<Table> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> Elston Howard </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> Catcher / Left fielder </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> Born : ( 1929 - 02 - 23 ) February 23 , 1929 St. Louis , Missouri </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> Died : December 14 , 1980 ( 1980 - 12 - 14 ) ( aged 51 ) New York City , New York </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> <Table> <Tr> <Td> Batted : Right </Td> <Td> Threw : Right </Td> </Tr> </Table> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> MLB debut </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> April 14 , 1955 , for the New York Yankees </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> Last MLB appearance </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> September 29 , 1968 , for the Boston Red Sox </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> MLB statistics </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Batting average </Th> <Td> . 274 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Home runs </Th> <Td> 167 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Runs batted in </Th> <Td> 762 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> Teams </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> <P> As player </P> <Ul> <Li> New York Yankees ( 1955 -- 1967 ) </Li> <Li> Boston Red Sox ( 1967 -- 1968 ) </Li> </Ul> <P> As coach </P> <Ul> <Li> New York Yankees ( 1969 -- 1979 ) </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> Career highlights and awards </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> <Ul> <Li> 12 × All - Star ( 1957 , 1958 , 19592 -- 1965 ) </Li> <Li> 6 × World Series champion ( 1956 , 1958 , 1961 , 1962 , 1977 , 1978 ) </Li> <Li> AL MVP ( 1963 ) </Li> <Li> 2 × Gold Glove Award ( 1963 , 1964 ) </Li> <Li> New York Yankees # 32 retired </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> </Table>
<Table> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> Elston Howard </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> Catcher / Left fielder </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> Born : ( 1929 - 02 - 23 ) February 23 , 1929 St. Louis , Missouri </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> Died : December 14 , 1980 ( 1980 - 12 - 14 ) ( aged 51 ) New York City , New York </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> <Table> <Tr> <Td> Batted : Right </Td> <Td> Threw : Right </Td> </Tr> </Table> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> MLB debut </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> April 14 , 1955 , for the New York Yankees </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> Last MLB appearance </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> September 29 , 1968 , for the Boston Red Sox </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> MLB statistics </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Batting average </Th> <Td> . 274 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Home runs </Th> <Td> 167 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Runs batted in </Th> <Td> 762 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> Teams </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> <P> As player </P> <Ul> <Li> New York Yankees ( 1955 -- 1967 ) </Li> <Li> Boston Red Sox ( 1967 -- 1968 ) </Li> </Ul> <P> As coach </P> <Ul> <Li> New York Yankees ( 1969 -- 1979 ) </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> Career highlights and awards </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> <Ul> <Li> 12 × All - Star ( 1957 , 1958 , 19592 -- 1965 ) </Li> <Li> 6 × World Series champion ( 1956 , 1958 , 1961 , 1962 , 1977 , 1978 ) </Li> <Li> AL MVP ( 1963 ) </Li> <Li> 2 × Gold Glove Award ( 1963 , 1964 ) </Li> <Li> New York Yankees # 32 retired </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> </Table>
who wore number 32 for the new york yankees
who wore number 32 for the new york yankees
Elston Howard
Elston Howard