Lawrence Rayford Howard (June 6, 1945 – May 11, 2019) was a

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catcher. He played four seasons with the

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(1970–1973) and

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(1973). He died on May 11, 2019.

Baseball career

Howard attended

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in Atwater, California. He was signed by the

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as an undrafted free agent in 1963. He spent seven years in the minors before being called up by the

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