Art Howe Notable

b. December 15, 1946 · Pittsburgh Pirates 1974–1975, Houston Astros 1976–1982, St. Louis Cardinals 1984–1985

Art Howe played for three clubs across 12 seasons as a third baseman, opening with the Pittsburgh Pirates in 1974 and closing with the St. Louis Cardinals in 1985. His longest stay was with the Houston Astros, from 1976 to 1982.

Across 891 games he batted .260, with 682 hits and 268 runs. He finished with 43 home runs, 139 doubles and 10 stolen bases.

He played 400 games at third base, with 723 assists and 35 errors. He turned 58 double plays. He also played 284 games at second base and 130 games at first base.

He was born in Pittsburgh, PA, USA on December 15, 1946. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.

Honors

Award	Times	Years
Player of the Month	1	1981

Batting, season by season

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	AVG
1974	PIT	29	74	10	18	4	1	1	5	9	13	0	.243
1975	PIT	63	146	13	25	9	0	1	10	15	15	1	.171
1976	HOU	21	29	0	4	1	0	0	0	6	6	0	.138
1977	HOU	125	413	44	109	23	7	8	58	41	60	0	.264
1978	HOU	119	420	46	123	33	3	7	55	34	41	2	.293
1979	HOU	118	355	32	88	15	2	6	33	36	37	3	.248
1980	HOU	110	321	34	91	12	5	10	46	34	29	1	.283
1981	HOU	103	361	43	107	22	4	3	36	41	23	1	.296
1982	HOU	110	365	29	87	15	1	5	38	41	45	2	.238
1984	STL	89	139	17	30	5	0	2	12	18	18	0	.216
1985	STL	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Career	—	891	2626	268	682	139	23	43	293	275	287	10	.260

On this day & linked events

1946

Born December 15, 1946

Pittsburgh, PA, USA

1974

Major-league debut: Art Howe

Art Howe made a major-league debut on July 10, 1974.

1985

Final major-league game: Art Howe

Art Howe played a final major-league game on April 19, 1985.

Image: John Mena, CC BY 3.0