1B Howie Strong #28
Age: 50 | Bats: S | Throws: R | Morale: Very Good
01/20/1975
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1B HOWIE STRONG #28 - AGE: 50 - BATS: S - THROWS: R - MORALE: VERY GOOD
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 0 0.0
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
PERSONALITY
Birthday:08/05/1924
Born in:Lehi, UT
Nationality:American
Height:6' 2"
Weight:200 lbs
Local Popularity:Unknown
National Pop.:Unknown
STATUS
Contract:RETIRED
Salary:-
Signed Through:-
Major Service:None, None
Service This Yr:None
40-Man Service:None, None
Pro Service:15 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1942, 2nd Pick in Round 22
CAREER BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
CAREER MINOR LEAGUE BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
1942 Moline - R 17 25 28 10 2 0 0 6 3 1 0 0 3 0 0 .357 .379 .429 .808 110 112 0.1
1943 Charlotte - A 18 119 435 82 20 2 4 31 43 47 6 1 108 2 2 .189 .276 .271 .547 67 71 0.2
1944 Charlotte - A 19 117 403 92 20 6 2 32 36 35 3 1 116 0 0 .228 .294 .323 .617 94 98 1.8
1945 Charlotte - A 20 115 451 115 28 4 7 46 45 34 8 3 47 0 1 .255 .317 .381 .698 107 107 2.3
1947 Hartford - A 22 47 118 25 5 0 2 13 13 12 2 0 21 0 0 .212 .295 .305 .601 62 59 -0.2
1947 Dayton - AA 22 34 124 28 7 2 1 8 11 17 1 2 15 0 0 .226 .319 .339 .658 86 95 0.4
1948 Hartford - A 23 125 431 121 24 3 6 53 61 68 2 4 63 1 3 .281 .378 .392 .770 112 117 2.7
1949 Hartford - A 24 31 109 24 3 0 1 11 16 23 3 0 16 0 0 .220 .370 .275 .646 70 78 0.1
1949 Dayton - AA 24 101 357 114 23 4 5 61 59 25 2 5 41 1 1 .319 .362 .448 .811 116 122 2.3
1950 Hartford - A 25 74 262 64 17 1 3 23 37 49 4 3 44 0 0 .244 .368 .351 .719 104 112 1.3
1950 Dallas - AA 25 61 225 52 3 1 4 28 30 32 2 5 20 0 0 .231 .326 .307 .632 77 77 0.5
1951 Hartford - A 26 95 223 51 10 2 5 28 26 61 3 2 26 2 1 .229 .398 .359 .757 123 135 2.2
1951 Dallas - AA 26 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 -131 -0.0
1952 Hartford - A 27 10 8 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 .250 .250 .250 .500 47 33 -0.0
1952 Dallas - AA 27 56 89 25 9 0 1 9 13 14 1 0 13 0 0 .281 .385 .416 .800 118 119 0.2
1953 Trenton - A 28 22 44 12 5 0 0 3 3 8 0 0 7 0 0 .273 .385 .386 .771 111 119 0.1
1953 Harrisburg - AA 28 33 34 10 2 1 0 6 5 7 0 1 6 0 0 .294 .405 .412 .817 121 112 0.1
1954 Dallas - AA 29 16 28 11 3 0 0 6 9 6 0 0 2 0 0 .393 .500 .500 1.000 161 174 0.3
1954 Oakland - AAA 29 67 55 12 2 0 1 10 4 2 1 2 8 0 0 .218 .250 .309 .559 44 34 -0.3
1955 Oakland - AAA 30 64 76 20 5 0 1 17 10 12 1 1 9 0 0 .263 .367 .368 .735 93 97 0.1
1956 Oakland - AAA 31 55 84 21 3 0 1 7 7 14 0 0 5 0 0 .250 .357 .321 .679 77 81 -0.1
Total EA 168 515 152 32 7 6 75 75 49 3 8 62 1 1 .295 .355 .419 .774 109 114
Total GWL 186 215 53 10 0 3 34 21 28 2 3 22 0 0 .247 .335 .335 .670 75 75
Total MAL 404 1195 299 64 6 17 131 158 221 14 9 178 3 4 .250 .371 .356 .728 104 110
Total SEL 351 1289 289 68 12 13 109 124 116 17 5 271 2 3 .224 .296 .326 .622 89 92
Total LSA 136 343 88 15 1 5 43 52 52 3 5 35 0 0 .257 .355 .350 .705 94 96
Total UMVA 25 28 10 2 0 0 6 3 1 0 0 3 0 0 .357 .379 .429 .808 110 112
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1942 Moline - R 3B 13 3 4 5 2 11 2 .818 36.2 2.21 -1.1 .741
1943 Charlotte - A 3B 119 119 41 268 13 322 13 .960 1037.2 2.68 -8.8 .955
1944 Charlotte - A 1B 33 27 238 16 28 258 4 .984 252.0 9.07 +1.1 .990
1944 Charlotte - A 3B 84 78 30 134 12 182 18 .901 692.0 2.13 -4.7 .931
1945 Charlotte - A 1B 29 28 242 12 28 256 2 .992 247.1 9.24 +1.7 1.057
1945 Charlotte - A 3B 83 83 38 171 19 220 11 .950 731.2 2.57 +0.8 1.012
1947 Dayton - AA 1B 6 6 41 1 3 42 0 1.000 53.2 7.04 -0.1 1.041
1947 Hartford - A 1B 11 10 76 4 7 81 1 .988 86.0 8.37 +0.1 1.042
1947 Dayton - AA 3B 18 13 6 29 3 37 2 .946 124.2 2.53 -1.8 .913
1947 Hartford - A 3B 20 15 8 27 1 38 3 .921 140.2 2.24 +0.0 .946
1947 Dayton - AA SS 15 15 25 34 9 62 3 .952 116.2 4.55 -2.6 .858
1947 Hartford - A SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1947 Dayton - AA LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1948 Hartford - A 1B 11 6 58 3 4 61 0 1.000 50.0 10.98 +0.4 1.032
1948 Hartford - A 3B 86 81 44 164 16 215 7 .967 743.2 2.52 -2.9 .960
1948 Hartford - A SS 22 20 29 59 10 91 3 .967 181.0 4.38 -7.5 .838
1949 Dayton - AA 1B 83 76 705 47 47 758 6 .992 688.0 9.84 +1.2 1.009
1949 Dayton - AA 3B 17 0 5 5 2 11 1 .909 32.1 2.78 -0.3 .894
1949 Dayton - AA SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1949 Hartford - A SS 31 31 48 79 14 133 6 .955 274.0 4.17 -2.7 .919
1950 Dallas - AA 1B 11 11 76 8 10 84 0 1.000 92.2 8.16 +0.4 1.030
1950 Dallas - AA 3B 49 49 29 95 6 127 3 .976 436.1 2.56 +2.5 .976
1950 Hartford - A 3B 20 20 14 44 8 60 2 .967 180.0 2.90 +0.1 .980
1950 Hartford - A SS 52 52 69 114 38 189 6 .968 461.1 3.57 -5.6 .934
1951 Dallas - AA 1B 3 0 4 0 0 4 0 1.000 4.0 9.00 +0.0 1.014
1951 Hartford - A 1B 19 0 28 4 3 32 0 1.000 31.0 9.29 +0.7 1.195
1951 Hartford - A 3B 63 49 43 115 16 166 8 .952 466.0 3.05 +0.1 .962
1951 Hartford - A SS 13 12 17 28 9 47 2 .957 104.0 3.89 -2.2 .907
1952 Dallas - AA 1B 21 3 49 5 6 54 0 1.000 57.0 8.53 +0.3 1.018
1952 Hartford - A 1B 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 3.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1952 Dallas - AA 2B 7 4 7 8 1 18 3 .833 42.2 3.16 -2.9 .666
1952 Dallas - AA 3B 16 8 9 15 0 25 1 .960 94.0 2.30 -0.5 .943
1953 Harrisburg - AA 1B 15 0 24 1 1 25 0 1.000 26.2 8.44 +0.1 1.032
1953 Trenton - A 1B 8 0 6 1 1 7 0 1.000 9.0 7.00 +0.1 1.045
1953 Harrisburg - AA 2B 4 1 4 2 0 6 0 1.000 17.0 3.18 -0.3 .982
1953 Trenton - A 2B 4 4 11 9 3 22 2 .909 34.0 5.29 -2.1 .735
1953 Harrisburg - AA 3B 3 0 2 3 1 6 1 .833 13.1 3.38 -0.5 .832
1953 Trenton - A 3B 5 5 2 8 1 10 0 1.000 44.0 2.05 +0.2 1.031
1953 Harrisburg - AA SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1953 Harrisburg - AA LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1954 Oakland - AAA 1B 34 0 54 5 6 59 0 1.000 63.0 8.43 +0.2 1.026
1954 Dallas - AA 1B 7 0 17 2 2 19 0 1.000 21.2 7.89 +0.3 1.022
1954 Dallas - AA 2B 5 4 16 3 1 20 1 .950 34.2 4.93 -0.9 .721
1954 Oakland - AAA 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1954 Dallas - AA 3B 1 0 0 3 0 3 0 1.000 2.0 13.50 +0.1 1.042
1954 Oakland - AAA RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1955 Oakland - AAA 1B 15 3 61 2 5 63 0 1.000 51.2 10.97 +0.6 1.035
1955 Oakland - AAA 2B 4 4 10 12 2 26 4 .846 36.0 5.50 -1.9 .713
1955 Oakland - AAA 3B 13 0 1 5 0 6 0 1.000 24.0 2.25 +0.4 1.061
1955 Oakland - AAA CF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1956 Oakland - AAA 1B 36 0 104 11 13 116 1 .991 92.2 11.17 +0.8 1.086
1956 Oakland - AAA 2B 15 12 32 32 6 66 2 .970 100.0 5.76 -2.4 .860
1956 Oakland - AAA 3B 1 0 0 4 0 4 0 1.000 7.0 5.14 +0.2 1.067
TOTAL 1B 345 170 1783 122 164 1919 14 .993 1829.1 9.37 +8.1 1.025
TOTAL 2B 39 29 80 66 13 158 12 .924 264.1 4.97 -10.5 .782
TOTAL 3B 612 523 276 1095 100 1443 72 .950 4807.0 2.57 -16.2 .963
TOTAL SS 133 130 188 314 80 522 20 .962 1137.0 3.97 -20.7 .900
TOTAL LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 0.0 .000
TOTAL CF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 0.0 .000
TOTAL RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 0.0 .000
PLAYER HISTORY
01/01/1942 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
06/22/1942 Drafted in the 1942 first-year player draft out of high school (Payson; Payson, UT) by the St. Louis Pioneers. (Round 22, Pick 2, 338th overall pick).
01/01/1943 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
01/01/1944 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
01/01/1945 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
12/22/1945 Injured (leave of absence),out for 12 months.
01/01/1946 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
01/01/1947 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
05/11/1947 Injured (shoulder tendinitis),out for 5-6 weeks.
01/01/1948 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
01/01/1949 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
08/05/1949 Injured (bruised jaw),day-to-day for 1 day.
08/29/1949 Goes 5-5 against the Reading Coal Barons, with 2 RBI and 1 R.
01/01/1950 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
07/28/1950 Injured (back stiffness),day-to-day for 1 day.
07/22/1951 Injured (mild calf strain),day-to-day for 5 days.
08/15/1952 Released by the St. Louis organization.
03/22/1953 Signed a minor league contract with the Washington Eagles organization.
08/03/1953 Released by the Washington organization.
12/18/1953 Signed a minor league contract with the St. Louis Pioneers organization.
08/13/1956 Released by the St. Louis organization.
10/12/1957 Retired from professional baseball.
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