Howie Fox Notable

b. March 1, 1921 · Cincinnati Reds 1944–1946, 1948–1951, Philadelphia Phillies 1952, Baltimore Orioles 1954

Howie Fox played for three clubs across 11 seasons as a pitcher, opening with the Cincinnati Reds in 1944 and closing with the Baltimore Orioles in 1954.

He went 43 and 72 with a 4.33 earned run average, pitching 1,108.3 innings in 248 games. He struck out 342, completed 42 of his 132 starts and threw 5 shutouts. Across 253 games he batted .189, with 66 hits and 29 runs. He finished with 2 home runs, 11 doubles and 1 stolen base.

He was born in Coburg, OR, USA on March 1, 1921, and died on October 9, 1955. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.

Batting, season by season

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	AVG
1944	CIN	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
1945	CIN	45	46	6	13	1	0	5	2	4	0	.283
1946	CIN	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	—
1948	CIN	35	60	9	12	3	0	4	2	9	0	.200
1949	CIN	41	72	3	17	3	0	5	0	6	1	.236
1950	CIN	35	63	7	11	1	1	8	2	10	0	.175
1951	CIN	40	70	3	8	2	1	1	2	11	0	.114
1952	PHI	13	21	0	1	0	0	1	1	6	0	.048
1954	BAL	38	16	1	4	1	0	1	0	1	0	.250
Career	—	253	349	29	66	11	2	25	9	47	1	.189

Pitching, season by season

Year	Team	W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
1944	CIN	0	0	2	0	0	2.1	2	0	0	0	0.00
1945	CIN	8	13	45	15	0	164.1	169	90	77	54	4.93
1946	CIN	0	0	4	0	0	5.0	12	10	5	1	18.00
1948	CIN	6	9	34	24	1	171.0	185	86	62	63	4.53
1949	CIN	6	19	38	30	0	215.0	221	95	77	60	3.98
1950	CIN	11	8	34	22	1	187.0	196	90	85	64	4.33
1951	CIN	9	14	40	30	2	228.0	239	97	69	57	3.83
1952	PHI	2	7	13	11	0	62.0	70	35	26	16	5.08
1954	BAL	1	2	38	0	2	73.2	80	30	34	27	3.67
Career	—	43	72	248	132	6	1108.1	1174	533	435	342	4.33

On this day & linked events

1921

Born March 1, 1921

Coburg, OR, USA

1955

Died October 9, 1955

1944

Major-league debut: Howie Fox

Howie Fox made a major-league debut on September 17, 1944.

1954

Final major-league game: Howie Fox

Howie Fox played a final major-league game on September 25, 1954.

Image: Bowman, public domain