SS Howie Looney #25
Age: 37 | Bats: L | Throws: R | Morale: Very Good
11/01/1974
SS HOWIE LOONEY #25 - AGE: 37 - BATS: L - THROWS: R - MORALE: VERY 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
PERSONALITY
Birthday:11/08/1936
Born in:Philadelphia, PA
Nationality:American
Height:6' 0"
Weight:215 lbs
Local Popularity:Unknown
National Pop.:Unknown
STATUS
Contract:RETIRED
Salary:-
Signed Through:-
Major Service:2 Years, 80 Days
Service This Yr:None
40-Man Service:1 Year, 40 Days
Pro Service:13 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1955, 7th Pick in Round 9
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
1964 Cleveland - FABL 27 10 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 -105 -0.1
1965 Cleveland - FABL 28 5 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 .000 .250 .000 .250 -23 17 -0.0
Total FABL 15 6 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 .000 .143 .000 .143 -56 -36 -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
1955 Hattiesburg - R 18 43 101 30 6 1 2 8 19 24 0 0 10 1 2 .297 .432 .436 .868 135 140 0.9
1956 Hattiesburg - R 19 19 35 13 1 1 0 4 3 3 0 1 3 1 0 .371 .410 .457 .867 135 137 0.3
1956 Arlington - A 19 81 277 73 11 2 5 29 34 49 2 2 35 1 3 .264 .376 .372 .748 102 98 2.0
1957 Hattiesburg - R 20 12 21 8 0 0 0 1 2 7 0 0 2 1 0 .381 .536 .381 .917 140 167 0.4
1957 Arlington - A 20 77 232 63 17 0 0 15 24 37 2 1 25 2 4 .272 .375 .345 .720 95 95 1.9
1957 Springfield - A 20 14 39 14 4 0 0 8 11 6 1 0 5 0 0 .359 .457 .462 .918 148 150 0.7
1958 Arlington - A 21 58 38 10 4 0 0 6 3 7 0 0 7 0 0 .263 .378 .368 .746 95 91 0.2
1958 Springfield - A 21 8 16 5 1 0 0 1 5 1 1 0 2 0 1 .312 .389 .375 .764 123 125 0.1
1959 Arlington - A 22 25 67 20 5 0 1 11 3 8 0 1 4 2 1 .299 .368 .418 .786 103 106 0.7
1959 Springfield - A 22 24 55 9 1 0 0 6 4 7 1 1 8 0 0 .164 .266 .182 .447 28 10 -0.1
1960 Gulfport - R 23 6 11 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 .091 .167 .091 .258 -37 -65 -0.2
1960 Pensacola - R 23 7 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 -161 -0.1
1960 Total - R 23 13 16 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 .062 .118 .062 .180 -55 -93 -0.3
1960 Everett - A 23 4 15 4 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 .267 .267 .400 .667 87 88 -0.0
1960 Arlington - A 23 3 11 6 0 0 1 3 2 1 0 0 1 0 1 .545 .583 .818 1.402 253 277 0.3
1960 Total - A 23 7 26 10 2 0 1 3 3 1 0 0 3 0 1 .385 .407 .577 .984 160 172 0.3
1960 Galveston - AA 23 2 7 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 .143 .143 .286 .429 22 10 0.1
1961 Spokane - A 24 24 48 16 3 0 0 4 7 3 1 0 7 0 0 .333 .385 .396 .780 124 126 0.7
1961 Denver - AAA 24 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .250 .000 .250 -28 3 -0.0
1962 San Diego - AAA 25 89 209 45 3 0 8 20 23 12 1 1 36 0 1 .215 .260 .344 .605 73 63 -0.0
1963 San Diego - AAA 26 103 291 68 11 0 7 28 29 25 2 2 40 1 1 .234 .297 .344 .641 80 76 0.7
1964 Youngstown - AA 27 83 228 62 9 0 1 18 25 27 2 4 47 0 5 .272 .349 .325 .673 89 92 0.9
1964 Rochester - AAA 27 12 13 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 4 0 0 .077 .200 .077 .277 -18 -11 -0.0
1965 Youngstown - AA 28 67 218 48 7 0 0 22 25 36 2 4 45 1 0 .220 .331 .252 .583 70 70 0.1
1965 Rochester - AAA 28 37 99 22 3 0 2 12 10 17 1 3 18 1 2 .222 .333 .313 .646 86 77 0.2
1966 Savannah - A 29 34 85 25 6 0 1 14 11 14 1 2 23 2 0 .294 .392 .400 .792 104 97 0.6
1966 Wilmington - A 29 68 243 62 12 1 5 23 33 26 3 0 58 0 2 .255 .335 .374 .709 103 113 1.6
1966 Youngstown - AA 29 26 88 18 1 0 1 9 8 12 0 1 17 0 0 .205 .297 .250 .547 50 50 -0.2
1966 Rochester - AAA 29 1 2 2 0 0 1 3 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 2.500 3.500 869 665 0.3
1967 Savannah - A 30 5 17 4 0 0 0 1 3 4 0 0 5 1 0 .235 .381 .235 .616 83 72 0.3
1967 Wilmington - A 30 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 -126 -0.0
Total EA 176 534 128 17 0 2 49 58 75 4 9 109 1 5 .240 .333 .283 .616 75 76
Total GWL 192 500 113 14 0 15 48 52 37 3 3 76 1 2 .226 .282 .344 .626 77 71
Total UL 50 114 25 3 0 3 15 12 21 1 3 22 1 2 .219 .338 .325 .663 97 85
Total MAL 115 354 90 18 1 5 38 53 40 6 1 73 0 3 .254 .339 .353 .692 96 100
Total SEL 283 727 201 43 2 8 79 80 120 5 6 100 8 9 .276 .380 .374 .754 101 99
Total COW 28 63 20 5 0 0 4 8 3 1 0 9 0 0 .317 .358 .397 .755 116 117
Total LSA 2 7 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 .143 .143 .286 .429 22 10
Total GSL 87 173 52 7 2 2 13 25 35 0 1 17 3 2 .301 .416 .399 .815 120 124
Total CL 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .250 .000 .250 -28 3
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1955 Hattiesburg - R SS 25 21 39 72 16 116 5 .957 199.2 5.00 -0.8 .938
1956 Arlington - A SS 80 78 138 249 61 396 9 .977 700.0 4.98 +6.0 1.026
1956 Hattiesburg - R SS 11 6 17 25 7 43 1 .977 68.1 5.53 -0.3 .975
1957 Springfield - A SS 14 13 20 47 14 68 1 .985 105.0 5.74 +1.7 1.039
1957 Arlington - A SS 74 64 121 182 40 313 10 .968 576.2 4.73 +9.0 1.101
1957 Hattiesburg - R SS 9 5 10 18 1 28 0 1.000 51.1 4.91 +0.7 1.098
1958 Springfield - A SS 5 3 5 8 2 14 1 .929 36.2 3.19 +0.5 1.030
1958 Arlington - A SS 33 0 12 20 3 33 1 .970 62.1 4.62 +0.2 1.109
1959 Springfield - A SS 20 19 23 51 9 78 4 .949 148.0 4.50 +2.3 1.109
1959 Arlington - A SS 22 18 26 34 7 62 2 .968 145.0 3.72 +3.0 1.188
1960 Galveston - AA SS 2 2 1 6 1 7 0 1.000 17.0 3.71 +0.8 1.602
1960 Arlington - A SS 3 3 4 7 3 12 1 .917 27.0 3.67 +0.5 1.030
1960 Everett - A SS 4 4 4 10 1 15 1 .933 32.2 3.86 -0.6 .985
1960 Pensacola - R SS 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 3.1 0.00 0.0 .000
1960 Gulfport - R SS 5 3 8 6 3 15 1 .933 26.0 4.85 +0.0 .990
1961 Denver - AAA SS 1 1 3 5 2 8 0 1.000 9.0 8.00 +0.1 1.000
1961 Spokane - A SS 22 12 32 41 8 73 0 1.000 129.0 5.09 +2.4 1.022
1962 San Diego - AAA 3B 49 42 35 81 15 120 4 .967 372.1 2.80 +2.5 1.032
1962 San Diego - AAA SS 41 19 49 72 18 124 3 .976 198.1 5.49 -2.3 .953
1963 San Diego - AAA 3B 97 96 87 178 17 272 7 .974 778.2 3.06 +3.1 1.017
1963 San Diego - AAA SS 4 2 4 8 3 13 1 .923 23.2 4.56 -0.3 .891
1964 Cleveland - MLB 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1964 Rochester - AAA 3B 7 5 5 8 0 13 0 1.000 39.0 3.00 +0.9 1.062
1964 Youngstown - AA 3B 44 40 36 69 11 110 5 .955 330.0 2.86 +2.4 1.001
1964 Cleveland - MLB SS 9 0 2 5 0 7 0 1.000 19.1 3.26 -0.6 .862
1964 Rochester - AAA SS 6 0 1 4 2 5 0 1.000 10.0 4.50 +0.1 1.090
1964 Youngstown - AA SS 41 31 58 85 15 145 2 .986 269.0 4.78 -0.7 .994
1965 Rochester - AAA 3B 26 20 15 46 5 62 1 .984 180.2 3.04 +1.6 1.045
1965 Youngstown - AA 3B 59 59 42 98 8 148 8 .946 494.1 2.55 -0.5 1.001
1965 Cleveland - MLB SS 5 0 4 2 0 6 0 1.000 10.2 5.06 -0.1 1.038
1965 Rochester - AAA SS 14 11 20 41 4 62 1 .984 101.2 5.40 -1.0 .975
1965 Youngstown - AA SS 15 4 15 15 2 30 0 1.000 55.1 4.88 -1.5 .879
1966 Rochester - AAA 3B 1 1 0 4 0 4 0 1.000 9.0 4.00 +0.2 1.057
1966 Youngstown - AA 3B 14 13 10 29 1 39 0 1.000 104.1 3.36 +1.5 1.058
1966 Wilmington - A 3B 45 43 19 71 9 95 5 .947 375.1 2.16 +2.0 1.025
1966 Savannah - A 3B 29 18 6 40 8 47 1 .979 189.0 2.19 +2.1 1.077
1966 Youngstown - AA SS 14 13 23 28 8 54 3 .944 114.0 4.03 -2.2 .886
1966 Wilmington - A SS 21 18 37 49 14 88 2 .977 163.1 4.74 -1.6 .950
1966 Savannah - A SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1967 Wilmington - A 3B 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 1.000 2.0 4.50 +0.0 1.059
1967 Savannah - A 3B 5 5 6 11 2 17 0 1.000 43.0 3.56 +2.0 1.171
1967 Wilmington - A SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1967 Savannah - A SS 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 1.000 0.2 13.50 +0.1 1.077
TOTAL 3B 378 342 261 636 76 928 31 .967 2918.2 2.77 +17.7 1.026
TOTAL SS 504 350 676 1091 245 1816 49 .973 3303.0 4.81 +15.4 1.022
PLAYER HISTORY
06/19/1955 Drafted in the 1955 first-year player draft out of high school (Roosevelt; Bronx, NY) by the Boston Minutemen. (Round 9, Pick 7, 135th overall pick).
09/06/1955 Goes 5-7 against the Tuscaloosa Tomcats, with 1 2B, 2 HR, 2 RBI and 3 R.
09/12/1955 Wins the 1955 Championship with the Hattiesburg Top Hats!
09/12/1957 Injured (sore back),day-to-day for one week.
09/15/1957 Injured (fractured knee),out for 6 months.
05/08/1960 Released by the Boston organization.
05/09/1960 Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Trenton Eagles organization.
07/22/1960 Released by the Washington organization.
08/07/1960 Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Galveston Gunners organization.
08/09/1960 Released by the Galveston Gunners.
08/21/1960 Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the El Paso Missions organization.
09/13/1960 Wins the 1960 Championship with the Gulfport Sailors!
11/27/1960 Released by the San Francisco organization.
11/28/1960 Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Fort Worth Cattlemen organization.
11/29/1960 Released by the Fort Worth Cattlemen.
12/08/1960 Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Fort Worth Cattlemen organization.
12/09/1960 Released by the Fort Worth Cattlemen.
12/09/1960 Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Fort Worth Cattlemen organization.
12/10/1960 Released by the Fort Worth Cattlemen.
12/23/1960 Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Galveston Gunners organization.
12/24/1960 Released by the Galveston Gunners.
12/29/1960 Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Fort Worth Cattlemen organization.
12/30/1960 Released by the Fort Worth Cattlemen.
12/30/1960 Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Fort Worth Cattlemen organization.
12/31/1960 Released by the Fort Worth Cattlemen.
01/09/1961 Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Galveston Gunners organization.
01/10/1961 Released by the Galveston Gunners.
01/16/1961 Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Fort Worth Cattlemen organization.
01/17/1961 Released by the Fort Worth Cattlemen.
01/17/1961 Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Fort Worth Cattlemen organization.
01/18/1961 Released by the Fort Worth Cattlemen.
02/13/1961 Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Fort Worth Cattlemen organization.
02/14/1961 Released by the Fort Worth Cattlemen.
02/18/1961 Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Austin Violets organization.
02/19/1961 Released by the Austin Violets.
02/21/1961 Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Fort Worth Cattlemen organization.
02/22/1961 Released by the Fort Worth Cattlemen.
03/02/1961 Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Fort Worth Cattlemen organization.
03/03/1961 Released by the Fort Worth Cattlemen.
03/04/1961 Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Galveston Gunners organization.
03/05/1961 Released by the Galveston Gunners.
03/07/1961 Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Fort Worth Cattlemen organization.
03/08/1961 Released by the Fort Worth Cattlemen.
03/15/1961 Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Fort Worth Cattlemen organization.
03/16/1961 Released by the Fort Worth Cattlemen.
03/23/1961 Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Galveston Gunners organization.
04/13/1961 Unsuccessfully completed training to learn a new position at the Galveston Gunners development complex.
04/19/1961 Released by the Galveston Gunners.
04/26/1961 Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Fort Worth Cattlemen organization.
04/27/1961 Released by the Fort Worth Cattlemen.
05/04/1961 Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Fort Worth Cattlemen organization.
05/05/1961 Released by the Fort Worth Cattlemen.
05/06/1961 Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Fort Worth Cattlemen organization.
05/07/1961 Released by the Fort Worth Cattlemen.
05/17/1961 Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Denver Bruins organization.
05/23/1961 Released by the Denver Bruins.
06/11/1961 Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the St. Paul Disciples organization.
09/02/1961 Injured (bruised thigh),day-to-day for 3 days.
11/20/1961 Released by the Pittsburgh organization.
01/03/1962 Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Tulsa Roughnecks organization.
01/04/1962 Released by the Tulsa Roughnecks.
01/06/1962 Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Lincoln Legislators organization.
01/07/1962 Released by the Lincoln Legislators.
01/07/1962 Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Des Moines Bears organization.
01/08/1962 Released by the Des Moines Bears.
01/08/1962 Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Topeka Jayhawks organization.
01/09/1962 Released by the Topeka Jayhawks.
01/09/1962 Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Lincoln Legislators organization.
01/10/1962 Released by the Lincoln Legislators.
01/12/1962 Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Topeka Jayhawks organization.
01/13/1962 Released by the Topeka Jayhawks.
01/17/1962 Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Lincoln Legislators organization.
01/18/1962 Released by the Lincoln Legislators.
01/20/1962 Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Topeka Jayhawks organization.
01/21/1962 Released by the Topeka Jayhawks.
01/27/1962 Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the San Diego Conquistadors organization.
01/01/1963 OSA scouting updated ratings: Contact: 2; Power: 2; Eye: 2.
05/24/1963 Injured (sprained ankle),out for 5-6 weeks.
10/15/1963 Released by the San Diego Conquistadors.
10/23/1963 Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Cleveland Foresters organization.
10/31/1963 Injured (hip strain),out for 4 weeks.
01/01/1964 OSA scouting updated ratings: Contact: 2; Power: 2; Eye: 2.
12/10/1965 Designated for assignment and placed on waivers by the Cleveland Foresters.
05/01/1966 Injured (knee contusion),day-to-day for 5 days.
08/05/1966 Goes 5-5 against the Roanoke Railroaders, with 1 RBI and 2 R.
04/25/1967 Released by the Cleveland organization.
10/14/1968 Retired from professional baseball.
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