year(s), 0 Days (1548 total Days) 8 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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Running & Bunting Ratings Running Speed : Stealing Ability : Baserunning Instincts : Sacrifice Bunt : Bunt for Hit : Hitter Type :
| 5 6 7 4 1 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 | | |
10/6 | NYY | W 7-3 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | #1 | | |
10/7 | @DET | W 7-2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #1 | | |
10/10 | MIN | L 1-10 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #1 | | |
10/11 | MIN | W 4-2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | #1 | | |
10/13 | @MIN | W 10-9 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #1 | | |
10/14 | @MIN | W 6-5 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | #1 | PoG | |
10/16 | PHI | L 4-6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #1 | | |
10/17 | PHI | L 4-5 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | #1 | | |
10/19 | @PHI | L 6-9 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #1 | | |
10/20 | @PHI | L 3-4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | #1 | | |
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Batting | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | TAVG | ISO |
Overall | 156 | 604 | 175 | 42 | 6 | 9 | 54 | 109 | 86 | 22 | .290 | .386 | .424 | .810 | .850 | .134 |
Projected | 156 | 604 | 175 | 42 | 6 | 9 | 54 | 109 | 86 | 22 | .290 | .386 | .424 | .810 | .850 | .134 |
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Batting | GS | PA | HP | IW | CI | GDP | SH | SF | TB | EBH | SB | CS | SB% | RC | RC/27 |
Overall | 149 | 703 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 256 | 57 | 29 | 8 | 78.4 | 109.2 | 6.6 |
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| AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
vs. LHP | 151 | 42 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 36 | 27 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .278 | .385 | .450 | .836 |
vs. RHP | 453 | 133 | 31 | 3 | 6 | 44 | 73 | 59 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 10 | .294 | .386 | .415 | .801 |
Close/Late | 69 | 24 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 9 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .348 | .432 | .536 | .968 |
Scoring Position | 124 | 31 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 40 | 0 | 17 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .250 | .336 | .363 | .699 |
Pinch Hitting | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 | .571 | .500 | 1.071 |
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| G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
Home | 76 | 288 | 77 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 20 | 52 | 41 | 10 | .267 | .365 | .385 | .751 |
Road | 80 | 316 | 98 | 29 | 3 | 4 | 34 | 57 | 45 | 12 | .310 | .404 | .459 | .863 |
This Week | 4 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | .200 | .333 | .333 | .667 |
Last Week | 4 | 18 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .222 | .222 | .278 | .500 |
March/April | 24 | 96 | 25 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 18 | 16 | 1 | .260 | .377 | .417 | .794 |
May | 25 | 87 | 39 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 23 | 14 | 2 | .448 | .538 | .609 | 1.148 |
June | 26 | 99 | 22 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 19 | 17 | 3 | .222 | .336 | .333 | .669 |
July | 23 | 95 | 28 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 4 | .295 | .382 | .495 | .877 |
August | 28 | 104 | 29 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 15 | 16 | 6 | .279 | .375 | .365 | .740 |
Sept/Oct | 30 | 123 | 32 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 22 | 10 | 6 | .260 | .331 | .366 | .697 |
Postseason | 8 | 33 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | .212 | .278 | .303 | .581 |
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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 |
Total | 1309 | 5041 | 1515 | 288 | 49 | 85 | 555 | 958 | 741 | 56 | 23 | 239 | 253 | 88 | .301 | .394 | .428 | .822 | |
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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 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 3.0 | 3.00 | | | | |
Shortstop | 153 | 149 | 211 | 629 | 97 | 868 | 28 | .968 | 1329.2 | 5.88 | | | | |
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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...
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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
| Triples 1962 - 9 - 2nd 1968 - 10 - 2nd
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Runs 1964 - 113 - 10th 1966 - 133 - 5th 1967 - 140 - 2nd 1968 - 126 - 2nd
| BB 1966 - 94 - 10th 1967 - 105 - 7th 1968 - 90 - 9th
| 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
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