Roy Howell Notable

b. December 18, 1953 · Texas Rangers 1974–1977, Toronto Blue Jays 1977–1980, Milwaukee Brewers 1981–1984

Roy Howell played for three clubs across 11 seasons as a third baseman, opening with the Texas Rangers in 1974 and closing with the Milwaukee Brewers in 1984.

Across 1,112 games he batted .261, with 991 hits and 422 runs. He finished with 80 home runs, 183 doubles and 9 stolen bases.

He played 846 games at third base, with 1,666 assists and 137 errors. He turned 160 double plays.

He was an All-Star in 1978.

He was born in Lompoc, CA, USA on December 18, 1953. He batted left-handed and threw right-handed.

Honors

Award	Times	Years
All-Star selection	1	1978

Batting, season by season

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	AVG
1974	TEX	13	44	2	11	1	0	1	3	2	10	0	.250
1975	TEX	125	383	43	96	15	2	10	51	39	79	2	.251
1976	TEX	140	491	55	124	28	2	8	53	30	106	1	.253
1977	TEX/TOR	103	381	41	115	17	1	10	44	44	80	4	.302
1978	TOR	140	551	67	149	28	3	8	61	44	78	0	.270
1979	TOR	138	511	60	126	28	4	15	72	42	91	1	.247
1980	TOR	142	528	51	142	28	9	10	57	50	92	0	.269
1981	MIL	76	244	37	58	13	1	6	33	23	39	0	.238
1982	MIL	98	300	31	78	11	2	4	38	21	39	0	.260
1983	MIL	69	194	23	54	9	6	4	25	15	29	1	.278
1984	MIL	68	164	12	38	5	1	4	17	8	32	0	.232
Career	—	1112	3791	422	991	183	31	80	454	318	675	9	.261

On this day & linked events

1953

Born December 18, 1953

Lompoc, CA, USA

1974

Major-league debut: Roy Howell

Roy Howell made a major-league debut on September 9, 1974.

1984

Final major-league game: Roy Howell

Roy Howell played a final major-league game on September 29, 1984.

Image: Hostess, public domain