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.

1964 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1964 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 14	LAD		STL	W,4-0	CG	32	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
2	2	Apr 15	LAD		STL	L,2-6	CG	40	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
3	3	Apr 16	LAD		CIN	L,2-5	CG	41	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
4	4	Apr 17	LAD		CIN	L,3-7	CG	42	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
5	5	Apr 18	LAD		CIN	L,0-3	CG	33	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	RF
6	6	Apr 19	LAD		MLN	L,2-3	CG	49	12.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
7	7	Apr 20	LAD		MLN	L,1-7	CG	45	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
8	8	Apr 22	LAD	@	STL	L,6-7	CG	34	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
9	9	Apr 23	LAD	@	STL	W,7-5	CG	38	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
10	10	Apr 24	LAD	@	MLN	L,3-6	CG	39	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
11	11	Apr 25	LAD	@	MLN	L,1-5	CG	34	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
12	12	Apr 26	LAD	@	MLN	W,1-0	CG	32	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
13	13	Apr 27	LAD	@	HOU	W,6-0	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
14	14	Apr 28	LAD	@	HOU	W,3-1	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
15	15	Apr 29	LAD	@	HOU	W,7-2	CG	34	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
16	16	Apr 30	LAD	@	HOU	L,3-7	CG	37	8.0	1	1	1	3	0	RF
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
17	17	May 1	LAD		SFG	W,7-1	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
18	18	May 2	LAD		SFG	L,4-5	CG	50	12.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
19	19	May 3	LAD		SFG	L,3-6	CG	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
20	20	May 4	LAD		CHC	W,2-1	CG	34	10.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
21	21	May 6	LAD		HOU	W,5-2	CG	33	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
22	22	May 7	LAD		HOU	L,1-2	CG	31	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
23	23	May 8	LAD	@	SFG	L,0-3	CG	31	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
24	24	May 9	LAD	@	SFG	L,2-3	CG	34	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
25	25	May 10	LAD	@	SFG	W,9-1	CG	33	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
26	26	May 12	LAD	@	CHC	L,2-3	CG	38	8.2	3	0	0	3	0	RF
27	27	May 14 (1)	LAD	@	CHC	W,6-4	CG	40	10.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
28	28	May 14 (2)	LAD	@	CHC	W,5-0	GS	32	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
29	29	May 15	LAD		PIT	W,6-0	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
30	30	May 16	LAD		PIT	L,4-7	CG	42	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
31	31	May 17 (1)	LAD		PIT	W,3-2	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
32	32	May 17 (2)	LAD		PIT	L,3-8	CG	48	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
33	33	May 18	LAD		PIT	L,2-4	CG	40	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
34	34	May 19	LAD		NYM	W,6-4	CG	37	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
35	35	May 20	LAD		NYM	W,4-1	CG	33	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
36	36	May 21	LAD		NYM	W,6-1	CG	35	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
37	37	May 22	LAD		PHI	L,0-2	CG	34	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
38	38	May 23	LAD		PHI	L,2-4	CG	60	14.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
39	39	May 24	LAD		PHI	W,3-0	GS	25	7.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
40	40	May 26	LAD	@	CIN	L,2-6	CG	32	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
41	41	May 27	LAD	@	CIN	L,0-1	CG	30	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
42	42	May 28	LAD	@	CIN	T,2-2	GS	26	7.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
43	43	May 29	LAD	@	PIT	W,4-1	GS	20	6.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
44	44	May 30	LAD	@	PIT	W,10-3	GS	23	6.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
45	45	May 31	LAD	@	PIT	W,6-4	GS	31	7.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
46	46	Jun 2	LAD	@	PHI	L,3-4	CG	37	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
47	47	Jun 3	LAD	@	PHI	L,0-1	CG	41	10.2	5	0	0	5	0	RF
48	48	Jun 4	LAD	@	PHI	W,3-0	GS	18	6.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
49	49	Jun 5	LAD	@	NYM	L,0-8	CG	35	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
50	54 (4)	Jun 9	LAD		CIN	L,1-2	GS	28	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
51	58 (3)	Jun 13	LAD		STL	W,3-2	GS	28	7.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
52	61 (2)	Jun 16	LAD		MLN	W,5-1	GS	25	7.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
53	62	Jun 17	LAD		MLN	W,5-0	CG	33	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
54	64 (1)	Jun 20	LAD	@	CIN	L,4-6	CG	36	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
55	65	Jun 21 (1)	LAD	@	CIN	W,4-2	GS	29	7.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
56	66	Jun 21 (2)	LAD	@	CIN	L,1-2	CG	36	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
57	67	Jun 22	LAD	@	MLN	W,10-9	GS	42	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
58	68	Jun 23	LAD	@	MLN	L,2-5	CG	40	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
59	69	Jun 24	LAD	@	MLN	W,15-4	CG	37	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
60	70	Jun 25	LAD	@	SFG	L,1-2	GS	24	6.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
61	71	Jun 26	LAD	@	SFG	L,3-4	CG	35	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
62	72	Jun 27	LAD	@	SFG	L,1-9	CG	37	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
63	73	Jun 28	LAD	@	SFG	L,0-1	CG	33	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
64	74	Jun 29	LAD		PIT	W,7-6	CG	43	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
65	75	Jul 1	LAD		PHI	W,3-2	GS	28	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
66	76	Jul 2	LAD		PHI	L,2-3	CG	38	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
67	77	Jul 3	LAD		NYM	W,6-2	CG	37	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
68	78	Jul 4	LAD		NYM	W,3-2	GS	33	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
69	79	Jul 5	LAD		NYM	W,5-0	GS	28	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
70	80	Jul 9	LAD	@	HOU	L,5-6	GS	27	7.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
71	81	Jul 10	LAD	@	HOU	W,4-3	GS	26	6.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
72	82	Jul 11	LAD	@	HOU	W,11-9	GS	31	6.0	1	0	1	2	0	RF
73	83	Jul 12 (1)	LAD	@	CHC	L,3-6	GS	33	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
74	84	Jul 12 (2)	LAD	@	CHC	W,6-2	GS	34	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
75	85	Jul 13	LAD	@	CHC	L,4-10	CG	36	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
76	86	Jul 14	LAD	@	STL	L,7-8	GS	36	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
77	87	Jul 15	LAD	@	STL	W,13-3	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
78	88	Jul 16	LAD	@	STL	W,10-2	GS	27	7.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
79	89	Jul 17	LAD		CHC	W,3-2	GS	22	6.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
80	91 (1)	Jul 19 (1)	LAD		CHC	L,2-8	CG	41	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
81	94 (2)	Jul 21	LAD		HOU	L,0-1	CG	34	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
82	95	Jul 22	LAD		HOU	W,1-0	GS	28	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
83	96	Jul 23	LAD		HOU	W,5-4	CG	36	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
84	97	Jul 24	LAD		SFG	L,3-11	CG	43	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
85	98	Jul 25	LAD		SFG	W,7-4	CG	39	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
86	99	Jul 26	LAD		SFG	L,2-5	CG	41	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
87	100	Jul 28	LAD	@	NYM	W,9-0	GS	29	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
88	101	Jul 30	LAD	@	NYM	W,5-3	GS	27	7.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
89	102	Jul 31	LAD	@	PHI	L,1-6	CG	34	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
90	105 (2)	Aug 4 (1)	LAD	@	PIT	W,5-1	GS	29	7.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
91	107 (1)	Aug 5	LAD	@	PIT	L,3-4	GS	25	6.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
92	109 (1)	Aug 7	LAD	@	MLN	W,5-1	GS	25	7.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
93	110	Aug 8	LAD	@	MLN	W,5-4	GS	22	6.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
94	111	Aug 9	LAD	@	MLN	L,2-6	CG	37	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
95	114 (2)	Aug 12	LAD	@	CIN	W,4-1	GS	27	7.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
96	115	Aug 14	LAD		STL	L,3-4	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
97	116	Aug 15	LAD		STL	W,4-3	GS	28	7.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
98	117	Aug 16 (1)	LAD		STL	W,3-0	GS	29	7.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
99	118	Aug 16 (2)	LAD		STL	L,0-4	CG	38	9.0	2	0	1	3	0	RF
100	119	Aug 18	LAD		MLN	L,1-3	CG	37	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
101	120	Aug 19	LAD		MLN	W,7-6	GS	25	6.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
102	121	Aug 20	LAD		MLN	L,2-8	CG	44	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
103	124 (2)	Aug 23	LAD		CIN	W,1-0	GS	27	7.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
104	127 (2)	Aug 26	LAD		SFG	W,2-1	CG	33	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
105	128	Aug 28	LAD	@	STL	L,3-5	CG	38	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
106	130 (1)	Aug 30	LAD	@	STL	L,1-5	CG	36	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
107	131	Aug 31	LAD	@	STL	W,12-3	GS	25	6.0	1	1	0	2	0	RF
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
108	133 (1)	Sep 2	LAD	@	PIT	W,8-5	GS	29	7.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
109	136 (2)	Sep 5	LAD	@	NYM	W,6-2	GS	28	7.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
110	138 (1)	Sep 7 (1)	LAD	@	PHI	L,1-5	CG	34	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
111	141 (2)	Sep 9	LAD	@	SFG	W,8-1	CG	35	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
112	142	Sep 10	LAD	@	SFG	L,1-5	GS	37	7.0	0	0	1	1	0	RF
113	144 (1)	Sep 12	LAD		NYM	W,8-0	CG	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
114	145	Sep 13	LAD		NYM	W,5-4	CG	36	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
115	146	Sep 14	LAD		PIT	L,2-7	CG	40	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
116	150 (3)	Sep 18	LAD		PHI	W,4-3	CG	41	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
117	151	Sep 19	LAD		PHI	W,4-3	GS	30	7.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
118	154 (2)	Sep 23	LAD	@	CHC	L,6-9	CG	44	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
119	155	Sep 24	LAD	@	CHC	L,3-4	GS	29	7.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
120	156	Sep 25	LAD	@	HOU	W,7-2	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH RF
121	158 (1)	Sep 28	LAD		CHC	W,2-1	GS	30	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
122	162 (3)	Oct 2	LAD		HOU	L,1-6	CG	42	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
							122gm		996.1	179	3	4	186	0