Up on the blog today we have a “not so missing” 1975 card for former third baseman Roy Howell, who began his Major League career with the Texas Rangers in 1974:
Howell appeared in 13 games for Texas that Summer, hitting .250 with 11
hits over 44 at-bats, including his first double and home run, along
with two runs scored and three RBIs.
He’d play for Texas until 1977 when he was traded to the new Toronto
Blue Jays franchise just about a month into the season, and he did very
well, hitting .316 for them over 96 games, combining for a .302 average
on the year.
The next season would see him get tabbed for an All-Star slot, the only
time he’d make the squad, and he would go on to hit .270 over a full
season with eight homers and 61 RBIs, along with a career-best 67 runs
scored.
In 1981 he’d find himself playing for the Milwaukee Brewers, where he
would play the final four years of his 11-year career before retiring
after the 1984 season, still only 30-years-of-age.
All told, Howell hit .261 over his career, with 991 hits in 3791
at-bats, with 80 homers and 454 RBIs to go along with 422 runs scored
over 1112 Big League games.
