Dixie Howell (catcher)
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Born: April 24, 1920 Louisville, Kentucky |
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Died: October 5, 1990 (aged 70) Binghamton, New York |
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| MLB debut | |||
| May 6, 1947, for the Pittsburgh Pirates | |||
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| September 8, 1956, for the Brooklyn Dodgers | |||
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| Batting average | .246 | ||
| Home runs | 12 | ||
| Runs batted in | 93 | ||
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Homer Elliott "Dixie" Howell (April 24, 1920 – October 5, 1990) was an American professional baseball player. Born in Louisville, Kentucky, he was a catcher who appeared in 340 games in Major League Baseball over eight seasons between 1947 and 1956 for the Pittsburgh Pirates, Cincinnati Reds and Brooklyn Dodgers. He threw and batted right-handed, stood 5 feet 11 inches (1.80 m) tall and weighed 190 pounds (86 kg).
Howell's professional career began in 1938 after his graduation from Louisville Male High School. By 1941, he had been acquired by the Dodgers and was playing for their top affiliate, the Montreal Royals of the International League. With the outbreak of World War II, he served in the United States Army in the European Theater of Operations and missed the 1944–45 seasons. In 1946 he returned to Montreal and split catching duties for the Royals with left-handed-batting Herman Franks. The 1946 Royals, led by second baseman Jackie Robinson, won the league championship and the Little World Series, but are famous as the first racially integrated team in "organized baseball" since the 1880s. Howell witnessed Robinson's constant battle against intimidation—especially in the form of brushback pitches.
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