Bruce Howard (baseball) explained

Bruce Howard
Position:Pitcher
Birth Date:23 March 1943
Birth Place:Salisbury, Maryland, U.S.
Bats:Switch
Throws:Right
Debutleague:MLB
Debutdate:September 4
Debutyear:1963
Debutteam:Chicago White Sox
Finalleague:MLB
Finaldate:September 7
Finalyear:1968
Finalteam:Washington Senators
Statleague:MLB
Stat1label:Win–loss record
Stat1value:26–31
Stat2label:Earned run average
Stat2value:3.18
Stat3label:Strikeouts
Stat3value:349
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Bruce Ernest Howard (born March 23, 1943) is an American former Major League Baseball pitcher with the Chicago White Sox, Baltimore Orioles and Washington Senators between 1963 and 1968. A native of Salisbury, Maryland, he attended Villanova University. His son, David Howard, also played in the major leagues.

He was traded along with Don Buford and Roger Nelson from the White Sox to the Orioles for Luis Aparicio, Russ Snyder and John Matias on November 29, 1967.[1] He went 0 - 2 with a 3.77 earned run average (ERA) in 31 innings with the Orioles before being dealt to the Senators for Fred Valentine before the trade deadline on June 15, 1968.[2]

In a six-season career, Howard posted a 26–31 record with 349 strikeouts and a 3.18 ERA in 120 appearances, including seven complete games, four shutouts, one save, and innings of work.

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Notes and References

  1. https://opensiuc.lib.siu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1017&context=de_November1967 "Trade Shuffle Sends Aparicio To White Sox," The Associated Press (AP), Thursday, November 30, 1967.
  2. https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1917&dat=19680617&id=Y8JGAAAAIBAJ&sjid=eukMAAAAIBAJ&pg=781,3640855 "Major League Teams Beat Clock with Last-Minute Trading Spurt," Schenectady (NY) Gazette, Monday, June 17, 1968.