Howie Fox
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[edit] Biography
Born on March 1, 1921 in Coburg, Oregon, Howie Fox (Howard Francis Fox) played for the Cincinnati Reds, Philadelphia Phillies and Baltimore Orioles over the course of his 9 year career. Fox broke into the bigs on September 28, 1944 with the Cincinnati Reds, and put up a 4.93 ERA in 164.1 innings pitched in 1945, his rookie year.
Most people believe that Howie Fox's best season was 1951, when he posted a 3.83 ERA and struck out 57 batters.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Pitching Stats
| Year | Team | G | GS | W | L | ERA | K | R | ER | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | HR | BB | IB | WP | HBP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1944 | CIN | N | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1945 | CIN | N | 45 | 15 | 8 | 13 | 4.93 | 54 | 102 | 90 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 164.1 | 169 | 6 | 77 | 0 | 4 | 6 |
| 1946 | CIN | N | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18.00 | 1 | 13 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 1948 | CIN | N | 34 | 24 | 6 | 9 | 4.53 | 63 | 100 | 86 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 171 | 185 | 11 | 62 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| 1949 | CIN | N | 38 | 30 | 6 | 19 | 3.98 | 60 | 120 | 95 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 215 | 221 | 13 | 77 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 1950 | CIN | N | 34 | 22 | 11 | 8 | 4.33 | 64 | 97 | 90 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 187 | 196 | 14 | 85 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 1951 | CIN | N | 40 | 30 | 9 | 14 | 3.83 | 57 | 105 | 97 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 228 | 239 | 15 | 69 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 1952 | PHI | N | 13 | 11 | 2 | 7 | 5.08 | 16 | 41 | 35 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 62 | 70 | 8 | 26 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 1954 | BAL | A | 38 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3.67 | 27 | 33 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 73.2 | 80 | 2 | 34 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| Total | NL | 210 | 132 | 42 | 70 | 4.38 | 315 | 578 | 503 | 42 | 5 | 4 | 1034.2 | 1094 | 69 | 401 | 0 | 14 | 15 | |
| Total | AL | 38 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3.67 | 27 | 33 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 73.2 | 80 | 2 | 34 | 0 | 3 | 2 | |
| Total | 248 | 132 | 43 | 72 | 4.33 | 342 | 611 | 533 | 42 | 5 | 6 | 1108.1 | 1174 | 71 | 435 | 0 | 17 | 17 |
[edit] Fielding Stats
| Year | Team | POS | G | GS | INN | PO | A | ERR | DP | TP | PB | SB | CS | PkO | AVG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1944 | CIN | N | P | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 1945 | CIN | N | P | 45 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 52 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .984 |
| 1946 | CIN | N | P | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 1948 | CIN | N | P | 34 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 33 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .959 |
| 1949 | CIN | N | P | 38 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 65 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .963 |
| 1950 | CIN | N | P | 34 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 52 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .952 |
| 1951 | CIN | N | P | 40 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 49 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .966 |
| 1952 | PHI | N | P | 13 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 19 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .957 |
| 1954 | BAL | A | P | 38 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 19 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| Total | P | 248 | 0 | 0 | 60 | 290 | 12 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .967 |
[edit] Batting Stats
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | AVG | OBP | SLG | 2B | 3B | BB | SO | HBP | SH | SB | IBB | GDP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1944 | CIN | N | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1945 | CIN | N | 45 | 46 | 6 | 13 | 0 | 5 | .283 | .313 | .304 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1946 | CIN | N | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1948 | CIN | N | 35 | 60 | 9 | 12 | 0 | 4 | .200 | .238 | .250 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 1949 | CIN | N | 41 | 72 | 3 | 17 | 0 | 5 | .236 | .247 | .278 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 1950 | CIN | N | 35 | 63 | 7 | 11 | 1 | 8 | .175 | .200 | .238 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1951 | CIN | N | 40 | 70 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 1 | .114 | .139 | .186 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1952 | PHI | N | 13 | 21 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .048 | .091 | .048 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1954 | BAL | A | 38 | 16 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | .250 | .250 | .313 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | NL | 215 | 333 | 28 | 62 | 2 | 24 | .186 | .212 | .234 | 10 | 0 | 9 | 46 | 2 | 26 | 1 | 0 | 8 | |
| Total | AL | 38 | 16 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | .250 | .250 | .313 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 253 | 349 | 29 | 66 | 2 | 25 | .189 | .214 | .238 | 11 | 0 | 9 | 47 | 2 | 26 | 1 | 0 | 8 |
[edit] Transactions
- Signed as an amateur free agent by Cincinnati Reds (1943).
- Traded by Cincinnati Reds with Connie Ryan and Smoky Burgess to Philadelphia Phillies in exchange for Andy Seminick, Eddie Pellagrini, Dick Sisler and Niles Jordan (December 10, 1951).
- Released by Baltimore Orioles (May 3, 1955).
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