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Elston Gene Howard (February 23, 1929 – December 14, 1980) was an American professional baseball player who was a catcher and a left fielder. During a 14-year baseball career, he played in the Negro leagues and Major League Baseball from 1948 through 1968, primarily for the New York Yankees .
Elections to the Baseball Hall of Fame for 1988 followed the system in place since 1978. ... Elston Howard and Don Larsen were on the ballot for the 15th and final time.
The newly-eligible players included 9 All-Stars, 4 of whom were not included on the ballot, representing a total of 75 All-Star selections. Among the new candidates were 20-time All-Star Mickey Mantle, 12-time All-Stars Elston Howard and Eddie Mathews, 9-time All-Star Rocky Colavito, and 7-time All-Star Roger Maris. [5]
Elections to the Baseball Hall of Fame for 1976 followed the system in place since 1971. The Baseball Writers' Association of America (BBWAA) voted by mail to select from recent major league players and elected two, Bob Lemon and Robin Roberts.
Elections to the Baseball Hall of Fame for 1986 followed the system in place since 1978. ... Elston Howard: 51 12.0 1.7% 13th Curt Flood: 45 10.6 3.5% 5th Vada Pinson: 43
Elections to the Baseball Hall of Fame for 1982 followed the system in place since 1978. ... Elston Howard: 40 9.6 11.1% Don Larsen: 32 7.7 0.5% Bill Mazeroski: 28
Hall of Famers: Umpire: Nestor Chylak ... Roger Maris (1960, 1961), and Elston Howard ... his Series-clinching home run was the highlight of a Hall of Fame career ...
Elections to the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum for 1987 followed the system in place since 1978. The Baseball Writers' Association of America (BBWAA) voted by mail to select from recent major league players and elected two, Catfish Hunter and Billy Williams .