Homer Elliott Howell
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[edit] Biography
Dixie Howell (Homer Elliott Howell) was born on April 24, 1920 in Louisville, Kentucky. He made his Major League debut on May 6, 1947 for the Pittsburgh Pirates. In 1947, his rookie year, he hit .276 with 4 home runs and 25 RBI. Howell played for the Pittsburgh Pirates, Cincinnati Reds and Brooklyn Dodgers over the course of his 7 year career.
Most people believe that Dixie Howell's best season was 1947, when he hit for a .276 average.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Batting Stats
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | AVG | OBP | SLG | 2B | 3B | BB | SO | HBP | SH | SB | IBB | GDP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1947 | PIT | N | 76 | 214 | 23 | 59 | 4 | 25 | .276 | .357 | .383 | 11 | 0 | 27 | 34 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 1949 | CIN | N | 64 | 172 | 17 | 42 | 2 | 18 | .244 | .286 | .326 | 6 | 1 | 8 | 21 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 1950 | CIN | N | 82 | 224 | 30 | 50 | 2 | 22 | .223 | .326 | .299 | 9 | 1 | 32 | 31 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| 1951 | CIN | N | 77 | 207 | 22 | 52 | 2 | 18 | .251 | .302 | .319 | 6 | 1 | 15 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 1952 | CIN | N | 17 | 37 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 4 | .189 | .250 | .432 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 1953 | BRO | N | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1955 | BRO | N | 16 | 42 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 5 | .262 | .273 | .357 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1956 | BRO | N | 7 | 13 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | .231 | .267 | .385 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | 340 | 910 | 98 | 224 | 12 | 93 | .246 | .314 | .337 | 39 | 4 | 87 | 140 | 4 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 20 |
[edit] Fielding Stats
| Year | Team | POS | G | GS | INN | PO | A | ERR | DP | TP | PB | SB | CS | PkO | AVG | |
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| 1947 | PIT | N | C | 74 | 0 | 0 | 272 | 30 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .974 |
| 1949 | CIN | N | C | 56 | 0 | 0 | 191 | 35 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .987 |
| 1950 | CIN | N | C | 81 | 0 | 0 | 338 | 26 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .986 |
| 1951 | CIN | N | C | 73 | 0 | 0 | 275 | 28 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .987 |
| 1952 | CIN | N | C | 16 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .981 |
| 1955 | BRO | N | C | 13 | 0 | 0 | 49 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .981 |
| 1956 | BRO | N | C | 6 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| Total | C | 319 | 0 | 0 | 1189 | 133 | 22 | 13 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .984 |
[edit] Transactions
- Signed as an amateur free agent by Brooklyn Dodgers (1938).
- Traded by Philadelphia Phillies to Brooklyn Dodgers in exchange for Joe Becker, George Staller, John S. Bell and Ray Roche (August 14, 1941).
- Traded by Brooklyn Dodgers with Kirby Higbe, Hank Behrman, Cal McLish and Gene Mauch to Pittsburgh Pirates in exchange for Al Gionfriddo and $100000 (May 3, 1947).
- Traded by Pittsburgh Pirates to San Francisco (PCL) (January 15, 1948) completing trade in which Pittsburgh Pirates traded $100000 and 4 players to be named later to San Francisco (PCL) in exchange for Bob Chesnes (September 20, 1947); San Francisco (PCL) received Gene Woodling, Ken Gables and Manuel Perez (September 30, 1947).
- Selected by Cincinnati Reds from San Francisco (PCL) in the Rule 5 major league draft (November 10, 1948).
- Sold by Cincinnati Reds to Brooklyn Dodgers (October 10, 1952).
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