1960 AMERICAN LEAGUE ALL-STAR
1959
April 18: Gets five hits and three RBIs in rout of Red Sox.
May 30: Four RBIs on two home runs in 11-2 rout of Senators.
June 10: Beats A's, 6-4, with two-run double.
June 23: Hits two doubles and single in 10-2 rout of A's.
June 25: Hits home run in 5-4 victory over A's.
July 29: Added to American League All-Stars for second game.
August 2: Four RBIs on a double and two singles in 7-5 win.
August 9: Beats A's, 3-2, with home run in 11th.
August 23: Leads 7-1 win over White Sox with home run and two singles.
September 5: Beats Orioles, 3-2, on pinch homer in 9th.
September 20: Beats Red Sox, 7-4, on two-run pinch homer.
Comment: "Howard is a top-flight all-around player who hits hard and knocks in runs."
-Joe Sheehan, Dell Sports Magazine Baseball, April 1960
"Listed as a catcher ... and a mighty good one ... Elston Howard's versatility has made him one of the most valuable Yankees in recent years. He played more in 1959 than ever before. He was sharing catching duties with Yogi Berra, filling in at the left and right field positions and pinch-hitting until Bill Skowron went out for the season with a broken wrist. Then Ellie became the regular first baseman, and once again he did a competent job.
In 1958, Howard was named the winner of the Babe Ruth Award as the outstanding player in that World Series. He hopes to contribute to the same cause again this fall."
-The New York Yankees Official 1960 Yearbook
Elston Gene Howard (C-OF-1B) #32
Born February 23, 1929 in St. Louis, Missouri, resides in Teaneck, N.J. Height: 6-2, weight: 200. Bats right, throws right. Married and father of two daughters, Cheryl Lyn (2) and Karen (7 months), and one son, Elston Jr. (4).
-The New York Yankees Official 1960 Yearbook
"One of the most valuable players on the Yankees roster, and one of the untouchables in the trading market this past winter, Elston Howard is in his sixth season with the Bronx Bombers. A catcher by trade, Ellie can also play the outfield and first base and has done so for Casey Stengel's crew.
Howard broke into Organized Ball with Muskegon of the Central League in 1950 and batted .283. He spent the next two years in military service and then moved up to Kansas City of the American Association.
With the Blues the 6'2" Howard batted .286 and had 41 extra-base hits. The Yanks assigned him to Toronto of the International League in 1954, and Elston was the toast of the town.
He batted .330 for the Maple Leafs, led the league in triples with 16 and batted in 109 runs. In addition, he smacked 22 homers and 21 doubles.
Promoted to the Yankees in 1955, the St. Louis-born Howard proved he could hit big-league hurling with a .290 average. In five seasons with New York, he has a .279 batting average and has 52 homers, 18 of them coming last season. He also drove in 73 runs in 1959, his highest total since coming to the American League.
In four World Series, Howard has rapped out three homers and collected 14 hits.
Married and the father of three children, Howard now lives across the Hudson River in Teaneck, N.J.
His versatility and determination make him one of the most popular players on the squad. Whether behind the plate, in the outfield or at first, you can be sure Ellie will be in the Yankee lineup this season."
-New York Yankees 1960 Yearbook (Jay Publishing Co.)
"This is Elston Howard's fifth World Series with the Yankees. An excellent receiver and good clutch hitter, Ellie also fits into Casey Stengel's plans as a valuable jack-of-all-trades. Though he was used almost exclusively as a catcher in 1960, he served well in the outfield, at first base and as a pinch hitter.
It was Howard's fine work in left field late in the 1958 World Series that sparked the Yankees to a come-from-behind victory over the Braves."
-1960 World Series Official Souvenir Program
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