Howell Skunks Chicago, 4-0 Thursday, May 8th , 1975 John Howell was dynamite at Cougars Park, blowing away the Chicago Cougars in a shutout victory. The Seattle Kings starter had everything working as he held the Cougars to 4 hits in the 4-0 win.
"He was pure nasty out there today," said Chicago skipper Pug Bryan. "I don't think any team in the league would've had a chance against what he was bringing."
Howell finished the game with 4 strikeouts and 4 walks.
Currently Howell has a record of 4-1 with 20 strikeouts and 16 walks in 50.2 innings and a 3.38 ERA.