Del Howard

{{Short description|American baseball player (1877–1956)}}

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{{Infobox baseball biography

|name=Del Howard

|image=Del Howard.jpg

|position=Outfielder / Infielder

|birth_date={{Birth date|1877|12|24}}

|birth_place=Kenney, Illinois, U.S.

|death_date={{death date and age|1956|12|24|1877|12|24}}

|death_place=Seattle, Washington, U.S.

|bats=Left

|throws=Right

|debutleague = MLB

|debutdate=April 15

|debutyear=1905

|debutteam=Pittsburgh Pirates

|finalleague = MLB

|finaldate=October 6

|finalyear=1909

|finalteam=Chicago Cubs

|statleague = MLB

|stat1label=Batting average

|stat1value=.263

|stat2label=Home runs

|stat2value=6

|stat3label=Runs batted in

|stat3value=193

|teams=

• Pittsburgh Pirates ({{mlby|1905}})
• Boston Beaneaters / Doves ({{mlby|1906}}–{{mlby|1907}})
• Chicago Cubs ({{mlby|1907}}–{{mlby|1909}})

|highlights=

• 2× World Series champion ({{wsy|1907}}, {{wsy|1908}})

}}

George Elmer "Del" Howard (December 24, 1877 – December 24, 1956) was a Major League Baseball player from 1905 to 1909. He would play for the Pittsburgh Pirates, Boston Beaneaters/Doves, and Chicago Cubs. Howard appeared in 536 games and retired with six home runs, 193 runs batted in and a lifetime .263 batting average.[https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/h/howarde01.shtml "Del Howard Statistics and History"]. baseball-reference.com. Retrieved 2010-12-31.

He had a career-high 142 hits for Boston during the 1906 season. Howard then played for the Cubs in both the 1907 and 1908 World Series, winning two championships.