Del Howard | |
Position: | Outfielder / Infielder |
Birth Date: | 24 December 1877 |
Birth Place: | Kenney, Illinois, U.S. |
Death Place: | Seattle, Washington, U.S. |
Bats: | Left |
Throws: | Right |
Debutleague: | MLB |
Debutdate: | April 15 |
Debutyear: | 1905 |
Debutteam: | Pittsburgh Pirates |
Finalleague: | MLB |
Finaldate: | October 6 |
Finalyear: | 1909 |
Finalteam: | Chicago Cubs |
Statleague: | MLB |
Stat1label: | Batting average |
Stat1value: | .263 |
Stat2label: | Home runs |
Stat2value: | 6 |
Stat3label: | Runs batted in |
Stat3value: | 193 |
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George Elmer "Del" Howard (December 24, 1877 – December 24, 1956) was a Major League Baseball player from 1905 to 1909. He would play for the Pittsburgh Pirates, Boston Beaneaters/Doves, and Chicago Cubs. Howard appeared in 536 games and retired with six home runs, 193 runs batted in and a lifetime .263 batting average.[1]
He had a career-high 142 hits for Boston during the 1906 season. Howard then played for the Cubs in both the 1907 and 1908 World Series, winning two championships.