Howard Earl

{{Short description|American baseball player (1869–1916)}} {{Use mdy dates|date=July 2024}} {{More citations needed|date=September 2023}} {{Infobox baseball biography |name=Howard Earl |position=Outfielder |image=Howard Earl.jpg |bats=Unknown |throws=Unknown |birth_date={{Birth date|1869|2|25|mf=y}} |birth_place=Palmyra, New York, U.S. |death_date={{death date and age|1916|12|23|1869|2|25}} |death_place=North Bay, New York, U.S. |debutleague = MLB |debutdate=April 19 |debutyear={{Baseball year|1890}} |debutteam=Chicago Colts |finalleague = MLB |finaldate=September 27 |finalyear={{Baseball year|1891}} |finalteam=Milwaukee Brewers |statleague = MLB |stat1label=Batting average |stat1value=.248 |stat2label=Home runs |stat2value=8 |stat3label=Runs batted in |stat3value=68 |teams= *Chicago Colts (1890) *Milwaukee Brewers (1891) }} '''Howard J. Earl''' (February 25, 1869 – December 23, 1916), nicknamed "Slim Jim", was an American Major League Baseball outfielder. He played two seasons in the majors, a full season in {{Baseball year|1890}} for the Chicago Colts, and then {{Baseball year|1891}} for the Milwaukee Brewers, who were a midseason replacement team in the American Association.

Earl's minor league baseball career spanned 22 seasons, from {{baseball year|1886}} with the Boston Blues of the New England League until {{baseball year|1907}} with the Amsterdam-Gloversville-Johnstown Jags of the New York State League. From {{baseball year|1899}} onward, he served as player-manager at each stop. During the latter part of his career he shifted from the outfield to first base.

==External links== {{Baseballstats|br=e/earlho01 |fangraphs= |cube= |brm=earl--002how}}

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