1B Howie Strong #28
Age: 32 | Bats: S | Throws: R | Morale: Normal
12/31/1956
1B HOWIE STRONG #28 - AGE: 32 - BATS: S - THROWS: R - MORALE: NORMAL
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
55 84 21 3 0 1 7 14 5 .250 .357 .321 0 -0.1
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
08/12/1956 SD Win, 3-2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
08/10/1956 SD Win, 5-4 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
08/09/1956 @ SAC Loss, 5-6 4 1 1 1 0 1 0 0
08/03/1956 POR Loss, 1-2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
07/29/1956 @ SEA Win, 7-4 3 0 2 1 0 1 0 0
07/28/1956 @ SEA Loss, 4-5 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
07/27/1956 @ SD Loss, 4-8 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 0
07/25/1956 @ SD Loss, 6-8 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
07/23/1956 SAC Win, 6-2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
07/21/1956 SLC Win, 5-2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PERSONALITY
Birthday:08/05/1924
Born in:Lehi, UT
Nationality:American
Height:6' 2"
Weight:205 lbs
Local Popularity:Unknown
National Pop.:Unknown
STATUS
Contract:None, Free Agent
Salary:-
Signed Through:-
Major Service:None, None
Service This Yr:None
40-Man Service:None, None
Pro Service:14 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1942, 2nd Pick in Round 22
GREAT WESTERN LEAGUE 1956 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 55 84 21 3 0 1 7 7 14 5 .250 .357 .321 .679 .327 .071 85
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 12 98 0 0 0 3 1 0 27 4 0 0 0.0 10.1 4.06 -0.1  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   14 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 2 0 0 0 .286 .375 .286 .661
Versus Right   70 17 3 0 1 7 5 12 3 0 1 0 .243 .354 .329 .682
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
April   6 4 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .667 .667 .833 1.500
May   11 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 .273 .333 .273 .606
June   22 6 1 0 1 2 2 1 2 0 0 0 .273 .304 .455 .759
July   37 7 1 0 0 3 2 9 2 0 0 0 .189 .348 .216 .564
August   8 1 0 0 0 1 1 3 1 0 0 0 .125 .364 .125 .489
Last Year   76 20 5 0 1 17 10 12 9 1 1 1 .263 .367 .368 .735
2 Years Ago   55 12 2 0 1 10 4 2 8 2 1 1 .218 .250 .309 .559
Career   215 53 10 0 3 34 21 28 22 3 3 2 .247 .335 .335 .670
Home   31 10 1 0 1 3 4 3 3 0 1 0 .323 .382 .452 .834
Road   53 11 2 0 0 4 3 11 2 0 0 0 .208 .344 .245 .589
Grass   84 21 3 0 1 7 7 14 5 0 1 0 .250 .357 .321 .679
Day   31 8 2 0 0 2 1 6 1 0 0 0 .258 .378 .323 .701
Night   53 13 1 0 1 5 6 8 4 0 1 0 .245 .344 .321 .665
As Starter   40 7 1 0 0 3 2 11 3 0 0 0 .175 .353 .200 .553
As Reliever / Substitution   44 14 2 0 1 4 5 3 2 0 1 0 .318 .362 .432 .794
Pinch Hitting   12 4 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 .333 .385 .333 .718
Close/Late   45 10 2 0 1 2 4 5 2 0 1 0 .222 .300 .333 .633
Inning 1-3   8 4 0 0 0 1 1 5 0 0 0 0 .500 .692 .500 1.192
Inning 4-6   18 4 1 0 0 1 1 3 0 0 0 0 .222 .333 .278 .611
Inning 7-9   47 10 2 0 1 5 5 4 5 0 0 0 .213 .275 .319 .594
Extra Innings   11 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 .273 .385 .273 .657
0 Outs   27 6 1 0 1 2 3 4 2 0 1 0 .222 .323 .370 .693
1 Outs   30 7 2 0 0 2 4 9 1 0 0 0 .233 .410 .300 .710
2 Outs   27 8 0 0 0 3 0 1 2 0 0 0 .296 .321 .296 .618
Scoring Position   27 5 1 0 0 6 1 1 1 0 1 0 .185 .214 .222 .437
Bases Empty   45 11 1 0 1 1 4 7 4 0 0 0 .244 .346 .333 .679
Runner on 1st   12 5 1 0 0 0 2 6 0 0 0 0 .417 .611 .500 1.111
Runner on 2nd   4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Runner on 3rd   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Runner on 1st & 2nd   11 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .091 .167 .182 .348
Runner on 1st & 3rd   2 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Bases Loaded   6 3 0 0 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000
Two Strikes   34 8 1 0 1 2 2 6 5 0 0 0 .235 .350 .353 .703
First Pitch   17 4 1 0 0 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 .235 .235 .294 .529
Count 0-1   4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Count 0-2   4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Count 1-0   11 5 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .455 .455 .545 1.000
Count 1-1   6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167 .167 .167 .333
Count 1-2   13 3 1 0 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 .231 .231 .308 .538
Count 2-0   5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Count 2-1   5 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .400 .400 .400 .800
Count 2-2   11 4 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 .364 .364 .636 1.000
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   2 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 .500 .833 .500 1.333
Full Count   6 1 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 .167 .583 .167 .750
Behind in Count   21 3 1 0 0 1 1 0 4 0 0 0 .143 .143 .190 .333
Ahead in Count   23 8 1 0 0 3 2 8 0 0 1 0 .348 .516 .391 .907
Batting 2nd   8 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .250 .250 .500
Batting 3rd   1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000
Batting 4th   4 2 1 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .750 1.250
Batting 5th   9 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 .111 .200 .111 .311
Batting 6th   21 5 0 0 1 3 2 8 1 0 0 0 .238 .448 .381 .829
Batting 7th   23 5 1 0 0 2 1 3 2 0 0 0 .217 .308 .261 .569
Batting 9th   18 5 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 .278 .316 .333 .649
Low Leverage   33 9 1 0 0 2 2 3 3 0 0 0 .273 .333 .303 .636
Medium Leverage   19 3 1 0 0 1 2 7 2 0 0 0 .158 .385 .211 .595
High Leverage   32 9 1 0 1 4 3 4 0 0 1 0 .281 .361 .406 .767
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
1941 Total - 16 26 102 43 15 0 1 28 40 19 5 3 4 6 3 .422 .519 .598 1.117 100 100 1.9
1942 Total - 17 26 108 44 15 1 1 25 41 15 5 0 8 6 3 .407 .500 .593 1.093 100 100 1.8
1942 Moline - C 17 25 28 10 2 0 0 6 3 1 0 0 3 0 0 .357 .379 .429 .808 110 109 0.0
1943 Charlotte - B 18 119 435 82 20 2 4 31 43 47 6 1 108 2 2 .189 .276 .271 .547 66 68 -1.2
1944 Charlotte - B 19 117 403 92 20 6 2 32 36 35 3 1 116 0 0 .228 .294 .323 .617 93 93 1.0
1945 Charlotte - B 20 115 451 115 28 4 7 46 45 34 8 3 47 0 1 .255 .317 .381 .698 104 102 1.9
1947 Hartford - A 22 47 118 25 5 0 2 13 13 12 2 0 21 0 0 .212 .295 .305 .601 65 60 -0.3
1947 Dayton - AA 22 34 124 28 7 2 1 8 11 17 1 2 15 0 0 .226 .319 .339 .658 84 88 -0.3
1948 Hartford - A 23 125 431 121 24 3 6 53 61 68 2 4 63 1 3 .281 .378 .392 .770 117 115 1.8
1949 Hartford - A 24 31 109 24 3 0 1 11 16 23 3 0 16 0 0 .220 .370 .275 .646 74 76 0.1
1949 Dayton - AA 24 101 357 114 23 4 5 61 59 25 2 5 41 1 1 .319 .362 .448 .811 114 114 1.2
1950 Hartford - A 25 74 262 64 17 1 3 23 37 49 4 3 44 0 0 .244 .368 .351 .719 109 112 1.2
1950 Dallas - AA 25 61 225 52 3 1 4 28 30 32 2 5 20 0 0 .231 .326 .307 .632 78 78 0.4
1951 Hartford - A 26 95 223 51 10 2 5 28 26 61 3 2 26 2 1 .229 .398 .359 .757 126 135 2.1
1951 Dallas - AA 26 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 -129 -0.0
1952 Hartford - A 27 10 8 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 .250 .250 .250 .500 50 35 -0.0
1952 Dallas - AA 27 56 89 25 9 0 1 9 13 14 1 0 13 0 0 .281 .385 .416 .800 121 119 0.2
1953 Trenton - A 28 22 44 12 5 0 0 3 3 8 0 0 7 0 0 .273 .385 .386 .771 112 117 -0.1
1953 Harrisburg - AA 28 33 34 10 2 1 0 6 5 7 0 1 6 0 0 .294 .405 .412 .817 122 111 0.0
1954 Dallas - AA 29 16 28 11 3 0 0 6 9 6 0 0 2 0 0 .393 .500 .500 1.000 162 173 0.4
1954 Oakland - AAA 29 67 55 12 2 0 1 10 4 2 1 2 8 0 0 .218 .250 .309 .559 47 37 -0.3
1955 Oakland - AAA 30 64 76 20 5 0 1 17 10 12 1 1 9 0 0 .263 .367 .368 .735 96 99 0.2
1956 Oakland - AAA 31 55 84 21 3 0 1 7 7 14 0 0 5 0 0 .250 .357 .321 .679 71 85 -0.1
Total EA 168 515 152 32 7 6 75 75 49 3 8 62 1 1 .295 .355 .419 .774 107 107
Total GWL 186 215 53 10 0 3 34 21 28 2 3 22 0 0 .247 .335 .335 .670 74 79
Total MAL 404 1195 299 64 6 17 131 158 221 14 9 178 3 4 .250 .371 .356 .728 108 110
Total SEL 351 1289 289 68 12 13 109 124 116 17 5 271 2 3 .224 .296 .326 .622 88 87
Total LSA 136 343 88 15 1 5 43 52 52 3 5 35 0 0 .257 .355 .350 .705 96 96
Total UMVA 25 28 10 2 0 0 6 3 1 0 0 3 0 0 .357 .379 .429 .808 110 109
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1942 Moline - C 3B 13 3 4 5 2 11 2 .818 36.2 2.21 -1.1 .741
1943 Charlotte - B 3B 119 119 41 268 13 322 13 .960 1037.2 2.68 -8.8 .955
1944 Charlotte - B 1B 33 27 238 16 28 258 4 .984 252.0 9.07 +1.1 .990
1944 Charlotte - B 3B 84 78 30 134 12 182 18 .901 692.0 2.13 -4.7 .931
1945 Charlotte - B 1B 29 28 242 12 28 256 2 .992 247.1 9.24 +1.7 1.057
1945 Charlotte - B 3B 83 83 38 171 19 220 11 .950 731.2 2.57 +0.8 1.012
1947 Dayton - AA 1B 6 6 41 1 3 42 0 1.000 53.2 7.04 -0.1 1.041
1947 Hartford - A 1B 11 10 76 4 7 81 1 .988 86.0 8.37 +0.1 1.042
1947 Dayton - AA 3B 18 13 6 29 3 37 2 .946 124.2 2.53 -1.8 .913
1947 Hartford - A 3B 20 15 8 27 1 38 3 .921 140.2 2.24 +0.0 .946
1947 Dayton - AA SS 15 15 25 34 9 62 3 .952 116.2 4.55 -2.6 .858
1947 Hartford - A SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1947 Dayton - AA LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1948 Hartford - A 1B 11 6 58 3 4 61 0 1.000 50.0 10.98 +0.4 1.032
1948 Hartford - A 3B 86 81 44 164 16 215 7 .967 743.2 2.52 -2.9 .960
1948 Hartford - A SS 22 20 29 59 10 91 3 .967 181.0 4.38 -7.5 .838
1949 Dayton - AA 1B 83 76 705 47 47 758 6 .992 688.0 9.84 +1.2 1.009
1949 Dayton - AA 3B 17 0 5 5 2 11 1 .909 32.1 2.78 -0.3 .894
1949 Dayton - AA SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1949 Hartford - A SS 31 31 48 79 14 133 6 .955 274.0 4.17 -2.7 .919
1950 Dallas - AA 1B 11 11 76 8 10 84 0 1.000 92.2 8.16 +0.4 1.030
1950 Dallas - AA 3B 49 49 29 95 6 127 3 .976 436.1 2.56 +2.5 .976
1950 Hartford - A 3B 20 20 14 44 8 60 2 .967 180.0 2.90 +0.1 .980
1950 Hartford - A SS 52 52 69 114 38 189 6 .968 461.1 3.57 -5.6 .934
1951 Dallas - AA 1B 3 0 4 0 0 4 0 1.000 4.0 9.00 +0.0 1.014
1951 Hartford - A 1B 19 0 28 4 3 32 0 1.000 31.0 9.29 +0.7 1.195
1951 Hartford - A 3B 63 49 43 115 16 166 8 .952 466.0 3.05 +0.1 .962
1951 Hartford - A SS 13 12 17 28 9 47 2 .957 104.0 3.89 -2.2 .907
1952 Dallas - AA 1B 21 3 49 5 6 54 0 1.000 57.0 8.53 +0.3 1.018
1952 Hartford - A 1B 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 3.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1952 Dallas - AA 2B 7 4 7 8 1 18 3 .833 42.2 3.16 -2.9 .666
1952 Dallas - AA 3B 16 8 9 15 0 25 1 .960 94.0 2.30 -0.5 .943
1953 Harrisburg - AA 1B 15 0 24 1 1 25 0 1.000 26.2 8.44 +0.1 1.032
1953 Trenton - A 1B 8 0 6 1 1 7 0 1.000 9.0 7.00 +0.1 1.045
1953 Harrisburg - AA 2B 4 1 4 2 0 6 0 1.000 17.0 3.18 -0.3 .982
1953 Trenton - A 2B 4 4 11 9 3 22 2 .909 34.0 5.29 -2.1 .735
1953 Harrisburg - AA 3B 3 0 2 3 1 6 1 .833 13.1 3.38 -0.5 .832
1953 Trenton - A 3B 5 5 2 8 1 10 0 1.000 44.0 2.05 +0.2 1.031
1953 Harrisburg - AA SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1953 Harrisburg - AA LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1954 Oakland - AAA 1B 34 0 54 5 6 59 0 1.000 63.0 8.43 +0.2 1.026
1954 Dallas - AA 1B 7 0 17 2 2 19 0 1.000 21.2 7.89 +0.3 1.022
1954 Dallas - AA 2B 5 4 16 3 1 20 1 .950 34.2 4.93 -0.9 .721
1954 Oakland - AAA 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1954 Dallas - AA 3B 1 0 0 3 0 3 0 1.000 2.0 13.50 +0.1 1.042
1954 Oakland - AAA RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1955 Oakland - AAA 1B 15 3 61 2 5 63 0 1.000 51.2 10.97 +0.6 1.035
1955 Oakland - AAA 2B 4 4 10 12 2 26 4 .846 36.0 5.50 -1.9 .713
1955 Oakland - AAA 3B 13 0 1 5 0 6 0 1.000 24.0 2.25 +0.4 1.061
1955 Oakland - AAA CF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1956 Oakland - AAA 1B 36 0 104 11 13 116 1 .991 92.2 11.17 +0.8 1.086
1956 Oakland - AAA 2B 15 12 32 32 6 66 2 .970 100.0 5.76 -2.4 .860
1956 Oakland - AAA 3B 1 0 0 4 0 4 0 1.000 7.0 5.14 +0.2 1.067
TOTAL 1B 345 170 1783 122 164 1919 14 .993 1829.1 9.37 +8.1 1.025
TOTAL 2B 39 29 80 66 13 158 12 .924 264.1 4.97 -10.5 .782
TOTAL 3B 612 523 276 1095 100 1443 72 .950 4807.0 2.57 -16.2 .963
TOTAL SS 133 130 188 314 80 522 20 .962 1137.0 3.97 -20.7 .900
TOTAL LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 0.0 .000
TOTAL CF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 0.0 .000
TOTAL RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 0.0 .000
PLAYER HISTORY
01/01/1942 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
06/22/1942 Drafted in the 1942 first-year player draft out of high school (Payson; Payson, UT) by the St. Louis Pioneers. (Round 22, Pick 2, 338th overall pick).
01/01/1943 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
01/01/1944 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
01/01/1945 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
12/22/1945 Injured (leave of absence),out for 12 months.
01/01/1946 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
01/01/1947 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
05/11/1947 Injured (shoulder tendinitis),out for 5-6 weeks.
01/01/1948 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
01/01/1949 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
08/05/1949 Injured (bruised jaw),day-to-day for 1 day.
08/29/1949 Goes 5-5 against the Reading Coal Barons, with 2 RBI and 1 R.
01/01/1950 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
07/28/1950 Injured (back stiffness),day-to-day for 1 day.
07/22/1951 Injured (mild calf strain),day-to-day for 5 days.
08/15/1952 Released by the St. Louis organization.
03/22/1953 Signed a minor league contract with the Washington Eagles organization.
08/03/1953 Released by the Washington organization.
12/18/1953 Signed a minor league contract with the St. Louis Pioneers organization.
08/13/1956 Released by the St. Louis organization.
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