Howie Fox
1944–1954 · bats R / throws R · Baltimore Orioles, Cincinnati Reds, Philadelphia Phillies
253G
.189AVG
.214OBP
.238SLG
More career statistics
66H
2HR
25RBI
1SB
43–72W–L
1,108.1IP
342K
4.33ERA
132GS
6SV
3Rare feats
Career summary: MLB’s official regular-season totals. Season lines, splits and historical game logs below are reconstructed from the covered Retrosheet records and can differ in coverage or scorer revisions. Compare sources and coverage.
Why official totals and the game-record sums differ
The sources can disagree on historical scorer decisions, appearances, and which games belong to a major-league record. The career summary uses the official total; the source game rows retain their recorded values.
| Statistic | MLB official | Recorded game sum |
|---|---|---|
| Batting · At bats | 349 | 348 |
| Batting · Strikeouts | 47 | 48 |
| Batting · Plate appearances | 386 | 384 |
| Batting · Walks | 9 | 8 |
| Pitching · Batters faced | 4,810 | 4,825 |
| Pitching · p er | 533 | 535 |
| Pitching · p ipouts | 3,325 | 3,321 |
| Pitching · p k | 342 | 345 |
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 253 | 386 | 349 | 29 | 66 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 25 | 9 | 47 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 83 | .189 | .214 | .238 | .452 |
Career pitching
| IP | G | GS | CG | W | L | SV | H | R | ER | HR | BB | K | HBP | WP | ERA | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1,108.3 | 248 | 132 | 42 | 43 | 72 | 6 | 1,174 | 611 | 533 | 71 | 435 | 342 | 0 | 0 | 4.33 | 1.452 |
Streaks
4longest hitting streak · 1945-08-13 to 1945-09-03
4longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 62 | Three Sacrifice Bunts | 1951-07-17 | 1 in 730 games | box score ↗ |
| 42 | Four Runs, No Outs | 1949-09-21 | 1 in 121 games | box score ↗ |
| 34 | 11 innings pitched | 1945-08-09 | 1 in 308 pitcher-games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 133 | 173 | 32 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 18 | .200 | .202 | .263 |
| Away | 120 | 211 | 34 | 1 | 17 | 5 | 30 | .181 | .185 | .218 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 20 | 32 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | .125 | .125 | .156 |
| May | 36 | 56 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | .192 | .179 | .231 |
| June | 47 | 75 | 18 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 7 | .269 | .280 | .343 |
| July | 53 | 82 | 10 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 11 | .143 | .146 | .143 |
| August | 45 | 62 | 14 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 10 | .233 | .242 | .350 |
| September | 51 | 74 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 10 | .154 | .162 | .185 |
| October | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| pittsburgh-pirates | 40 | 74 | 13 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 10 | .197 | .203 | .318 |
| new-york-giants | 37 | 69 | 12 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 10 | .185 | .188 | .215 |
| brooklyn-dodgers | 36 | 57 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 12 | .157 | .175 | .176 |
| chicago-cubs | 28 | 40 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | .270 | .275 | .297 |
| boston-braves | 25 | 29 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | .269 | .276 | .308 |
| philadelphia-phillies | 23 | 55 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 4 | .180 | .164 | .240 |
| st-louis-cardinals | 23 | 42 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | .083 | .095 | .083 |
| cleveland-guardians | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .400 | .400 | .600 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1944 |  Cincinnati Reds | 2 | 1 | – | – | – | – | .000 | 2 | – |
| 1945 | Cincinnati Reds | 45 | 46 | 13 | – | 5 | – | .283 | 164 | 55 |
| 1946 | Cincinnati Reds | 4 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 5 | 1 |
| 1948 | Cincinnati Reds | 35 | 60 | 12 | – | 4 | – | .200 | 170 | 63 |
| 1949 | Cincinnati Reds | 41 | 72 | 17 | – | 5 | 1 | .236 | 215 | 60 |
| 1950 | Cincinnati Reds | 35 | 63 | 11 | 1 | 8 | – | .175 | 187 | 65 |
| 1951 | Cincinnati Reds | 40 | 70 | 8 | 1 | 1 | – | .114 | 227 | 58 |
| 1952 |  Philadelphia Phillies | 13 | 21 | 1 | – | 1 | – | .048 | 62 | 16 |
| 1954 |  Baltimore Orioles | 38 | 15 | 4 | – | 1 | – | .267 | 73 | 27 |