After three years as a pitcher in Brooklyn, Harry Howell was acquired by the Baltimore Orioles ahead of the 1901 season. He put up mostly average numbers in his three seasons in Brooklyn before jumping across to the American League when Baltimore came into existence.
In his two seasons in Baltimore, Howell continued to put up average numbers on the mound, but he also started to do something else. Howell pitched nearly 300 innings in 1901, but also appeared in 18 games all around the diamond. The following season, he actually played second base more than he pitched for the Orioles.