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.

1966 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1966 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 11	WSA		CLE	L,2-5	GS	32	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
2	2	Apr 15	WSA	@	DET	L,3-8	CG	40	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
3	3	Apr 16	WSA	@	DET	L,5-7	GS	30	7.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
4	4	Apr 17	WSA	@	DET	W,10-4	GS	26	6.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
5	5	Apr 19	WSA	@	BAL	L,8-14	CG	46	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
6	6	Apr 20	WSA	@	BAL	L,3-6	CG	36	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
7	7	Apr 23	WSA		DET	W,5-3	GS	25	7.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
8	8	Apr 24 (1)	WSA		DET	L,0-4	CG	38	9.0	0	0	1	1	0	LF
9	9	Apr 24 (2)	WSA		DET	L,1-4	CG	40	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
10	10	Apr 25	WSA		CHW	L,2-3	CG	33	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
11	11	Apr 26	WSA		CHW	L,1-4	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
12	12	Apr 27	WSA	@	NYY	W,2-0	GS	29	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
13	13	May 1 (1)	WSA		MIN	W,5-3	GS	29	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
14	14	May 1 (2)	WSA		MIN	L,1-3	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
15	15	May 3	WSA		BAL	W,3-0	GS	25	7.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
16	16	May 4	WSA		BAL	W,3-2	GS	26	7.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
17	17	May 6	WSA	@	KCA	L,1-2	CG	33	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
18	18	May 7	WSA	@	KCA	L,2-5	CG	36	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
19	21 (2)	May 10	WSA	@	CAL	W,4-1	GS	24	7.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
20	22	May 11	WSA	@	CAL	L,6-7	GS	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
21	23	May 12	WSA	@	CAL	W,4-2	GS	23	6.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
22	24	May 13	WSA	@	MIN	L,5-9	CG	41	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
23	25	May 14	WSA	@	MIN	W,5-4	GS	23	6.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
24	26	May 15	WSA	@	MIN	L,2-6	CG	36	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
25	27	May 16	WSA	@	MIN	L,1-2	GS	28	7.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
26	28	May 17	WSA	@	CLE	L,2-3	CG	35	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
27	29	May 18	WSA	@	CLE	W,4-3	GS	22	6.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
28	30	May 19	WSA	@	CLE	W,7-2	GS	22	6.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
29	31	May 20	WSA		CAL	W,6-5	CG	35	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
30	32	May 21	WSA		CAL	W,5-3	GS	31	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
31	33	May 22 (1)	WSA		CAL	W,6-2	GS	26	6.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
32	34	May 22 (2)	WSA		CAL	L,1-2	GS	31	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
33	35	May 23	WSA		KCA	L,3-5	GS	33	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
34	36	May 24	WSA		KCA	W,2-1	CG	34	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
35	37	May 25	WSA		KCA	L,1-3	CG	36	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
36	38	May 27	WSA		BOS	W,5-4	GS	19	5.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
37	39	May 28	WSA		BOS	L,5-6	CG	40	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
38	41 (1)	May 30 (1)	WSA		NYY	L,2-4	CG	37	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	LF
39	42	May 30 (2)	WSA		NYY	W,2-1	CG	34	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
40	43	May 31	WSA		NYY	W,5-1	GS	29	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
41	44	Jun 1 (1)	WSA	@	BOS	W,6-3	GS	27	7.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
42	45	Jun 1 (2)	WSA	@	BOS	L,0-5	CG	36	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
43	46	Jun 2	WSA	@	BOS	W,12-2	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
44	47	Jun 3	WSA	@	CHW	L,0-8	CG	34	8.0	1	2	0	3	0	LF
45	49 (1)	Jun 5 (1)	WSA	@	CHW	L,1-4	CG	29	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
46	50	Jun 5 (2)	WSA	@	CHW	L,0-12	CG	43	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
47	51	Jun 6	WSA		BAL	W,5-3	GS	27	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
48	52	Jun 7	WSA	@	BAL	L,5-6	GS	31	8.0	1	1	0	2	0	LF
49	53	Jun 8 (1)	WSA	@	BAL	L,5-6	GS	28	7.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
50	54	Jun 8 susp	WSA	@	BAL	L,7-8	CG	39	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
51	55	Jun 9	WSA	@	BAL	L,2-4	CG	31	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
52	56	Jun 10	WSA	@	CLE	L,0-2	CG	31	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
53	57	Jun 11	WSA	@	CLE	L,4-6	CG	38	8.0	3	0	1	4	0	LF
54	58	Jun 12	WSA	@	CLE	L,3-6	GS	30	7.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
55	59	Jun 13	WSA	@	DET	L,3-4	CG	37	8.0	5	0	0	5	0	LF
56	62 (2)	Jun 16	WSA		BAL	W,2-1	GS	28	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
57	63	Jun 17	WSA		CLE	W,5-4	CG	43	11.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
58	64	Jun 18	WSA		CLE	L,2-7	CG	38	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
59	65	Jun 19	WSA		CLE	W,2-1	GS	29	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
60	66	Jun 20	WSA		CLE	W,4-2	GS	27	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
61	67	Jun 21	WSA		DET	L,2-5	CG	36	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
62	68	Jun 22	WSA		DET	L,2-12	CG	49	9.0	0	0	1	1	0	LF
63	69	Jun 23	WSA		DET	L,1-6	CG	46	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
64	70	Jun 24	WSA	@	BOS	L,1-5	CG	35	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
65	71	Jun 25	WSA	@	BOS	W,4-3	GS	31	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
66	72	Jun 26 (1)	WSA	@	BOS	L,7-13	CG	40	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
67	74 (1)	Jun 28	WSA	@	CHW	W,4-1	GS	25	7.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
68	75	Jun 29	WSA	@	CHW	L,0-5	CG	32	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
69	76	Jul 1	WSA		NYY	L,6-8	CG	40	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
70	77	Jul 2	WSA		NYY	W,10-4	GS	22	6.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
71	78	Jul 3	WSA		NYY	L,5-6	GS	31	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
72	79	Jul 4 (1)	WSA	@	BOS	W,6-4	GS	12	3.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
73	83 (3)	Jul 7	WSA		CHW	L,5-8	CG	42	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
74	85 (1)	Jul 8 (2)	WSA	@	NYY	L,5-7	GS	34	7.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
75	86	Jul 9	WSA	@	NYY	W,3-0	GS	27	7.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
76	87	Jul 10 (1)	WSA	@	NYY	W,3-2	GS	29	7.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
77	89 (1)	Jul 14	WSA	@	MIN	L,1-3	CG	34	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
78	90	Jul 15	WSA	@	MIN	L,4-5	GS	28	7.0	1	0	1	2	0	LF
79	91	Jul 16	WSA	@	MIN	L,2-6	CG	37	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
80	92	Jul 17 (1)	WSA	@	CAL	L,0-5	CG	37	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
81	94 (1)	Jul 19 (1)	WSA		MIN	L,4-5	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
82	95	Jul 19 (2)	WSA		MIN	L,0-4	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
83	96	Jul 20	WSA		MIN	L,1-3	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
84	97	Jul 21	WSA		MIN	L,0-1	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
85	98	Jul 22	WSA		KCA	L,2-7	CG	41	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
86	100 (1)	Jul 24 (1)	WSA		KCA	W,6-2	GS	27	7.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
87	101	Jul 24 (2)	WSA		KCA	W,7-4	GS	27	6.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
88	102	Jul 25	WSA		CLE	L,3-6	GS	30	7.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
89	103	Jul 26	WSA		CAL	W,6-2		19	4.0	1	0	0	1	0	PH LF
90	104	Jul 27	WSA		CAL	W,7-5	GS	25	6.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
91	105	Jul 29 (1)	WSA		BOS	W,13-4	GS	16	5.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
92	106	Jul 29 (2)	WSA		BOS	W,6-5	GS	33	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
93	107	Jul 30	WSA		BOS	L,2-8	CG	38	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
94	108	Jul 31	WSA		BOS	L,2-5	CG	37	9.0	3	1	0	4	0	LF
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
95	109	Aug 1	WSA	@	KCA	W,6-4	GS	19	5.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
96	110	Aug 2	WSA	@	KCA	L,3-4	GS	30	6.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
97	111	Aug 3	WSA	@	KCA	W,4-3	GS	28	7.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
98	112	Aug 4	WSA	@	KCA	L,3-4	CG	34	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
99	113	Aug 5	WSA	@	BAL	W,4-2	GS	23	6.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
100	114	Aug 6	WSA	@	BAL	L,0-4	CG	34	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
101	115	Aug 7	WSA		BAL	W,6-2	GS	27	7.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
102	116	Aug 8	WSA		DET	L,3-5	GS	41	10.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
103	117	Aug 9	WSA		DET	L,3-8	CG	41	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	LF
104	118	Aug 10	WSA		DET	W,6-3	GS	32	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
105	119	Aug 12 (1)	WSA		BAL	L,1-2	CG	33	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
106	122 (2)	Aug 14	WSA		BAL	L,0-6	CG	35	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
107	124 (1)	Aug 16	WSA	@	CLE	W,6-5	GS	30	7.0	1	1	0	2	1	LF
108	125	Aug 17	WSA	@	CLE	L,3-5	CG	36	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
109	126	Aug 19	WSA		CAL	W,5-3	GS	27	6.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
110	127	Aug 20	WSA		CAL	L,4-5	CG	41	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
111	128	Aug 21	WSA		CAL	W,7-4	GS	27	7.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
112	129	Aug 23 (1)	WSA		MIN	L,0-7	CG	41	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
113	130	Aug 23 (2)	WSA		MIN	W,4-3	GS	19	6.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
114	131	Aug 24	WSA		MIN	W,6-5	GS	41	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
115	132	Aug 26	WSA		CLE	W,1-0	GS	27	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
116	133	Aug 27	WSA		CLE	W,3-1	GS	25	7.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
117	134	Aug 28	WSA		CLE	W,3-2	GS	33	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
118	135	Aug 29	WSA	@	MIN	L,1-6	CG	38	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
119	136	Aug 30	WSA	@	MIN	L,1-3	CG	39	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
120	137	Aug 31 (1)	WSA	@	KCA	W,3-0	GS	21	6.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
121	138	Aug 31 (2)	WSA	@	KCA	L,0-4	CG	34	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
122	139	Sep 2	WSA	@	CAL	L,5-6	GS	24	6.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
123	140	Sep 3	WSA	@	CAL	L,6-7	GS	26	6.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
124	141	Sep 4	WSA	@	CAL	W,5-3	GS	34	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
125	142	Sep 5 (1)	WSA	@	DET	W,6-4	GS	27	6.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
126	143	Sep 5 (2)	WSA	@	DET	L,4-7	CG	36	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
127	144	Sep 6	WSA	@	DET	L,2-8	CG	37	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
128	145	Sep 7	WSA	@	DET	L,0-4	CG	35	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
129	146	Sep 9	WSA	@	CHW	L,0-1	GS	26	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
130	148 (1)	Sep 11	WSA	@	CHW	L,1-4	CG	30	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
131	149	Sep 13	WSA	@	NYY	W,3-2	GS	27	7.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
132	151 (1)	Sep 15 (2)	WSA	@	NYY	L,5-10	CG	43	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
133	153 (1)	Sep 18	WSA		KCA	W,1-0	GS	22	7.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
134	157 (3)	Sep 25 (2)	WSA		CHW	W,2-1	GS	25	6.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
135	159 (1)	Sep 26 (2)	WSA		BOS	W,3-2	GS	27	7.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
							135gm		1039.0	215	6	4	225	1