Larry Howard
[edit] Biography
Larry Howard (Lawrence Rayford Howard) was born on June 6, 1945 in Columbus, Ohio. He made his Major League debut on August 9, 1970 for the Houston Astros. In 1972, his rookie year, he hit .223 with 2 home runs and 13 RBI. Howard played for the Houston Astros and Atlanta Braves over the course of his 4 year career.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1970
| HOU
| N
| 31
| 88
| 11
| 27
| 2
| 16
| .307
| .378
| .443
| 6
| 0
| 10
| 23
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 2
|
| 1971
| HOU
| N
| 24
| 64
| 6
| 15
| 2
| 14
| .234
| .265
| .375
| 3
| 0
| 3
| 17
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
|
| 1972
| HOU
| N
| 54
| 157
| 16
| 35
| 2
| 13
| .223
| .299
| .306
| 7
| 0
| 17
| 30
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 3
| 5
|
| 1973
| HOU
| N
| 20
| 48
| 3
| 8
| 0
| 4
| .167
| .245
| .229
| 3
| 0
| 5
| 12
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 1
|
| 1973
| ATL
| N
| 4
| 8
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| .125
| .300
| .125
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1973
| TOT
| N
| 24
| 56
| 3
| 9
| 0
| 4
| .161
| .254
| .214
| 3
| 0
| 7
| 15
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 1
|
| Total
|
|
| 133
| 365
| 36
| 86
| 6
| 47
| .236
| .305
| .337
| 19
| 0
| 37
| 85
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 8
| 10
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1970
| HOU
| N
| OF
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1970
| HOU
| N
| C
| 26
| 22
| 196.2
| 125
| 11
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 6
| 7
| 0
| .993
|
| 1970
| HOU
| N
| LF
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1970
| HOU
| N
| 1B
| 2
| 0
| 5.2
| 5
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1971
| HOU
| N
| C
| 22
| 14
| 153.1
| 106
| 12
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 5
| 5
| 5
| 0
| .992
|
| 1972
| HOU
| N
| C
| 53
| 47
| 419
| 323
| 15
| 7
| 2
| 0
| 7
| 29
| 11
| 1
| .980
|
| 1972
| HOU
| N
| LF
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1972
| HOU
| N
| OF
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1973
| HOU
| N
| C
| 20
| 13
| 127
| 79
| 7
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 7
| 6
| 0
| .989
|
| 1973
| ATL
| N
| C
| 2
| 2
| 16
| 8
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1973
| TOT
| N
| C
| 22
| 15
| 143
| 87
| 8
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 8
| 6
| 0
| .990
|
| Total
|
|
| C
| 123
| 98
| 912
| 641
| 46
| 10
| 4
| 0
| 13
| 48
| 29
| 1
| .986
|
| Total
|
|
| LF
| 2
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| Total
|
|
| 1B
| 2
| 0
| 5.2
| 5
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| Total
|
|
| OF
| 2
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
[edit] Transactions
- Signed as an amateur free agent by Houston Colt .45s (1963).
- Traded by Houston Astros to Atlanta Braves in exchange for Tom Heierle (May 22, 1973).
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