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.

1963 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1963 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	2 (1)	Apr 10	LAD	@	CHC	W,2-1	CG	35	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
2	3	Apr 11	LAD	@	CHC	L,0-2	CG	33	8.0	4	0	1	5	0	RF
3	4	Apr 12	LAD	@	HOU	L,1-2	GS	32	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
4	5	Apr 13	LAD	@	HOU	W,3-1	CG	33	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
5	6	Apr 14	LAD	@	HOU	L,4-5	CG	36	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
6	7	Apr 16	LAD		CHC	L,1-2	CG	42	12.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
7	8	Apr 17	LAD		CHC	W,1-0	CG	34	10.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
8	9	Apr 18	LAD		CHC	L,1-5	CG	40	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
9	10	Apr 19	LAD		HOU	W,2-0	CG	31	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
10	11	Apr 20	LAD		HOU	L,6-9	CG	45	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
11	12	Apr 21 (1)	LAD		HOU	W,11-3	CG	39	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
12	13	Apr 21 (2)	LAD		HOU	W,6-5	CG	40	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
13	14	Apr 22	LAD		MLN	L,2-10	CG	41	9.0	1	1	1	3	0	RF
14	15	Apr 23	LAD		MLN	W,2-1	CG	33	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
15	16	Apr 24	LAD		CIN	W,7-0	CG	34	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
16	17	Apr 25	LAD		CIN	W,7-1	CG	35	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
17	18	Apr 26	LAD		STL	L,7-8	CG	43	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
18	19	Apr 27	LAD		STL	L,0-3	CG	37	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
19	20	Apr 28	LAD		STL	L,5-9	CG	44	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
20	21	Apr 29	LAD	@	NYM	L,2-4	CG	34	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
21	22	May 2	LAD	@	PHI	W,3-2	GS	31	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
22	23	May 3	LAD	@	PIT	L,2-13	CG	46	8.0	4	0	1	5	0	RF
23	24	May 4	LAD	@	PIT	L,0-5	CG	36	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
24	25	May 5	LAD	@	PIT	W,7-3	CG	38	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	RF
25	26	May 6	LAD	@	PIT	L,4-7	CG	37	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
26	27	May 7	LAD	@	STL	W,11-1	CG	36	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
27	28	May 8	LAD	@	STL	W,11-5	CG	43	9.0	4	0	1	5	0	RF
28	29	May 9	LAD	@	STL	L,7-10	CG	44	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
29	30	May 10	LAD		SFG	W,2-1	CG	34	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
30	31	May 11	LAD		SFG	W,8-0	CG	28	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
31	34 (2)	May 15	LAD		PHI	W,3-2	CG	47	12.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
32	36 (1)	May 17	LAD		PIT	W,9-3	CG	40	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
33	37	May 18	LAD		PIT	W,6-4	CG	38	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
34	39 (1)	May 19 (2)	LAD		NYM	W,4-2	CG	52	13.0	5	0	0	5	0	RF
35	40	May 21	LAD		NYM	W,4-2	CG	35	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
36	41	May 22	LAD		NYM	W,7-3	CG	32	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
37	43 (1)	May 25	LAD	@	SFG	L,2-6	CG	35	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
38	44	May 26	LAD	@	SFG	W,4-3	GF	10	3.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH RF
39	45	May 28	LAD	@	MLN	W,7-0	CG	34	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
40	46	May 29	LAD	@	MLN	T,3-3	CG	27	6.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
41	47	May 30	LAD	@	MLN	L,4-7	CG	40	8.0	1	1	0	2	0	RF
42	48	May 31	LAD	@	CIN	L,4-7	CG	41	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
43	49	Jun 1	LAD	@	CIN	L,0-1	CG	28	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
44	50	Jun 2	LAD	@	CIN	L,2-5	CG	34	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
45	51	Jun 3	LAD	@	HOU	L,1-2	CG	32	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
46	52	Jun 4	LAD	@	HOU	W,2-1	CG	35	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
47	53	Jun 5	LAD	@	HOU	W,5-1	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
48	54	Jun 7	LAD	@	CHC	W,4-1	GS	31	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF LF
49	55	Jun 8	LAD	@	CHC	W,9-5	CG	43	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
50	56	Jun 9	LAD	@	CHC	W,11-8	GS	42	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF LF
51	57	Jun 10	LAD		SFG	L,3-7	CG	46	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
52	63 (5)	Jun 16 (1)	LAD		CHC	L,3-8	GF	30	7.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH RF
53	68 (4)	Jun 21	LAD	@	STL	W,5-3	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
54	72 (3)	Jun 25	LAD	@	CIN	W,4-1	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
55	73	Jun 26	LAD	@	CIN	W,5-2	GS	30	7.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
56	74	Jun 28	LAD		MLN	L,0-1	GS	32	8.0	5	0	0	5	0	RF
57	75	Jun 29	LAD		MLN	W,6-5	GS	35	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
58	77 (1)	Jul 1	LAD		MLN	W,2-1	CG	34	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
59	78	Jul 2	LAD		STL	W,1-0	CG	32	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
60	81 (2)	Jul 5	LAD		CIN	W,1-0	CG	28	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
61	82	Jul 6	LAD		CIN	L,1-3	CG	34	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
62	87 (4)	Jul 12	LAD	@	NYM	W,6-0	CG	31	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
63	95 (7)	Jul 19	LAD	@	MLN	W,4-2	CG	33	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
64	96	Jul 20	LAD	@	MLN	W,5-4	CG	42	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
65	97	Jul 21 (1)	LAD	@	MLN	L,2-7	CG	39	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
66	98	Jul 21 (2)	LAD	@	MLN	L,7-13	CG	41	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
67	101 (2)	Jul 25	LAD		PIT	L,2-6	CG	42	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
68	102	Jul 26	LAD		PHI	L,5-6	CG	41	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
69	103	Jul 27	LAD		PHI	L,1-4	CG	37	9.0	2	0	1	3	0	RF
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
70	109 (5)	Aug 3	LAD	@	HOU	W,2-0	GS	24	7.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
71	110	Aug 4	LAD	@	HOU	W,4-0	GS	22	6.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
72	112 (1)	Aug 7	LAD	@	CHC	W,3-1	GS	34	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
73	113	Aug 8	LAD	@	CHC	L,4-5	GF	20	5.1	0	0	0	0	0	PH LF
74	114	Aug 9	LAD	@	CIN	L,4-8	CG	40	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
75	116 (1)	Aug 11	LAD	@	CIN	L,4-9	CG	41	8.0	6	0	0	6	0	LF
76	117	Aug 13	LAD	@	MLN	L,3-4	CG	34	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
77	118	Aug 14	LAD	@	MLN	L,3-5	GS	23	6.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
78	119	Aug 15	LAD	@	MLN	W,7-5	CG	39	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
79	120	Aug 16	LAD	@	NYM	W,9-7	GS	38	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
80	121	Aug 17	LAD	@	NYM	W,3-2	GS	26	7.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
81	122	Aug 18 (1)	LAD	@	NYM	W,7-0	GS	21	6.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
82	123	Aug 18 (2)	LAD	@	NYM	W,3-2	GS	27	7.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
83	124	Aug 20	LAD		STL	W,7-5	GS	32	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
84	125	Aug 21	LAD		STL	W,2-1	CG	63	16.0	6	0	0	6	0	RF
85	126	Aug 22	LAD		STL	L,2-3	CG	40	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
86	127	Aug 23	LAD		MLN	L,1-6	CG	43	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
87	128	Aug 24	LAD		MLN	L,1-2	CG	39	9.0	3	0	1	4	0	RF
88	129	Aug 25	LAD		MLN	W,2-1	GS	29	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
89	130	Aug 26	LAD		CIN	L,1-3	CG	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
90	131	Aug 27	LAD		CIN	W,3-2	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
91	132	Aug 28	LAD		CIN	L,5-9	CG	42	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
92	133	Aug 29	LAD		SFG	W,11-1	CG	31	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	RF
93	134	Aug 30	LAD		SFG	W,3-1	GS	31	8.0	2	1	1	4	0	RF
94	135	Aug 31	LAD		SFG	L,3-4	GS	23	6.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
95	136	Sep 1	LAD		SFG	W,5-3	CG	40	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
96	137	Sep 2 (1)	LAD		HOU	W,7-3	CG	36	9.0	4	0	1	5	0	RF
97	138	Sep 2 (2)	LAD		HOU	W,7-1	CG	36	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
98	139	Sep 3	LAD		HOU	W,4-3	CG	42	10.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
99	140	Sep 4	LAD		CHC	L,1-2	CG	43	11.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
100	142 (1)	Sep 6	LAD	@	SFG	W,5-2	GS	28	7.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
101	145 (2)	Sep 10	LAD	@	PIT	W,4-2	GS	22	6.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
102	146	Sep 11	LAD	@	PIT	W,9-4	GS	34	8.0	4	1	0	5	0	RF
103	148 (1)	Sep 13 (1)	LAD	@	PHI	L,2-3	GS	29	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
104	149	Sep 13 (2)	LAD	@	PHI	W,2-1	CG	38	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
105	153 (3)	Sep 17	LAD	@	STL	W,4-0	CG	33	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
106	157 (3)	Sep 22	LAD		PIT	L,0-4	CG	43	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
107	159 (1)	Sep 25	LAD		NYM	W,1-0	GF	15	4.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH RF
108	160	Sep 26	LAD		NYM	W,5-4	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
109	161	Sep 27	LAD		PHI	L,3-5	CG	36	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
110	162	Sep 28	LAD		PHI	L,3-12	CG	47	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
111	163	Sep 29	LAD		PHI	L,1-3	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
							113gm		947.1	189	4	8	201	0