Positions: 1B-1169, DH-5
Full Name: Ryan James Howard
Born: Nov 19,1979 in St. Louis, Missouri
Height: 6-4 Weight: 230 Bats: Left Throws: Left
High School: Lafayette (Ballwin, Missouri) "Lancers"
College: Missouri State University
Contract: Signed 3-year, $54,000,000 contract with the Philadelphia Phillies on Feb 8,2009. Avoided arbitration
Drafted: Selected by Philadelphia Phillies in 5th Round (140th overall) of 2001 amateur entry draft (June-Reg) (Signing Bonus: $230,000)
3+ Homers in a game Sep 3,2006
40+ Homers in a Season MLB 4x 2006-2009
Futures Game Participant USA 2003
Home Run Derby Participant 3x 2006-2007,2009 Winner 2006
League MVP - Minors 2x FSL 2003 Eastern Lg 2004
Major League All-Star Game 2x 2006,2009
Minor League HR Leader 1x 2004
MLB Most Valuable Player NL 2006
| MLB Rookie of the Year NL 2005
Player of the Month 3x Aug-2006 (NL),Sep-2006 (NL),Sep-2008 (NL)
Player of the Week 4x Sep-3-2006, Jul-22-2007, Sep-30-2007, May-31-2009
Rookie of the Month 1x Sep-2005 (NL)
Silver Slugger Award 1x NL (1B) 2006
Strikeout Batter 1277 ks in 3924 ab (32.5%)
Top Prospect 2005 MLB (#27),2003 Phi (#8),2004 Phi (#3),2005 Phi (#1)
World Series Champion PHI 2008
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Signed by Scout: Jerry Lafferty
MLB Debut: Sep 1,2004
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