Thanks to Jerry Hill and his son Doug for nominating Dixie Howell for this week’s Weird Wednesday card. Dixie has the look of a monster card up to a point then he just falls apart.
Dixie had a pretty exciting year at the plate for the Chicago White Sox in 1957. He only went 5 for 27 but all five of his hits went for extra bases. He hit three homers, a double and a triple. He walked twice and only struck out six times.
| Split | G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1957 Totals | 42 | 29 | 27 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 6 | .185 | .241 | .630 |
I’m not going to post his complete pitching stats but for the record, Howell posted a 3.29 ERA and went 6-5 in 37 appearances with the Sox in 1957. The B* is warranted.
Essentially if you can roll double numbers with your dice, you’re golden with Dixie Howell hitting card. His power numbers of 1-1-1-2-5-5 are pretty nifty. However, the offensive drop-off between the 55-5 and the 15-23 is one of the biggest I’ve ever seen on an APBA card though.
1957 wasn’t the first year Howell showed some offensive prowess. In 1955, he batted .381 in 21 at-bats and in 1956 he hit two homers. He pitched only one game after the 1957 season though, finishing up his career for the White Sox in 1958.
Thanks Jerry and Doug!
Tom, it looks like he actually has three 1s plus a 2 and two 5s. 1-1-1-2-5-5.
Wow!
Dick,
Yikes, I forgot a 1. thanks, it’s been corrected.