1910
Born March 10, 1910
Birmingham, AL, USA
Red Howard Notable
b. March 10, 1910 · Birmingham Black Barons 1937, 1940, Atlanta Black Crackers 1938, Jacksonville Red Caps 1938, Cleveland Bears 1939, Memphis Red Sox 1939, Chicago American Giants 1946
Red Howard played for six clubs across 10 seasons as a pitcher, opening with the Birmingham Black Barons in 1937 and closing with the Chicago American Giants in 1946.
He went 10 and 17 with a 4.97 earned run average, pitching 170 innings in 42 games. He struck out 88. Across 56 games he batted .273, with 24 hits and 12 runs. He finished with 1 home run, 2 doubles and 2 stolen bases.
He led the league in saves once, in 1940, with 4.
He was born in Birmingham, AL, USA on March 10, 1910, and died on December 30, 1969. He batted left-handed and threw left-handed.
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1937 | BBB | 10 | 25 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | .280 |
| 1938 | BCA/JRC | 16 | 22 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | .273 |
| 1939 | CBR/MRS | 7 | 13 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | .385 |
| 1940 | BBB | 16 | 22 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .227 |
| 1946 | CAG | 7 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .167 |
| Career | — | 56 | 88 | 12 | 24 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 9 | 5 | 2 | .273 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1937 | BBB | 3 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 37.1 | 43 | 30 | 14 | 25 | 7.23 |
| 1938 | BCA/JRC | 2 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 31.2 | 31 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 3.41 |
| 1939 | CBR | 1 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 24.0 | 25 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 3.00 |
| 1940 | BBB | 3 | 6 | 16 | 5 | 4 | 55.0 | 50 | 24 | 20 | 27 | 3.93 |
| 1946 | CAG | 1 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 22.1 | 34 | 20 | 13 | 9 | 8.06 |
| Career | — | 10 | 17 | 42 | 23 | 4 | 170.1 | 183 | 94 | 67 | 88 | 4.97 |
On this day & linked events
1969