C Howdy 'Harold' Bloom #19
Age: 41 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Very Good
11/01/1974
C HOWDY 'HAROLD' BLOOM #19 - AGE: 41 - BATS: R - 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:12/16/1932
Born in:San Diego, CA
Nationality:American
Height:5' 10"
Weight:200 lbs
Local Popularity:Unknown
National Pop.:Unknown
STATUS
Contract:RETIRED
Salary:-
Signed Through:-
Major Service:None, None
Service This Yr:None
40-Man Service:None, None
Pro Service:12 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1951, 9th Pick in Round 3
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
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
1951 Marshalltown - R 18 4 15 6 1 0 2 6 2 4 0 0 5 0 0 .400 .526 .867 1.393 224 224 0.4
1951 Tampa - A 18 54 168 39 2 0 7 13 14 15 1 0 36 0 0 .232 .299 .369 .668 75 67 0.3
1952 Marshalltown - R 19 19 22 9 0 0 2 7 5 7 0 0 7 0 0 .409 .552 .682 1.234 199 211 0.5
1952 Tampa - A 19 8 17 6 0 0 2 4 3 4 0 0 4 0 0 .353 .476 .706 1.182 212 204 0.4
1953 Marshalltown - R 20 18 38 9 1 0 2 6 7 7 1 0 10 0 0 .237 .370 .421 .791 98 103 0.1
1953 Springfield - A 20 11 23 8 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 3 0 0 .348 .400 .348 .748 100 73 0.0
1954 Tampa - A 21 62 102 16 4 0 4 14 14 17 1 1 34 0 0 .157 .281 .314 .595 59 56 -0.1
1954 Knoxville - AA 21 7 9 3 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 4 0 0 .333 .300 .333 .633 59 46 -0.0
1955 Springfield - A 22 4 6 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000 165 183 0.1
1955 Knoxville - AA 22 39 71 15 1 0 3 16 13 8 2 4 20 0 0 .211 .294 .352 .646 62 37 -0.3
1956 Knoxville - AA 23 33 79 26 2 0 2 14 9 14 2 1 16 0 0 .329 .438 .430 .868 114 117 0.6
1956 Jersey City - AAA 23 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000 444 487 0.1
1957 Knoxville - AA 24 72 245 80 9 2 8 44 39 44 7 1 35 0 0 .327 .441 .478 .919 124 133 2.4
1958 Knoxville - AA 25 119 391 95 18 1 11 54 49 67 10 2 83 0 0 .243 .366 .379 .744 104 105 2.6
1959 Knoxville - AA 26 92 265 64 8 0 9 28 43 36 6 2 52 0 0 .242 .343 .374 .717 93 97 1.2
1960 Knoxville - AA 27 68 140 54 5 1 10 34 23 27 1 1 24 0 0 .386 .485 .650 1.135 197 190 2.6
1961 Knoxville - AA 28 70 120 35 7 0 4 17 19 23 8 2 18 0 0 .292 .431 .450 .881 136 139 1.4
1961 Jersey City - AAA 28 7 10 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 4 0 0 .100 .250 .100 .350 -2 15 -0.1
1962 Seattle - AAA 29 27 24 8 3 0 0 8 2 3 2 1 5 0 0 .333 .433 .458 .892 152 147 0.3
Total DIX 500 1320 372 50 4 47 209 195 219 36 14 252 0 0 .282 .395 .433 .827 117 118
Total GWL 27 24 8 3 0 0 8 2 3 2 1 5 0 0 .333 .433 .458 .892 152 147
Total HL 15 29 11 0 0 0 2 1 2 0 0 5 0 0 .379 .419 .379 .799 112 93
Total SEL 124 287 61 6 0 13 31 31 36 2 1 74 0 0 .213 .304 .369 .673 78 72
Total UMVA 41 75 24 2 0 6 19 14 18 1 0 22 0 0 .320 .457 .587 1.044 155 161
Total CL 8 11 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 4 0 0 .182 .308 .182 .490 32 51
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1951 Tampa - A C 51 50 270 32 4 304 2 .993 441.0 6.16 +0.7 1.265 5 25 9 36.0
1951 Marshalltown - R C 4 4 50 2 0 52 0 1.000 32.0 14.62 +0.2 .000 0 2 1 50.0
1952 Tampa - A C 4 4 37 2 0 39 0 1.000 39.0 9.00 +0.7 .000 0 2 2 100.0
1952 Marshalltown - R C 5 1 39 1 0 40 0 1.000 21.1 16.88 +0.1 .989 0 0 0 0.0
1952 Tampa - A 1B 3 1 5 2 1 7 0 1.000 11.0 5.73 +0.1 1.000
1952 Marshalltown - R 1B 2 1 6 4 0 10 0 1.000 13.0 6.92 -0.1 1.008
1953 Springfield - A C 7 4 33 2 0 35 0 1.000 40.1 7.81 +0.3 .970 0 1 1 100.0
1953 Marshalltown - R C 4 0 9 2 0 11 0 1.000 12.1 8.03 +0.2 .946 0 1 1 100.0
1953 Springfield - A 1B 4 3 27 2 7 30 1 .967 26.1 9.91 -0.3 .882
1953 Marshalltown - R 1B 8 7 67 6 8 75 2 .973 61.2 10.65 -0.3 1.001
1954 Knoxville - AA C 7 1 12 1 0 13 0 1.000 24.0 4.88 -0.0 .000 1 1 1 100.0
1954 Tampa - A C 33 21 172 16 1 190 2 .989 200.2 8.43 -0.2 .960 2 21 6 28.6
1954 Tampa - A 1B 6 0 4 2 1 6 0 1.000 9.1 5.79 +0.1 1.039
1955 Knoxville - AA C 25 14 105 10 0 115 0 1.000 144.0 7.19 +0.3 1.007 0 16 6 37.5
1955 Springfield - A C 2 1 6 0 0 6 0 1.000 8.1 6.48 +0.0 .000 0 0 0 0.0
1955 Knoxville - AA 1B 7 2 32 1 1 34 1 .971 26.2 11.14 -0.4 .775
1955 Springfield - A 1B 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 1.0 9.00 0.0 .000
1955 Knoxville - AA 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1956 Knoxville - AA C 29 18 130 12 0 145 3 .979 199.0 6.42 -0.4 .666 3 6 4 66.7
1956 Jersey City - AAA 1B 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 1.000 2.0 4.50 +0.3 1.000
1957 Knoxville - AA C 72 71 424 39 5 465 2 .996 602.0 6.92 -0.3 .927 4 46 15 32.6
1958 Knoxville - AA C 111 111 724 80 13 811 7 .991 969.2 7.46 -0.5 .950 16 84 38 45.2
1959 Knoxville - AA C 71 67 463 40 3 505 2 .996 600.1 7.54 -2.1 .809 6 40 14 35.0
1959 Knoxville - AA 1B 2 1 11 0 1 11 0 1.000 10.0 9.90 0.0 .000
1960 Knoxville - AA C 34 24 155 23 2 178 0 1.000 229.2 6.98 -0.3 .926 1 22 7 31.8
1960 Knoxville - AA 1B 11 8 65 4 7 69 0 1.000 77.0 8.06 +1.0 1.116
1961 Jersey City - AAA C 4 2 13 0 0 13 0 1.000 20.1 5.75 -0.2 .000 1 0 0 0.0
1961 Knoxville - AA C 33 22 142 14 0 157 1 .994 216.0 6.50 +0.5 .626 0 17 9 52.9
1961 Jersey City - AAA 1B 1 0 4 1 0 5 0 1.000 3.0 15.00 +0.1 1.000
1961 Knoxville - AA 1B 4 3 29 2 3 31 0 1.000 30.0 9.30 +0.3 1.032
1962 Seattle - AAA C 8 1 22 4 0 26 0 1.000 26.2 8.78 +0.1 .964 0 4 2 50.0
1962 Seattle - AAA 1B 5 0 10 0 0 10 0 1.000 7.2 11.74 -0.0 .000
TOTAL C 504 416 2806 280 28 3105 19 .994 3826.2 7.26 -0.9 .909 39 288 116 40.3
TOTAL 1B 55 26 261 25 29 290 4 .986 278.2 9.24 +0.8 1.002
PLAYER HISTORY
01/01/1950 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
06/19/1951 Drafted in the 1951 first-year player draft (Round 3, Pick 9, 41st overall pick) by the Brooklyn Kings, out of high school La Verne (La Verne; La Verne, CA).
06/30/1951 Signed a minor league contract with the Brooklyn Kings organization with a signing bonus of $7,500.
05/26/1957 Injured (strained hamstring),out for 5-6 weeks.
08/09/1957 Injured (bruised shoulder),day-to-day for one week.
08/25/1957 Injured (calf soreness),day-to-day for one week.
04/21/1958 Unsuccessfully completed training to improve his defense at catcher at the Kansas City Kings development complex.
05/04/1958 Injured (bruised finger),day-to-day for 2 days.
07/05/1958 Injured (mild abdominal strain),day-to-day for 4 days.
04/20/1959 Unsuccessfully completed training to learn a new position at the Kansas City Kings development complex.
05/18/1959 Injured (jammed finger),day-to-day for 2 days.
08/01/1961 Injured (bruised elbow),day-to-day for 4 days.
01/01/1963 OSA scouting updated ratings: Contact: 2; Power: 3; Eye: 3.
04/08/1963 Released by the Kansas City organization.
01/01/1964 OSA scouting updated ratings: Contact: 2; Power: 3; Eye: 3.
10/15/1964 Retired from professional baseball.
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