- Bob Howry
Infobox MLB player
width = 150
name = Bob Howry
team = Chicago Cubs
number = 62
position = Relief pitcher
birthdate = birth date and age|1973|8|4
birthplace = city-state|Phoenix|Arizona
bats = Left
throws = Right
debutdate = June 21
debutyear = 1998
debutteam = Chicago White Sox
statyear = September 30, 2008
stat1label = Win-Loss
stat1value = 42-43
stat2label = ERA/WHIP
stat2value = 3.68/1.24
stat3label =Saves
stat3value = 66
stat4label =Strikeout s
stat4value = 593
teams =
*Chicago White Sox (by|1998-by|2002)
*Boston Red Sox (by|2002-by|2003)
*Cleveland Indians (by|2004-by|2005)
*Chicago Cubs (by|2006-present)Bobby Dean Howry (born
August 4 ,1973 in city-state|Phoenix|Arizona) is aMajor League Baseball relief pitcher who currently plays for theChicago Cubs . Howry attendedMcNeese State University and was drafted by theSan Francisco Giants in the fifth round of the by|1994 MLB Draft.Howry made his Major League debut with the
Chicago White Sox in by|1998 and served as the teams closer saving 28 games in 1999 until being replaced byKeith Foulke in early May of 2000. He was dealt to theBoston Red Sox in by|2002, but suffered right elbow problems that forced him to be put on the 60-daydisabled list in late by|2003. Howry successfully recovered from right elbow surgery and made a comeback with theCleveland Indians in by|2004. In a year and a half with the Indians, Howry posted an 11-6 record with 87strikeout s and a 2.61 ERA.In late by|2005, Howry signed a three-year, $12 million deal with the Chicago Cubs, where he filled in for an injured
Ryan Dempster during the 2007 playoff run, earning eight saves with a 3.32 ERA, and has been one of the Cub's primary relievers in 2008, sometimes serving as setup man to All Star closerKerry Wood .In 2000, after being demoted by White Sox manager
Jerry Manuel , Howry was involved in a heated verbal argument with Chicago Cub Bleacher Bum leader Derek Schaul, threatening Schaul to "meet him by the small wall" and making obsene gestures. He was not allowed to pitch that day and later appologized to one of Schaul's friends in 2008 in Tampa Bay.External links
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