Born January 7, 1920
Harold, KY, USA
Howell returned to the majors with the White Sox in 1955 and delivered his best season. He went 8-3 with nine saves and a 2.93 earned run average across 35 relief appearances. At the plate he collected eight hits in 21 at bats for a .381 average.
Six seasons gave him a 19-15 record, 19 saves, 99 strikeouts and a 3.78 earned run average in 226 innings. He started only two of his 115 appearances and never completed a game. As a hitter he had 18 hits and five home runs in 72 at bats.
Cleveland brought Howell up for three games in 1940. Nine years passed before his next major-league appearance, one game for Cincinnati in 1949, and six more before the White Sox stint. He remained with Chicago through 1958 and died in 1960, at forty.
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940 | CLE | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1949 | CIN | 9 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .111 |
| 1955 | CHW | 35 | 21 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | .381 |
| 1956 | CHW | 34 | 17 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 0 | .235 |
| 1957 | CHW | 42 | 27 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 0 | .185 |
| 1958 | CHW | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Career | — | 124 | 74 | 8 | 18 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 21 | 0 | .243 |
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940 | CLE | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5.0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1.80 |
| 1949 | CIN | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 13.1 | 21 | 12 | 8 | 7 | 8.10 |
| 1955 | CHW | 8 | 3 | 35 | 0 | 9 | 73.2 | 70 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 2.93 |
| 1956 | CHW | 5 | 6 | 34 | 1 | 4 | 64.1 | 79 | 33 | 36 | 28 | 4.62 |
| 1957 | CHW | 6 | 5 | 37 | 0 | 6 | 68.1 | 64 | 25 | 30 | 37 | 3.29 |
| 1958 | CHW | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Career | — | 19 | 15 | 115 | 2 | 19 | 226.1 | 236 | 95 | 103 | 99 | 3.78 |
Harold, KY, USA
Dixie Howell made a major-league debut on September 14, 1940.
Dixie Howell played a final major-league game on April 26, 1958.