Howie Storie

Howard Edward Storie (May 15, 1911 – July 27, 1968) was a professional baseball catcher. He was a reserve player for the Boston Red Sox of Major League Baseball (MLB) in 1931 and 1932. Listed at 5 feet 10 inches (1.78 m) and 175 pounds (79 kg), he batted and threw right-handed.

Howie Storie
Catcher
Born: (1911-05-15)May 15, 1911 Pittsfield, Massachusetts, US
Died: July 27, 1968(1968-07-27) (aged 57) Pittsfield, Massachusetts, US
Batted: Right Threw: Right
MLB debut
September 7, 1931, for the Boston Red Sox
Last MLB appearance
June 5, 1932, for the Boston Red Sox
MLB statistics
Batting average	.200
Home runs	0
Runs batted in	0
Stats at Baseball Reference
Teams
Boston Red Sox (1931–1932)

Biography

Storie, nicknamed "Sponge",^[1] had a minor league career spanning 1931 to 1935; he played in a total of 131 minor league games for several different teams in the Eastern United States.^[2]

Storie's major league career consisted of 12 games with the Boston Red Sox; six in 1931 and another six in 1932.^[3] He went 5-for-25 for a .200 batting average, with two runs scored and no RBIs.^[3] Two of his major league hits came against Hall of Fame pitcher Herb Pennock on April 16, 1932.^[4] Entering a game against the New York Yankees defensively in the fifth inning, Storie singled off of Pennock in the seventh inning and again in the ninth.^[4]

After his baseball career, Storie operated a restaurant in Lenox, Massachusetts; he died in 1968, aged 57, in his hometown of Pittsfield, Massachusetts.^[5]