Howard Earl

{{Short description|American baseball player (1869–1916)}}

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{{Infobox baseball biography

|name=Howard Earl

|position=Outfielder

|image=Howard Earl.jpg

|bats=Unknown

|throws=Unknown

|birth_date={{Birth date|1869|2|25|mf=y}}

|birth_place=Palmyra, New York

|death_date={{death date and age|1916|12|23|1869|2|25}}

|death_place=North Bay, New York

|debutleague = MLB

|debutdate=April 19

|debutyear={{Baseball year|1890}}

|debutteam=Chicago Colts

|finalleague = MLB

|finaldate=September 27

|finalyear={{Baseball year|1891}}

|finalteam=Milwaukee Brewers

|statleague = MLB

|stat1label=Batting average

|stat1value=.248

|stat2label=Home runs

|stat2value=8

|stat3label=Runs batted in

|stat3value=68

|teams=

• Chicago Colts (1890)
• Milwaukee Brewers (1891)

}}

Howard J. Earl (February 25, 1869 – December 23, 1916), nicknamed "Slim Jim", was a Major League Baseball outfielder. He played two seasons in the majors, a full season in {{Baseball year|1890}} for the Chicago Colts, and then {{Baseball year|1891}} for the Milwaukee Brewers, who were a midseason replacement team in the American Association.

Earl's minor league baseball career spanned 22 seasons, from {{baseball year|1886}} with the Boston Blues of the New England League until {{baseball year|1907}} with the Amsterdam-Gloversville-Johnstown Jags of the New York State League. From {{baseball year|1899}} onward, he served as player-manager at each stop. During the latter part of his career he shifted from the outfield to first base.