Frank Howard

Positions: Outfielder and First Baseman

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-7, 255lb (201cm, 115kg)

Born: August 8, 1936 in Columbus, OH us

Died: October 30, 2023 in Aldie, VA

High School: South HS (Columbus, OH)

School: The Ohio State University (Columbus, OH)

Debut: September 10, 1958 (Age 22-033d, 11,579th in major league history)
vs. PHI 4 AB, 2 H, 1 HR, 2 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: September 30, 1973 (Age 37-053d)
vs. NYY 5 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1960 season

Full Name: Frank Oliver Howard

Nicknames: Hondo, The Capital Punisher or The Washington Monument

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

37.6

6488

1774

382

.273

864

RBI

1119

OBP

.352

SLG

.499

OPS

.851

OPS+

142

Fielding stats are given overall and by position. In some cases, they will be identical.

1961 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1961 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	3 (2)	Apr 13	LAD		PHI	L,7-8		3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH 1B
2	4	Apr 14	LAD		PIT	L,3-6	CG	42	9.0	10	1	0	11	1	1B
3	7 (2)	Apr 17	LAD		STL	L,5-9	CG	43	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	RF
4	8	Apr 18	LAD		STL	W,5-4	CG	42	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
5	9	Apr 19	LAD		STL	W,7-2	GS	35	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
6	10	Apr 20	LAD		STL	L,2-11	CG	46	9.0	0	0	1	1	0	RF
7	11	Apr 21	LAD		CIN	W,5-3	GS	30	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
8	12	Apr 22	LAD		CIN	W,1-0	GS	33	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
9	16 (3)	Apr 29	LAD	@	CHC	W,9-4	GS	25	7.0	3	1	0	4	0	1B
10	17	Apr 30 (1)	LAD	@	CHC	W,2-1	GS	32	8.0	3	1	0	4	1	RF 1B
11	18	Apr 30 (2)	LAD	@	CHC	L,5-10	CG	40	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
12	19	May 2	LAD	@	MLN	W,11-9	GS	30	6.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
13	20	May 3	LAD	@	MLN	L,1-4	CG	37	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
14	21	May 4	LAD	@	MLN	L,6-10	GS	32	7.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
15	22	May 5	LAD	@	PIT	W,10-0	CG	35	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
16	23	May 6	LAD	@	PIT	L,5-9	CG	43	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
17	24	May 7	LAD	@	PIT	W,4-2	GS	31	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
18	25	May 8	LAD	@	PHI	W,4-3	GS	41	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
19	29 (3)	May 13	LAD		CHC	W,7-3	GF	34	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	PH RF
20	33 (3)	May 17	LAD		MLN	W,2-1	CG	49	11.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
21	34	May 19	LAD	@	SFG	W,8-7	GS	36	7.0	9	1	0	10	0	1B
22	35	May 20	LAD	@	SFG	W,4-3	GS	27	7.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
23	40 (4)	May 25	LAD	@	STL	W,1-0		17	4.2	2	0	0	2	0	RF
24	41	May 26	LAD	@	MLN	L,2-10	CG	42	8.0	5	0	0	5	0	RF
25	42	May 27	LAD	@	MLN	L,8-10	CG	45	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
26	51 (8)	Jun 6	LAD		PIT	W,8-7	GS	26	5.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
27	62 (10)	Jun 17	LAD		MLN	W,3-0	GS	21	6.0	6	0	0	6	0	1B
28	63	Jun 18	LAD		MLN	L,2-10	CG	47	9.0	10	0	2	12	1	1B
29	65 (1)	Jun 21 (1)	LAD	@	CHC	W,4-1	GS	26	6.2	0	0	0	0	0	RF
30	68 (2)	Jun 23	LAD	@	CIN	L,4-5	CG	37	8.1	0	0	0	0	0	RF
31	72 (3)	Jun 28	LAD	@	PIT	L,3-9	CG	41	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
32	78 (5)	Jul 4	LAD	@	MLN	W,6-5	GS	26	5.1	0	0	0	0	0	RF
33	80 (1)	Jul 6	LAD		STL	W,10-1	CG	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
34	81	Jul 7 (1)	LAD		CIN	L,7-11	GS	32	7.0	0	0	1	1	0	RF
35	87 (5)	Jul 15	LAD		PHI	L,2-7	CG	38	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
36	92 (4)	Jul 21	LAD	@	STL	L,1-10	CG	39	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
37	95 (2)	Jul 25	LAD	@	PHI	W,7-2	GS	28	7.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
38	97 (1)	Jul 27	LAD	@	PHI	W,11-6	GS	30	6.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
39	99 (1)	Jul 29	LAD	@	PIT	W,5-4	GS	40	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
40	100	Jul 30	LAD	@	PIT	W,7-3	GS	9	2.0	0	0	1	1	0	RF
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
41	104 (3)	Aug 5	LAD		CHC	W,7-6	GS	37	7.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
42	105	Aug 6	LAD		CHC	W,11-4	CG	38	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
43	106	Aug 8	LAD		MLN	W,7-3	GS	27	6.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
44	107	Aug 9	LAD		MLN	W,8-3	GS	28	7.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
45	108	Aug 12	LAD		STL	W,5-1	GS	26	7.0	0	1	0	1	0	LF
46	109	Aug 13	LAD		STL	W,8-0	GS	27	7.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
47	110	Aug 14	LAD		STL	L,0-5	CG	40	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
48	111	Aug 15	LAD		CIN	L,2-5	CG	42	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
49	113 (1)	Aug 16 (2)	LAD		CIN	L,0-8	CG	42	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
50	118 (4)	Aug 23	LAD	@	STL	L,7-8	GS	19	5.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
51	119	Aug 24	LAD	@	STL	L,1-10	CG	46	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
52	120	Aug 25	LAD	@	CIN	W,7-2	GS	29	7.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
53	121	Aug 26	LAD	@	CIN	W,10-6	CG	42	9.0	2	0	1	3	0	RF
54	122	Aug 27 (1)	LAD	@	CIN	L,5-6	GS	23	6.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
55	123	Aug 27 (2)	LAD	@	CIN	L,3-8	CG	39	8.0	3	2	0	5	0	RF
56	124	Aug 29	LAD	@	CHC	W,2-1	GS	29	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
57	125	Aug 30	LAD	@	CHC	W,5-2	GS	29	7.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF LF
58	126	Aug 31	LAD	@	MLN	L,1-2	CG	32	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
59	127	Sep 1	LAD	@	MLN	W,4-3	GS	32	8.0	0	0	1	1	0	RF
60	128	Sep 2	LAD	@	MLN	L,0-4	CG	33	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
61	129	Sep 3	LAD		SFG	W,5-4	GS	34	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
62	130	Sep 4	LAD		SFG	W,4-0	GS	21	6.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
63	131	Sep 5	LAD		SFG	W,4-2	GS	26	7.0	0	1	0	1	0	LF
64	132	Sep 6	LAD		SFG	W,9-5	GS	39	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
65	133	Sep 8	LAD	@	SFG	L,3-7	CG	35	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
66	134	Sep 9	LAD	@	SFG	L,6-9	CG	40	8.0	2	0	1	3	0	RF
67	136 (1)	Sep 11	LAD		PHI	W,6-5	GF	29	7.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH LF
68	137	Sep 12	LAD		PHI	L,10-19	GF	18	4.0	1	0	0	1	0	PH LF
69	139 (1)	Sep 14	LAD		PIT	W,7-6	CG	42	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
70	140	Sep 15	LAD		MLN	W,11-2	CG	34	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
71	141	Sep 16	LAD		MLN	W,8-7	GS	20	5.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
							73gm		528.0	123	9	8	140	2