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| '''Ryan Howard''' (born ], ] in ]) is a ] in ] who currently plays for the ]. He graduated from ] in ] and attended ], which is now called Missouri State University. He bats and throws left handed. | '''Ryan Howard''' (born ], ] in ]) is a ] in ] who currently plays for the ]. He graduated from ] in ] and attended ], which is now called Missouri State University. He bats and throws left handed. | ||
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- Ryan Howard is also a character on the US television sitcom The Office, see Ryan Howard (The Office).
| Ryan Howard | |
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| File:Howardswinging 1.jpg | |
| Philadelphia Phillies – No. 6 | |
| First base | |
| Bats: LeftThrows: Left | |
| debut | |
| September 1, 2004, for the Philadelphia Phillies | |
| Career statistics (through May 25, 2006) | |
| Home runs | 39 |
| RBI | 106 |
| Batting average | .290 |
Stats at Baseball Reference  | |
Ryan Howard (born November 19, 1979 in St. Louis, Missouri) is a first baseman in Major League Baseball who currently plays for the Philadelphia Phillies. He graduated from Lafayette High School in 1998 and attended Southwest Missouri State University, which is now called Missouri State University. He bats and throws left handed.
Selected in the 5th round of the 2001 draft, Howard quickly ascended the Phillies' minor league system, earning consecutive MVP awards in the Florida State and Eastern leagues (2003-2004).
Howard appeared in 19 games with the Phillies in 2004. He posted a .282 batting average with two home runs and five RBI. Between playing for Double-A Reading, Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre and Phillies, Howard hit 48 home runs, which was the highest total in organized baseball in 2004.
In 2005, Howard became the Phillies' everyday first baseman in early July when slugger Jim Thome was sidelined for the season with an elbow injury. Howard, who led all major league rookies with 22 home runs, also posted a .288 average and 63 RBI in just 312 at-bats and 88 games. He had 11 home runs and 27 RBI in September and October as the Phillies battled the Houston Astros for the National League wild card until getting eliminated in the last day of the season. Howard was rewarded for his effort by being named NL Rookie of the Year.
Like Thome, Howard has a penchant for hitting opposite-field home runs into the left field flower bed at Citizens Bank Park. Before the 2006 season, Thome was traded by Philadelphia with cash ($22,000,000.00) to the Chicago White Sox for outfielder Aaron Rowand and minor league pitching prospects Gio Gonzalez and Daniel Haigwood, thus making room for the rising slugger. In the 2006 preseason games, Howard also broke the Phillies' team preseason home run record (set by Dick Allen during 1964 spring training) with 10 home runs in 21 exhibition games (see )
Howard has been nicknamed, "Little how ya feelin", by the Philadelphia media, a reference to Frank Thomas.
On April 23, 2006, Howard became the first player to hit a home run onto Ashburn Alley at Citizens Bank Park. The ball traveled 496 feet and was hit off Sergio Mitre of the Florida Marlins. It was the longest homerun to date in Citizens Bank Park.
External links
- Ryan Howard - stats, news, and information from AroundtheDiamond.com
| Preceded byJason Bay | National League Rookie of the Year 2005 |
Succeeded byincumbent |