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Matt Howard

Positions: Second Baseman and Third Baseman

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

5-10, 165lb (178cm, 74kg)

Born: September 22, 1967 in Fall River, MA us

Draft: Drafted by the Los Angeles Dodgers in the 34th round of the 1989 MLB June Amateur Draft from Pepperdine University (Malibu, CA).

High School: Jersey Village HS (Houston, TX)

School: Pepperdine University (Malibu, CA)

Debut: May 17, 1996 (Age 28-238d, 16,868th in major league history)
vs. CAL 3 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: September 19, 1996 (Age 28-363d)
vs. BAL 0 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1996 season

Full Name: Matthew Christopher Howard

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

-0.6

.204

RBI

OBP

.228

SLG

.278

OPS

.506

OPS+

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	23-12 / in Starts: 8-6
Longest Hitting Streak	2 games
Longest On Base Streak	2 games
Most Games w/o HR	13 games
Most Games w/o RBI	6 games
Grand Slams	0 in 3 bases loaded PA and 2 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	1

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 59 PAs	9
Actual Runners on Base	42 (19-14-9)
Avg. MLBer w/ 59 PAs	7
Avg. Runners on Base	37 (18-12-6)

Most Driven In
D Jeter	2
J Girardi	2
R Eenhoorn	1
A Fox	1
M Aldrete	1
D Strawberry	1
Self	1

Most Driven In By
B Williams	2
P O'Neill	2
W Boggs	2
T Martinez	1
Self	1
J Girardi	0

1996 Batting Game Log

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1996 Batting Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
1	1	38 (37)	May 17	NYY		CAL	W,8-5	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	1.26	-0.095	1.65	-0.08%	-1.21	2B
2	2	39	May 18	NYY		CAL	W,7-3	CG	4	4	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.143	.143	.143	.286	2	1.07	0.080	1.37	0.06%	0.38	2B
3	3	40	May 19	NYY		CAL	L,1-10	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	.100	.091	.100	.191	9	.15	-0.017	.20	-0.01%	-1.16	2B
4	4	41	May 21	NYY		OAK	W,7-3	GS-7	3	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.154	.143	.154	.297	9	.92	-0.001	1.19	0.00%	-0.71	2B
5	5	42	May 22	NYY		OAK	L,1-5	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.133	.125	.133	.258	9	.93	-0.074	1.19	-0.06%	-0.74	2B
6	6	47 (4)	May 27	NYY	@	CAL	W,16-5	5-GF	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.125	.167	.125	.292	7	.02	0.001	.02	0.00%	-0.05	PR 2B
Jun		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
7	7	51 (3)	Jun 1	NYY	@	OAK	W,6-3	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.125	.167	.125	.292	2						2B
8	8	52	Jun 2	NYY	@	OAK	W,11-4	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.125	.167	.125	.292	1						2B
9	9	54 (1)	Jun 5	NYY		TOR	L,7-12	8-GF	1	1	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.176	.211	.235	.446	1	.16	0.011	.23	0.01%	1.14	2B
10	10	55	Jun 6	NYY		TOR	W,8-1	8-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.167	.200	.222	.422	1	.00	0.000	.00	0.00%	-0.27	PH 2B
11	11	57 (1)	Jun 8	NYY	@	DET	L,7-9	CG	5	4	3	2	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.227	.280	.409	.689	2	.83	0.087	1.07	0.07%	1.84	2B 3B
12	12	58	Jun 9	NYY	@	DET	W,3-2	CG	5	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.192	.241	.346	.588	2	1.19	-0.162	1.51	-0.12%	-1.98	2B
13	13	59	Jun 10	NYY	@	TOR	W,5-3	8-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.185	.233	.333	.567	6	.15	-0.004	.21	0.00%	-0.20	2B
14	14	60	Jun 11	NYY	@	TOR	W,6-4	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.185	.233	.333	.567	7						2B
15	15	61	Jun 12	NYY	@	TOR	L,4-7	CG	4	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.161	.206	.290	.496	9	.69	-0.045	.85	-0.03%	-0.32	2B
16	16	65 (3)	Jun 16	NYY		CLE	W,5-4	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.161	.206	.290	.496	9						2B
17	17	68 (2)	Jun 21 (1)	NYY	@	CLE	W,8-7	9-10	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.161	.206	.290	.496	9		0.000		0.00%	0.00	PR 2B
18	18	69	Jun 21 (2)	NYY	@	CLE	W,9-3	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.161	.206	.290	.496	7						PR 2B
19	19	74 (4)	Jun 25 (2)	NYY	@	MIN	W,6-2	CG	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.176	.216	.294	.510	9	.58	-0.038	.75	-0.03%	-0.30	3B 2B
20	20	75	Jun 26	NYY	@	MIN	W,2-1	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.176	.216	.294	.510	9						3B
21	21	77 (1)	Jun 28	NYY		BAL	L,4-7	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.176	.216	.294	.510	7						2B
22	22	79 (1)	Jun 30	NYY		BAL	L,1-9	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.162	.200	.270	.470	9	.24	-0.019	.35	-0.02%	-0.61	3B
Jul		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
23	23	82 (2)	Jul 4	NYY		MIL	W,4-1	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.162	.200	.270	.470	2						2B
24	24	87 (4)	Jul 13 (1)	NYY	@	BAL	W,3-2	GS-9	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.154	.190	.256	.447	9	.51	-0.028	.51	-0.02%	-0.26	3B
25	25	89 (1)	Jul 14	NYY	@	BAL	W,4-1	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.154	.190	.256	.447	7						2B
26	26	91 (1)	Jul 16	NYY	@	BOS	W,9-5	CG	5	5	2	2	0	0	0	3	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.182	.213	.273	.485	9	.83	0.076	.38	0.02%	0.22	2B
27	27	93 (1)	Jul 18	NYY	@	MIL	L,4-16	7-GF	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.196	.224	.283	.507	7	.01	0.000	.00	0.00%	1.13	PH 2B
28	28	103 (9)	Jul 28	NYY		KCR	W,3-2	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.196	.224	.283	.507	9						2B
29	29	104	Jul 30	NYY	@	TEX	L,2-15	6-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.191	.220	.277	.497	7	.00	0.000	.00	0.00%	-0.14	2B
30	30	105	Jul 31	NYY	@	TEX	L,2-9	GS-9	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.226	.280	.506	9	1.43	-0.137	.29	-0.02%	-1.54	2B
Aug		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
31	31	108 (2)	Aug 3	NYY	@	KCR	L,4-11	6-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.196	.222	.275	.497	8	.02	-0.001	.00	0.00%	-0.13	2B
32	32	110 (1)	Aug 5	NYY	@	KCR	W,5-2	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.189	.214	.264	.478	9	.85	-0.049	.20	-0.01%	-0.46	3B
Sept		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
33	33	147 (36)	Sep 14	NYY	@	TOR	W,3-1	9-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.189	.214	.264	.478	7						PR
34	34	149 (1)	Sep 16	NYY	@	TOR	W,10-0	8-GF	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.204	.228	.278	.506	9	.01	0.000	.00	0.00%	0.52	PH 2B
35	35	152 (2)	Sep 19 (2)	NYY		BAL	L,9-10	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.204	.228	.278	.506	9						2B
							23-12		59	54	9	11	1	0	1	9	2	0	8	0	2	1	1	2	1	0	.204	.228	.278	.506		.70	-0.415	.71	-0.23%	-4.86

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