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Elston Gene Howard (February 23, 1929 – December 14, 1980) was an American professional baseball player who was a catcher and a left fielder. During a 14-year baseball career, he played in the Negro leagues and Major League Baseball from 1948 through 1968, primarily for the New York Yankees.
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Jan 4, 2012 · Elston Howard was born February 23, 1929, in St. Louis, Missouri, the son of Emmaline Webb and Travis Howard. A schoolteacher in Sikeston, Missouri, Emmaline fled to St. Louis when Howard, her principal, refused to marry her.
May 7, 2024 · Elston Howard was an American baseball player who was the first African American to play for the famed New York Yankees franchise and who was named the Most Valuable Player of the American League (AL) in 1963 after batting .287 with 28 home runs and 85 runs batted in. Howard was a backup catcher.
Dec 21, 2015 · Elston Howard was the first black Yankees player, first black AL MVP, 12-time All-Star and first black AL coach. Yet, he's unknown by many ...more
Feb 20, 2019 · Remembering Yankees trailblazer Elston Howard, who never got to see his dream of managing in the big leagues. On Oct. 1, 1973, Elston Howard saw an opportunity to become Major League...
Elston Howard, the Major League Baseball player, was born on Saturday, February 23, 1929, in St. Louis, Missouri. Howard was 26 years old when he broke into the major leagues on April 14, 1955, with the New York Yankees.
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Elston Howard played 14 seasons for the Yankees and Red Sox. He had a .274 batting average, 1,471 hits, 167 home runs, 762 RBIs and 619 runs scored. He won 2 Gold Glove awards, 1 MVP award and 4 World Series.
