Grandma's Scorebook

Jay Howell’s Debut

  • 1980
  • Debuts & Firsts

Jay Howell makes his debut

Dodgers 7, Reds 1 in Cincinnati

Aug. 10, 1980: Jay Howell made his MLB debut against the Dodgers at Riverfront Stadium. He replaced Tom Hume in T9. The first batter he faced, he hit Steve Garvey with a pitch.

T9 Steve Garvey HBP

T9 Ron Cey groundout: 3B-1B

T9 Pedro Guerrero groundout: C-1B

T9 Rudy Law groundout: 2B-1B

1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 SO, 1 HBP

He ended his career playing in 568 games.