- Thomas Howard (baseball)
Infobox MLB retired
name = Thomas Howard
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position =Outfielder
birthdate = birth date and age|1964|12|11
deathdate =
bats =Both
throws = Right
debutdate =July 3
debutyear =1990
debutteam =San Diego Padres
finaldate =October 1
finalyear =2000
finalteam =St. Louis Cardinals
stat1label =Batting average
stat1value =.264
stat2label =Home run s
stat2value =44
stat3label =Runs batted in
stat3value =264
teams =
*San Diego Padres (1990-1992)
*Cleveland Indians (1992-1993)
*Cincinnati Reds (1993-1996)
*Houston Astros (1997)
*Los Angeles Dodgers (1998)
*St. Louis Cardinals (1999-2000)
highlights =Thomas Sylvester Howard (born
December 11 1964 inMiddletown, Ohio ) is a formeroutfielder inMajor League Baseball . He attendedBall State University where he played football and baseball. During his 11-year career (1990-2000) he played for theSan Diego Padres ,Cleveland Indians ,Cincinnati Reds ,Houston Astros ,Los Angeles Dodgers , andSt. Louis Cardinals . OnApril 11 , 2000 he hit the first grand slam atMinute Maid Park .He graduated in 1983 from
Valley View High School inGermantown, Ohio . There he also excelled as quarterback of the South Western Buckeye League champion football team and as a power forward on the league champion basketball team. His nickname in high school was Tank and was given to him by his father at an earlier age.External links
*baseball-reference|id=h/howarth01
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