Jeff Allan Howard
Jeff Howard grew up on the Northwest side of Chicago and currently resides in Elk Grove Village, Illinois. His first recollection of attending a baseball game was as a youth on May 15, 1960, when his mom took him to a Sunday doubleheader at the friendly confines of Wrigley Field. Don Cardwell pitched a no-hitter that day. He hasn’t seen a live no-no since, which reinforces a fundamental credo to capture and embrace every moment that happens. Jeff attended Luther College in Decorah, Iowa, played four years of Division III football, had a weekly sports column, and read the news for the campus radio station. After graduation, he worked in the insurance industry and recently retired from a Research Analyst position. He has mentored youth and organized multiple community baseball, softball, and basketball teams as a volunteer, teaching kids to appreciate and love the games they play.
SABR BioProject biographies written by Jeff Allan Howard
SABR Games Project stories written by Jeff Allan Howard
- September 29, 1995: Second straight walk-off win keeps Cubs’ slim wild-card hopes alive
- April 4, 1989: Wrigley Field welcomes the ‘Wild Thing’
- June 25, 1977: Hall of Famers, old-timers and the first-place Cubs
- October 1, 1970: Cubs’ Fergie Jenkins prevails in showdown for second place at Shea
- September 25, 1966: Ken Holtzman, Sandy Koufax meet on the mound just once for the ages
- April 22, 1964: Yankees’ Whitey Ford wins his 200th game in the Windy City
- August 29, 1963: Sandy Koufax meets a milestone, wins 20th game of season
- July 28, 1959: Billy Pierce shines on the mound and the plate; White Sox secure first place for keeps
- May 11, 1955: Ernie Banks homer sets the stage to stop Dodgers’ road winning streak
- October 3, 1943: John Dagenhard records only major-league win; Casey Stengel manages final game for Boston Braves
- June 30, 1943: World War II relief game is a South Side success in Chicago
- July 2, 1941: Hot Streaks: Joe DiMaggio, the Yankees, and the weather
- June 8, 1934: Flying Reds, Public Enemies, and Baseball
- September 13, 1928: Cubs win one for the road over Cardinals behind Sheriff Blake’s 4-hit gem
- August 9, 1921: Three homers plus three errors equal one Giant defeat
SABR Journal Articles written by Jeff Allan Howard
SABR Research Topics written by Jeff Allan Howard
SABR Research Articles written by Jeff Allan Howard
SABR Ballparks written by Jeff Allan Howard