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.

1971 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1971 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 5	WSA		OAK	W,8-0	GS	30	8.0	6	0	0	6	0	LF
2	2	Apr 7	WSA	@	BAL	L,2-3	CG	36	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
3	3	Apr 9	WSA		NYY	W,5-4	GS	31	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
4	4	Apr 10	WSA		NYY	L,0-6	CG	41	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
5	5	Apr 11 (1)	WSA		NYY	L,0-1	CG	31	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
6	6	Apr 11 (2)	WSA		NYY	W,4-3	GS	33	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
7	7	Apr 12	WSA		BOS	L,7-10	GS	39	7.2	0	0	0	0	0	LF
8	8	Apr 13	WSA		BOS	L,3-5	CG	36	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
9	9	Apr 14	WSA		BOS	W,6-5	CG	40	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
10	10	Apr 17	WSA	@	CLE	W,5-3	GS	35	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	LF 1B
11	11	Apr 18 (1)	WSA	@	CLE	W,4-0	CG	31	9.0	3	0	0	3	1	1B
12	12	Apr 18 (2)	WSA	@	CLE	L,0-1	CG	31	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
13	13	Apr 20	WSA	@	NYY	W,7-2	GS	29	7.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
14	14	Apr 21	WSA	@	NYY	W,9-6	GS	33	7.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
15	15	Apr 23	WSA		MIL	L,0-4	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
16	16	Apr 24	WSA		MIL	W,5-4	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
17	17	Apr 25	WSA		MIL	W,3-2	GS	40	10.0	6	0	0	6	0	LF 1B
18	18	Apr 26	WSA		MIN	L,2-7	CG	39	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
19	19	Apr 27	WSA		MIN	W,2-0	GS	26	7.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
20	20	Apr 28	WSA		MIN	W,4-3	CG	39	9.0	8	0	0	8	1	1B
21	21	Apr 29	WSA		CHW	L,4-5	CG	39	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
22	22	Apr 30	WSA		CHW	L,1-8	GS	37	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
23	23	May 1	WSA		CHW	L,3-5	CG	40	9.0	5	1	0	6	0	1B
24	24	May 2	WSA		CHW	L,1-3	CG	32	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
25	27 (2)	May 7	WSA	@	MIN	W,6-5	CG	44	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
26	28	May 8	WSA	@	MIN	L,2-9	CG	42	8.0	8	2	0	10	2	1B
27	29	May 9	WSA	@	MIN	L,5-6	GS	29	7.0	8	3	0	11	0	1B
28	30	May 12 (1)	WSA	@	CHW	L,0-5	CG	43	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
29	31	May 12 (2)	WSA	@	CHW	L,5-9	CG	42	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
30	32	May 14	WSA		DET	W,3-2	GS	38	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF 1B
31	33	May 15	WSA		DET	W,4-3	GS	44	11.0	12	3	0	15	0	1B
32	34	May 16	WSA		DET	L,4-5	CG	45	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
33	35	May 17	WSA		CLE	L,3-6	CG	41	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
34	36	May 18	WSA		CLE	L,3-7	CG	36	9.0	8	1	0	9	2	1B
35	37	May 19	WSA		BAL	L,1-4	CG	38	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
36	38	May 21	WSA	@	DET	L,0-1	GS	30	8.0	1	1	0	2	0	LF 1B
37	39	May 22	WSA	@	DET	L,1-3	CG	29	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
38	40	May 23 (1)	WSA	@	DET	L,0-5	CG	31	8.0	8	1	0	9	1	1B
39	41	May 23 (2)	WSA	@	DET	L,0-11	CG	38	8.0	10	0	0	10	2	1B
40	42	May 24	WSA	@	BOS	W,8-6	CG	37	9.0	10	0	1	11	1	1B
41	43	May 25	WSA	@	BOS	W,6-5	GS	49	11.0	6	0	0	6	1	LF 1B
42	44	May 26	WSA	@	BOS	L,2-3	GS	33	7.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
43	45	May 27	WSA	@	BOS	L,2-6	CG	38	8.0	8	0	0	8	0	1B
44	46	May 28	WSA		KCR	L,0-5	CG	40	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
45	47	May 31	WSA		CAL	W,4-0	CG	34	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
46	48	Jun 1	WSA		CAL	W,6-5	GS	33	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
47	49	Jun 2	WSA		CAL	L,1-2	CG	32	7.1	6	2	0	8	1	1B
48	50	Jun 4	WSA		OAK	L,3-5	CG	85	21.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
49	51	Jun 5	WSA		OAK	L,1-6	CG	40	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
50	52	Jun 6	WSA		OAK	L,1-8	CG	43	9.0	13	4	0	17	1	1B
51	53	Jun 8	WSA	@	KCR	L,2-4	CG	36	8.0	13	1	0	14	2	1B
52	54	Jun 9	WSA	@	KCR	L,4-5	GS	42	8.2	1	0	0	1	0	LF 1B
53	55	Jun 11	WSA	@	CAL	L,2-4	CG	37	8.0	7	0	1	8	0	1B
54	56	Jun 12	WSA	@	CAL	W,3-2	CG	36	9.0	8	0	0	8	1	1B
55	57	Jun 13	WSA	@	CAL	W,5-2	GS	37	9.0	2	0	1	3	0	LF 1B
56	58	Jun 15	WSA	@	OAK	L,2-8	CG	38	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
57	59	Jun 16	WSA	@	OAK	L,1-5	CG	32	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
58	60	Jun 18	WSA		BOS	W,8-5	GS	37	9.0	5	0	0	5	1	LF 1B
59	61	Jun 19	WSA		BOS	W,2-0	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
60	62	Jun 20	WSA		BOS	L,3-4	CG	38	9.0	6	1	0	7	1	1B
61	63	Jun 21	WSA		BAL	L,2-7	CG	44	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
62	64	Jun 22 (1)	WSA		BAL	W,8-6	GS	34	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
63	65	Jun 22 (2)	WSA		BAL	L,0-2	CG	41	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
64	66	Jun 23	WSA		BAL	L,5-7	CG	41	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
65	67	Jun 24	WSA		BAL	L,1-6	CG	42	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
66	68	Jun 25	WSA	@	NYY	L,2-12	CG	43	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
67	69	Jun 26	WSA	@	NYY	L,0-4	CG	37	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
68	70	Jun 27 (1)	WSA	@	NYY	W,2-1	CG	34	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
69	71	Jun 27 (2)	WSA	@	NYY	W,8-0	GS	26	7.0	6	0	0	6	0	1B
70	72	Jun 28	WSA	@	BOS	L,4-10	CG	42	8.0	1	1	0	2	0	LF
71	73	Jun 29	WSA	@	BOS	L,2-6	CG	38	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
72	74	Jun 30	WSA		NYY	W,2-1	CG	33	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
73	75	Jul 1	WSA		NYY	W,3-1	GS	26	7.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
74	76	Jul 2	WSA	@	CLE	W,6-3	GS	30	7.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
75	77	Jul 3	WSA	@	CLE	W,4-3	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
76	78	Jul 4	WSA	@	CLE	W,9-4	GS	27	7.0	6	0	0	6	2	LF 1B
77	79	Jul 5	WSA	@	CLE	W,15-6	GS	22	6.0	10	1	0	11	1	1B
78	80	Jul 6 (1)	WSA	@	BAL	L,2-6	CG	37	8.0	8	0	0	8	1	1B
79	81	Jul 6 (2)	WSA	@	BAL	W,3-2	GS	32	8.0	9	0	0	9	0	1B
80	82	Jul 7	WSA	@	BAL	L,0-4	CG	35	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
81	83	Jul 8	WSA	@	BAL	L,3-7	CG	36	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
82	84	Jul 9	WSA		DET	L,0-1	GS	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
83	85	Jul 10	WSA		DET	L,2-4	CG	37	9.0	11	1	0	12	0	1B
84	86	Jul 11	WSA		DET	W,4-3	GS	41	10.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF 1B
85	87	Jul 15	WSA		CHW	W,8-3	GS	31	7.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
86	88	Jul 16	WSA		CHW	L,0-2	CG	36	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	LF
87	89	Jul 17	WSA		MIN	L,3-5	CG	41	9.0	12	1	0	13	2	1B
88	90	Jul 18	WSA		MIN	W,3-2	CG	42	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	LF
89	91	Jul 19	WSA		MIN	W,5-2	GS	34	9.0	4	0	0	4	1	LF 1B
90	92	Jul 20	WSA		MIL	W,5-1	GS	30	7.0	6	0	0	6	1	1B
91	93	Jul 21	WSA		MIL	W,6-1	GS	30	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
92	94	Jul 22	WSA		MIL	L,0-2	CG	35	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
93	95	Jul 24 (1)	WSA	@	CHW	L,5-6	GS	40	9.0	8	0	0	8	0	1B
94	96	Jul 24 (2)	WSA	@	CHW	W,5-3	GS	29	8.0	1	1	0	2	0	LF
95	97	Jul 25 (1)	WSA	@	CHW	L,1-5	CG	37	8.0	5	2	0	7	0	1B
96	98	Jul 25 (2)	WSA	@	CHW	L,6-9	GS	37	7.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
97	99	Jul 27	WSA	@	MIN	L,2-4	GS	31	7.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
98	100	Jul 28	WSA	@	MIN	W,7-1	GS	26	7.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF 1B
99	101	Jul 30	WSA	@	MIL	W,3-2	CG	36	9.0	11	0	0	11	0	1B
100	102	Jul 31	WSA	@	MIL	W,4-3	GS	38	9.0	4	1	0	5	0	LF 1B
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
101	103	Aug 1 (1)	WSA	@	MIL	L,3-4	GS	31	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF 1B
102	104	Aug 1 (2)	WSA	@	MIL	L,2-3	CG	32	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
103	105	Aug 2	WSA	@	DET	L,7-11	CG	43	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
104	106	Aug 3	WSA	@	DET	W,4-2	GS	32	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
105	107	Aug 4	WSA	@	DET	L,1-2	CG	28	8.0	10	2	0	12	2	1B
106	108	Aug 5	WSA		CLE	L,1-7	CG	43	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
107	109	Aug 6	WSA		CLE	W,7-3	GS	29	7.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
108	110	Aug 7	WSA		CLE	W,7-0	GS	29	8.0	7	1	0	8	0	1B
109	111	Aug 8	WSA		CLE	L,2-6	GS	41	9.0	5	0	0	5	1	LF 1B
110	112	Aug 10 (1)	WSA		KCR	L,2-9	CG	44	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
111	113	Aug 10 (2)	WSA		KCR	L,1-3	CG	34	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
112	114	Aug 11	WSA		KCR	L,0-1	CG	23	5.2	3	0	0	3	0	1B
113	115	Aug 12 (1)	WSA		KCR	L,0-2	CG	32	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
114	116	Aug 12 (2)	WSA		KCR	W,2-1	GS	34	8.0	7	1	0	8	1	1B
115	118 (1)	Aug 14	WSA		CAL	W,2-0	GS	33	8.0	7	2	0	9	0	1B
116	120 (1)	Aug 17	WSA		OAK	W,8-1	GS	32	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
117	121	Aug 18	WSA		OAK	W,10-3	GS	30	8.0	1	1	0	2	0	LF
118	122	Aug 20 (1)	WSA	@	KCR	W,6-3	GS	29	7.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
119	123	Aug 20 (2)	WSA	@	KCR	W,8-2	GS	27	7.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
120	124	Aug 21	WSA	@	KCR	L,5-8	CG	40	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
121	125	Aug 22	WSA	@	KCR	L,1-4	CG	35	8.0	10	1	1	12	0	1B
122	126	Aug 24	WSA	@	CAL	L,1-2	GS	29	8.0	6	0	0	6	0	1B
123	127	Aug 25	WSA	@	CAL	W,5-4	GS	31	8.0	7	2	0	9	1	1B
124	128	Aug 26	WSA	@	CAL	W,8-3	GS	25	7.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
125	129	Aug 27	WSA	@	OAK	L,2-6	GS	38	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF 1B
126	130	Aug 28	WSA	@	OAK	L,6-10	CG	40	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
127	131	Aug 29 (1)	WSA	@	OAK	L,3-4	CG	35	8.0	4	1	0	5	1	1B
128	133 (1)	Aug 31	WSA	@	NYY	W,6-5	GS	38	8.0	9	3	1	13	0	1B
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
129	136 (2)	Sep 3	WSA		BAL	L,2-4	CG	38	9.0	3	1	0	4	0	1B
130	137	Sep 4	WSA		BAL	L,2-6	CG	41	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
131	138	Sep 5	WSA		BAL	W,5-3	GS	28	7.0	5	1	0	6	0	1B
132	139	Sep 6	WSA		DET	L,0-3	CG	36	9.0	6	1	0	7	0	1B
133	141 (1)	Sep 8	WSA		DET	L,3-5	CG	38	9.0	6	3	0	9	2	1B
134	143 (1)	Sep 10	WSA	@	BAL	L,1-7	CG	35	8.0	4	1	0	5	1	1B
135	144	Sep 14 (1)	WSA	@	CLE	L,1-3	CG	31	8.0	0	1	0	1	0	LF
136	146 (1)	Sep 15	WSA	@	DET	L,2-4	CG	33	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
137	147	Sep 16	WSA	@	DET	L,1-3	CG	39	8.0	10	2	0	12	1	1B
138	148	Sep 17	WSA		BOS	L,7-10	GS	43	7.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
139	149	Sep 18	WSA		BOS	W,6-1	GS	25	7.0	11	0	0	11	2	1B
140	150	Sep 19	WSA		BOS	L,3-4	GS	33	8.0	6	3	0	9	0	1B
141	151	Sep 20	WSA		CLE	L,1-3	GS	33	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF 1B
142	152	Sep 21	WSA		CLE	W,9-1	GS	30	8.0	1	1	0	2	1	LF 1B
143	153	Sep 22	WSA		CLE	W,3-2	GS	34	8.0	6	0	0	6	0	LF 1B
144	154	Sep 24	WSA	@	BOS	L,0-4	GS	32	7.0	8	2	0	10	1	1B
145	155	Sep 25	WSA	@	BOS	L,3-6	CG	37	8.0	6	6	0	12	0	1B
146	157 (1)	Sep 28	WSA		NYY	W,4-2	GS	34	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF 1B
147	158	Sep 29	WSA		NYY	L,3-6	CG	42	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
148	159	Sep 30	WSA		NYY	L,7-5	GS	35	8.0	6	2	0	8	1	1B
							168gm		1237.1	556	65	5	626	40