Householder was born on September 4, 1958 in Columbus, Ohio.\n', '

He was drafted by the Reds in the 2nd round of the 1976 amateur draft from North Haven High School. Householder played his first professional season with their Rookie league Billings Mustangs in 1976, and split his last season between Houston and their Triple-A club, the Tucson Toros, in 1987.\n', '

Householder made his debut for the Reds on August 26, 1980, playing 20 games and producing a batting average of .244. He again saw limited action in the strike shortened season of 1981, but improving his batting average to .275. Householder started 100 games for the Reds in 1982, but he batted only .211 producing a negative WAR. 1983 was Householder\'s best season with the Reds, starting 95 games with a batting average of .255. In 1984, he was trader to the St Louis Cardinals for John Stuper. \n', '

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