1B Bob Howe #39
New York Gothams FABL
Age: 32 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Good
11/01/1974
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1B BOB HOWE #39 - AGE: 32 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: 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
09/22/1974 YOU Win, 8-1 4 2 2 2 0 1 0 0
09/21/1974 YOU Loss, 3-4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/20/1974 YOU Win, 10-1 4 1 1 1 0 1 0 0
09/19/1974 @ DAY Win, 5-4 3 0 0 0 0 4 0 1
09/18/1974 @ DAY Loss, 4-9 3 1 0 0 0 1 0 0
09/17/1974 @ DAY Loss, 2-5 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
09/16/1974 @ WOR Win, 6-4 5 1 1 1 0 0 0 0
09/14/1974 JCA Loss, 2-4 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 0
09/13/1974 JCA Win, 7-0 4 3 2 0 0 0 0 1
09/12/1974 JCA Win, 2-0 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 0
PERSONALITY
Birthday:11/18/1941
Born in:Chicago, IL
Nationality:American
Height:6' 0"
Weight:195 lbs
Local Popularity:Unknown
National Pop.:Unknown
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$52,000
Signed Through:1974 Season
Major Service:None, 49 Days
Service This Yr:None
40-Man Service:1 Year, 100 Days
Pro Service:9 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:1 option year left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1965, 1st Pick in Round 4
EASTERN ASSOCIATION 1974 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 36 101 27 4 2 5 24 23 26 4 .267 .419 .495 .914 .412 .228 136
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 26 130 1 3 0 3 1 1 50 11 5 1 83.3 23.0 7.77 1.1  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   19 2 0 0 1 3 3 6 0 0 0 0 .105 .320 .263 .583
Versus Right   82 25 4 2 4 21 20 20 4 1 1 1 .305 .442 .549 .991
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
May   32 8 1 1 2 8 7 8 3 0 0 0 .250 .400 .531 .931
June   25 10 2 1 1 6 8 5 0 0 0 1 .400 .516 .680 1.196
July   23 6 1 0 2 7 4 4 1 1 1 0 .261 .357 .565 .922
September   21 3 0 0 0 3 4 9 0 0 0 0 .143 .400 .143 .543
Last Year   63 15 2 0 3 9 11 8 7 0 1 2 .238 .342 .413 .755
Career   1251 397 67 22 29 221 235 227 106 12 6 14 .317 .424 .476 .900
Home   45 11 0 1 2 12 14 14 2 0 1 0 .244 .424 .422 .846
Road   56 16 4 1 3 12 9 12 2 1 0 1 .286 .414 .554 .968
Grass   101 27 4 2 5 24 23 26 4 1 1 1 .267 .419 .495 .914
Day   22 9 2 1 0 7 7 5 0 1 0 0 .409 .500 .591 1.091
Night   79 18 2 1 5 17 16 21 4 0 1 1 .228 .396 .468 .864
As Starter   93 25 3 2 5 24 21 25 3 1 0 1 .269 .425 .505 .930
As Reliever / Substitution   8 2 1 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 1 0 .250 .333 .375 .708
MIDDLE ATLANTIC LEAGUE 1974 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 36 135 41 12 0 5 21 27 20 10 .304 .397 .504 .901 .425 .200 163
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 33 156 1 1 0 2 0 0 68 17 8 2 80.0 28.8 7.92 1.7  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   31 7 2 0 1 5 4 6 5 0 0 0 .226 .351 .387 .738
Versus Right   104 34 10 0 4 16 23 14 5 0 0 1 .327 .412 .538 .950
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
June   55 16 3 0 1 10 11 9 4 0 0 1 .291 .400 .400 .800
July   35 10 4 0 1 2 4 1 4 0 0 0 .286 .306 .486 .791
September   45 15 5 0 3 9 12 10 2 0 0 0 .333 .455 .644 1.099
Last Year   17 7 1 1 0 3 3 4 2 0 0 1 .412 .545 .588 1.134
Career   152 48 13 1 5 24 30 24 12 0 0 2 .316 .416 .513 .929
Home   78 22 4 0 2 7 15 12 6 0 0 1 .282 .385 .410 .795
Road   57 19 8 0 3 14 12 8 4 0 0 0 .333 .415 .632 1.047
Grass   135 41 12 0 5 21 27 20 10 0 0 1 .304 .397 .504 .901
Day   52 21 6 0 0 5 11 4 3 0 0 1 .404 .456 .519 .975
Night   83 20 6 0 5 16 16 16 7 0 0 0 .241 .364 .494 .858
As Starter   133 39 12 0 4 18 26 18 10 0 0 1 .293 .382 .474 .855
As Reliever / Substitution   2 2 0 0 1 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 2.500 3.500
CENTURY LEAGUE 1974 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 15 45 16 2 0 0 6 5 3 7 .356 .408 .400 .808 .383 .044 131
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 10 49 1 0 0 0 0 0 18 2 1 1 50.0 7.6 6.83 .4  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   9 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 .111 .111 .111 .222
Versus Right   36 15 2 0 0 5 5 3 5 0 0 1 .417 .475 .472 .947
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
April   22 7 1 0 0 3 0 2 5 0 0 0 .318 .375 .364 .739
May   23 9 1 0 0 3 5 1 2 0 0 1 .391 .440 .435 .875
Last Year   40 12 2 0 1 5 10 6 3 0 1 0 .300 .391 .425 .816
Career   848 236 34 10 11 102 111 95 69 6 8 11 .278 .356 .381 .737
Home   19 9 0 0 0 3 1 0 3 0 0 0 .474 .474 .474 .947
Road   26 7 2 0 0 3 4 3 4 0 0 1 .269 .367 .346 .713
Grass   45 16 2 0 0 6 5 3 7 0 0 1 .356 .408 .400 .808
Day   12 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .250 .308 .250 .558
Night   33 13 2 0 0 5 5 3 7 0 0 0 .394 .444 .455 .899
As Starter   41 16 2 0 0 6 5 2 6 0 0 1 .390 .432 .439 .871
As Reliever / Substitution   4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 .000 .200 .000 .200
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
1973 New York - FABL 31 41 61 17 5 0 1 14 11 3 0 1 4 1 0 .279 .308 .410 .718 98 85 0.1
Total FABL 41 61 17 5 0 1 14 11 3 0 1 4 1 0 .279 .308 .410 .718 98 85 0.1
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
1965 Winston-Salem - A 23 7 29 11 3 0 3 6 4 1 0 0 3 1 1 .379 .400 .793 1.193 193 194 0.4
1965 Wichita - A 23 24 88 26 4 2 5 14 17 16 0 0 12 1 0 .295 .404 .557 .961 153 151 1.0
1965 Knoxville - AA 23 41 161 49 11 3 5 31 25 29 0 1 8 14 4 .304 .408 .503 .911 142 142 1.3
1965 Little Rock - AAA 23 9 36 9 2 0 0 2 4 2 0 0 4 1 1 .250 .289 .306 .595 62 67 0.1
1966 Erie - AA 24 106 409 129 26 9 2 55 61 60 4 2 36 17 11 .315 .406 .438 .844 129 129 2.0
1966 Indianapolis - AAA 24 28 112 22 1 1 1 9 11 9 0 3 7 5 3 .196 .250 .250 .500 36 38 -0.8
1967 Erie - AA 25 37 133 48 13 2 3 22 27 23 2 2 17 13 1 .361 .456 .556 1.013 206 203 2.6
1967 Indianapolis - AAA 25 86 310 76 11 6 6 32 36 34 5 0 32 9 7 .245 .330 .377 .707 91 91 0.9
1968 Erie - AA 26 23 86 27 5 2 2 17 18 14 0 0 6 2 1 .314 .410 .488 .898 160 167 1.1
1968 Indianapolis - AAA 26 83 302 100 16 3 3 48 44 41 5 3 16 7 11 .331 .416 .434 .850 131 136 2.5
1969 Erie - AA 27 27 89 28 2 5 2 19 20 19 3 2 6 7 2 .315 .442 .517 .959 179 161 1.1
1969 Indianapolis - AAA 27 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 -92 -0.0
1970 Erie - AA 28 105 370 123 15 2 12 75 75 77 2 5 30 28 8 .332 .445 .481 .926 134 126 2.2
1970 Indianapolis - AAA 28 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000 161 179 0.0
1971 Springfield - A 29 28 95 24 7 1 1 6 12 15 1 0 13 10 4 .253 .360 .379 .739 112 102 0.6
1971 Galveston - AA 29 43 157 53 12 3 3 23 39 25 2 2 11 6 4 .338 .430 .510 .940 147 141 1.3
1972 Tampa - A 30 31 78 20 6 1 1 6 17 18 3 0 11 5 4 .256 .414 .397 .812 137 137 0.6
1972 Springfield - A 30 83 302 84 15 5 5 43 57 54 2 2 25 21 7 .278 .389 .411 .799 125 126 1.7
1973 Albany - A 31 5 17 7 1 1 0 3 3 4 1 0 2 3 1 .412 .545 .588 1.134 231 196 0.3
1973 Reading - AA 31 19 63 15 2 0 3 9 11 8 2 0 7 3 5 .238 .342 .413 .755 105 93 -0.1
1973 New Orleans - AAA 31 14 40 12 2 0 1 5 10 6 0 0 3 2 1 .300 .391 .425 .816 118 125 0.2
1974 Albany - A 32 36 135 41 12 0 5 21 27 20 1 0 10 8 2 .304 .397 .504 .901 150 163 1.7
1974 Reading - AA 32 36 101 27 4 2 5 24 23 26 1 1 4 5 1 .267 .419 .495 .914 134 136 1.1
1974 New Orleans - AAA 32 15 45 16 2 0 0 6 5 3 1 0 7 1 1 .356 .408 .400 .808 111 131 0.4
Total DIX 41 161 49 11 3 5 31 25 29 0 1 8 14 4 .304 .408 .503 .911 142 142
Total EA 353 1251 397 67 22 29 221 235 227 14 12 106 75 29 .317 .424 .476 .900 144 140
Total HL 135 485 134 26 8 11 63 86 85 3 2 50 32 11 .276 .386 .431 .817 128 126
Total MAL 41 152 48 13 1 5 24 30 24 2 0 12 11 3 .316 .416 .513 .929 160 168
Total SEL 38 107 31 9 1 4 12 21 19 3 0 14 6 5 .290 .411 .505 .916 150 151
Total LSA 43 157 53 12 3 3 23 39 25 2 2 11 6 4 .338 .430 .510 .940 147 141
Total CL 237 848 236 34 10 11 102 111 95 11 6 69 25 24 .278 .356 .381 .737 100 103
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1965 Little Rock - AAA 1B 3 3 21 3 2 24 0 1.000 21.0 10.29 +0.4 1.000
1965 Knoxville - AA 1B 6 6 45 3 5 48 0 1.000 42.0 10.29 +0.0 1.047
1965 Wichita - A 1B 5 5 30 7 3 37 0 1.000 31.1 10.63 +0.8 1.180
1965 Knoxville - AA LF 8 8 9 0 0 9 0 1.000 68.0 1.19 -0.2 1.017
1965 Wichita - A LF 9 7 6 0 0 7 1 .857 62.2 0.86 -0.2 .864
1965 Winston-Salem - A LF 1 1 4 0 0 4 0 1.000 9.0 4.00 +0.1 1.056
1965 Little Rock - AAA CF 6 6 13 1 0 14 0 1.000 48.0 2.62 +1.1 1.000
1965 Knoxville - AA CF 27 26 64 3 0 68 1 .985 232.0 2.60 -3.6 .948
1965 Wichita - A CF 9 8 27 0 0 27 0 1.000 70.0 3.47 -0.3 .960
1965 Winston-Salem - A CF 6 6 15 0 0 15 0 1.000 54.1 2.48 -0.0 1.029
1965 Knoxville - AA RF 2 1 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 15.0 1.20 +0.1 1.041
1965 Wichita - A RF 6 2 3 0 0 4 1 .750 26.0 1.04 -0.2 1.045
1966 Erie - AA 1B 8 7 49 5 4 54 0 1.000 60.2 8.01 -0.2 .974
1966 Indianapolis - AAA LF 26 26 42 0 0 44 2 .955 218.2 1.73 -1.4 .930
1966 Erie - AA LF 89 89 126 0 0 130 4 .969 754.1 1.50 -6.0 .962
1966 Indianapolis - AAA CF 6 2 11 0 0 11 0 1.000 29.2 3.34 -0.2 .917
1966 Erie - AA CF 19 4 23 1 0 26 2 .923 78.0 2.77 -1.8 .895
1966 Erie - AA RF 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 1.2 5.40 +0.0 .995
1967 Indianapolis - AAA 1B 6 6 46 5 4 52 1 .981 51.0 9.00 -0.3 .750
1967 Erie - AA 1B 1 1 8 0 0 8 0 1.000 7.0 10.29 +0.1 1.064
1967 Indianapolis - AAA LF 19 18 27 0 0 27 0 1.000 156.0 1.56 -0.0 1.000
1967 Erie - AA LF 34 33 58 0 0 60 2 .967 286.2 1.82 +0.8 .985
1967 Indianapolis - AAA CF 53 52 134 4 0 143 5 .965 472.0 2.63 +3.1 .950
1967 Erie - AA CF 5 1 8 3 0 12 1 .917 19.0 5.21 -1.4 .817
1967 Indianapolis - AAA RF 4 4 5 0 0 5 0 1.000 31.0 1.45 -0.1 1.000
1968 Indianapolis - AAA 1B 5 5 41 11 2 54 2 .963 41.0 11.41 +0.1 .867
1968 Indianapolis - AAA LF 24 22 38 1 0 40 1 .975 195.2 1.79 -0.3 1.000
1968 Erie - AA LF 21 21 38 0 0 38 0 1.000 182.0 1.88 +1.0 1.052
1968 Indianapolis - AAA CF 52 50 111 11 0 124 2 .984 436.0 2.52 +1.7 .917
1968 Erie - AA CF 1 0 3 0 0 3 0 1.000 3.0 9.00 -0.6 .767
1969 Erie - AA 1B 25 24 179 11 17 192 2 .990 205.0 8.34 -0.3 .976
1969 Erie - AA CF 2 2 4 1 0 5 0 1.000 14.0 3.21 -0.3 1.028
1969 Erie - AA RF 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 3.2 2.45 +0.0 1.024
1970 Indianapolis - AAA 1B 1 1 7 0 1 7 0 1.000 4.0 15.75 +0.1 1.004
1970 Erie - AA 1B 90 89 734 67 84 807 6 .993 738.1 9.76 +0.6 1.004
1970 Erie - AA LF 1 1 3 0 0 3 0 1.000 9.0 3.00 -0.6 .757
1970 Erie - AA CF 5 5 15 0 0 15 0 1.000 45.0 3.00 -0.6 .958
1970 Erie - AA RF 4 4 3 0 0 3 0 1.000 31.0 0.87 -0.8 .780
1971 Galveston - AA 1B 36 36 321 23 28 347 3 .991 318.0 9.74 +0.8 1.023
1971 Springfield - A 1B 16 14 95 13 9 109 1 .991 112.0 8.68 +1.1 1.044
1971 Galveston - AA LF 1 0 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 4.0 4.50 +0.0 1.025
1971 Galveston - AA CF 1 1 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 8.0 2.25 -0.1 1.028
1971 Springfield - A CF 2 2 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 18.0 1.00 +0.4 1.035
1971 Springfield - A RF 10 9 10 0 0 10 0 1.000 76.0 1.18 +0.3 1.036
1972 Springfield - A 1B 43 43 342 28 50 373 3 .992 377.2 8.82 -0.4 .977
1972 Tampa - A 1B 16 5 68 3 8 72 1 .986 68.1 9.35 -0.1 .955
1972 Springfield - A LF 6 5 7 0 0 7 0 1.000 45.0 1.40 -2.7 .567
1972 Tampa - A LF 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 10.0 0.90 +0.1 1.031
1972 Springfield - A CF 25 25 65 6 0 72 1 .986 228.0 2.80 -0.7 1.003
1972 Tampa - A CF 4 3 3 0 0 4 1 .750 25.0 1.08 -0.2 1.044
1972 Springfield - A RF 4 3 4 0 0 4 0 1.000 28.0 1.29 -0.6 .827
1972 Tampa - A RF 11 10 12 0 0 13 1 .923 81.0 1.33 -0.2 .955
1973 New York - MLB 1B 20 7 90 5 10 95 0 1.000 87.1 9.79 +0.5 1.043
1973 New Orleans - AAA 1B 10 10 87 6 6 93 0 1.000 87.0 9.62 -0.3 .998
1973 Reading - AA 1B 15 15 139 13 13 153 1 .993 133.2 10.23 +0.3 .988
1973 Albany - A 1B 5 5 36 3 3 40 1 .975 42.0 8.36 -0.0 .953
1973 New York - MLB LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1973 New York - MLB RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1974 New Orleans - AAA 1B 4 3 29 4 4 33 0 1.000 26.2 11.14 +0.1 1.049
1974 New Orleans - AAA RF 7 7 16 0 0 16 0 1.000 57.0 2.53 -0.0 .992
1974 Reading - AA 1B 12 8 71 4 6 75 0 1.000 79.0 8.54 +0.6 1.044
1974 Reading - AA RF 17 17 17 0 0 17 0 1.000 133.0 1.15 -1.3 .958
1974 Reading - AA LF 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 11.0 0.82 -0.0 1.017
1974 Albany - A RF 21 19 27 1 0 28 0 1.000 151.2 1.66 -0.2 1.016
1974 Albany - A 1B 15 10 87 6 10 94 1 .989 110.0 7.61 -0.2 1.047
1974 Albany - A CF 4 4 3 0 0 3 0 1.000 27.0 1.00 +0.1 1.035
1974 Albany - A LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 0.0 .000
TOTAL 1B 342 303 2525 220 269 2767 22 .992 2643.0 9.35 +3.6 .999
TOTAL LF 247 232 362 1 0 373 10 .973 2014.0 1.62 -9.4 .965
TOTAL CF 227 197 503 30 0 546 13 .976 1807.0 2.65 -3.5 .948
TOTAL RF 89 76 101 1 0 104 2 .981 635.0 1.45 -2.9 .979
PLAYER HISTORY
06/18/1965 Drafted in the 1965 first-year player draft out of college (Kit Carson University; Carson City, NV) by the New York Imperials. (Round 4, Pick 1, 63rd overall pick).
09/07/1965 Hits for the CYCLE, going 4-5 against the Memphis Cougars, with 5 RBI and 1 runs scored.
01/18/1966 Was traded by the New York Imperials to the Cincinnati Cannons, along with C Rube McGowan, in exchange for RF Joe Case.
06/13/1966 Wins the EA Player of the Week Award.
08/01/1966 Wins the EA Player of the Week Award.
10/01/1966 Wins the EA Batter of the Month Award.
06/12/1967 Wins the EA Player of the Week Award.
06/11/1968 Injured (hamstring strain),out for 3 weeks.
07/08/1968 Injured (back tightness),day-to-day for one week.
08/05/1968 Wins the UL Player of the Week Award.
12/29/1968 Injured (mild abdominal strain),day-to-day for 4 days.
08/06/1969 Injured (bruised thigh),day-to-day for 3 days.
04/14/1970 Injured (bruised knee),day-to-day for one week.
04/26/1970 Wins the 1970 Century League Round 2 with the Indianapolis Hoosiers!
07/13/1970 Wins the EA Player of the Week Award.
08/17/1970 Wins the EA Player of the Week Award.
09/01/1970 Wins the EA Batter of the Month Award.
04/06/1971 Released by the Cincinnati organization.
06/18/1971 Signed a minor league contract with the Seattle Kings organization.
07/08/1971 Injured (bruised wrist),day-to-day for 1 day.
09/06/1971 Wins the LSA Player of the Week Award.
07/01/1972 Goes 5-5 against the Terre Haute Brewers, with 3 2B, 3 RBI and 2 R.
09/01/1972 Released by the Seattle organization.
09/27/1972 Signed a minor league contract with the Los Angeles Stars organization.
10/02/1972 Released by the Los Angeles organization.
12/17/1972 Signed a minor league contract with the Detroit Dynamos organization.
03/15/1973 Released by the Detroit organization.
04/07/1973 Signed a minor league contract with the New York Gothams organization.
09/28/1973 Wins the 1973 Century League Round 1 with the New Orleans Showboats!
07/19/1974 Injured (hamstring strain),out for 6 weeks.
09/30/1974 Wins the 1974 Middle Atlantic League MAL Championship Series with the Albany Knickerbockers!
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