Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Roland Boatner Howell (January 3, 1892 March 31, 1973) was a pitcher in Major League Baseball. He played for the St. Louis Cardinals in 1912.In baseball, the pitcher is the player who throws the baseball from the pitcher's mound toward the catcher to begin each play, with the goal of retiring a batter, who attempts to either make contact with the pitched ball or draw a walk. In the numbering system used to record defensive plays, the pitcher is assigned the number 1. In the National League and the Japanese Central League, the pitcher also bats.