Classic Minnesota Twins!: The Steve Howe Files

The Steve Howe Files

I created this page as a grab-bag of resources on Steve Howe. Hope some of it proves useful!

Very absorbing article about Steve and his family here. Gives more than the one-dimensional view of "Steve Howe, drug addict" that conventional news stories push about him. He had a family that loved him. Thanks to Evan Bladh at Opinions of Kingman's Performance blog for the tip....

Steve Howe's 1985 Twins Game-By-Game Record

Rk	Date	Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	BF	GB	FB	LD	IR	IS	2B	3B	SF
20	Aug 12(2)	OAK	W,5-4	6-9	BW(2-1)	44	3.2	1	0	0	0	1	0	12	3	7	0	2	1	0	0	1
21	Aug 14(1)	OAK	L,0-5	8-GF		1	1.1	3	0	0	0	1	0	7	3	0	0	1	1	0	0	0
22	Aug 16	SEA	L,5-6	6-8	BL(2-2)	1	2.2	4	3	3	1	1	0	13	3	4	0	2	2	2	0	1
23	Aug 18	SEA	L,2-7	7-7		1	0.1	3	3	3	1	0	0	5	1	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	7t 1-- 0 out d3	7t 1-3 1 out d6
24	Aug 20	MIL	L,2-3	9-9	BL(2-3)	1	0.0	1	2	0	1	0	0	3	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	9b 1-- 0 out a2	9b 1-3 0 out tie
25	Aug 21	MIL	L,2-3	9-9	L(2-4)	0	0.1	2	1	1	1	0	0	4	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	9b --- 0 out tie	9b 123 1 out tie
26	Aug 27	TOR	L,0-8	8-9		5	0.2	4	2	1	0	1	0	5	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	8t -2- 2 out d5	9t 1-- 1 out d8
27	Aug 30	BOS	L,3-7	7-7		2	0.0	2	1	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	2	2	0	0	0	7t 12- 0 out d1	7t 1-3 0 out d3
28	Sep 1	BOS	L,3-10	7-GF		1	3.0	3	1	1	1	3	0	14	3	4	0	0	0	1	0	0	7t --- 0 out d6	9t end d 7
29	Sep 3	MIL	W,4-3	6-GF	W(3-4)	1	3.2	0	0	0	1	1	0	12	8	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	6t 12- 1 out d1	9t end a 1
30	Sep 6	TOR	L,3-8	6-GF(8)		2	2.2	3	2	2	0	1	0	12	6	2	0	3	1	1	0	1	6b 123 1 out d2	8b end d 5
31	Sep 8	TOR	L,9-10	6-6		1	0.0	1	1	1	1	0	1	2	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	6b --3 1 out tie	6b 1-- 1 out d2
32	Sep 10	CHW	L,2-7	8-GF(8)		1	0.2	1	0	0	0	1	0	3	0	1	0	2	1	0	0	0	8b 1-3 1 out d4	8b end d 5
					W-L: 1-1 3 blown saves, 6.16 ERA		19.0	28	16	13	7	10	1	198

Provided by Baseball-Reference.com: View Original Table

Generated 12/25/2011.

Key
DR - Days Rest IP - Innings Pitched H - Hits/Hits Allowed R - Runs Scored/Allowed ER - Earned Runs BB - Walks SO - Strikeouts HR - Home Runs BF - Batters Faced GB - Ground Balls Includes bunts and all other ground balls. FB -Fly Balls Incl. Fly Balls, Line Drives, and Pop-Ups. LD - Line Drives These are double-counted in Fly Balls as well. IR - Inherited Runners Number of runners on base when pitcher entered the game IS - Inherited Score Number or percentage of runners on base when pitcher entered the game who subsequently scored. These runners show up in the previous pitcher’s ERA. 2B - Doubles Allowed 3B - Triples Allowed SF - Sacrifice Flies First tracked in 1954. Entered - The situation when pitcher entered game Inning top or bottom: 8b (bottom of 8th) bases occupied or start of inning: ’---’ (bases empty) score from pitching team’s perspective ahead/down and runs or tie: a4 (ahead by 4 runs) Exited - The situation when pitcher exited game Inning top or bottom: 4t (top of 4th) bases occupied, 3 outs, or end of game: ’123’ (bases loaded)score from pitching team’s perspectiveahead/down and runs or tie: d2 (down by 2 runs)

Interesting perspective on Howe at Formerly Anonymous blog.

Pre - Twins Headlines from The Los Angeles Times:

· May 30, 1983--" Howe Has Relapse of Drug Problem ."

· June 3, 1983--" Update on Howe: Outlook Is Upbeat. "

· July 16, 1983--" Howe Reports Late for Game and Is Held Out. "

· July 18, 1983--"Dodgers Say Howe Is Clean, Lift Ban ."

· Sept. 25, 1983--" Lawyer Says Howe Needs to Get Away. "

· Dec. 16, 1983--" Kuhn Suspends Howe for Entire '84 Season ."

· March 3, 1985--" Steve Howe's Return. "

· June 24, 1985--" Howe Is Late for the Game. "

· July 1, 1985--" Howe Is a No-Show; Dodgers in the Dark. "

· July 2, 1985--" Howe Says He Needs Another Break ."