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Dixie
Howell		  
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 5' 11''
Weight: 220
 
Born: April 24, 1920 in Usa, KY, LOUISVILLE
 
Ratings - Batting     Help
                                             
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Year Age Tm Lg Salary   vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1947 27 MIN AL     4 4 4 3 3 3 5 5 5 5 4 5 7 6 6
1948 28 MIN AL     4 4 4 3 3 3 5 5 5 5 4 5 7 6 7
1949 29 MIN AL     4 4 4 3 2 3 5 5 5 5 4 4 7 6 6
1950 30 MIN AL     4 4 4 3 2 3 6 5 5 5 4 4 7 6 6
1951 31 MIN AL $ 300,000   4 4 4 3 2 3 6 5 5 5 4 4 7 6 6
1952 32 MIN AL $ 300,000   4 4 4 3 2 3 5 4 5 5 4 4 7 6 6
1953 33 MIN AL $ 300,000   4 4 4 3 2 3 4 4 4 5 4 4 6 6 6
1954 34 MIN AL $ 300,000   4 4 4 2 2 2 4 4 4 5 4 4 6 6 6
1955 35 MIN AL $ 350,000   4 4 4 2 2 2 4 4 4 4 4 4 6 5 6
1956 36 MIN AL $ 350,000   3 3 3 1 1 1 4 3 4 4 3 3 5 4 5
1957 37 MIN AL $ 350,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 4 3 4 4 3 3 3 3 3
OOTP6 Min Ratings     1 1 1 1 1 1 4 3 4 4 3 3 3 3 3
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 350,000   4 4 4 3 3 3 6 5 5 5 4 5 7 6 7
Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Silver Slugger or Bronze Rookie.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR OWS
1947 27 A   136 476 69 119 23 0 22 72 5 8 102 34 .250 .382 .437 .819 84.0  
1948 28 AA   121 327 46 96 13 1 12 55 2 2 54 46 .294 .394 .450 .843 58.6  
1949 29 AA   63 221 28 53 5 3 5 37 0 2 29 32 .240 .328 .357 .685 27.0  
1950 30 AA   137 531 63 143 26 2 15 67 4 8 60 65 .269 .343 .411 .754 73.7  
1951 31 MIN AL 6 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 .167 .000 .167 -0.1 0.0
    AA   83 318 55 98 16 3 10 53 3 2 38 44 .308 .382 .472 .854 55.2  
1953 33 MIN AL 6 15 3 6 2 0 1 3 0 0 1 1 .400 .438 .733 1.171 3.9 1.1
1954 34 MIN AL 5 12 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .083 .154 .083 .237 -0.5 0.0
1955 35 MIN AL 6 12 1 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 2 .250 .308 .333 .641 0.5 0.0
1956 36 MIN AL 4 11 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .182 .250 .182 .432 0.2 0.0
1957 37 MIN AL 6 6 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 .167 .286 .167 .452 0.4 0.0
6 Years Sim 33 61 7 13 3 0 1 4 0 0 5 8 .213 .284 .311 .595 4.4 1.1
4 Years AA 404 1397 192 390 60 9 42 212 9 14 181 187 .279 .362 .425 .787 214.5  
1 Years A 136 476 69 119 23 0 22 72 5 8 102 34 .250 .385 .437 .822 84.0  
5 Years Minors 540 1873 261 509 83 9 64 284 14 22 283 221 .272 .368 .428 .796 298.5  
162 Game Average 299 34 63 14 0 4 19 0 0 24 39 .213 .284 .311 .595 21.4  
Career Highs 6 15 3 6 2 0 1 3 0 0 1 2 .400 .438 .733 1.171 3.9  
Career Batting Splits     Help
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Category G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR
vs RH   44 4 9 3 0 1 4 0 0 3 6 .205 .271 .341 .612 3.8
vs LH   17 3 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 .235 .316 .235 .551 1.4
Home 20 38 5 10 3 0 1 4 0 0 5 5 .263 .349 .421 .770 5.6
Away 13 23 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .130 .167 .130 .297 -0.4
RISP   9 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 3 .111 .273 .222 .495 0.3
Pinch Hitting   13 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 .077 .200 .077 .277 0.0
Close/Late   15 1 3 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 3 .200 .250 .400 .650 1.6
Mar/Apr 5 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.7
May 4 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 .500 .600 .500 1.100 1.1
June 4 8 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 .125 .300 .125 .425 0.5
July 5 10 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .200 .200 .200 .400 0.2
August 3 7 1 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 .286 .375 .429 .804 1.1
Sep/Oct 11 25 2 6 2 0 1 3 0 0 1 3 .240 .296 .440 .736 2.9
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF RSA RTO RTO% PB DWS
1952 32 MIN AL C 3 0 3.0 2 2 0 0 1.000 12.00 0 0 .000 0 0.1
1953 33 MIN AL C 5 4 37.3 18 3 0 0 1.000 5.06 4 2 .500 0 0.2
1954 34 MIN AL C 4 3 28.0 17 0 0 0 1.000 5.46 1 0 .000 0 0.2
1955 35 MIN AL C 4 3 26.0 8 1 0 0 1.000 3.12 1 1 1.000 0 0.1
1956 36 MIN AL C 4 3 26.3 11 0 0 0 1.000 3.76 0 0 .000 0 0.1
1957 37 MIN AL C 1 1 6.0 2 0 0 0 1.000 3.00 1 0 .000 0 0.0
Career Totals   21 14 126.7 58 6 0 0 1.000 4.55 7 3 .429 0 0.7
Career Highs   5 4 37.3 18 3 0 0 1.000 12.00 4 2 1.000 0  
History
Drafted in 3rd round, 47th overall pick, by Minnesota in 1947
Injured on 4/8/1948 with a Dislocated Finger, out for one week
Injured on 6/13/1948 with a Bruised Jaw, out for 6 days
Injured on 6/23/1948 with a Fractured Wrist, out for 6 weeks
Injured on 5/12/1949 with a Broken Hand, out for 8 weeks
Had first career hit on 7/10/1953, off Ray Herbert (PIT)
Hit first career homerun on 9/13/1953, off Bill Voiselle (BSN)
2/1/1955: Gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration
Won World Series with Minnesota in 1955
2/1/1956: Gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration
2/1/1957: Gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration
 
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