Fred Irving Howard (born September 2, 1956) is a former American professional

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pitcher with the

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. Howard was born in

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and attended the

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, where he played

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for the

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team in 1975. He was drafted in the 6th round of the 1976 amateur draft by the White Sox and made he debut on May 26, . His final MLB game was September 6, 1979. During his lone MLB season, he appeared in 28 games, starting 6, and finished with a 1–5 record. His ERA was 3.57 over 68 innings. He played in the minor league system of Chicago from 1976–1983, including with the GCL White Sox,

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, Iowa Oaks,

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, and

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. He then attended the

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and became a general surgeon. He practices in

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