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Howdy Caton

Positions: Shortstop and Third Baseman

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

5-6, 165lb (168cm, 74kg)

Born: July 16, 1894 in Zanesville, OH us

Died: January 8, 1948 in Zanesville, OH

Buried: Greenwood Cemetery, Zanesville, OH

Debut: September 17, 1917 (Age 23-063d, 4,637th in major league history)
vs. BSN 6 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: September 6, 1920 (Age 26-052d)
vs. CHC 4 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1918 season

Full Name: James Howard Caton

Nicknames: Buster

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

1.6

814

184

.226

RBI

OBP

.301

SLG

.288

OPS

.588

OPS+

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	3-10 / in Starts: 3-10
Longest Hitting Streak	4 games
Longest On Base Streak	6 games
Most Games w/o HR	14 games
Most Games w/o RBI	8 games
Grand Slams	0 in 1 bases loaded PA and 1 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 63 PAs	3
Actual Runners on Base	22 (10-10-2)
Avg. MLBer w/ 63 PAs	5
Avg. Runners on Base	38 (18-12-7)

Most Driven In
W Cooper	2
R Smith	1

Most Driven In By
F Mollwitz	4
M Carey	1
C Bigbee	1

1917 Batting Game Log

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1917 Batting Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm	Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	RBI	BB	SO	ROE	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
1	1	141 (140)	Sep 17	PIT	BSN	L,1-4	CG(15)	7	6	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	.000	.143	.000	.143	1	1.69	-0.214	.00	0.00%	-1.09	SS
2	2	142	Sep 18 (1)	PIT	BSN	L,3-5	CG	4	4	1	1	1	0	2	0	0	0	.100	.182	.200	.382	1	1.04	0.064	.00	0.00%	1.34	SS
3	3	143	Sep 18 (2)	PIT	BSN	L,0-1	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	.143	.200	.214	.414	1	1.27	-0.096	.00	0.00%	-0.55	SS
4	4	144	Sep 19 (1)	PIT	BSN	W,2-1	GS-9	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.118	.167	.176	.343	1	1.28	-0.092	.00	0.00%	-0.59	SS
5	5	145	Sep 19 (2)	PIT	BSN	L,4-6	CG	5	5	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	.136	.174	.273	.447	1	1.15	0.072	.00	0.00%	0.49	SS
6	6	146	Sep 20	PIT	NYG	T,9-9	CG(10)	6	5	2	2	0	0	0	1	1	0	.185	.241	.296	.538	1	1.07	-0.001	.00	0.00%	0.44	SS
7	7	147	Sep 21	PIT	NYG	L,1-3	GS-9	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.161	.212	.258	.470	1	1.31	-0.119	.00	0.00%	-1.01	SS
8	8	148	Sep 22 (1)	PIT	NYG	L,1-2	CG(11)	5	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	.143	.211	.229	.439	1	1.46	-0.106	.00	0.00%	-0.53	SS
9	9	149	Sep 22 (2)	PIT	NYG	W,1-0	CG	4	2	1	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	.135	.238	.216	.454	1	.75	0.046	.00	0.00%	0.32	SS
10	10	152 (2)	Sep 26	PIT	PHI	L,0-5	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	.146	.239	.220	.459	1	.69	-0.025	.00	0.00%	-0.35	SS
11	11	153	Sep 27	PIT	BRO	W,10-2	CG	5	4	1	3	0	1	1	1	0	0	.200	.294	.311	.605	1	.44	0.128	.00	0.00%	1.87	SS
12	12	154	Sep 28	PIT	BRO	L,1-3	CG	4	4	0	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	.224	.309	.327	.636	1	1.13	-0.085	.00	0.00%	-0.49	SS
13	13	155	Sep 29 (1)	PIT	BRO	L,2-3	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.226	.305	.321	.626	1	1.57	-0.147	.00	0.00%	-1.06	SS
14	14	156	Sep 29 (2)	PIT	BRO	L,3-7	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.211	.286	.298	.584	1	.87	-0.087	.00	0.00%	-0.71	SS
						3-10		63	57	6	12	1	2	3	6	7	1	.211	.286	.298	.584		1.14	-0.662	.00	0.00%	-1.93

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