Howie Koplitz
Howard Dean Koplitz
Born: May 4, 1938
Oshkosh, WI US
Deceased: January 2, 2012
Oshkosh, WI US
Primary Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 5'10"
Weight: 190
Career: 1956-1966
Major League Statistics
Howie Koplitz compiled a career record of 70 wins and 55 losses and a 3.30 ERA in his 229-game pitching career with the Jamestown Falcons, Idaho Falls Russets, Durham Bulls, Augusta Tigers, Knoxville Smokies, Louisville Colonels, Houston Buffs, Birmingham Barons, Denver Bears, Syracuse Chiefs, Tacoma Giants, Toronto Maple Leafs, Hawaii Islanders and York White Roses. He began playing during the 1956 season and last took the field during the 1966 campaign.
 Durham Bulls |
 Houston Buffs |
 Denver Bears |
 Syracuse Chiefs |
 Toronto Maple Leafs |
 Hawaii Islanders |
 York White Roses |
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Pitching:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | W | L | W% | ERA | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1956 | D | NYPL | Jamestown Falcons | 1 | 7 | .125 | 5.82 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 65.0 | 62 | 53 | 42 | 1 | 37 | 66 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||||
| 1957 | C | PION | Idaho Falls Russets | 14 | 4 | .778 | 3.34 | 26 | 25 | 16 | 2 | 178.0 | 164 | 82 | 66 | 15 | 85 | 138 | 2 | 0 | 5 | ||||
| 1958 | B | CARL | Durham Bulls | 10 | 9 | .526 | 3.60 | 30 | 21 | 12 | 1 | 165.0 | 144 | 89 | 66 | 11 | 78 | 7 | 144 | 1 | 0 | 6 | |||
| 1958 | A | SALL2 | Augusta Tigers | 0 | 1 | .000 | 7 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| 1959 | A | SALL2 | Knoxville Smokies | 9 | 6 | .600 | 3.66 | 28 | 19 | 9 | 2 | 145.0 | 123 | 67 | 59 | 15 | 60 | 1 | 126 | 1 | 1 | 5 | |||
| 1960 | AAA | AA2 | Houston Buffs | 7 | 0.0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1960 | AAA | AA2 | Louisville Colonels | 22 | 0.0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1961 | AA | SOUA | Birmingham Barons | 23 | 3 | .885 | 2.11 | 36 | 24 | 18 | 3 | 230.0 | 163 | 68 | 54 | 13 | 75 | 4 | 166 | 1 | 0 | 7 | |||
| 1962 | AAA | AA2 | Denver Bears | 0 | 1 | .000 | 1.29 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7.0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |||
| 1963 | AAA | IL | Syracuse Chiefs | 7 | 8 | .467 | 3.90 | 30 | 25 | 6 | 1 | 150.0 | 141 | 74 | 65 | 20 | 47 | 1 | 88 | 6 | 0 | 2 | |||
| 1964 | AAA | PCL | Tacoma Giants | 1 | 6 | .143 | 2.57 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 49.0 | 34 | 16 | 14 | 2 | 12 | 4 | 43 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1964 | AAA | IL | Toronto Maple Leafs | 1 | 6 | .143 | 3.18 | 13 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 65.0 | 66 | 27 | 23 | 5 | 25 | 2 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1965 | AAA | PCL | Hawaii Islanders | 3 | 4 | .429 | 3.10 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 58.0 | 44 | 22 | 20 | 7 | 19 | 0 | 34 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1966 | AA | EL | York White Roses | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.12 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 17.0 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Totals | 70 | 55 | .560 | 3.30 | 229 | 152 | 0 | 72 | 11 | 0 | 1129.0 | 959 | 504 | 414 | 89 | 445 | 20 | 850 | 15 | 2 | 26 | 0 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1956 | D | NYPL | Jamestown Falcons | 18 | 47 | 38 | 11 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 9 | 8 | .289 | .426 | .447 | .873 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1957 | C | PION | Idaho Falls Russets | 41 | 92 | 80 | 16 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 1 | 8 | 28 | .188 | .258 | .300 | .558 | 24 | 0 | 3 | 1 | |||
| 1958 | A | SALL2 | Augusta Tigers | 7 | 4 | 4 | 1 | .250 | .250 | .250 | .500 | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| 1958 | B | CARL | Durham Bulls | 36 | 72 | 69 | 6 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 21 | .246 | .254 | .261 | .514 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1959 | A | SALL2 | Knoxville Smokies | 31 | 62 | 46 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 13 | .130 | .273 | .239 | .512 | 11 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1960 | AAA | AA2 | (+) Houston Buffs | 31 | 32 | 32 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 12 | .219 | .219 | .438 | .656 | 14 | ||||||
| 1960 | AAA | AA2 | (+) Louisville Colonels | 31 | 32 | 32 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 12 | .219 | .219 | .438 | .656 | 14 | ||||||
| 1961 | AA | SOUA | Birmingham Barons | 37 | 102 | 81 | 13 | 17 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 16 | 23 | .210 | .343 | .346 | .689 | 28 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1962 | AAA | AA2 | Denver Bears | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1963 | AAA | IL | Syracuse Chiefs | 30 | 53 | 46 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 20 | .152 | .220 | .196 | .416 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 1964 | AAA | IL | Toronto Maple Leafs | 14 | 22 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | .067 | .263 | .067 | .330 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 1964 | AAA | PCL | Tacoma Giants | 7 | 16 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | .071 | .071 | .071 | .143 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 1965 | AAA | PCL | Hawaii Islanders | 10 | 21 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
| 1966 | AA | EL | York White Roses | 3 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .000 | .167 | .000 | .167 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 235 | 499 | 419 | 56 | 76 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 43 | 2 | 0 | 51 | 137 | .181 | .271 | .263 | .534 | 110 | 0 | 2 | 23 | 4 | 0 |
Fielding:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1956 | D | NYPL | Jamestown Falcons | P | 10 | 3 | 14 | 1 | 0 | .944 | 1.700 |
| 1957 | C | PION | Idaho Falls Russets | P | 26 | 3 | 30 | 1 | 7 | .971 | 1.269 |
| 1958 | A | SALL2 | Augusta Tigers | P | 7 | .000 | |||||
| 1958 | B | CARL | Durham Bulls | P | 30 | 9 | 23 | 1 | 0 | .970 | 1.067 |
| 1959 | A | SALL2 | Knoxville Smokies | P | 28 | 5 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 | .607 |
| 1961 | AA | SOUA | Birmingham Barons | P | 36 | 18 | 45 | 1 | 1 | .984 | 1.750 |
| 1962 | AAA | AA2 | Denver Bears | P | 1 | .000 | |||||
| 1963 | AAA | IL | Syracuse Chiefs | P | 30 | 6 | 19 | 1 | 1 | .962 | .833 |
| 1964 | AAA | PCL | Tacoma Giants | P | 7 | .000 | |||||
| 1964 | AAA | IL | Toronto Maple Leafs | P | 13 | 3 | 15 | 1 | 3 | .947 | 1.385 |
| 1965 | AAA | PCL | Hawaii Islanders | P | 9 | .000 | |||||
| Totals | 197 | 47 | 158 | 6 | 14 | .972 | 1.041 |
Minor League Service:
| Year | Level | League | Team | Affiliation | First Appearance | Final Appearance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1956 | D | PONY League | Jamestown Falcons | DET | ||
| 1957 | C | Pioneer League | Idaho Falls Russets | DET | ||
| 1958 | B | Carolina League | Durham Bulls | DET | ||
| 1958 | A | South Atlantic League | Augusta Tigers | DET | ||
| 1959 | A | South Atlantic League | Knoxville Smokies | DET | ||
| 1960 | AAA | American Association 2 | Louisville Colonels | ML1 | ||
| 1960 | AAA | American Association 2 | Houston Buffs | CHN | ||
| 1961 | AA | Southern Association | Birmingham Barons | DET | ||
| 1962 | AAA | American Association 2 | Denver Bears | DET | ||
| 1963 | AAA | International League | Syracuse Chiefs | DET | ||
| 1964 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Tacoma Giants | SFN | ||
| 1964 | AAA | International League | Toronto Maple Leafs | DET | ||
| 1965 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Hawaii Islanders | WS2 | ||
| 1966 | AA | Eastern League | York White Roses | WS2 |
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