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b. January 7, 1920 · Cleveland Indians 1940, Cincinnati Reds 1949, Chicago White Sox 1955–1958

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.

Batting, season by season

YearTeam GABR H2B3B HRRBIBB SOSBAVG
1940 CLE 3000 000 0000
1949 CIN 9901 100 2010 .111
1955 CHW 352108 000 1080 .381
1956 CHW 341744 002 3260 .235
1957 CHW 422745 113 3260 .185
1958 CHW 1000 000 0000
Career 12474818 215 94210 .243

Pitching, season by season

YearTeam WLG GSSVIP HERBB SOERA
1940 CLE 0030 05.02 1421.80
1949 CIN 0151 013.121 12878.10
1955 CHW 83350 973.270 2425252.93
1956 CHW 56341 464.179 3336284.62
1957 CHW 65370 668.164 2530373.29
1958 CHW 0010 01.20 0000.00
Career 19151152 19226.1236 9510399 3.78

On this day & linked events

1920

Born January 7, 1920

Harold, KY, USA

1960

Died March 18, 1960

1940

Major-league debut: Dixie Howell

Dixie Howell made a major-league debut on September 14, 1940.

1958

Final major-league game: Dixie Howell

Dixie Howell played a final major-league game on April 26, 1958.