Howard Edward Storie (May 15, 1911 – July 27, 1968) was a professional

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. He was a reserve player for the

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(MLB) in 1931 and 1932. Listed at and , he batted and threw right-handed.

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Storie, nicknamed "Sponge", had a

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career spanning 1931 to 1935; he played in a total of 131 minor league games for several different teams in the

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. Storie's major league career consisted of 12 games with the

; six in 1931 and another six in 1932. He went 5-for-25 for a .200

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, with two runs scored and no RBIs. Two of his major league hits came against

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pitcher

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on April 16, 1932. Entering a game against the

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defensively in the fifth inning, Storie singled off of Pennock in the seventh inning and again in the ninth. After his baseball career, Storie operated a restaurant in

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; he died in 1968, aged 57, in his hometown of

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Storie, Howie Boston Red Sox players Major League Baseball catchers Hazleton Mountaineers players Reading Red Sox players Worcester Chiefs players Manchester Indians players Waltham/Worcester Rosebuds players Elmira Pioneers players 1911 births 1968 deaths Baseball players from Pittsfield, Massachusetts Pittsfield High School alumni 20th-century American sportsmen

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