P Al Howard #44
Jacksonville Gators (BAL) DIX
Age: 29 | Bats: L | Throws: L | Morale: Normal
11/01/1974
BNN Index | DIX | SCORES | STANDINGS | STATS | TEAMS | PLAYERS | TRANSACTIONS | HISTORY
P AL HOWARD #44 - AGE: 29 - BATS: L - THROWS: L - MORALE: NORMAL
G GS Rec SV ERA IP HA HR BB K WHIP WAR
33 10 4-5 5 3.18 110.1 91 7 57 82 1.34 1.9
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result Start IP H R ER BB K Dec
09/20/1974 BIR Win, 5-4 X 9.0 4 4 4 2 9
09/14/1974 @ CHT Win, 11-5 X 9.0 12 5 5 4 8 Win
09/09/1974 MEM Win, 5-0 X 9.0 4 0 0 3 5 Win
09/05/1974 @ SLC Loss, 7-13 X 2.1 8 10 5 3 3 Loss
08/31/1974 @ SAC Loss, 3-12 X 2.2 10 8 8 2 3 Loss
08/24/1974 SD Win, 2-1 X 7.1 3 0 0 2 3 Win
08/19/1974 @ TUC Loss, 5-6 X 4.2 10 6 6 2 3 Loss
08/14/1974 SLC Win, 12-2 X 6.0 7 2 1 6 1 Win
08/09/1974 @ HAW Win, 4-2 X 8.0 7 2 2 2 4 Win
07/31/1974 BIR Win, 2-0 X 9.0 3 0 0 2 4 Win
PERSONALITY
Birthday:08/17/1945
Born in:Kansas City, MO
Nationality:American
Height:6' 0"
Weight:185 lbs
Local Popularity:Very Popular
National Pop.:Very Popular
STATUS
Contract:Minor League Contract
Salary:-
Signed Through:-
Major Service:None, 101 Days
Service This Yr:None
40-Man Service:3 Years, None
Pro Service:11 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:Out of option years
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1963, 20th Pick in Round 14
DIXIE LEAGUE 1974 PITCHING STATS
Pitching G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG CG% SHO QS QS%
Overall 33 10 4 5 5 3.18 110.1 91 39 39 7 57 82 4 40.0 2 4 40.0
Pitching SVO BS SV% RA GF BR/9 H/9 K/9 BB/9 FIP WHIP FIP- WAR BABIP        
Overall 9 4 55.6 23 15 12.32 7.42 6.69 4.65 3.73 1.34 85 1.9 .272        
Pitching AB H 2B 3B HR R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS      
vs. LHB 85 21 6 1 1 7 14 12 0 0 0 .247 .354 .376 .730      
vs. RHB 312 70 9 1 6 32 43 70 1 8 3 .224 .323 .317 .640      
DIXIE LEAGUE 1974 PITCHING SPLITS
Split G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K  
April 1 1 0 1 0 6.43 7.0 9 5 5 1 7 4  
May 8 1 1 1 0 3.00 12.0 13 4 4 1 8 8  
June 13 1 0 2 3 4.10 26.1 21 12 12 1 17 18  
July 8 4 1 1 2 2.13 38.0 28 9 9 2 16 30  
September 3 3 2 0 0 3.00 27.0 20 9 9 2 9 22  
Last Year 4 4 2 2 0 2.93 30.2 22 12 10 0 14 26  
2 Years Ago 19 19 7 10 0 3.47 148.0 128 60 57 10 76 107  
Career 61 38 15 19 5 3.20 328.2 275 122 117 18 164 242  
Home 19 6 3 1 2 2.22 65.0 41 16 16 3 29 43  
Road 14 4 1 4 3 4.57 45.1 50 23 23 4 28 39  
Grass 33 10 4 5 5 3.18 110.1 91 39 39 7 57 82  
Day 5 1 0 0 1 0.96 9.1 8 1 1 0 3 7  
Night 28 9 4 5 4 3.39 101.0 83 38 38 7 54 75  
As Starter 10 10 3 2 0 3.30 76.1 63 28 28 5 43 57  
As Reliever / Substitution 23 0 1 3 5 2.91 34.0 28 11 11 2 14 25  
GREAT WESTERN LEAGUE 1974 PITCHING STATS
Pitching G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG CG% SHO QS QS%
Overall 6 6 3 3 0 6.39 31.0 45 28 22 2 17 17 0 0.0 0 3 50.0
Pitching SVO BS SV% RA GF BR/9 H/9 K/9 BB/9 FIP WHIP FIP- WAR BABIP        
Overall 0 0 0.0 0 0 18.29 13.06 4.94 4.94 5.05 2.00 103 0.4 .374        
Pitching AB H 2B 3B HR R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS      
vs. LHB 32 8 2 1 1 4 4 5 0 1 0 .250 .333 .469 .802      
vs. RHB 102 37 9 1 1 24 13 12 0 0 1 .363 .440 .500 .940      
GREAT WESTERN LEAGUE 1974 PITCHING SPLITS
Split G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K  
August 5 5 3 2 0 5.34 28.2 37 18 17 1 14 14  
September 1 1 0 1 0 19.29 2.1 8 10 5 1 3 3  
Career 69 69 15 32 0 5.61 405.2 471 294 253 42 207 250  
Home 2 2 2 0 0 0.67 13.1 10 2 1 0 8 4  
Road 4 4 1 3 0 10.70 17.2 35 26 21 2 9 13  
Grass 6 6 3 3 0 6.39 31.0 45 28 22 2 17 17  
Day 4 4 2 2 0 6.53 20.2 30 16 15 0 12 10  
Night 2 2 1 1 0 6.10 10.1 15 12 7 2 5 7  
As Starter 6 6 3 3 0 6.39 31.0 45 28 22 2 17 17  
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+
1969 Baltimore - FABL 23 7 0 1 1 0 3.97 11.1 11 5 5 1 7 4 0 0 1.59 .270 4.68 -0.1 98
1970 Baltimore - FABL 24 7 0 0 2 0 8.78 13.1 22 13 13 3 12 7 0 0 2.55 .404 7.13 -0.3 51
1971 Baltimore - FABL 25 4 0 0 0 1 6.23 8.2 12 6 6 0 6 4 0 0 2.08 .387 2.96 0.1 60
Total FABL 18 0 1 3 1 6.48 33.1 45 24 24 4 25 15 0 0 2.10 .357 5.21 -0.3 64
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+
1963 Moline - R 17 13 13 2 6 0 5.47 74.0 84 49 45 6 52 39 1 1 1.84 .318 5.45 1.1 101
1964 Moline - R 18 20 5 2 7 0 7.84 41.1 54 36 36 2 44 35 1 0 2.37 .371 6.12 0.2 73
1964 Charlotte - A 18 2 2 0 2 0 17.55 6.2 15 16 13 1 12 6 0 0 4.05 .483 8.83 -0.2 26
1965 Moline - R 19 16 6 3 4 2 9.30 39.2 55 44 41 12 50 33 0 0 2.65 .368 9.45 -1.0 61
1965 Charlotte - A 19 2 2 1 1 0 3.38 16.0 10 6 6 1 8 12 1 0 1.12 .220 4.16 0.3 144
1966 Moline - R 20 10 8 2 4 0 4.61 54.2 62 32 28 5 53 35 1 0 2.10 .341 6.71 0.3 128
1966 Charlotte - A 20 2 2 0 2 0 18.00 6.0 14 14 12 2 7 3 0 0 3.50 .429 9.86 -0.3 24
1966 Hartford - A 20 2 2 0 2 0 7.84 10.1 16 10 9 1 11 11 0 0 2.61 .429 5.22 -0.1 47
1967 Quincy - R 21 2 0 0 0 0 0.00 4.0 3 0 0 0 2 7 0 0 1.25 .375 1.53 0.2 999
1967 Dubuque - R 21 2 0 0 0 0 3.00 3.0 2 1 1 0 2 7 0 0 1.33 .400 0.86 0.1 150
1967 Total - R 21 4 0 0 0 0 1.29 7.0 5 1 1 0 4 14 0 0 1.29 .385 1.24 0.3 349
1967 Charleston - A 21 1 1 0 1 0 2.57 7.0 9 3 2 1 3 6 0 0 1.71 .400 3.89 0.0 120
1967 Charlotte - A 21 3 3 1 2 0 4.50 20.0 17 14 10 3 15 19 0 0 1.60 .259 4.91 -0.2 68
1967 Total - A 21 4 4 1 3 0 4.00 27.0 26 17 12 4 18 25 0 0 1.63 .297 4.64 -0.2 76
1967 Camden - A 21 1 1 1 0 0 1.04 8.2 7 1 1 1 2 11 0 0 1.04 .316 2.39 0.2 305
1967 Terre Haute - A 21 1 1 0 1 0 5.40 5.0 1 3 3 0 6 5 0 0 1.40 .091 4.27 -0.0 59
1967 Total - A 21 2 2 1 1 0 2.63 13.2 8 4 4 1 8 16 0 0 1.17 .233 3.08 0.2 121
1967 Austin - AA 21 1 1 0 1 0 162.00 0.1 5 6 6 0 2 0 0 0 21.00 .833 21.20 -0.1 3
1968 Quincy - R 22 4 0 0 0 0 3.38 2.2 3 1 1 0 3 1 0 0 2.25 .300 5.99 -0.0 123
1968 Charleston - A 22 11 11 5 3 0 2.80 83.2 66 28 26 2 49 78 5 2 1.37 .290 2.80 1.6 115
1968 Camden - A 22 5 5 1 4 0 3.32 38.0 34 14 14 0 20 34 1 1 1.42 .312 2.68 1.0 101
1969 Jacksonville - AA 23 3 3 1 2 0 2.88 25.0 21 8 8 1 10 18 2 0 1.24 .274 3.38 0.4 119
1969 San Jose - AAA 23 14 14 2 7 0 6.25 76.1 94 61 53 12 37 35 0 0 1.72 .313 5.32 -0.4 60
1970 San Jose - AAA 24 23 23 3 13 0 6.28 137.2 160 107 96 17 69 97 1 0 1.66 .323 5.01 0.6 68
1971 Jacksonville - AA 25 2 2 1 0 0 1.84 14.2 13 3 3 0 7 9 0 0 1.36 .302 2.50 0.4 173
1971 San Jose - AAA 25 26 26 7 9 0 4.59 160.2 172 98 82 11 84 101 1 1 1.59 .304 4.26 2.0 90
1972 Providence - A 26 11 11 4 4 0 4.52 77.2 80 42 39 4 47 65 1 0 1.64 .335 3.34 1.3 80
1972 Jacksonville - AA 26 19 19 7 10 0 3.47 148.0 128 60 57 10 76 107 11 3 1.38 .268 3.38 1.7 92
1973 Norfolk - A 27 6 0 0 0 0 3.68 7.1 7 3 3 0 4 8 0 0 1.50 .333 1.63 0.2 105
1973 Providence - A 27 29 14 8 7 5 2.64 129.1 111 44 38 4 56 134 3 2 1.29 .311 2.50 3.7 141
1973 Jacksonville - AA 27 4 4 2 2 0 2.93 30.2 22 12 10 0 14 26 2 2 1.17 .262 2.67 1.0 135
1974 Jacksonville - AA 28 33 10 4 5 5 3.18 110.1 91 39 39 7 57 82 4 2 1.34 .272 3.73 1.9 136
1974 San Jose - AAA 28 6 6 3 3 0 6.39 31.0 45 28 22 2 17 17 0 0 2.00 .374 5.05 0.4 76
Total DIX 61 38 15 19 5 3.20 328.2 275 122 117 18 164 242 19 7 1.34 .271 3.39 111.9
Total GWL 69 69 15 32 0 5.61 405.2 471 294 253 42 207 250 2 1 1.67 .318 4.78 73.9
Total HL 1 1 0 1 0 5.40 5.0 1 3 3 0 6 5 0 0 1.40 .091 4.27 59.4
Total MAL 48 33 14 17 5 3.44 264.0 248 111 101 10 136 255 5 3 1.45 .324 2.88 105.2
Total SEL 27 21 7 11 0 4.42 146.2 138 84 72 10 98 132 6 2 1.61 .309 3.79 82.6
Total LSA 1 1 0 1 0 162.00 0.1 5 6 6 0 2 0 0 0 21.00 .833 21.20 2.8
Total UMVA 67 32 9 21 2 6.24 219.1 263 163 152 25 206 157 3 1 2.14 .344 6.49 90.6
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1963 Moline - R P 13 13 5 7 0 14 2 .857 74.0 1.46 -0.8 .706
1964 Charlotte - A P 2 2 0 2 0 2 0 1.000 6.2 2.70 -0.2 1.062
1964 Moline - R P 20 5 0 5 0 5 0 1.000 41.1 1.09 -0.4 1.075
1965 Charlotte - A P 2 2 0 1 0 1 0 1.000 16.0 0.56 -0.2 1.059
1965 Moline - R P 16 6 1 6 0 7 0 1.000 39.2 1.59 -0.1 1.083
1966 Hartford - A P 2 2 1 1 0 2 0 1.000 10.1 1.74 -0.5 1.038
1966 Charlotte - A P 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 .000 6.0 0.00 -0.2 .000
1966 Moline - R P 10 8 0 3 0 3 0 1.000 54.2 0.49 -0.1 1.044
1967 Austin - AA P 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 1.000 0.1 27.00 -0.2 .515
1967 Terre Haute - A P 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 5.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1967 Camden - A P 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 8.2 0.00 +0.3 .000
1967 Charlotte - A P 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 .000 20.0 0.00 -0.5 .000
1967 Charleston - A P 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 1.000 7.0 1.29 -0.2 1.050
1967 Quincy - R P 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 4.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1967 Dubuque - R P 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 3.0 0.00 -0.3 .000
1968 Camden - A P 5 5 0 2 0 2 0 1.000 38.0 0.47 -0.7 1.055
1968 Charleston - A P 11 11 4 10 3 14 0 1.000 83.2 1.51 -0.7 1.171
1968 Quincy - R P 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 2.2 0.00 0.0 .000
1969 Baltimore - MLB P 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 11.1 0.00 +0.1 .000
1969 San Jose - AAA P 14 14 9 8 0 17 0 1.000 76.1 2.00 -0.8 1.348
1969 Jacksonville - AA P 3 3 1 4 1 5 0 1.000 25.0 1.80 -0.3 .846
1970 Baltimore - MLB P 7 0 0 2 0 2 0 1.000 13.1 1.35 -0.1 .994
1970 San Jose - AAA P 23 23 10 8 0 19 1 .947 137.2 1.18 -0.4 .977
1971 Baltimore - MLB P 4 0 1 3 0 4 0 1.000 8.2 4.15 +0.1 .994
1971 San Jose - AAA P 26 26 11 17 1 31 3 .903 160.2 1.57 -2.2 .857
1971 Jacksonville - AA P 2 2 0 3 0 3 0 1.000 14.2 1.84 +0.5 1.553
1972 Jacksonville - AA P 19 19 4 13 1 17 0 1.000 148.0 1.03 -0.8 1.048
1972 Providence - A P 11 11 3 8 0 12 1 .917 77.2 1.27 -0.1 .802
1973 Jacksonville - AA P 4 4 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 30.2 0.29 0.0 .000
1973 Providence - A P 29 14 7 7 3 15 1 .933 129.1 0.97 +0.3 .884
1973 Norfolk - A P 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 7.1 0.00 0.0 .000
1974 Jacksonville - AA P 33 10 4 12 0 18 2 .889 110.1 1.31 -0.1 .874
1974 San Jose - AAA P 6 6 1 1 0 2 0 1.000 31.0 0.58 +0.3 .988
TOTAL P 292 195 63 125 9 198 10 .949 1403.0 1.21 -7.9 .965
PLAYER HISTORY
01/01/1963 OSA scouting updated ratings: Stuff: 1; Movement: 2; Control: 1.
01/01/1963 OSA scouting updated ratings: Stuff: 1; Movement: 2; Control: 1.
06/18/1963 Drafted in the 1963 first-year player draft out of high school (Richmond; Richmond, MO) by the St. Louis Pioneers. (Round 14, Pick 20, 280th overall pick).
07/15/1963 Injured (shoulder tendinitis),day-to-day for one week.
07/19/1963 Suffered setback in recovery from injury, will miss another one week.
09/07/1963 Pitches a 7-hit shutout against the Burlington Bears with 5 strikeouts and 3 BB allowed!
01/01/1964 OSA scouting updated ratings: Stuff: 1; Movement: 2; Control: 1.
04/11/1966 Named the #59 prospect in the FABL
07/07/1966 Named the #95 prospect in the FABL
08/06/1966 Injured (dead arm),out for 4 days.
06/22/1967 Released by the St. Louis organization.
06/26/1967 Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Chicago Chiefs organization.
07/04/1967 Released by the Chicago organization.
07/11/1967 Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Detroit Dynamos organization.
07/16/1967 Released by the Detroit organization.
07/17/1967 Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Montreal Saints organization.
08/08/1967 Released by the Montreal organization.
08/14/1967 Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Cincinnati Cannons organization.
07/26/1968 Pitches a 6-hit shutout against the Arlington Patriots with 11 strikeouts and 4 BB allowed!
08/30/1968 Pitches a 6-hit shutout against the Mobile Monarchs with 9 strikeouts and 7 BB allowed!
09/06/1968 Pitches a 8-hit shutout against the Springfield Rifles with 8 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed!
12/10/1968 Added to the secondary (40-man) roster for the Cincinnati Cannons.
01/02/1969 Drafted in the 1968 expansion draft from the Cincinnati Cannons by the Baltimore Clippers. (Round 14, Pick 2, 54th overall pick).
02/12/1969 Unsuccessfully completed training to improve his infield defense at the Baltimore Clippers development complex.
04/29/1969 Injured (strained hamstring),out for 6-7 weeks.
04/11/1971 Pitches a 2-hit shutout against the San Diego Conquistadors with 5 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed!
10/03/1971 Injured (flu),day-to-day for 4 days.
05/03/1972 Pitches a 7-hit shutout against the Birmingham Ironmen with 6 strikeouts and 3 BB allowed!
05/13/1972 Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the Nashville Chieftains with 9 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed!
09/04/1972 Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Memphis Cougars with 9 strikeouts and 4 BB allowed!
07/18/1973 Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the Chattanooga Reliables with 6 strikeouts and 4 BB allowed!
07/30/1973 Pitches a 6-hit shutout against the Trenton Eagles with 7 strikeouts and 4 BB allowed!
08/14/1973 Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Wilmington Pipers with 6 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed!
08/23/1973 Pitches a 2-hit shutout against the Jackson Pilots with 5 strikeouts and 4 BB allowed!
05/04/1974 Injured (sore ankle),day-to-day for one week.
07/31/1974 Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the Birmingham Ironmen with 4 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed!
09/09/1974 Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Memphis Cougars with 5 strikeouts and 3 BB allowed!
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