1B Howdy Oakes #38
Washington Eagles FABL
Age: 34 | Bats: L | Throws: R | Morale: Good
05/05/1975
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1B HOWDY OAKES #38 - AGE: 34 - BATS: L - THROWS: R - MORALE: GOOD
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
25 88 17 4 0 3 12 4 17 .193 .228 .341 0 -0.4
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
05/05/1975 @ ATL Win, 1-0 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
05/04/1975 @ PHI Loss, 2-8 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
05/03/1975 @ PHI Loss, 0-6 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
05/02/1975 @ PHI Loss, 6-16 5 0 0 1 0 0 3 0
05/01/1975 ATL Loss, 2-5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
04/30/1975 ATL Win, 7-5 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
04/29/1975 BOS Loss, 4-7 5 1 1 2 1 0 0 0
04/28/1975 BOS Win, 4-3 5 0 2 0 0 0 2 0
04/27/1975 PHI Win, 2-1 3 1 1 2 1 0 1 0
04/27/1975 PHI Win, 8-5 2 2 1 0 0 1 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:1975 Season
Major Service:12 Years, 124 Days
Service This Yr:28 Days
40-Man Service:12 Years, 124 Days
Pro Service:16 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 1975 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 25 88 17 4 0 3 12 12 4 17 .193 .228 .341 .569 .246 .148 51
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 24 92 0 2 0 3 0 0 30 7 0 1 0.0 5.6 2.03 -0.4  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   23 4 2 0 1 3 5 1 7 0 0 0 .174 .208 .391 .600
Versus Right   65 13 2 0 2 9 7 3 10 0 0 0 .200 .235 .323 .558
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
This Week   4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Last Week   26 3 0 0 1 3 2 0 5 0 0 0 .115 .115 .231 .346
April   72 17 4 0 3 11 12 4 12 0 0 0 .236 .276 .417 .693
May   16 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 5 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Spring Training   54 16 2 0 0 8 6 2 9 0 0 0 .296 .321 .333 .655
Last Year   498 127 23 7 10 82 65 45 63 7 1 3 .255 .316 .390 .706
2 Years Ago   489 148 25 5 5 67 49 48 72 3 0 4 .303 .368 .405 .773
Career   6390 1780 316 67 178 1047 899 713 986 59 2 35 .279 .351 .433 .784
Home   47 11 3 0 3 6 8 1 11 0 0 0 .234 .250 .489 .739
Road   41 6 1 0 0 6 4 3 6 0 0 0 .146 .205 .171 .375
Grass   77 17 4 0 3 11 12 4 14 0 0 0 .221 .259 .390 .649
Turf   11 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Day   56 13 4 0 2 7 9 4 8 0 0 0 .232 .283 .411 .694
Night   32 4 0 0 1 5 3 0 9 0 0 0 .125 .125 .219 .344
As Starter   87 17 4 0 3 12 12 4 17 0 0 0 .195 .231 .345 .576
As Reliever / Substitution   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Pinch Hitting   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Close/Late   21 2 1 0 1 2 3 1 5 0 0 0 .095 .136 .286 .422
Inning 1-3   31 6 1 0 1 3 4 1 7 0 0 0 .194 .219 .323 .541
Inning 4-6   30 8 1 0 1 7 4 1 4 0 0 0 .267 .290 .400 .690
Inning 7-9   25 3 2 0 1 2 4 2 5 0 0 0 .120 .185 .320 .505
Extra Innings   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
0 Outs   27 6 3 0 1 1 6 0 2 0 0 0 .222 .222 .444 .667
1 Outs   24 2 0 0 0 3 2 2 8 0 0 0 .083 .154 .083 .237
2 Outs   37 9 1 0 2 8 4 2 7 0 0 0 .243 .282 .432 .714
Scoring Position   27 5 1 0 1 9 4 2 6 0 0 0 .185 .241 .333 .575
Bases Empty   39 7 2 0 1 1 5 1 5 0 0 0 .179 .200 .308 .508
Runner on 1st   22 5 1 0 1 2 3 1 6 0 0 0 .227 .261 .409 .670
Runner on 2nd   9 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 2 0 0 0 .000 .182 .000 .182
Runner on 3rd   4 2 0 0 1 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 1.250 1.750
Runner on 1st & 2nd   5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Runner on 1st & 3rd   4 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 .250 .250 .250 .500
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   3 2 1 0 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 .667 .667 1.000 1.667
Bases Loaded   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Two Strikes   31 4 1 0 1 3 2 1 17 0 0 0 .129 .156 .258 .414
First Pitch   17 1 0 0 1 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 .059 .111 .235 .346
Count 0-1   12 5 1 0 0 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 .417 .417 .500 .917
Count 0-2   7 1 0 0 1 3 1 0 4 0 0 0 .143 .143 .571 .714
Count 1-0   8 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .125 .125 .125 .250
Count 1-1   9 5 1 0 1 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 .556 .556 1.000 1.556
Count 1-2   9 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 .111 .111 .111 .222
Count 2-0   3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Count 2-1   5 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 .167 .000 .167
Count 2-2   9 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 .222 .222 .333 .556
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   3 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .667 1.000
Full Count   6 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 0 0 0 .000 .143 .000 .143
Behind in Count   28 7 1 0 1 5 4 0 10 0 0 0 .250 .250 .393 .643
Ahead in Count   19 2 1 0 0 3 2 2 0 0 0 0 .105 .190 .158 .348
Batting 4th   9 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting 5th   57 14 2 0 3 10 8 3 10 0 0 0 .246 .283 .439 .722
Batting 6th   21 3 2 0 0 1 4 1 4 0 0 0 .143 .182 .238 .420
Batting 9th   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Low Leverage   29 5 1 0 0 1 2 1 4 0 0 0 .172 .200 .207 .407
Medium Leverage   44 7 1 0 3 6 7 2 12 0 0 0 .159 .196 .386 .582
High Leverage   15 5 2 0 0 5 3 1 1 0 0 0 .333 .375 .467 .842
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 .706 103 104 3.0
1975 Washington - FABL 34 25 88 17 4 0 3 12 12 4 0 0 17 0 1 .193 .228 .341 .569 55 51 -0.4
Total FABL 1815 6390 1780 316 67 178 1047 899 713 35 59 986 19 34 .279 .351 .433 .784 125 125 57.9
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
1975 Washington - MLB C 7 5 23 4 0 27 0 1.000 44.1 5.48 +0.0 1.000 1 4 2 50.0
1975 Washington - MLB 1B 19 19 160 10 15 172 2 .988 153.2 9.96 +0.1 1.064
TOTAL C 1890 1853 11531 1246 91 12851 74 .994 16567.0 6.94 +26.4 1.074 89 1447 515 35.6
TOTAL 1B 19 19 160 10 15 172 2 .988 153.2 9.96 +0.1 1.064
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!
11/09/1974 Successfully completed training to learn a new position at the Washington Eagles development complex.
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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