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)
Howie Pollet
Batting Record Batting 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 Record World 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 Record All-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 Record Pitching 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 Record World 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 Record All-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 Record Fielding 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 Record World 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 Record All-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
Transactions Transactions
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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