{{Short description|American baseball player (1877–1956)}} {{Use mdy dates|date=July 2024}} {{Infobox baseball biography |name=Del Howard |image=Del Howard.jpg |position=Outfielder / Infielder |birth_date={{Birth date|1877|12|24}} |birth_place=Kenney, Illinois, U.S. |death_date={{death date and age|1956|12|24|1877|12|24}} |death_place=Seattle, Washington, U.S. |bats=Left |throws=Right |debutleague = MLB |debutdate=April 15 |debutyear=1905 |debutteam=Pittsburgh Pirates |finalleague = MLB |finaldate=October 6 |finalyear=1909 |finalteam=Chicago Cubs |statleague = MLB |stat1label=Batting average |stat1value=.263 |stat2label=Home runs |stat2value=6 |stat3label=Runs batted in |stat3value=193 |teams= * Pittsburgh Pirates ({{mlby|1905}}) * Boston Beaneaters / Doves ({{mlby|1906}}–{{mlby|1907}}) * Chicago Cubs ({{mlby|1907}}–{{mlby|1909}}) |highlights= * 2× World Series champion ({{wsy|1907}}, {{wsy|1908}}) }}
'''George Elmer "Del" Howard''' (December 24, 1877 – December 24, 1956) was an American Major League Baseball player from 1905 to 1909. He would play for the Pittsburgh Pirates, Boston Beaneaters/Doves, and Chicago Cubs. Howard appeared in 536 games and retired with six home runs, 193 runs batted in and a lifetime .263 batting average.<ref>[https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/h/howarde01.shtml "Del Howard Statistics and History"]. ''baseball-reference.com''. Retrieved 2010-12-31.</ref>
He had a career-high 142 hits for Boston during the 1906 season. Howard then played for the Cubs in both the 1907 and 1908 World Series, winning two championships.
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