Howie Storie
| Howie Storie | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Catcher | |
| Born: May 15, 1911 Pittsfield, Massachusetts, US | |
| Died: July 27, 1968 (aged 57) Pittsfield, Massachusetts, US | |
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
| MLB debut | |
| September 7, 1931, for the Boston Red Sox | |
| Last MLB appearance | |
| June 5, 1932, for the Boston Red Sox | |
| MLB statistics | |
| Batting average | .200 |
| Home runs | 0 |
| Runs batted in | 0 |
| Teams | |
Howard Edward Storie (May 15, 1911 – July 27, 1968) was a professional baseball catcher. He was a reserve player for the Boston Red Sox of Major League Baseball (MLB) in 1931 and 1932. Listed at 5 feet 10 inches (1.78 m) and 175 pounds (79 kg), he batted and threw right-handed.
Biography[edit]
Storie, nicknamed "Sponge",[1] had a minor league career spanning 1931 to 1935; he played in a total of 131 minor league games for several different teams in the Eastern United States.[2]
Storie's major league career consisted of 12 games with the Boston Red Sox; six in 1931 and another six in 1932.[3] He went 5-for-25 for a .200 batting average, with two runs scored and no RBIs.[3] Two of his major league hits came against Hall of Fame pitcher Herb Pennock on April 16, 1932.[4] Entering a game against the New York Yankees defensively in the fifth inning, Storie singled off of Pennock in the seventh inning and again in the ninth.[4]
After his baseball career, Storie operated a restaurant in Lenox, Massachusetts; he died in 1968, aged 57, in his hometown of Pittsfield, Massachusetts.[5]
References[edit]
- ^ "Howie Storie Stats". Baseball Almanac. Retrieved July 19, 2020.
- ^ "Howie Storie Minor League Statistics & History". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved July 19, 2020.
- ^ a b "Howie Storie Statistics". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved July 19, 2020.
- ^ a b "New York Yankees 14, Boston Red Sox 4". Retrosheet. April 16, 1932. Retrieved July 19, 2020.
- ^ "Ex-Sox Player Howard Storie Dies at Age 77 (sic)". The Boston Globe. July 29, 1968. p. 21. Retrieved July 19, 2020 – via newspapers.com.
Further reading[edit]
- Nowlin, Bill. "Howie Storie". SABR. Retrieved July 19, 2020.
External links[edit]
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference, or Baseball Reference (Minors), or Retrosheet
- Boston Red Sox players
- Major League Baseball catchers
- Baseball players from Berkshire County, Massachusetts
- Hazleton Mountaineers players
- Reading Red Sox players
- Worcester Chiefs players
- Manchester Indians players
- Waltham/Worcester Rosebuds players
- Elmira Pioneers players
- 1911 births
- 1968 deaths
- Sportspeople from Pittsfield, Massachusetts