C Howdy Oakes #38
Washington Eagles FABL
Age: 34 | Bats: L | Throws: R | Morale: Very Good
11/01/1974
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C HOWDY OAKES #38 - AGE: 34 - BATS: L - THROWS: R - MORALE: VERY GOOD
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
139 498 127 23 7 10 82 45 63 .255 .316 .390 0 3.1
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
10/02/1974 @ PHI Win, 7-3 4 1 2 2 1 1 0 0
09/29/1974 @ BOS Win, 6-5 3 0 0 1 0 0 1 0
09/28/1974 @ BOS Loss, 5-8 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 0
09/27/1974 @ BOS Loss, 0-4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/25/1974 BAL Loss, 7-9 3 2 1 0 0 2 0 0
09/22/1974 BOS Loss, 0-6 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
09/21/1974 BOS Loss, 2-7 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/20/1974 BOS Win, 9-3 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
09/19/1974 ATL Win, 4-3 4 1 2 1 0 0 0 0
09/18/1974 ATL Loss, 3-6 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
PERSONALITY
Birthday:09/22/1940
Born in:New York, NY
Nationality:American
Height:6' 4"
Weight:215 lbs
Local Popularity:Extremely Popular
National Pop.:Extremely Popular
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$87,500
Signed Through:1974 Season
Major Service:12 Years, 96 Days
Service This Yr:182 Days
40-Man Service:12 Years, 96 Days
Pro Service:15 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1959, 2nd Pick in Round 2
FEDERALLY ALIGNED BASEBALL LEAGUES 1974 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 139 498 127 23 7 10 82 65 45 63 .255 .316 .390 .706 .320 .135 107
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 128 554 3 3 0 12 1 7 194 40 0 1 0.0 61.4 4.23 3.1  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   133 27 6 2 2 22 14 12 22 1 0 2 .203 .277 .323 .600
Versus Right   365 100 17 5 8 60 51 33 41 6 1 1 .274 .331 .414 .745
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
April   70 21 6 1 2 12 10 5 8 1 0 1 .300 .351 .500 .851
May   86 21 1 1 1 13 7 5 8 0 0 0 .244 .286 .314 .600
June   82 17 5 1 2 10 13 10 11 2 0 1 .207 .295 .366 .661
July   90 24 7 0 1 22 10 8 13 1 0 0 .267 .323 .378 .701
August   89 22 3 1 2 12 12 8 14 1 0 0 .247 .306 .371 .677
September   77 20 1 3 1 11 12 8 9 2 1 1 .260 .330 .390 .719
October   4 2 0 0 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 .500 .600 1.250 1.850
Spring Training   27 6 1 0 1 3 4 1 7 0 0 0 .222 .250 .370 .620
Last Year   489 148 25 5 5 67 49 48 72 3 0 4 .303 .368 .405 .773
2 Years Ago   493 130 18 1 16 78 70 56 76 1 0 6 .264 .345 .402 .747
Career   6302 1763 312 67 175 1035 887 709 969 59 2 35 .280 .353 .434 .787
Home   243 57 8 4 2 33 26 22 30 2 1 1 .235 .299 .325 .624
Road   255 70 15 3 8 49 39 23 33 5 0 2 .275 .333 .451 .784
Grass   498 127 23 7 10 82 65 45 63 7 1 3 .255 .316 .390 .706
Day   214 43 8 4 3 25 22 17 29 3 1 1 .201 .260 .318 .577
Night   284 84 15 3 7 57 43 28 34 4 0 2 .296 .358 .444 .802
As Starter   489 123 22 7 10 81 63 44 63 6 1 3 .252 .314 .387 .700
As Reliever / Substitution   9 4 1 0 0 1 2 1 0 1 0 0 .444 .455 .556 1.010
Pinch Hitting   9 4 1 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 .444 .500 .556 1.056
Close/Late   110 40 8 3 4 18 22 16 14 2 0 0 .364 .438 .600 1.038
Inning 1-3   150 40 4 4 2 25 20 13 19 2 0 2 .267 .329 .387 .716
Inning 4-6   175 37 8 0 3 32 17 12 23 3 1 1 .211 .262 .309 .570
Inning 7-9   163 49 10 3 5 25 27 17 20 2 0 0 .301 .363 .491 .853
Extra Innings   10 1 1 0 0 0 1 3 1 0 0 0 .100 .308 .200 .508
0 Outs   181 43 8 3 7 22 32 14 26 2 1 0 .238 .289 .431 .720
1 Outs   162 45 11 1 0 32 16 13 17 5 0 1 .278 .326 .358 .684
2 Outs   155 39 4 3 3 28 17 18 20 0 0 2 .252 .337 .374 .711
Scoring Position   143 45 7 0 3 70 17 16 19 7 1 0 .315 .367 .427 .794
Bases Empty   257 60 12 6 7 7 37 20 29 0 0 1 .233 .291 .409 .700
Runner on 1st   98 22 4 1 0 5 11 9 15 0 0 2 .224 .303 .286 .588
Runner on 2nd   38 11 3 0 2 13 3 6 8 0 1 0 .289 .386 .526 .913
Runner on 3rd   11 2 0 0 0 6 0 0 1 1 0 0 .182 .167 .182 .348
Runner on 1st & 2nd   43 15 2 0 1 12 7 7 4 0 0 0 .349 .440 .465 .905
Runner on 1st & 3rd   17 3 0 0 0 8 2 0 3 4 0 0 .176 .143 .176 .319
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   12 6 0 0 0 12 2 1 1 0 0 0 .500 .538 .500 1.038
Bases Loaded   22 8 2 0 0 19 3 2 2 2 0 0 .364 .385 .455 .839
Two Strikes   193 40 6 3 3 25 20 16 63 2 0 2 .207 .272 .316 .588
First Pitch   99 24 9 2 1 19 12 2 0 1 0 0 .242 .255 .404 .659
Count 0-1   46 17 0 1 2 7 6 0 0 1 0 0 .370 .362 .543 .905
Count 0-2   30 9 1 0 1 4 7 0 10 0 0 1 .300 .323 .433 .756
Count 1-0   48 12 1 0 2 6 6 1 0 0 0 1 .250 .280 .396 .676
Count 1-1   42 11 3 0 1 9 4 0 0 3 0 0 .262 .244 .405 .649
Count 1-2   60 9 2 1 0 2 3 0 24 0 0 1 .150 .164 .217 .381
Count 2-0   22 6 1 0 1 4 3 0 0 0 1 0 .273 .273 .455 .727
Count 2-1   33 11 3 0 0 8 4 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .424 .758
Count 2-2   58 9 2 0 1 5 3 0 19 1 0 0 .155 .153 .241 .394
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 1 6 13 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   15 6 0 1 0 3 4 13 0 0 0 0 .400 .679 .533 1.212
Full Count   45 13 1 2 1 14 7 16 10 1 0 0 .289 .468 .467 .934
Behind in Count   136 35 3 2 3 13 16 0 34 1 0 2 .257 .266 .375 .641
Ahead in Count   118 35 5 1 3 22 23 27 0 0 1 1 .297 .432 .432 .864
Batting 2nd   2 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .500 .667 1.000 1.667
Batting 3rd   4 2 0 0 1 2 1 0 1 1 0 0 .500 .400 1.250 1.650
Batting 4th   32 10 2 0 0 6 4 5 5 0 0 0 .312 .405 .375 .780
Batting 5th   225 50 9 1 3 34 23 18 33 3 1 2 .222 .282 .311 .593
Batting 6th   221 59 10 4 6 40 30 18 22 3 0 1 .267 .321 .430 .751
Batting 7th   8 3 1 1 0 0 4 1 2 0 0 0 .375 .444 .750 1.194
Batting 8th   4 1 0 1 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 .250 .500 .750 1.250
Batting 9th   2 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000
Low Leverage   192 43 9 3 4 14 22 11 19 0 0 2 .224 .273 .365 .638
Medium Leverage   198 50 10 4 4 37 25 18 34 2 0 1 .253 .315 .404 .719
High Leverage   107 34 4 0 2 31 18 16 10 5 1 0 .318 .391 .411 .802
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
1962 Washington - FABL 21 128 429 138 31 9 13 78 73 68 2 7 78 1 4 .322 .411 .527 .938 147 146 5.0
1963 Washington - FABL 22 148 533 168 37 4 20 104 100 64 2 5 64 5 2 .315 .387 .512 .900 145 145 6.2
1964 Washington - FABL 23 139 488 122 26 6 11 67 51 61 0 4 68 1 3 .250 .331 .395 .726 114 110 3.6
1965 Washington - FABL 24 141 487 150 23 6 15 83 76 53 4 5 86 2 3 .308 .377 .472 .849 150 153 6.1
1966 Washington - FABL 25 141 485 134 23 4 20 70 77 56 2 2 65 0 4 .276 .352 .464 .816 137 137 4.8
1967 Washington - FABL 26 136 501 137 19 6 17 92 67 51 2 2 87 1 1 .273 .342 .437 .779 139 139 5.4
1968 Washington - FABL 27 140 496 124 22 2 11 69 50 43 3 3 89 0 2 .250 .312 .369 .681 113 115 3.8
1969 Washington - FABL 28 145 525 124 24 4 12 97 75 73 3 10 88 1 2 .236 .327 .366 .693 97 88 2.5
1970 Washington - FABL 29 110 382 109 20 7 14 65 70 42 2 2 61 0 0 .285 .357 .484 .842 126 123 3.4
1971 Washington - FABL 30 142 496 152 21 6 11 83 64 49 2 8 72 3 4 .306 .366 .440 .805 132 136 5.2
1972 Washington - FABL 31 145 493 130 18 1 16 78 70 56 6 1 76 4 4 .264 .345 .402 .747 122 123 4.9
1973 Washington - FABL 32 136 489 148 25 5 5 67 49 48 4 3 72 1 3 .303 .368 .405 .773 116 120 4.4
1974 Washington - FABL 33 139 498 127 23 7 10 82 65 45 3 7 63 0 1 .255 .316 .390 .706 99 107 3.1
Total FABL 1790 6302 1763 312 67 175 1035 887 709 35 59 969 19 33 .280 .353 .434 .787 126 126 58.4
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
1959 Pensacola - R 18 51 184 63 5 3 6 36 41 43 2 0 20 3 1 .342 .472 .500 .972 137 144 2.4
1959 Everett - A 18 15 62 13 3 0 0 2 2 1 2 0 13 0 0 .210 .246 .258 .504 45 42 -0.1
1959 Trenton - A 18 2 6 2 1 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 2 0 1 .333 .500 .500 1.000 188 200 0.1
1960 Pensacola - R 19 30 111 37 4 0 1 10 20 25 3 1 7 0 1 .333 .464 .396 .861 114 119 1.0
1960 Everett - A 19 54 212 75 13 4 7 20 27 5 1 1 27 0 6 .354 .370 .552 .922 158 170 2.9
1960 Trenton - A 19 15 50 9 1 1 2 8 9 8 1 0 4 0 0 .180 .305 .360 .665 86 88 0.2
1960 Harrisburg - AA 19 2 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167 .167 .167 .333 -3 -19 -0.1
1961 Everett - A 20 58 214 63 8 6 12 35 30 13 3 1 32 0 2 .294 .342 .556 .898 151 154 2.7
1961 Trenton - A 20 35 126 34 5 2 4 20 19 20 1 3 19 0 0 .270 .367 .437 .803 137 133 1.4
Total EA 2 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167 .167 .167 .333 -3 -19
Total MAL 52 182 45 7 3 6 28 30 30 2 3 25 0 1 .247 .355 .418 .772 125 123
Total COW 127 488 151 24 10 19 57 59 19 6 2 72 0 8 .309 .342 .516 .858 141 147
Total GSL 81 295 100 9 3 7 46 61 68 5 1 27 3 2 .339 .469 .461 .930 128 134
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1959 Trenton - A C 2 2 12 2 1 14 0 1.000 18.0 7.00 -0.0 .000 1 1 1 100.0
1959 Everett - A C 14 14 82 11 0 93 0 1.000 123.0 6.80 +0.3 1.113 2 8 3 37.5
1959 Pensacola - R C 45 45 315 43 3 362 4 .989 402.0 8.01 +3.8 .991 2 69 30 43.5
1960 Harrisburg - AA C 1 1 3 0 0 3 0 1.000 8.0 3.38 +0.0 .000 0 0 0 0.0
1960 Trenton - A C 14 13 88 7 1 96 1 .990 119.0 7.18 +0.2 .504 0 10 5 50.0
1960 Everett - A C 48 48 292 37 2 330 1 .997 432.1 6.85 +2.1 1.348 0 37 16 43.2
1960 Pensacola - R C 26 26 204 23 3 227 0 1.000 246.0 8.30 +2.1 1.210 1 43 15 34.9
1961 Trenton - A C 32 32 186 24 1 210 0 1.000 278.1 6.79 +0.9 1.151 2 34 11 32.4
1961 Everett - A C 51 51 323 40 2 364 1 .997 454.1 7.19 +0.8 1.071 1 55 20 36.4
1962 Washington - MLB C 118 116 717 56 7 777 4 .995 1006.2 6.91 +0.5 1.010 2 66 19 28.8
1963 Washington - MLB C 135 131 837 91 8 934 6 .994 1179.1 7.08 +0.8 1.026 8 89 32 36.0
1964 Washington - MLB C 129 126 852 75 4 932 5 .995 1121.1 7.44 +2.3 1.166 2 71 22 31.0
1965 Washington - MLB C 129 127 792 77 11 875 6 .993 1134.2 6.89 +1.0 .881 2 77 24 31.2
1966 Washington - MLB C 128 125 778 67 4 850 5 .994 1115.0 6.82 -1.0 1.038 9 89 25 28.1
1967 Washington - MLB C 130 126 814 79 4 899 6 .993 1143.2 7.03 -1.5 1.070 9 109 35 32.1
1968 Washington - MLB C 127 122 819 84 9 910 7 .992 1121.2 7.25 -0.9 1.002 4 119 34 28.6
1968 Washington - MLB 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1968 Washington - MLB SS 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 2.1 0.00 -0.6 .000
1969 Washington - MLB C 136 134 882 91 9 979 6 .994 1212.0 7.23 +3.5 1.243 10 105 39 37.1
1970 Washington - MLB C 99 96 626 64 6 692 2 .997 857.1 7.24 +1.5 .959 4 71 28 39.4
1971 Washington - MLB C 134 130 737 77 2 818 4 .995 1160.2 6.31 +0.0 .949 7 78 32 41.0
1972 Washington - MLB C 132 132 765 96 5 867 6 .993 1167.0 6.64 +4.6 1.077 2 104 41 39.4
1973 Washington - MLB C 125 123 669 91 5 765 5 .993 1096.1 6.24 +4.7 1.289 5 92 38 41.3
1974 Washington - MLB C 128 128 715 107 4 827 5 .994 1126.0 6.57 +0.5 1.127 15 116 43 37.1
1974 Washington - MLB SS 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 4.0 0.00 -0.1 .000
TOTAL C 1883 1848 11508 1242 91 12824 74 .994 16522.2 6.95 +26.4 1.074 88 1443 513 35.6
TOTAL SS 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 6.1 0.00 -0.7 .000
PLAYER HISTORY
06/19/1959 Drafted in the 1959 first-year player draft out of high school (Sag Harbor; Sag Harbor, NY) by the Washington Eagles. (Round 2, Pick 2, 18th overall pick).
07/03/1959 Named the #79 prospect in the FABL
04/12/1960 Named the #63 prospect in the FABL
06/23/1960 Injured (mild hip strain),day-to-day for 1-2 weeks.
07/07/1960 Named the #66 prospect in the FABL
08/17/1960 Goes 5-6 against the Tuscaloosa Tomcats, with 2 RBI and 2 R.
08/22/1960 Wins the GSL Player of the Week Award.
08/30/1960 Goes 0-1 against the Vancouver Mounties, ending his hitting streak at 20 games.
04/18/1961 Named the #21 prospect in the FABL
04/18/1961 Outstandingly completed training to improve his baserunning fundamentals at the Washington Eagles development complex.
06/08/1961 Injured (flu-like symptoms),day-to-day for 2 days.
10/01/1961 Wins the MAL Batter of the Month Award.
04/17/1962 Named the #15 prospect in the FABL
08/01/1962 Wins the FABL FA Rookie of the Month Award.
09/10/1962 Wins the FABL FA Player of the Week Award.
09/13/1962 Hits for the CYCLE, going 4-4 against the Minneapolis Millers, with 4 RBI and 2 runs scored.
10/22/1962 Finished 3rd in 1962 FABL FA Kellogg Award voting.
01/01/1963 OSA scouting updated ratings: Contact: 3; Power: 3; Eye: 4.
06/13/1963 Goes 5-5 against the Chicago Chiefs, with 2 2B, 0 RBI and 2 R.
06/17/1963 Wins the FABL FA Player of the Week Award.
07/07/1963 Was selected to the 1963 Federally Aligned Baseball Leagues All-Star Game.
01/01/1964 OSA scouting updated ratings: Contact: 3; Power: 3; Eye: 3.
04/09/1964 Injured (bruised elbow),day-to-day for 1 day.
05/20/1964 Injured (cold),day-to-day for 3 days.
07/05/1964 Was selected to the 1964 Federally Aligned Baseball Leagues All-Star Game.
07/11/1965 Was selected to the 1965 Federally Aligned Baseball Leagues All-Star Game.
07/10/1966 Was selected to the 1966 Federally Aligned Baseball Leagues All-Star Game.
08/07/1966 Injured (bruised hand),day-to-day for 5 days.
07/09/1967 Was selected to the 1967 Federally Aligned Baseball Leagues All-Star Game.
07/09/1968 Was selected to the 1968 Federally Aligned Baseball Leagues All-Star Game.
07/11/1968 Earned 1968 Federally Aligned Baseball Leagues All-Star Game MVP honors.
07/21/1970 Was selected to the 1970 Federally Aligned Baseball Leagues All-Star Game.
07/29/1970 Injured (strained abdominal muscle),day-to-day for 2 weeks.
08/08/1970 Suffered setback in recovery from injury, will miss another one week.
09/04/1970 Injured (fractured finger),out for 6 weeks.
03/26/1971 Unsuccessfully completed training to generate gap power at the Washington Eagles development complex.
05/31/1971 Wins the FABL FA Player of the Week Award.
07/04/1972 Injured (groin soreness),day-to-day for one week.
04/20/1973 Goes 5-7 against the Pittsburgh Miners, with 2 2B, 1 HR, 4 RBI and 1 R.
06/25/1973 Injured (hamstring tendinitis),out for one week.
07/14/1974 Collects his 1000th career Federally Aligned Baseball Leagues RBI!
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year 2B Rank
1963 37 7
Year 3B Rank
1971 6 10
1974 7 8
Year RBI Rank
1967 92 7
1969 97 7
Year IBB Rank
1963 6 7
1964 9 2
1969 21 6
Year HP Rank
1972 6 5
Year SF Rank
1962 7 1
1969 10 1
1971 8 4
1974 7 7
Year AVG Rank
1965 .308 4
1971 .306 5
Year OBP Rank
1962 .411 7
1965 .377 5
Year SLG Rank
1962 .527 10
1965 .472 9
Year RC/27 Rank
1962 8.55 8
1963 7.74 8
1965 6.80 7
Year wOBA Rank
1962 .406 9
1963 .387 10
1965 .369 9
Year OPS Rank
1962 .938 8
1963 .900 10
1965 .849 9
Year WAR Rank
1963 6.3 8
1965 6.2 9
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