# Jim Howarth > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Jim_Howarth > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Jim_Howarth.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jim_Howarth > Source revision: 1277548287 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) **James Eugene Howarth** (born March 7, 1947) is an American former professional [baseball](/source/Baseball) [outfielder](/source/Outfielder) who appeared in 152 [games played](/source/Games_played) in the [Major Leagues](/source/Major_League_Baseball) over all or part of four seasons, from to , for the [San Francisco Giants](/source/San_Francisco_Giants). He threw and batted left-handed, and was listed as 5 feet 11 inches (1.80 m) tall and 175 pounds (79 kg). Howarth was born in [Biloxi, Mississippi](/source/Biloxi,_Mississippi), where he graduated from [high school](/source/Biloxi_High_School). He attended [Mississippi State University](/source/Mississippi_State_University), and was selected [All-SEC](/source/Southeastern_Conference) as a [center fielder](/source/Center_fielder) in his junior year in 1968.[1] That June 7, he was selected by the Giants in the eighth round of the [1968 amateur draft](/source/1968_Major_League_Baseball_Draft) and entered their [farm system](/source/Farm_system). After his fourth season in the organization, in , when he [batted](/source/Batting_average_(baseball)) a lofty .363 in 110 games for [Triple-A](/source/Triple-A_(baseball)) [Phoenix](/source/Phoenix_Giants), he was rewarded with a post-September 1 call-up to San Francisco. Howarth recorded three [hits](/source/Hit_(baseball)) and three [bases on balls](/source/Bases_on_balls) in seven games and 17 [plate appearances](/source/Plate_appearance) that month. Then he spent two full years, and , on the Giants' [MLB](/source/MLB) roster. In 1972, he was part of a crowded outfield corps that featured [Baseball Hall of Famer](/source/Baseball_Hall_of_Fame) [Willie Mays](/source/Willie_Mays), in his last campaign as a Giant, in center field—along with multiple [All-Star](/source/Major_League_Baseball_All-Star_Game) selection and [Gold Glove Award](/source/Gold_Glove_Award) recipient [Bobby Bonds](/source/Bobby_Bonds), future All-Stars [Dave Kingman](/source/Dave_Kingman) and [Gary Matthews](/source/Gary_Matthews), [rookie](/source/Rookie) and future eight-time Gold Glove winner [Garry Maddox](/source/Garry_Maddox), and veteran [Ken Henderson](/source/Ken_Henderson). Howarth appeared in 74 games, with 25 starts in the outfield, and batted .235 in 136 plate appearances. His highlights including leading the [National League](/source/National_League_(baseball)) in [pinch hitting](/source/Pinch_hitting),[1] with 13 hits in 39 [bats](/source/Bats),[2] and his only MLB [home run](/source/Home_run), a two-run blow off left-hander [Claude Osteen](/source/Claude_Osteen) on June 30 that helped propel the Giants to an 8–4 win at [Candlestick Park](/source/Candlestick_Park) against their bitter rivals, the [Los Angeles Dodgers](/source/Los_Angeles_Dodgers).[3] The following year, his playing time diminished somewhat: he was given only 98 plate appearances, and his batting mark fell to .200. When he began 1974 with no hits in four at bats as a pinch hitter and defensive replacement, San Francisco sent him back to Phoenix for more playing time. But, later that year, Howarth sustained a knee injury and concussion in a home-plate collision, and decided to leave professional baseball.[1] In his 152 big-league games, Howarth collected 49 hits, with six [doubles](/source/Double_(baseball)), one [triple](/source/Triple_(baseball)), and his lone home run. He had 16 [runs batted in](/source/Runs_batted_in). Howarth returned to Biloxi, where he spent 41 years in banking before his 2016 retirement.[1] ## References 1. [YouTube: Jim Howarth appearance at the "Our Love of Baseball" exhibit, Ohr-O'Keefe Museum of Art, Biloxi, Miss., posted 1 October 2016](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W4PVctTYl4Y) 1. [Retrosheet](/source/Retrosheet): [1972 Jim Howarth batting splits](https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1972/Jhowaj1010021972.htm) 1. [Retrosheet](/source/Retrosheet) [box score (30 June 1971): "San Francisco Giants 8, Los Angeles Dodgers 4"](https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1972/B06300SFN1972.htm) --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Jim Howarth](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jim_Howarth) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jim_Howarth?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.