- Dixie Howell (catcher)
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For the pitcher, see Dixie Howell (pitcher).
Dixie Howell Catcher Born: April 24, 1920
Louisville, KentuckyDied: October 5, 1990 (aged 70)
Binghamton, New YorkBatted: Right Threw: Right MLB debut May 6, 1947 for the Pittsburgh Pirates Last MLB appearance September 8, 1956 for the Brooklyn Dodgers Career statistics Batting average .246 Home runs 12 Runs batted in 93 Teams - Pittsburgh Pirates (1947)
- Cincinnati Reds (1949-1952)
- Brooklyn Dodgers (1953, 1955-1956)
Homer Elliott Howell (April 24, 1920 in Louisville, Kentucky – October 5, 1990) was a catcher in Major League Baseball. He played from 1947-1956 with the Pittsburgh Pirates, Cincinnati Reds and Brooklyn Dodgers.
External links
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference
Brooklyn Dodgers 1955 World Series Champions 1 Pee Wee Reese | 2 Tommy Lasorda | 4 Duke Snider | 6 Carl Furillo | 8 George Shuba | 10 Rube Walker | 12 Frank Kellert | 14 Gil Hodges | 15 Sandy Amorós | 17 Carl Erskine | 18 Jim Hughes | 19 Jim Gilliam | 23 Don Zimmer | 27 Bob Borkowski | 28 Chuck Templeton | 30 Billy Loes | 32 Sandy Koufax | 34 Russ Meyer | 36 Don Newcombe | 37 Ed Roebuck | 39 Roy Campanella | 40 Roger Craig | 40 Walt Moryn | 41 Clem Labine | 42 Jackie Robinson | 43 Don Hoak | 45 Johnny Podres (World Series MVP) | 46 Don Bessent | 48 Karl Spooner | 49 Joe Black | 51 Bert Hamric | 52 Dixie Howell
Manager 24 Walter Alston
Coaches: 22 Billy Herman | 31 Jake Pitler | 33 Joe BeckerCategories:- Major League Baseball catchers
- Brooklyn Dodgers players
- Pittsburgh Pirates players
- Cincinnati Reds players
- Baseball players from Kentucky
- Burials at Cave Hill Cemetery
- 1920 births
- 1990 deaths
- American baseball catcher stubs
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