Elston Howard Elston Gene Howard Born: 2/23/1929 (St. Louis, MO) Died: 12/14/1980 (New York, NY) Height: 6-2 Weight: 200 lbs. Bats: Right Throws: Right Debut: 04/14/1955 Final Game: 09/29/1968 Position(s): C(1138),LF(228),1B(85),OF(75),RF(42) Select Team1968 Boston Red Sox (AL)1967 Boston Red Sox (AL)1967 New York Yankees (AL)1966 New York Yankees (AL)1965 New York Yankees (AL)1964 New York Yankees (AL)1963 New York Yankees (AL)1962 New York Yankees (AL)1961 New York Yankees (AL)1960 New York Yankees (AL)1959 New York Yankees (AL)1958 New York Yankees (AL)1957 New York Yankees (AL)1956 New York Yankees (AL)1955 New York Yankees (AL) Best Season    Career Totals BA 0.313 1964    BA 0.274 HR 28 1963    HR 167 RBI 91 1962    RBI 762 R 75 1963    R 619 SB 3 1960    SB 9 OPS 0.869 1963    OPS 0.749 Cards Statistics Awards Transactions   Date Transaction Information Jul 19, 1950 Sold to New York Yankees (AL) by Kansas City (Negro American). Aug 03, 1967 Traded by New York Yankees (AL) to Boston Red Sox (AL) in exchange for Pete Magrini and a player to be named later. Boston Red Sox (AL) sent Ron Klimkowski (Aug 08, 1967) to New York Yankees (AL) to complete the trade. Oct 29, 1968 Released by Boston Red Sox (AL).