Elston Howard Stats & Facts

Elston Howard Stats & Facts

    Elston Howard Positions: Catcher, Leftfielder and First BasemanBats: Right  •  Throws: Right6-2, 196lb (188cm, 88kg)Born: February 23, 1929 in St. Louis, MODied: December 14, 1980 (Aged 51-295d) in New York, NYBuried: George Washington Memorial Park, Paramus, NJHigh School: Vashon HS (St. Louis, MO)Debut: 1948 (10,389th in major league history)AL/NL Debut: April 14, 1955Last Game: September 29, 1968Full Name: Elston Gene HowardView Player Info from the B-R BullpenView Player Bio from the SABR BioProject   Nine Players Who Debuted in 1948 Roy…

 New York Yankees catcher Elston Howard becomes the first black player to win the American League MVP Award

 New York Yankees catcher Elston Howard becomes the first black player to win the American League MVP Award

1963 – New York Yankees catcher Elston Howard becomes the first black player to win the American League MVP Award. Howard beats out Al Kaline of the Detroit Tigers by 248 votes to 148 in the balloting.