Howard Maple

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::summary American football and baseball player (1903–1970) ::

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Field	Value
name	Howard Maple
image	Howard_Maple.jpg
caption	Maple with the Washington Senators, c. 1932
position	Catcher
birth_date
birth_place	Adrian, Missouri, U.S.
death_date
death_place	Portland, Oregon, U.S.
bats	Left
throws	Right
debutleague	MLB
debutdate	May 19
debutyear	1932
debutteam	Washington Senators
finalleague	MLB
finaldate	September 18
finalyear	1932
finalteam	Washington Senators
statleague	MLB
stat1label	Batting average
stat1value	.244
stat2label	RBI
stat2value	7
stat3label	Home runs
stat3value	0
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• Washington Senators () Howard Albert Maple (July 20, 1903 – November 9, 1970) was an American professional athlete. He played football for the Chicago Cardinals of the National Football League (NFL) in 1930 and baseball for the Washington Senators of Major League Baseball (MLB) in 1932. He was a college athlete at then-Oregon State Agricultural College.

Biography

Maple played college football and college baseball for the Oregon State Aggies (now the Oregon State Beavers). As a quarterback, he led the team to an overall 16–7–1 record for the seasons of 1926 through 1928, and was named a 1928 All-American. Maple is the university's only alumnus to play in both the NFL and MLB. and the athletics hall of fame at Oregon State University in 1990.

In 1930, Maple played in eight games for the Chicago Cardinals of the NFL. The NFL's website lists him as a wingback.

Maple played in minor league baseball from 1930 through 1935, appearing in over 400 minor league games. Maple appeared 44 major league games, all with the 1932 Washington Senators. Maple appeared in 41 games defensively, all as a catcher, handling 39 total chances without an error for a 1.000 fielding percentage.

Maple was born in 1903 in Adrian, Missouri, and graduated from Peoria High School in Illinois.

References

References

1. Allen, Scott. (August 30, 2016). "Tim Tebow looks to join a club that includes former Nats catcher Howard Maple". [[The Washington Post]].
2. Lightner, Al. (November 15, 1970). "Sportslightner (column)". [[Statesman Journal]].
3. (November 10, 1970). "Death Takes Howard Maple". [[Statesman Journal.
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8. "Howard Maple Minor Leagues Statistics & History".
9. (August 31, 1932). "Washington Senators 7, St. Louis Browns 6".
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