Dann Howitt
| Dann Howitt | |
|---|---|
 Howitt in 1993 | |
| Outfielder | |
| Born:February 13, 1964 Battle Creek, Michigan,U.S. | |
Batted:Left Threw:Right | |
| MLB debut | |
| September 15, 1989, for the Oakland Athletics | |
| Last MLB appearance | |
| July 7, 1994, for the Chicago White Sox | |
| MLB statistics | |
| Batting average | .194 |
| Home runs | 5 |
| Runs batted in | 22 |
| Teams | |
Dann Paul John Howitt(born February 13, 1964) is an American former professional baseballoutfielder.He played high school baseball atHastings High SchoolinHastings, Michigan.[2]He played college baseball atCal State Fullerton,graduating in 1986[3]and was drafted by theOakland Athleticsin the 18th round of the1986 Major League Baseball Draft.He played during six seasons at theMajor League Baseball(MLB) for theAthletics,Seattle Mariners,Chicago White Sox.Howitt played his first professional season with their Class A (Short Season)Medford A'sin 1986, and his last with theColorado Rockies' Triple-AColorado Springs Sky Soxin 1997.
It was Howitt that got the final hit offNolan Ryanwhen he hit a grand slam home run on September 22, 1993, in Ryan's final appearance at theSeattle Kingdome.It was the last game of Ryan's career and Howitt was the second to last batter he ever faced (Ryan injured his arm facing the next batter and left the game before completing the at-bat).[4]
Howitt became a contributing baseball writer for the sports section ofThe Grand Rapids Press.[5]
Sources
[edit]- ^"Dann Howitt Baseball Stats".Baseball Almanac.RetrievedFebruary 20,2009.
- ^"Dann Howitt Stats".Baseball Almanac.RetrievedFebruary 19,2024.
- ^"2003 Cal State Fullerton Baseball Media Guide".Cal State Fullerton Athletic Media Relations (2003). Archived fromthe originalon September 7, 2008.RetrievedSeptember 6,2008.
- ^Raley, Dan (September 23, 2003)."Where Are They Now: Dann Howitt".Seattle Post Intelligencer(September 24, 2003).RetrievedSeptember 6,2008.
- ^Howitt, Dann."Replay has its good, bad points".Grand Rapids Press(August 24, 2008).RetrievedSeptember 6,2008.
External links
[edit]- Career statistics and player information fromBaseball Reference,orBaseball Reference (Minors),orRetrosheet,orPura Pelota (Venezuelan Winter League)
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