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Ryan Howard

Philadelphia Phillies — No. 6
First Base
Born: November 19, 1979 (1979-11-19) (age 28) St. Louis, Missouri
Bats: Left	Throws: Left
Major League Baseball debut
September 1, 2004 for the Philadelphia Phillies
Selected MLB statistics (through June 9, 2008)
Batting average	. Events 1095 - The Council of Clermont, called by Pope Urban II to discuss sending the First Crusade to the Holy Land Year 1979 ( MCMLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1979 Gregorian calendar) Missouri ( or) is a state in the Midwestern region of the United States bordered by Iowa, Illinois, Kentucky, Tennessee Events 462 - Possible start of first Byzantine indiction cycle. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Batting average is a Statistic in both Cricket and Baseball measuring the performance of cricket batsmen and baseball hitters, respectively 280
Home runs	144
Runs batted in	402
Teams
Philadelphia Phillies (2004-present)

Ryan James Howard (born November 19, 1979, in St. Louis, Missouri) is a baseball player who plays for the Philadelphia Phillies. The Philadelphia Phillies are a Major League Baseball team based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in the United States. Headline events of the year The Boston Red Sox win their first World Series since, ending the Curse of the Bambino. Events 1095 - The Council of Clermont, called by Pope Urban II to discuss sending the First Crusade to the Holy Land Year 1979 ( MCMLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1979 Gregorian calendar) The Philadelphia Phillies are a Major League Baseball team based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in the United States. Howard is six feet, four inches tall and 265 pounds. He bats and throws left-handed.

One of the game's most feared sluggers, Howard was the 2006 National League MVP and the fastest player to reach 100 home runs in Major League Baseball history. 2006 Major League Baseball season|2006 Nippon Professional Baseball season Headline Event of the Year The 2006 World Baseball Classic is a surprise success The Most Valuable Player Award (commonly known as the MVP award is an annual award given to one outstanding player in each league of Major League Baseball. He also holds the records for most strikeouts in a single season, with 199 in 2007. Champions Major League Baseball Regular Season Champions Other champions Minor League Baseball

Career

Minor League Years

Selected in the 5th round of the 2001 draft, Howard quickly ascended the Phillies' minor league system, earning consecutive MVP awards in the Florida State and Eastern leagues (2003-2004). Champions Major League Baseball Regular Season Champions Other champions Caribbean World Series: Part of the History of baseball series Minor league baseball is a hierarchy of Professional baseball leagues in North The Florida State League is a Class A Advanced Minor League Baseball league which operates in the state of Florida. The Eastern League is a Minor league baseball league which operates primarily in the northeastern United States, although it has had a team in Ohio Headline event of the year The Florida Marlins become World Series champions holding off a dynastic New York Yankees team 4 games to Headline events of the year The Boston Red Sox win their first World Series since, ending the Curse of the Bambino. While doing this, he impressed scouts enough that general managers of several teams tried to lure the Phillies' Ed Wade into trading him, as Jim Thome was blocking his path to the majors. Ed Wade (born January 31 1956 is the current General Manager of the Major League Baseball team the Houston Astros. James Howard "Jim" Thome (ˈtʰoʊˌmeɪ born August 27 1970 in) is a Major League Baseball Designated hitter for the Chicago White Sox

2004

On September 1, Howard made his first Major League plate appearance, striking out against Jaret Wright in a pinch-hit at-bat (for Vicente Padilla) in a 7-2 loss to the Atlanta Braves. Events 462 - Possible start of first Byzantine indiction cycle. Jaret Samuel Wright (born December 29, 1975 in Anaheim California) is a Starting pitcher in Major League Baseball who is currently Vicente de la Cruz Padilla (born September 27, 1977 in Chinandega, Nicaragua) is a Nicaraguan Right-handed Pitcher On September 6, Howard logged his first Major League hit in a single at-bat in a 3-1 loss to the Braves; on September 8, he recorded his first multi-hit game with a double and a single in a 4-1 win over the Braves. Events 3114 BC - According to the Proleptic Julian calendar the current era in the Maya Long Count Calendar started Events 70 - Roman forces under Titus sack Jerusalem. 1264 - The Statute of Kalisz On September 11, Howard hit his first Major League home run off Bartolome Fortunato, driving in his first RBI and scoring his first run in an 11-9 win over the New York Mets. Events 9 - The Battle of the Teutoburg Forest ends 506 - The Bishops of Visigothic Gaul Bartolomé Araujo Fortunato (born August 24, 1974 in Santo Domingo Dominican Republic) is a Major League Baseball Pitcher who "Mets" redirects here For the medical term see Metastasis.

Ryan Howard had 42 plate appearances in 19 games with the Phillies in 2004. He posted a . 282 batting average with two home runs and five RBI; he also hit five doubles, drew two walks, and was hit by a pitch. Batting average is a Statistic in both Cricket and Baseball measuring the performance of cricket batsmen and baseball hitters, respectively A base on balls ( BB) is credited to a batter and against a pitcher in Baseball statistics when a batter receives four pitches that the umpire Between playing for the Double-A Reading Phillies, Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Red Barons and the Philadelphia Phillies, Howard hit 48 home runs, which was tied for the highest total in organized baseball in 2004 along with Adrián Beltré of the Los Angeles Dodgers. The Reading Phillies are an Eastern League team based in Reading Pennsylvania. The Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Yankees are the Class-AAA Minor league baseball affiliate of the New York Yankees. Adrián Beltré Pérez (born April 7, 1979 in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic) is a Major League Baseball Third baseman The Los Angeles Dodgers are a Major League Baseball team based in Los Angeles California, USA

2005 - Rookie of the Year

On May 15, Howard recorded his first three-hit game, going 3-for-4 with a double, two singles, and a run-scored in a 4-3 win over the Cincinnati Reds. Events 1252 - Pope Innocent IV issues the Papal bull Ad exstirpanda, which authorizes but also limits the The Cincinnati Reds are a Major League Baseball team based in Cincinnati Ohio, USA On August 23, he recorded his first four-hit game, going 4-for-5 with a double, a home run, two singles, three RBI and three runs-scored in a 10-2 win over the San Francisco Giants. Events 79 - Mount Vesuvius begins stirring on the feast day of Vulcan the Roman god of fire The San Francisco Giants are a Major League Baseball team based in, that currently play in the National League West Division. In early July, Howard became the Phillies' everyday first baseman when slugger Jim Thome was sidelined for the season with an elbow injury. In Baseball statistics, slugging percentage (abbreviated SLG) is a popular measure of the power of a hitter. James Howard "Jim" Thome (ˈtʰoʊˌmeɪ born August 27 1970 in) is a Major League Baseball Designated hitter for the Chicago White Sox

Howard, who led all major league rookies with 22 home runs, also posted a . For the Walt Disney Pictures film about Jim Morris, see The Rookie (2002 movie. 288 average and 63 RBI in just 312 at-bats and 88 games. In Baseball, an at bat ( AB) or time at bat is used to calculate certain statistics, including Batting average, On base He hit eleven home runs and 27 RBI in September and October. Howard finished his rookie season with 17 doubles, two triples, 52 runs-scored, and 100 strikeouts and 63 Runs Batted In as the Phillies battled the Houston Astros for the National League wild card until getting eliminated on the last day of the season. The Houston Astros are a Professional baseball team based in Houston Texas. The term wild card refers broadly to a Tournament or Playoff berth awarded to an individual or team that has not qualified through normal play Howard was rewarded for his effort by being named NL Rookie of the Year, the fourth Phillie to win the award. In Major League Baseball, the Rookie of the Year Award is given annually to one player from each league as voted upon by the Baseball Writers Association of America

After the 2005 season, the Phillies faced a dilemma involving Thome and Howard. 2005 Major League Baseball season Headline events of the year Chicago White Sox swept the Houston Astros to win the World Series Both were very talented and proven power-hitters; Thome was the biggest free agent player the Phillies signed prior to the 2003 season, but Howard was the reigning Rookie of the Year and a promising young player. In Professional sports a free agent is a team player whose contract with a team has expired and the player is able to sign a contract with another team if that player Before the 2006 season, Thome was traded, along with $22 million cash, to the Chicago White Sox for outfielder Aaron Rowand, Gio Gonzalez, and Daniel Haigwood in order to make room for Howard. The Chicago White Sox are a professional Baseball team based in Chicago, Illinois. Outfielder is a generic term applied to each of the people playing in the three defensive positions in Baseball farthest from the batter Aaron Ryan Rowand (born August 29 1977 in) is a Center fielder in Major League Baseball who plays for the San Francisco Giants Giovany A Gonzalez (born September 19, 1985 in Hialeah Florida) is a Left-handed Major League Baseball Pitcher for Daniel Cain Haigwood (born November 19, 1983 in Batesville Arkansas) is a Starting pitcher who plays for the Boston Red Sox

An example of Ryan Howard's signature stance he takes before taking a pitch.

2006 - Most Valuable Player

On April 23, Howard became the first player to hit a home run into Ashburn Alley at Citizens Bank Park. Events 215 BC - A temple is built on the Capitoline Hill dedicated to Venus Erycina to commemorate the Roman defeat at Citizens Bank Park is a 43647-seat Baseball -only Stadium in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania that opened on April 3, 2004 The blast traveled 496 feet and was hit off Sergio Mitre of the Florida Marlins. Sergio Armando Mitre (born February 16, 1981 in Los Angeles California) is a Free agent Major League Baseball Right-handed The Florida Marlins are a professional baseball team based in Miami Gardens Florida. It was the first of two Howard would hit in the game, the first multi-home run game of his career. ^[1] He also became the first player to hit a home run into the third deck of the park in right field when he connected off Mike Mussina on June 20, a 481-foot long-ball that was again his first of two home runs. Michael Cole Mussina (born December 8 1968 nicknamed Moose, is a Major League Baseball Starting pitcher currently with the American League's Events 451 - Battle of Chalons: Flavius Aetius ' defeats Attila the Hun. To honor the home run, the Phillies painted a white H on the seat where the ball was caught. Howard collected seven RBI on the two home runs and a triple in the 9-7 loss, becoming the first Phillies batter to drive in seven runs since pitcher Robert Person on June 2, 2002. Robert Person is a former professional baseball Pitcher who played 9 seasons in Major League Baseball: two for the New York Mets, two and a half for the Events 455 - The Vandals enter Rome, and plunder the city for two weeks Champions Major League Baseball Regular Season Champions Other champions Caribbean World Series:

Howard was named to his first All-Star game at PNC Park in Pittsburgh as a reserve first baseman, by the player ballot. The Major League Baseball All-Star Game, also popularly known as the "Midsummer Classic" is an annual Baseball game between players from the National League PNC Park is a Baseball park located in Pittsburgh Pennsylvania. He participated in the Century 21 Home Run Derby prior to the game, and won the contest with a total of 23 home runs, defeating the New York Mets' third baseman David Wright in the final round. Century 21 Real Estate LLC is a Real estate agent franchise company owned by Realogy, which also owns Coldwell Banker and ERA Real The Home Run Derby is an event played prior to the Major League Baseball All-Star Game. "Mets" redirects here For the medical term see Metastasis. A third baseman, abbreviated 3B, is the player in Baseball whose responsibility is to defend the area nearest to third base — the third of David Allen Wright (born December 20, 1982 in Norfolk Virginia) is a Major League Baseball third baseman who plays for the Howard was the second consecutive Phillie to win the Derby, with Bobby Abreu hitting a record 41 home runs in 2005. Bob Kelly "Bobby" Abreu /aˈbreʲu/ (nicknamed El Comedulce) (born March 11 1974 in Turmero Aragua State, Venezuela) is a Major League

From August 25 to August 29, Howard hit home runs in four consecutive games; on the 29th, Howard hit his 48th home run of the season to tie Mike Schmidt for the Phillies single-season record. Events 1248 - The Dutch city of Ommen receives city rights and fortification rights from Otto III the Events 708 - Copper coins are minted in Japan for the first time (Traditional Japanese date: August 10, 708) Michael Jack Schmidt (born September 27, 1949 in Dayton Ohio) is a former professional Baseball player who played his entire Career Two days later, on August 31, Howard hit a home run into the upper deck of Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium to surpass Schmidt as the Philadelphia Phillies single-season home run record holder. Events 1056 - Byzantine Empress Theodora becomes ill dying suddenly a few days later without children to succeed the Throne Robert F Kennedy Memorial Stadium, better known as RFK Stadium or RFK, is a professional sports Stadium in Washington D

On September 3, Howard went 4-for-4 with three home runs and a single in an 8-7 win over the Atlanta Braves, to become the first Philadelphia Phillies batter and the 24th player in Major League history to hit 50 home runs in a season. Events 36 BC - In the Battle of Naulochus, Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa, Admiral of Octavian, defeats Sextus Pompeius In Major League Baseball, the 50 home run club is an informal term applied to the group of players who have hit 50 or more Home runs in a single season Reaching 52 home runs in the game, Howard also broke Ralph Kiner's 1947 record for home runs in a sophomore season, becoming just the second batter to hit 50 home runs in a second season. Ralph McPherran Kiner (born October 27, 1922) is an American former Major League Baseball player and current Announcer. Champions Major League Baseball World Series: New York Yankees over Brooklyn Dodgers (4-3 All-Star Game On September 5, Howard was named the NL Player of the Month for August. Events 1590 - Alexander Farnese 's army forces Henry IV of France to raise the siege of Paris. The National League of Professional Baseball Clubs, or simply the National League ( NL) is the older of two leagues constituting Major League Baseball The Player of the Month award is a Major League Baseball award named by each league every month of the regular season His 41 RBI were the most any player had in one month since Frank Howard(no relation) had 41 in July 1962. Frank Oliver Howard (born August 8 1936 in Columbus Ohio) nicknamed "Hondo" and "The Capital Punisher" is a former left The 1962 season is perhaps most notable for the dismal 40-120 record of the New York Mets, which has been a continuing source of humor among baseball fans as well as comedians such as With 14 home runs, he also set new franchise records for both statistics in the month of August. On September 22, Howard became the 8th player in history to hit 58 home runs in a season, belting a three-run round-tripper off Florida Marlins pitcher Ricky Nolasco. Events 66 - Emperor Nero creates the Legion I Italica. 1236 - The Lithuanians The Florida Marlins are a professional baseball team based in Miami Gardens Florida. Carlos Enrique "Ricky" Nolasco, born December 13, 1982 in Corona California is a Right-handed Pitcher in Major The same day, Howard was awarded the third annual Mike Schmidt Most Valuable Player honor by the Philadelphia Baseball Writers Association of America^[2]

On October 2, Howard was named the NL Player of the Month for September. Baseball Writers' Association of America ( BBWAA) is a professional association for Baseball Journalists writing for daily Newspapers, Magazines Events 1187 - Siege of Jerusalem: Saladin captures Jerusalem after 88 years of Crusader rule The National League of Professional Baseball Clubs, or simply the National League ( NL) is the older of two leagues constituting Major League Baseball The Player of the Month award is a Major League Baseball award named by each league every month of the regular season Howard, who also won the award in August, became the first player since Albert Pujols in May and June 2003, to win the award back-to-back. José Alberto Pujols Alcántara (IPA /puˌˡxols/ (born January 16, 1980 in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic) (nicknamed Prince Albert

2006 Season awards

On October 10, Howard was named The Sporting News 2006 Player of the Year. Events 680 - Battle of Karbala: Shia Imam Husayn bin Ali, the grandson of the Prophet Muhammad, is decapitated Sporting News (previously The Sporting News, and known colloquially as TSN) is an American -based Sports Listed below in chronological order are the Major League Baseball players chosen by The Sporting News as recipients of the TSN Player of the Year Award. On October 25, Howard was awarded the 2006 National League Hank Aaron Award. Events 1147 - The Portuguese, under Afonso I, and Crusaders from England and Flanders conquer Lisbon after a The National League of Professional Baseball Clubs, or simply the National League ( NL) is the older of two leagues constituting Major League Baseball The Hank Aaron Award is an annual award in Major League Baseball awarded to the top hitter in each league

On November 8, Howard was named by his fellow Major Leaguers as the Player of the Year and the National League Outstanding Position Player in the 2006 Players Choice Awards balloting. Events 1519 - Hernán Cortés enters Tenochtitlán and Aztec ruler Moctezuma welcomes him with great a Celebration He succeeded Atlanta Braves outfielder Andruw Jones, the 2005 winner of both awards. Outfielder is a generic term applied to each of the people playing in the three defensive positions in Baseball farthest from the batter Andruw Rudolf Jones (born April 23, 1977 in Willemstad, Netherlands Antilles) is a Major League Baseball player for the On the same day, following a 5-3 win over Nippon Professional Baseball that capped a five-game international sweep by the MLB in the Major League Baseball Japan All-Star Series, Howard was named the Series MVP; he hit . The Major League Baseball Japan All-Star Series is a set of games between All-Star teams from North America 's Major League Baseball and Japan 's Nippon 558 with eight runs, three doubles, four homers and eight RBI. On November 10, Howard was awarded the National League Silver Slugger Award at first-base. Events 1444 - Battle of Varna: The crusading forces of King Vladislaus III of Varna (aka Ulaszlo I of Hungary and Wladyslaw The National League of Professional Baseball Clubs, or simply the National League ( NL) is the older of two leagues constituting Major League Baseball The First base, or 1B, is the first of four stations on a Baseball diamond which must be touched in succession by a baserunner in order to score a run

On November 20, he won the National League MVP award, and became only the second player in baseball history to win the Rookie of the Year and MVP awards in successive seasons, joining Cal Ripken Jr. (Fred Lynn and Ichiro Suzuki are the only players to win both awards during the same season). Events 284 - Diocletian was chosen as Roman Emperor. 762 - Bögü Khan of the Uyghurs, The Most Valuable Player Award (commonly known as the MVP award is an annual award given to one outstanding player in each league of Major League Baseball. In Major League Baseball, the Rookie of the Year Award is given annually to one player from each league as voted upon by the Baseball Writers Association of America Frederic Michael "Fred" Lynn (born February 3 1952 in Chicago Illinois) is a former Center fielder in Major League Baseball often known simply as, (born October 22 1973 in Toyoyama, Nishikasugai, Aichi Prefecture, Japan) is an Outfielder for the Seattle Mariners

2007

On March 2, 2007, the Phillies renewed Howard's contract in a one-year deal for $900,000, the highest salary ever offered to a player not eligible for salary arbitration. Events 986 - Louis V becomes King of the Franks. 1127 - Assassination of Charles the Good ^[3]

On Wednesday, May 9, Howard hit his 4th career grand slam against Arizona Diamondbacks pitcher Brandon Medders when he came into the game as a pinch hitter for Wes Helms. Events 1457 BC - Battle of Megiddo (15th century BC between Thutmose III and a large Canaanite coalition under the King of In the Sport of Baseball, a grand slam (or just slam for short is a Home run hit with all the bases occupied by baserunners, thereby The Arizona Diamondbacks (also referred to as the D-backs) are a professional baseball team based in Phoenix Arizona. Brandon Edward Medders is a Baseball Pitcher in the Arizona Diamondbacks organization Wesley Ray Helms (born May 12, 1976 in Gastonia North Carolina) is an Infielder for the Florida Marlins. On May 13, Howard was placed on the disabled list with a left quadriceps strain after missing five straight games. Events 1497 - Pope Alexander VI excommunicates Girolamo Savonarola. Howard fielded grounders for about 45 minutes before the Phillies game with the Blue Jays on May 20. Events 325 - The First Council of Nicaea &ndash the first Ecumenical Council of the Christian Church is held Howard returned to the lineup on May 25, after a rehabilitation assignment with the class A Lakewood team as a designated hitter. Events 1085 - Alfonso VI of Castile takes Toledo Spain back from the Moors. He hit a home run in his first at-bat there. On May 27, he hit two home runs in a win that helped the Phillies sweep the Braves. Events 927 - Simeon the Great, Tsar of Bulgaria, dies 1120 - Richard III of Capua is anointed

On June 27, Howard hit a 505-foot home run,^[4] and became the fastest player in Major League Baseball history to hit 100 home runs. Events 1358 - Republic of Dubrovnik is founded 1709 - Peter the Great defeats Charles XII of Sweden ^[5] The accomplishment was achieved in only 325 games, 60 games less than the 385 games that Ralph Kiner needed to hit his first 100 home runs from 1946 to 1948. Champions Major League Baseball World Series: St Louis Cardinals over Boston Red Sox (4-3 All-Star Game Champions Major League Baseball World Series: Cleveland Indians over Boston Braves (4-2 All-Star Game

Though Howard did not compete in the 2007 MLB All-Star Game, he was chosen to compete in the 2007 Major League Baseball Home Run Derby for the second straight year in order to defend his title. The 2007 Major League Baseball All-Star Game was the 78th midseason exhibition between the all-stars of the American League (AL and the National League The 2007 State Farm Home Run Derby was a 2007 Major League Baseball All-Star Game event However Howard only hit 3 home runs in the first round and did not advance.

After coming back from the DL, Howard had a "Power Surge," as he quickly climbed to second on the home run leaders list in the National League. The National League of Professional Baseball Clubs, or simply the National League ( NL) is the older of two leagues constituting Major League Baseball On July 25, Howard hit a walk-off home run in the bottom of the 14th inning to give the Phillies a victory over the Washington Nationals. Events 285 - Diocletian appoints Maximian as Caesar, co-ruler The Washington Nationals is an American professional baseball team based in Washington D

Howard had his first career stolen base on August 21, 2007 vs. In Baseball, a stolen base occurs when a Baserunner successfully advances to the next base while the Pitcher is delivering the ball to Home plate Events 1192 - Minamoto Yoritomo becomes Seii Tai Shōgun and the De facto ruler of Japan. the Los Angeles Dodgers. The Los Angeles Dodgers are a Major League Baseball team based in Los Angeles California, USA

On September 27, he established a new major league record by striking out for his 196th and 197th time, breaking the old record of 195 (he tied it on September 23), set by Adam Dunn in 2004. Events 489 - Odoacer attacks Theodoric at the Battle of Verona and is defeated again Events 1122 - Concordat of Worms. 1459 - Battle of Blore Heath, the first major battle of the English Adam Troy Dunn (born November 9, 1979 in Houston Texas) and nicknamed the "Big Donkey" is a Major League Baseball Outfielder He ended the season with 199 Ks, striking out an NL-highest 37. 6% of the time. [1] His month-by-month totals for the year (through September 27) were as follows: April 28, May 16, June 41, July 35, August 40, and September 37.

His final 2007 season totals were a . 268 average, with 47 home runs and 136 runs batted in, helping the Phillies win the National League East title on the final day of the season to earn their first post-season birth since the 1993 World Series. The National League East Division is one of Major League Baseball 's six divisions The 1993 World Series was the second Series in a row played outside the United States of America and the second to be won outside the USA The Phillies were swept by the Colorado Rockies (who had won a one-game playoff against the San Diego Padres for the NL Wild Card) in the 2007 National League Division Series; Howard homered off Jeremy Affeldt in Game Two, but also struck out seven times in his other 11 at-bats. The Colorado Rockies are a Major League Baseball team based in Denver, Colorado. The San Diego Padres are a Major League Baseball team based in San Diego California since their founding in 1969 The 2007 National League Division Series ( NLDS) the opening round of the 2007 National League playoffs began on Wednesday October 3 Jeremy David Affeldt (ˈæfɛlt born June 6, 1979 in Phoenix, Arizona) is a Major League Baseball Pitcher for the

2008

On February 21, 2008, Howard won an arbitration case against the Phillies, and was awarded $10 million, the most ever for a victorious player. Events 362 - Athanasius returns to Alexandria. 1245 - Thomas, the first known Bishop of Finland Calendar Major League Baseball See also 2008 Major League Baseball season Postseason October 1 – ALDS and The Phillies had offered $7 million to Howard in salary. ^[6]

Howard began the 2008 season in a slump, finishing the month of April with a batting average of just . 172 and going 2-for-25 to close out the month. He fared better in May, averaging . 238 with ten home runs and 30 RBI for the month, and finishing out May just north of the Mendoza Line with an overall batting average of . The Mendoza Line is an informal term used in Baseball for when a position player's Batting average falls below the boundary between extremely poor and merely below-average 205. Howard hit his 15th home run of the season in a 7-3 loss to the Florida Marlins on May 30; Chase Utley having hit his 15th longball on May 25, the two became the first pair of Phillies to hit 15 home runs each before June ^[7]. The Florida Marlins are a professional baseball team based in Miami Gardens Florida. Events 1416 - The Council of Constance, called by the Emperor Sigismund a supporter of Antipope John XXIII burns Jerome of Prague following Chase Cameron Utley (ˈʌtli is a Second baseman for the Philadelphia Phillies of Major League Baseball. Events 1085 - Alfonso VI of Castile takes Toledo Spain back from the Moors.

Personal

Swinging

Howard has a twin brother, an older brother, and a sister, and claims to be the smallest of the Howard sons. His favorite team growing up was the St. Louis Cardinals. The St Louis Cardinals (also referred to as "the Cards " or "the Redbirds " are a professional Baseball team based in St He graduated from Lafayette High School in 1998, where he played trombone. Lafayette High School, located in Wildwood, Missouri, United States is a Secondary school in the Rockwood School District. Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) While attending Southwest Missouri State University (now Missouri State University) he became a member of Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity Inc and his line name was "Blue Hurt". Missouri State University is a State university located in Springfield, Missouri. Phi Beta Sigma (ΦΒΣ is a predominately African-American fraternity which was founded at Howard University in Washington D

Howard is a representative for a number of products including Adidas ^[8] and for the restaurant Subway. WikipediaManual of Style (trademarks, which says "Lowercased trademarks with no internal Subway Restaurants, commonly known as Subway, is a Fast food restaurant franchise that primarily sells Sandwiches and Salads called He appeared on the packaging of Topps 2007 Series 1 baseball cards and on the cover of MLB 08: The Show. For the meat company see Topps Meat Company. The Topps Company Inc MLB 08 The Show is a Baseball simulation Video game produced by Sony Computer Entertainment for the PlayStation 2, PlayStation He also appeared on the Late Show with David Letterman along with teammate Jimmy Rollins on April 11, 2007. The Late Show with David Letterman is an Emmy Award -winning American late-night Talk show hosted by David Letterman on CBS James Calvin "Jimmy" Rollins (born November 27, 1978 in Oakland, California) nicknamed "J-Roll" is an All-Star Events 491 - Flavius Anastasius becomes Byzantine Emperor, with the name of Anastasius I. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century.

Records

This list includes the major league records set by Philadelphia Phillies first-baseman Ryan Howard. The Philadelphia Phillies are a Major League Baseball team based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in the United States.

List of Multi-Home Run Games

See also

• List of Major League Baseball Home Run Records
• List of Major League Baseball home run champions
• 50 Home Run Club
• List of Major League Baseball RBI champions

References

External links

• Career statistics and player information from MLB, or ESPN, or Baseball-Reference, or Fangraphs, or The Baseball Cube
• Ryan Howard Fan Site
• Happy Days, Starring Ryan Howard