P Howie Cook #17
Reading Coal Barons (NYG) EA
Age: 27 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Very Unhappy
08/11/1975
BNN Index | EA | SCORES | STANDINGS | STATS | TEAMS | PLAYERS | TRANSACTIONS | HISTORY
P HOWIE COOK #17 - AGE: 27 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: VERY UNHAPPY
G GS Rec SV ERA IP HA HR BB K WHIP WAR
44 0 2-4 4 6.78 65.0 71 4 45 36 1.78 0.3
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result Start IP H R ER BB K Dec
08/08/1975 @ HAR Win, 9-6 0.2 2 3 0 0 1
08/06/1975 @ FTW Win, 9-3 0.2 0 0 0 1 2
08/05/1975 @ FTW Win, 8-1 2.0 2 0 0 0 3 Save
07/30/1975 HAR Loss, 2-8 2.0 0 0 0 2 1
07/29/1975 HAR Loss, 0-4 1.0 0 0 0 1 0
07/27/1975 FTW Win, 12-2 2.1 1 0 0 0 2
07/26/1975 FTW Loss, 0-4 2.0 0 0 0 0 0
07/23/1975 @ YOU Win, 8-5 1.0 4 2 2 0 3
07/21/1975 @ CBL Win, 11-4 1.0 2 0 0 1 1
07/20/1975 @ CBL Win, 6-1 0.1 0 0 0 0 1
PERSONALITY
Birthday:06/23/1948
Born in:Mankato, MN
Nationality:American
Height:6' 4"
Weight:200 lbs
Local Popularity:Unknown
National Pop.:Unknown
STATUS
Contract:Minor League Contract
Salary:-
Signed Through:-
Major Service:None, 24 Days
Service This Yr:None
40-Man Service:1 Year, 90 Days
Pro Service:9 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:1 option year left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1966, 17th Pick in Round 5
EASTERN ASSOCIATION 1975 PITCHING STATS
Pitching G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG CG% SHO QS QS%
Overall 44 0 2 4 4 6.78 65.0 71 52 49 4 45 36 0 0.0 0 0 0.0
Pitching SVO BS SV% RA GF BR/9 H/9 K/9 BB/9 FIP WHIP FIP- WAR BABIP        
Overall 8 3 57.1 44 13 16.34 9.83 4.98 6.23 4.40 1.78 99 0.3 .309        
Pitching AB H 2B 3B HR R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS      
vs. LHB 88 25 4 1 0 13 14 14 1 0 1 .284 .385 .352 .737      
vs. RHB 167 46 6 3 4 39 31 22 1 3 1 .275 .390 .419 .809      
EASTERN ASSOCIATION 1975 PITCHING SPLITS
Split G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K  
Last Week 3 0 0 0 1 0.00 3.1 4 3 0 0 1 6  
April 3 0 0 0 1 0.00 5.1 2 0 0 0 3 2  
May 13 0 1 2 1 11.70 20.0 28 26 26 2 21 9  
June 13 0 0 2 1 9.16 18.2 25 19 19 1 13 9  
July 12 0 1 0 0 2.04 17.2 12 4 4 1 7 10  
August 3 0 0 0 1 0.00 3.1 4 3 0 0 1 6  
Last Year 31 0 3 2 2 3.62 49.2 52 23 20 3 27 31  
Career 99 0 5 6 7 5.03 150.1 147 93 84 10 100 89  
Home 19 0 1 0 2 5.45 33.0 26 20 20 1 30 12  
Road 25 0 1 4 2 8.16 32.0 45 32 29 3 15 24  
Grass 44 0 2 4 4 6.78 65.0 71 52 49 4 45 36  
Day 9 0 0 1 1 0.75 12.0 9 1 1 0 2 3  
Night 35 0 2 3 3 8.15 53.0 62 51 48 4 43 33  
As Reliever / Substitution 44 0 2 4 4 6.78 65.0 71 52 49 4 45 36  
CAREER PITCHING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG SHO WHIP BABIP FIP WAR ERA+
1971 Chicago - FABL 22 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.00 .250 5.70 -0.0 999
Total FABL 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.00 .250 5.70 -0.0 999
CAREER MINOR LEAGUE PITCHING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG SHO WHIP BABIP FIP WAR ERA+
1966 La Crosse - R 17 26 0 2 4 4 7.04 30.2 49 27 24 2 25 23 0 0 2.41 .431 5.42 0.3 89
1966 San Jose - A 17 2 0 0 0 0 10.80 3.1 6 4 4 2 0 1 0 0 1.80 .308 10.38 -0.3 31
1967 La Crosse - R 18 7 0 1 0 0 1.29 7.0 4 1 1 0 1 12 0 0 0.71 .333 1.38 0.3 367
1967 San Jose - A 18 2 0 0 0 1 0.00 4.0 4 1 0 0 3 3 0 0 1.75 .267 3.46 0.0 999
1968 La Crosse - R 19 21 0 3 4 8 7.67 27.0 33 24 23 2 11 31 0 0 1.63 .397 3.59 0.3 58
1968 San Jose - A 19 13 0 0 1 2 3.80 21.1 16 9 9 3 11 27 0 0 1.27 .277 4.27 -0.1 99
1969 Rockford - A 20 66 0 7 8 13 4.11 103.0 101 49 47 8 60 71 0 0 1.56 .292 3.90 -0.9 74
1970 La Crosse - R 21 14 0 1 2 5 3.71 17.0 25 7 7 0 10 18 0 0 2.06 .472 2.97 0.4 125
1970 Yakima - A 21 4 0 0 0 0 7.11 6.1 8 5 5 1 3 8 0 0 1.74 .412 4.80 -0.0 57
1970 Rockford - A 21 12 0 0 0 2 6.52 19.1 26 14 14 1 10 14 0 0 1.86 .357 3.68 0.0 55
1971 Yakima - A 22 32 0 3 3 13 3.38 56.0 51 23 21 4 23 67 0 0 1.32 .331 3.00 1.0 122
1971 Rockford - A 22 1 0 1 0 0 0.00 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 .000 2.94 0.0 999
1971 Memphis - AA 22 1 0 1 0 0 0.00 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 2.00 .000 4.50 -0.0 999
1971 Omaha - AAA 22 1 0 0 0 0 9.00 2.0 3 2 2 1 0 2 0 0 1.50 .500 6.56 -0.1 35
1972 Yakima - A 23 8 0 0 4 2 6.75 12.0 21 9 9 2 5 12 0 0 2.17 .452 4.79 -0.1 61
1972 Rockford - A 23 1 0 0 0 0 4.50 2.0 3 1 1 0 1 2 0 0 2.00 .500 2.54 0.0 85
1972 Reading - AA 23 24 0 0 0 1 3.79 35.2 24 18 15 3 28 22 0 0 1.46 .200 5.00 0.2 133
1972 Memphis - AA 23 4 0 0 1 2 7.11 6.1 9 5 5 1 4 5 0 0 2.05 .381 4.84 -0.1 45
1972 Total - AA 23 28 0 0 1 3 4.29 42.0 33 23 20 4 32 27 0 0 1.55 .230 4.98 0.0 103
1972 New Orleans - AAA 23 6 0 0 2 0 7.27 8.2 13 7 7 0 4 7 0 0 1.96 .406 2.63 0.1 47
1972 Omaha - AAA 23 6 0 2 1 1 2.53 10.2 7 3 3 1 2 6 0 0 0.84 .194 3.17 0.1 135
1972 Total - AAA 23 12 0 2 3 1 4.66 19.1 20 10 10 1 6 13 0 0 1.34 .302 2.92 0.2 74
1973 New Orleans - AAA 24 53 13 13 10 8 3.62 139.1 142 74 56 15 60 103 0 0 1.45 .302 4.31 1.1 118
1974 Reading - AA 25 31 0 3 2 2 3.62 49.2 52 23 20 3 27 31 0 0 1.59 .308 4.02 0.7 128
1974 New Orleans - AAA 25 29 0 4 2 3 6.20 40.2 48 28 28 5 21 30 0 0 1.70 .333 4.86 -0.2 69
1975 Reading - AA 26 44 0 2 4 4 6.78 65.0 71 52 49 4 45 36 0 0 1.78 .309 4.40 0.3 65
Total DIX 5 0 1 1 2 6.14 7.1 9 5 5 1 6 7 0 0 2.05 .364 4.79 52.0
Total EA 99 0 5 6 7 5.03 150.1 147 93 84 10 100 89 0 0 1.64 .285 4.42 90.5
Total HL 80 0 8 8 15 4.45 125.1 130 64 62 9 71 87 0 0 1.60 .305 3.83 70.7
Total COW 61 0 3 8 18 4.19 103.0 106 51 48 12 45 118 0 0 1.47 .341 3.84 94.4
Total UMVA 68 0 7 10 17 6.06 81.2 111 59 55 4 47 84 0 0 1.93 .425 3.96 84.4
Total CL 95 13 19 15 12 4.29 201.1 213 114 96 22 87 148 0 0 1.49 .310 4.31 96.4
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1966 San Jose - A P 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 3.1 0.00 0.0 .000
1966 La Crosse - R P 26 0 2 5 0 7 0 1.000 30.2 2.05 +0.6 1.044
1967 San Jose - A P 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 4.0 2.25 0.0 .000
1967 La Crosse - R P 7 0 0 1 0 2 1 .500 7.0 1.29 -0.3 .000
1968 San Jose - A P 13 0 0 2 0 2 0 1.000 21.1 0.84 +0.2 1.019
1968 La Crosse - R P 21 0 1 2 0 3 0 1.000 27.0 1.00 +0.1 1.096
1969 Rockford - A P 66 0 1 5 0 6 0 1.000 103.0 0.52 -0.3 1.047
1970 Rockford - A P 12 0 4 1 0 5 0 1.000 19.1 2.33 +0.1 1.042
1970 Yakima - A P 4 0 0 1 0 1 0 1.000 6.1 1.42 +0.1 1.035
1970 La Crosse - R P 14 0 0 2 0 2 0 1.000 17.0 1.06 -0.5 1.054
1971 Chicago - MLB P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1971 Omaha - AAA P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 2.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1971 Memphis - AA P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1971 Rockford - A P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1971 Yakima - A P 32 0 2 5 1 7 0 1.000 56.0 1.12 +0.1 1.025
1972 Omaha - AAA P 6 0 0 1 0 1 0 1.000 10.2 0.84 +0.0 .996
1972 New Orleans - AAA P 6 0 0 1 0 1 0 1.000 8.2 1.04 +0.0 .996
1972 Memphis - AA P 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 6.1 0.00 0.0 .000
1972 Reading - AA P 24 0 1 4 0 5 0 1.000 35.2 1.26 +0.3 1.038
1972 Rockford - A P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 2.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1972 Yakima - A P 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 12.0 0.00 -0.2 .000
1973 New Orleans - AAA P 52 13 7 15 2 24 2 .917 139.1 1.42 +1.1 1.244
1974 New Orleans - AAA P 29 0 0 7 0 7 0 1.000 40.2 1.55 +0.1 1.193
1974 Reading - AA P 30 0 3 4 0 8 1 .875 49.2 1.27 +0.5 1.020
1975 Reading - AA P 44 0 2 7 0 9 0 1.000 65.0 1.25 -0.0 .994
TOTAL P 407 13 24 63 3 91 4 .956 670.0 1.17 +1.9 1.070
PLAYER HISTORY
01/01/1964 OSA scouting updated ratings: Stuff: 2; Movement: 1; Control: 1.
06/18/1966 Drafted in the 1966 first-year player draft out of high school (Winnebago; Winnebago, MN) by the Chicago Cougars. (Round 5, Pick 17, 97th overall pick).
07/30/1967 Injured (bone chips (elbow)),out for 6 weeks.
04/02/1970 Injured (dizziness and nausea),day-to-day for 2 days.
12/10/1970 Added to the secondary (40-man) roster for the Chicago Cougars.
09/25/1971 Wins the 1971 C-O-W League COW Championship Series with the Yakima Rams!
07/05/1972 Released by the Chicago organization.
07/13/1972 Signed a minor league contract ($260 bonus) with the New York Gothams organization.
09/23/1973 Injured (neck stiffness),day-to-day for 2 days.
09/28/1973 Wins the 1973 Century League Round 1 with the New Orleans Showboats!
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