1876
Born November 14, 1876
Brooklyn, NY, USA
Harry Howell Notable
b. November 14, 1876 · Brooklyn Bridegrooms 1898, Baltimore Orioles 1899, Brooklyn Superbas 1900, Baltimore Orioles 1901–1902, New York Highlanders 1903, St. Louis Browns 1904–1910
Harry Howell played for five clubs across 13 seasons as a pitcher, opening with the Brooklyn Bridegrooms in 1898 and closing with the St. Louis Browns in 1910.
He went 131 and 146 with a 2.74 earned run average, pitching 2,567 innings in 340 games. He struck out 986, completed 244 of his 282 starts and threw 20 shutouts. Across 458 games he batted .217, with 302 hits and 143 runs. He finished with 11 home runs, 60 doubles and 19 stolen bases.
He was born in Brooklyn, NY, USA on November 14, 1876, and died on May 22, 1956. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1898 | BRO | 2 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .250 |
| 1899 | BLN | 28 | 82 | 4 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 22 | 0 | .146 |
| 1900 | BRO | 22 | 42 | 6 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 1 | .286 |
| 1901 | BLA | 53 | 188 | 26 | 41 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 26 | 5 | 41 | 6 | .218 |
| 1902 | BLA | 96 | 347 | 42 | 93 | 16 | 11 | 2 | 42 | 18 | 60 | 7 | .268 |
| 1903 | NYY | 40 | 106 | 14 | 23 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 5 | 24 | 1 | .217 |
| 1904 | SLB | 36 | 113 | 9 | 25 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 33 | 0 | .221 |
| 1905 | SLB | 42 | 135 | 9 | 26 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 3 | 44 | 0 | .193 |
| 1906 | SLB | 35 | 103 | 5 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 2 | .126 |
| 1907 | SLB | 44 | 114 | 12 | 27 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 29 | 2 | .237 |
| 1908 | SLB | 41 | 120 | 10 | 22 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 33 | 0 | .183 |
| 1909 | SLB | 18 | 34 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 0 | .176 |
| 1910 | SLB | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Career | — | 458 | 1394 | 143 | 302 | 60 | 25 | 11 | 131 | 64 | 322 | 19 | .217 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1898 | BRO | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 18.0 | 15 | 10 | 11 | 2 | 5.00 |
| 1899 | BLN | 13 | 8 | 28 | 25 | 1 | 209.1 | 248 | 91 | 69 | 58 | 3.91 |
| 1900 | BRO | 6 | 5 | 21 | 10 | 0 | 110.1 | 131 | 46 | 36 | 26 | 3.75 |
| 1901 | BLA | 14 | 21 | 37 | 34 | 0 | 294.2 | 333 | 120 | 79 | 93 | 3.67 |
| 1902 | BLA | 9 | 15 | 26 | 23 | 0 | 199.0 | 243 | 91 | 48 | 33 | 4.12 |
| 1903 | NYY | 9 | 6 | 25 | 15 | 0 | 155.2 | 140 | 61 | 44 | 62 | 3.53 |
| 1904 | SLB | 13 | 21 | 34 | 33 | 0 | 299.2 | 254 | 73 | 60 | 122 | 2.19 |
| 1905 | SLB | 15 | 22 | 38 | 37 | 0 | 323.0 | 252 | 71 | 101 | 198 | 1.98 |
| 1906 | SLB | 15 | 14 | 35 | 33 | 1 | 276.2 | 233 | 65 | 61 | 140 | 2.11 |
| 1907 | SLB | 16 | 15 | 42 | 35 | 3 | 316.1 | 258 | 68 | 88 | 118 | 1.93 |
| 1908 | SLB | 18 | 18 | 41 | 32 | 1 | 324.1 | 279 | 68 | 70 | 117 | 1.89 |
| 1909 | SLB | 1 | 1 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 37.1 | 42 | 13 | 8 | 16 | 3.13 |
| 1910 | SLB | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3.1 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 10.80 |
| Career | — | 131 | 146 | 340 | 282 | 6 | 2567.2 | 2435 | 781 | 677 | 986 | 2.74 |
On this day & linked events
1956
Died May 22, 1956
1898
Major-league debut: Harry Howell
Harry Howell made a major-league debut on October 10, 1898.
1910
Final major-league game: Harry Howell
Harry Howell played a final major-league game on May 14, 1910.
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