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Howie Pollet Howie Pollet
Full name: Howard Joseph Pollet
Born: June 26, 1921, New Orleans, Louisiana
Died August 8, 1974, Houston, Texas
Buried at Memorial Oaks Cemetery, Houston, Texas
First Game: August 20, 1941; Final Game: September 23, 1956
Bat: Left Throw: Left Height: 6' 1.5" Weight: 175
TSN NL Pitcher of the Year (1949)
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Batting RecordBatting Record
Year Team                  G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI   BB IBB   SO HBP  SH  SF GDP   SB  CS   AVG   OBP   SLG   BFW Year Team
1941 STL N                 9    28    0    5   1   0   0    3    1       12   0   1       0    0      .179  .207  .214   0.0 1941 STL N
1942 STL N                27    31    2    7   2   0   0    7    7        7   0   2       0    0      .226  .368  .290   0.0 1942 STL N
1943 STL N                16    43    3    7   1   0   0    1    1        9   0   1       0    0      .163  .182  .186   0.0 1943 STL N
1946 STL N                40    87    2   14   4   0   0    7    6       23   0   7       2    0      .161  .215  .207   0.0 1946 STL N
1947 STL N                37    65    5   15   1   2   0    5    1       13   0   0       2    0      .231  .242  .308   0.0 1947 STL N
1948 STL N                38    68    6    8   1   0   0    4    3        9   0   5       2    0      .118  .155  .132   0.0 1948 STL N
1949 STL N                39    82   10   16   1   0   0    6    8       18   0   3       2    0      .195  .267  .207   0.0 1949 STL N
1950 STL N                38    84    7   12   2   0   0    3    5       18   0   2       2    0      .143  .191  .167   0.0 1950 STL N
1951 STL N                 6     1    1    0   0   0   0    0    3        1   0   0       0    0   0  .000  .750  .000   0.0 1951 STL N
1951 PIT N                21    36    3    5   0   0   0    1    5       12   0   4       0    0   0  .139  .244  .139   0.0 1951 PIT N
1951 TOT N                27    37    4    5   0   0   0    1    8       13   0   4       0    0   0  .135  .289  .135   0.0 1951 TOT N
1952 PIT N                31    68    4   13   0   0   0    4    8       17   0   2       2    0   0  .191  .276  .191   0.0 1952 PIT N
1953 PIT N                 5     3    1    1   0   0   0    2    0        0   0   1       0    0   0  .333  .333  .333   0.0 1953 PIT N
1953 CHI N                25    31    2    4   0   0   0    0    3        6   0   3       0    0   0  .129  .206  .129   0.0 1953 CHI N
1953 TOT N                30    34    3    5   0   0   0    2    3        6   0   4       0    0   0  .147  .216  .147   0.0 1953 TOT N
1954 CHI N                20    47    6   13   2   0   0    4    1        6   0   3   0   2    0   0  .277  .292  .319   0.0 1954 CHI N
1955 CHI N                24    15    0    6   2   0   0    0    2   0    5   0   1   0   0    0   0  .400  .471  .533   0.0 1955 CHI N
1956 CHI A                12     8    1    3   0   0   0    1    0   0    3   0   1   0   0    0   0  .375  .375  .375   0.0 1956 CHI A
1956 PIT N                19     1    1    0   0   0   0    0    1   0    0   0   1   0   0    0   0  .000  .500  .000   0.0 1956 PIT N
1956 Total                31     9    2    3   0   0   0    1    1   0    3   0   2   0   0    0   0  .333  .400  .333   0.0 1956 Total
Total NL                 395   690   53  126  17   2   0   47   55   0i 156   0  36   0i 14    0   0i .183  .243  .213   0.0 Total NL        
Total AL                  12     8    1    3   0   0   0    1    0   0    3   0   1   0   0    0   0  .375  .375  .375   0.0 Total AL        
Total                    407   698   54  129  17   2   0   48   55   0i 159   0  37   0i 14    0   0i .185  .244  .215   0.0 Total
Year Team                  G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI   BB IBB   SO HBP  SH  SF GDP   SB  CS   AVG   OBP   SLG   BFW Year Team
i - incomplete
World Series Batting RecordWorld Series Batting Record
Year Team                  G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI   BB IBB   SO HBP  SH  SF  XI ROE GDP   SB  CS   AVG   OBP   SLG Year Team
1942 STL N                 1     0    0    0   0   0   0    0    0   0    0   0   0   0   0   0   0    0   0     -     -     - 1942 STL N
1946 STL N Daily Splits    2     4    0    0   0   0   0    0    0   0    1   0   0   0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000  .000 1946 STL N
Total            Splits    3     4    0    0   0   0   0    0    0   0    1   0   0   0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000  .000 Total
Year Team                  G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI   BB IBB   SO HBP  SH  SF  XI ROE GDP   SB  CS   AVG   OBP   SLG Year Team
All-Star Game Batting RecordAll-Star Game Batting Record
Year Team                  G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI   BB IBB   SO HBP  SH  SF  XI ROE GDP   SB  CS   AVG   OBP   SLG Year Team
1949 NL                    1     0    0    0   0   0   0    0    0   0    0   0   0   0   0   0   0    0   0     -     -     - 1949 NL   

Pitching RecordPitching Record
Year Team                  G  GS  CG SHO  GF  SV   IP      H   BFP  HR    R   ER   BB  IB   SO  SH  SF  WP HBP  BK   W   L    ERA    PW Year Team
1941 STL N                 9   8   6   2   0   0   70     55   295   1   18   15   27       37   8       4   1   0   5   2   1.93   1.4 1941 STL N
1942 STL N                27  13   5   2   3   0  109.1  102   466   7   43   35   39       42   3       5   2   0   7   5   2.88   0.9 1942 STL N
1943 STL N                16  14  12   5   2   0  118.1   83   456   2   26   23   32       61   7       2   2   1   8   4   1.75   2.1 1943 STL N
1946 STL N                40  32  22   4   7   5  266    228  1083  12   84   62   86      107  19       1   5   0  21  10   2.10   4.3 1946 STL N
1947 STL N                37  24   9   0   5   2  176.1  195   784  11   96   85   87       73  11       4   3   0   9  11   4.34  -0.1 1947 STL N
1948 STL N                36  26  11   0   2   0  186.1  216   826  10  102   94   67       80   9       3   2   0  13   8   4.54  -1.1 1948 STL N
1949 STL N                39  28  17   5   7   1  230.2  228   964   9   80   71   59      108  14       2   2   0  20   9   2.77   4.2 1949 STL N
1950 STL N                37  30  14   2   5   2  232.1  228   973  19  103   85   68      117  14       4   1   0  14  13   3.29   2.1 1950 STL N
1951 STL N                 6   2   0   0   2   1   12.1   10    56   1   10    6    8       10   0       0   0   0   0   3   4.38  -0.3 1951 STL N
1951 PIT N                21  21   4   1   0   0  128.2  149   568  24   81   72   51       47  10       2   1   0   6  10   5.04  -1.1 1951 PIT N
1951 TOT N                27  23   4   1   2   1  141    159   624  25   91   78   59       57  10       2   1   0   6  13   4.98  -1.4 1951 TOT N
1952 PIT N                31  30   9   1   1   0  214    217   904  22  111   98   71       90  13       1   3   0   7  16   4.12   0.0 1952 PIT N
1953 PIT N                 5   2   0   0   1   0   12.2   27    66   2   15   15    6        8   4       0   0   0   1   1  10.66  -0.9 1953 PIT N
1953 CHI N                25  16   2   0   2   1  111.1  120   495   6   62   51   44       45   7       1   1   0   5   6   4.12   0.1 1953 CHI N
1953 TOT N                30  18   2   0   3   1  124    147   561   8   77   66   50       53  11       1   1   0   6   7   4.79  -0.8 1953 TOT N
1954 CHI N                20  20   4   2   0   0  128.1  131   562   4   60   51   54       58   4   6   1   0   0   8  10   3.58   1.2 1954 CHI N
1955 CHI N                24   7   1   1   7   5   61     62   267  11   41   38   27   3   27   3   3   2   0   0   4   3   5.61  -0.8 1955 CHI N
1956 CHI A                11   4   0   0   1   0   26.1   27   119   2   15   12   11   0   14   1   0   1   0   0   3   1   4.10   0.0 1956 CHI A
1956 PIT N                19   0   0   0   8   3   23.1   18    96   3   10    8    8   1   10   2   1   1   0   0   0   4   3.09   0.3 1956 PIT N
1956 Total                30   4   0   0   9   3   49.2   45   215   5   25   20   19   1   24   3   1   2   0   0   3   5   3.62   0.3 1956 Total
Total NL                 392 273 116  25  52  20 2081   2069  8861 144  942  809  734   4i 920 128  10i 33  23   1 128 115   3.50  12.3 Total NL        
Total AL                  11   4   0   0   1   0   26.1   27   119   2   15   12   11   0   14   1   0   1   0   0   3   1   4.10   0.0 Total AL        
Total                    403 277 116  25  53  20 2107.1 2096  8980 146  957  821  745   4i 934 129  10i 34  23   1 131 116   3.51  12.3 Total
Year Team                  G  GS  CG SHO  GF  SV   IP      H   BFP  HR    R   ER   BB  IB   SO  SH  SF  WP HBP  BK   W   L    ERA    PW Year Team
i - incomplete
World Series Pitching RecordWorld Series Pitching Record
Year Team                  G  GS  CG SHO  GF  SV   IP      H   BFP  HR    R   ER   BB  IB   SO  SH  SF  WP HPB  BK  2B  3B GDP ROE   W   L    ERA Year Team
1942 STL N Daily Splits    1   0   0   0   0   0    0.1    0     1   0    0    0    0   0    0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0.00 1942 STL N
1946 STL N Daily Splits    2   2   1   0   0   0   10.1   12    47   1    4    4    4   0    3   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   3.48 1946 STL N
Total            Splits    3   2   1   0   0   0   10.2   12    48   1    4    4    4   0    3   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   3.38 Total
Year Team                  G  GS  CG SHO  GF  SV   IP      H   BFP  HR    R   ER   BB  IB   SO  SH  SF  WP HPB  BK  2B  3B GDP ROE   W   L    ERA Year Team
All-Star Game Pitching RecordAll-Star Game Pitching Record
Year Team                  G  GS  CG SHO  GF  SV   IP      H   BFP  HR    R   ER   BB  IB   SO  SH  SF  WP HPB  BK  2B  3B GDP ROE   W   L    ERA Year Team
1949 NL    Daily Splits    1   0   0   0   0   0    1      4     7   0    3    3    0   0    0   0   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  27.00 1949 NL   

Fielding RecordFielding Record
Year Team        POS    G    PO    A  ERR   DP   AVG
1941 STL N         P    9     0   18    0    0 1.000
1942 STL N         P   27     4   16    2    1  .909
1943 STL N         P   16     1   17    0    0 1.000
1946 STL N         P   40     8   59    4    9  .944
1947 STL N         P   37     5   33    0    5 1.000
1948 STL N         P   36     5   44    2    2  .961
1949 STL N         P   39     9   33    2    2  .955
1950 STL N         P   37    13   40    4    5  .930
1951 STL N         P    6     0    3    0    0 1.000
1951 PIT N         P   21     5   23    0    2 1.000
1951 TOT N         P   27     5   26    0    2 1.000
1952 PIT N         P   31     7   48    3    2  .948
1953 PIT N         P    5     0    1    0    0 1.000
1953 CHI N         P   25     8   14    3    2  .880
1953 TOT N         P   30     8   15    3    2  .885
1954 CHI N         P   20     6   22    0    1 1.000
1955 CHI N         P   24     7   15    0    1 1.000
1956 CHI A         P   11     1    6    0    0 1.000
1956 PIT N         P   19     3    4    0    0 1.000
1956 Total         P   30     4   10    0    0 1.000
Total              P  403    82  396   20   32  .960
Year Team        POS    G    PO    A  ERR   DP   AVG
World Series Fielding RecordWorld Series Fielding Record
Year Team        POS    G   GS   CG   INN      PO    A  ERR   DP  TP   PB   CS   SB  PkO   AVG
1942 STL N Daily   P    1    0    0     0.1     0    0    0    0   0    0    0    0    0     -
1946 STL N Daily   P    2    2    1    10.1     0    0    0    0   0    0    0    0    0     -
Total              P    3    2    1    10.2     0    0    0    0   0    0    0    0    0     -
Year Team        POS    G   GS   CG   INN      PO    A  ERR   DP  TP   PB   CS   SB  PkO   AVG
All-Star Game Fielding RecordAll-Star Game Fielding Record
Year Team        POS    G   GS   CG   INN      PO    A  ERR   DP  TP   PB   CS   SB  PkO   AVG
1949 NL    Daily   P    1    0    0     1       1    0    0    0   0    0    0    0    0 1.000

TransactionsTransactions
Signed as an amateur free agent by St. Louis Cardinals (1939).

Traded by St. Louis Cardinals with Bill Howerton, Ted Wilks, Joe Garagiola and Dick
Cole to Pittsburgh Pirates in exchange for Cliff Chambers and Wally Westlake (June
15, 1951).

Traded by Pittsburgh Pirates with Ralph Kiner, Joe Garagiola and George Metkovich to
Chicago Cubs in exchange for Toby Atwell, Bob Schultz, Preston Ward, George Freese,
Bob Addis, Gene Hermanski and $150000 (June 4, 1953).

Released by Chicago Cubs (October 3, 1955).

Signed by Chicago White Sox (April 16, 1956).

Released by Chicago White Sox (July 13, 1956).

Signed by Pittsburgh Pirates (July 15, 1956).

Released by Pittsburgh Pirates (October 8, 1956).


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