Herman Howard

{{short description|American baseball player}}

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| name = Herman Howard

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| position = Pitcher

| birth_date = {{Birth date|1910|3|10|mf=y}}

| birth_place = Birmingham, Alabama

| death_date = {{death date and age|1969|12|30|1910|3|10|mf=y}}

| death_place = Birmingham, Alabama

| bats = Left

| throws = Left

| debutleague = Negro league baseball

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| debutyear = 1937

| debutteam = Birmingham Black Barons

| finaldate =

| finalyear = 1946

| finalteam = Chicago American Giants

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| teams =

• Birmingham Black Barons (1937)
• Atlanta Black Crackers (1938)
• Jacksonville Red Caps (1938)
• Memphis Red Sox (1939)
• Cleveland Bears (1939)
• Birmingham Black Barons (1940)
• Chicago American Giants (1946)

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Herman Eugene Howard (March 10, 1910 – December 30, 1969), nicknamed "Red", was an American Negro league pitcher between 1937 and 1946.

A native of Birmingham, Alabama, Howard made his Negro leagues debut in 1937 with the Birmingham Black Barons. He went on to play for several teams, finishing his career in 1946 with the Chicago American Giants.{{cite web|author= |url=https://www.seamheads.com/NegroLgs/player.php?playerID=howar01red |title=Red Howard |publisher=seamheads.com |date= |accessdate=October 7, 2020}}{{cite web|author= |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=howard000her |title=Herman Howard |publisher=baseball-reference.com |date= |accessdate=October 7, 2020}} Howard died in Birmingham in 1969 at age 59.