Howard Boles

Howard Wesley Boles Sr.
Born: March 25, 1927
LaSalle, IL US
Deceased: June 8, 2013
Des Moines, IA US
Primary Position: First base
All Position(s) Played: LF, OF
Bats: Right
Throws:
Height: 6'4"
Weight: 220
Career: 1945-1956

Howard Boles compiled a career batting average of .281 with 159 home runs and 286 RBI in his 929-game career with the Statesville Cubs, Clinton Cubs, Sioux Falls Canaries, Duluth Dukes, Springfield Cubs, Clinton Steers, Decatur Cubs, Des Moines Bruins, Denver Bears, Miami Beach Flamingos, Hartford Chiefs, Atlanta Crackers, Wichita Falls Spudders, Oklahoma City Indians, Tulsa Oilers, Charleston Senators, Memphis Chicks, Port Arthur Chieftans, Lubbock Hubbers/Texas City Texans, Savannah Redlegs and Syracuse Chiefs. He began playing during the 1945 season and last took the field during the 1956 campaign.

Denver Bears	Atlanta Crackers	Miami Beach Flamingos	Hartford Chiefs	Charleston Senators	Tulsa Oilers
Savannah Redlegs

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Batting:

Year	Level	Lg	Team	GP	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	TB	DP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB
1945	D	NCSL2	Statesville Cubs	55	230	206	42	63	15	1	2	30	1		20	43	.306	.376	.417	.793	86		3	1
1947	C	CENA2	Clinton Cubs	122	497	452	59	105	19	7	11	65	3		38	102	.232	.298	.378	.676	171		4	3
1948	B	NENL	Springfield Cubs	36	128	128		36	5	1	1						.281	.281	.359	.641	46
1948	A	CENL5	Clinton Cubs	25	87	87		30	6	5	2						.345	.345	.598	.943	52
1948	C	NORL1	(+) Duluth Dukes	16	33	33		10	2	2	0						.303	.303	.485	.788	16
1948	C	NORL1	(+) Sioux Falls Canaries	16	33	33		10	2	2	0						.303	.303	.485	.788	16
1949	B	IIIL	Decatur Cubs	93	373	347	47	91	16	3	13	58	1		20	76	.262	.310	.438	.748	152		4	2
1949	C	CENA2	Clinton Steers	29	132	114	25	34	7	1	5	18	3		17	18	.298	.394	.509	.903	58		1	0
1950	C	NORL1	Sioux Falls Canaries	125	451	451		141	28	6	22						.313	.313	.548	.860	247
1951	A	WL3	(+) Denver Bears	150	556	556		144	29	2	32						.259	.259	.491	.750	273
1951	A	WL3	(+) Des Moines Bruins	150	556	556		144	29	2	32						.259	.259	.491	.750	273
1952	AA	SOUA	Atlanta Crackers	31	118	118		34	5	0	6						.288	.288	.483	.771	57
1952	A	EL	Hartford Chiefs	42	142	142		32	4	2	6						.225	.225	.408	.634	58
1952	B	FLIN	Miami Beach Flamingos	29	83	83		19	6	0	1						.229	.229	.337	.566	28
1953	B	BSTL	Wichita Falls Spudders	110	424	424		141	34	3	36						.333	.333	.682	1.014	289
1953	AA	SOUA	Atlanta Crackers	19	56	45	6	9	1	1	2	6	0		11	4	.200	.357	.400	.757	18		0	0
1954	AA	TL	Oklahoma City Indians	138	540	484	88	148	26	3	38	109	0	3	48	69	.306	.370	.607	.978	294		4	0	4
1955	AA	TL	(+) Tulsa Oilers	104	405	360	52	102	17	1	16	68	1	2	37	61	.283	.353	.469	.823	169		4	0	4
1955	AA	SOUA	Memphis Chicks	12	35	35		9	1	0	0						.257	.257	.286	.543	10
1955	AAA	AA2	Charleston Senators	9	32	32		5									.156	.156	.156	.312	5
1955	AA	TL	(+) Oklahoma City Indians	104	405	360	52	102	17	1	16	68	1	2	37	61	.283	.353	.469	.823	169		4	0	4
1956	A	EL	Syracuse Chiefs	34	114	114		21	2	0	8						.184	.184	.412	.596	47
1956	A	SALL2	Savannah Redlegs	20	71	71		19	1	0	6						.268	.268	.535	.803	38
1956	B	BSTL	(+) Port Arthur Chieftans	41	155	155		42	7	1	9						.271	.271	.503	.774	78
1956	B	BSTL	(+) Lubbock Hubbers/Texas City Texans	41	155	155		42	7	1	9						.271	.271	.503	.774	78
Totals				929	3513	3333	267	937	176	33	159	286	8	3	154	312	.281	.316	.497	.813	1656	0	16	6	4	0

Fielding:

Year	Level	Lg	Team	Pos	GP	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	RF/G
1945	D	NCSL2	Statesville Cubs	1B	34	233	12	8	18	.968	7.206
1947	C	CENA2	Clinton Cubs	1B	120	1039	57	28	77	.975	9.133
1949	B	IIIL	Decatur Cubs	1B	93	752	46	19	53	.977	8.581
1949	C	CENA2	Clinton Steers	OF	21	25	1	3	0	.897	1.238
1953	AA	SOUA	Atlanta Crackers	OF	15	15	1	0	1	1.000	1.067
1953	B	BSTL	Wichita Falls Spudders	OF	110	202	9	9		.959	1.918
1954	AA	TL	Oklahoma City Indians	LF	130	268	8	9	2	.968	2.123
Totals					523	2534	134	76	151	.972	5.101

Minor League Service:

Year	Level	League	Team	Affiliation
1945	D	North Carolina State League	Statesville Cubs	CHN
1947	C	Central League	Clinton Cubs	CHN
1948	C	Northern League	Sioux Falls Canaries	CHN
1948	C	Northern League	Duluth Dukes	SLN
1948	A	Central League	Clinton Cubs	CHN
1948	B	New England League	Springfield Cubs	CHN
1949	C	Central Association	Clinton Steers	CHN
1949	B	Illinois-Indiana-Iowa League	Decatur Cubs	CHN
1950	C	Northern League	Sioux Falls Canaries	CHN
1951	A	Western League	Des Moines Bruins	CHN
1951	A	Western League	Denver Bears	BSN
1952	AA	Southern Association	Atlanta Crackers	BSN
1952	B	Florida International League	Miami Beach Flamingos
1952	A	Eastern League	Hartford Chiefs	BSN
1953	B	Big State League	Wichita Falls Spudders	ML1
1953	AA	Southern Association	Atlanta Crackers	ML1
1954	AA	Texas League	Oklahoma City Indians
1955	AA	Texas League	Oklahoma City Indians
1955	AA	Texas League	Tulsa Oilers	CLE
1955	AAA	American Association 2	Charleston Senators
1955	AA	Southern Association	Memphis Chicks	CHA
1956	B	Big State League	Port Arthur Chieftans	CLE
1956	B	Big State League	Lubbock Hubbers/Texas City Texans
1956	A	South Atlantic League	Savannah Redlegs	CIN
1956	A	Eastern League	Syracuse Chiefs	DET

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