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.

1960 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1960 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	26 (25)	May 13	LAD	@	SFG	L,0-3	CG	36	8.0	2	0	1	3	0	LF
2	27	May 14	LAD	@	SFG	W,2-1	GS	23	6.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
3	28	May 15	LAD	@	SFG	L,0-2	CG	34	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
4	29	May 17	LAD	@	MLN	W,6-4	GS	28	7.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
5	30	May 18	LAD	@	CIN	L,4-5	GS	38	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
6	31	May 19	LAD	@	CIN	L,4-5	CG	38	8.2	1	0	0	1	0	RF
7	32	May 20	LAD	@	PHI	L,3-6	CG	37	8.0	2	1	0	3	0	RF
8	33	May 22	LAD	@	PHI	W,9-6	CG	43	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
9	34	May 23	LAD	@	PIT	W,1-0	GS	31	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
10	35	May 24	LAD	@	PIT	W,4-2	CG	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
11	36	May 25	LAD	@	PIT	W,5-1	CG	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
12	37	May 27	LAD	@	CHC	W,5-3	CG	37	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
13	38	May 28	LAD	@	CHC	L,3-4	CG	52	13.1	1	0	0	1	0	RF
14	39	May 29	LAD	@	CHC	W,4-0	GS	31	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
15	40	May 30	LAD		STL	L,3-15	CG	53	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
16	41	May 31	LAD		STL	W,8-3	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
17	42	Jun 1	LAD		STL	L,2-5	CG	39	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
18	43	Jun 2	LAD		CHC	L,8-10	CG	46	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
19	44	Jun 3	LAD		CHC	L,5-6	GS	49	10.0	2	0	1	3	0	LF 1B
20	45	Jun 4	LAD		CHC	W,12-6	CG	40	9.0	1	0	1	2	0	LF
21	46	Jun 5	LAD		CHC	L,8-12	CG	50	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
22	47	Jun 7	LAD		MLN	L,4-6	CG	42	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
23	48	Jun 8	LAD		MLN	W,4-1	GS	28	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
24	50 (1)	Jun 10	LAD		CIN	L,3-4	GS	34	9.0	9	0	0	9	1	LF 1B
25	51	Jun 11	LAD		CIN	W,5-2	GS	34	8.0	4	1	0	5	0	LF
26	52	Jun 12	LAD		CIN	W,3-1	CG	31	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
27	53	Jun 14	LAD		PHI	L,5-6	GS	37	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
28	54	Jun 15	LAD		PHI	W,14-2	CG	33	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
29	55	Jun 16	LAD		PHI	W,10-6	CG	42	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
30	56	Jun 17	LAD		PIT	L,1-2	CG	31	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
31	57	Jun 18	LAD		PIT	L,3-4	GS	29	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
32	58	Jun 19	LAD		PIT	W,8-6	CG	42	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
33	59	Jun 20	LAD	@	MLN	L,1-4	CG	35	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
34	60	Jun 21	LAD	@	CIN	L,4-6	CG	39	8.0	2	1	0	3	0	RF
35	61	Jun 23	LAD	@	CIN	W,6-2	CG	33	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
36	62	Jun 24	LAD	@	MLN	W,5-3	CG	40	10.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
37	63	Jun 25	LAD	@	MLN	L,2-4	CG	38	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
38	64	Jun 26	LAD	@	MLN	W,6-3	CG	34	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
39	65	Jun 28	LAD	@	PHI	L,0-2	CG	32	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
40	66	Jun 29 (1)	LAD	@	PHI	W,6-3	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
41	67	Jun 29 (2)	LAD	@	PHI	W,5-2	CG	34	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
42	68	Jun 30	LAD	@	PHI	W,10-6	CG	41	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
43	69	Jul 1	LAD	@	PIT	L,3-4	CG	40	9.2	3	0	0	3	0	RF
44	70	Jul 2	LAD	@	PIT	W,6-1	CG	31	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
45	71	Jul 3	LAD	@	PIT	W,6-2	CG	38	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
46	72	Jul 4 (1)	LAD	@	STL	L,2-6	CG	40	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
47	73	Jul 4 (2)	LAD	@	STL	W,5-4	GS	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF LF
48	74	Jul 5	LAD		SFG	W,8-0	CG	33	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	RF
49	75	Jul 6	LAD		SFG	W,10-0	CG	29	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
50	76	Jul 7	LAD		CHC	W,7-1	CG	38	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
51	77	Jul 8	LAD		CHC	W,5-3	CG	39	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
52	78	Jul 9	LAD		STL	L,3-4	CG	41	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
53	79	Jul 10	LAD		STL	W,11-7	CG	42	9.0	2	1	0	3	1	RF
54	80	Jul 15	LAD	@	SFG	W,5-3	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
55	81	Jul 16	LAD	@	SFG	W,6-1	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
56	82	Jul 17	LAD	@	SFG	L,4-5	CG	40	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
57	83	Jul 19	LAD		PIT	W,5-4	CG	39	9.0	4	2	0	6	0	RF
58	84	Jul 20	LAD		PIT	W,7-5	GS	42	10.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
59	85	Jul 21	LAD		PIT	L,1-4	CG	33	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
60	86	Jul 22	LAD		PHI	W,2-0	CG	31	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
61	87	Jul 23	LAD		PHI	W,2-0	CG	31	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
62	88	Jul 24	LAD		PHI	W,9-0	CG	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
63	89	Jul 26	LAD		CIN	L,1-4	CG	40	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
64	90	Jul 27	LAD		CIN	W,2-0	CG	32	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
65	91	Jul 28	LAD		CIN	W,8-6	CG	40	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
66	92	Jul 29	LAD		MLN	W,7-3	CG	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
67	93	Jul 30	LAD		MLN	L,7-8	CG	47	11.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
68	94	Jul 31	LAD		MLN	W,7-5	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
69	95	Aug 2	LAD	@	PIT	L,0-3	GS	33	8.0	7	2	0	9	0	RF 1B
70	96	Aug 3	LAD	@	PIT	W,3-1	CG	27	7.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
71	97	Aug 4	LAD	@	PIT	L,1-4	CG	34	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
72	98	Aug 6	LAD	@	PHI	L,1-3	CG	29	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
73	99	Aug 7 (1)	LAD	@	PHI	W,8-7	CG	42	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
74	103 (3)	Aug 10	LAD	@	MLN	W,3-2	CG	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
75	104	Aug 11	LAD	@	CIN	W,3-0	CG	29	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
76	105	Aug 12	LAD	@	CIN	L,2-3	CG	33	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
77	106	Aug 13	LAD	@	CIN	L,2-6	GS	30	7.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
78	108 (1)	Aug 14 (2)	LAD	@	CIN	W,9-5	CG	38	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
79	110 (1)	Aug 17	LAD	@	CHC	L,0-1	CG	30	8.1	1	0	0	1	0	RF
80	111	Aug 18	LAD	@	CHC	W,4-3	CG	50	13.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
81	113 (1)	Aug 20	LAD	@	STL	W,2-1	GS	29	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
82	115 (1)	Aug 22	LAD		SFG	W,8-5	CG	43	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
83	116	Aug 23	LAD		MLN	L,0-7	CG	42	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
84	117	Aug 24	LAD		MLN	W,5-3	CG	34	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
85	118	Aug 25	LAD		MLN	L,2-4	CG	39	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
86	119	Aug 26 (1)	LAD		CIN	W,10-1	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
87	120	Aug 26 (2)	LAD		CIN	W,2-0	CG	32	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
88	121	Aug 28	LAD		CIN	L,3-9	CG	45	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
89	122	Aug 29	LAD		PIT	L,2-10	CG	46	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	RF
90	123	Aug 30	LAD		PIT	L,2-5	CG	38	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
91	124	Aug 31	LAD		PHI	W,3-1	CG	32	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
92	125	Sep 1	LAD		PHI	W,3-2	CG	43	11.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
93	126	Sep 2	LAD	@	SFG	L,3-4	CG	33	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
94	127	Sep 3	LAD	@	SFG	L,0-1	CG	36	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
95	128	Sep 4	LAD	@	SFG	L,3-8	CG	39	8.0	1	1	0	2	0	RF
96	129	Sep 5 (1)	LAD		SFG	L,8-12	GS	42	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
97	130	Sep 5 (2)	LAD		SFG	W,4-3	CG	37	9.0	1	0	1	2	0	RF
98	131	Sep 6	LAD		SFG	W,7-0	CG	31	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
99	132	Sep 7	LAD	@	CIN	L,3-4	CG	66	14.1	1	0	0	1	0	RF
100	133	Sep 8	LAD	@	CIN	W,7-4	GF	29	7.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
101	134	Sep 9	LAD	@	MLN	W,5-3	CG	35	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	RF
102	135	Sep 10	LAD	@	MLN	L,8-10	CG	43	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
103	136	Sep 11	LAD	@	MLN	W,2-0	CG	29	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
104	141 (4)	Sep 16	LAD	@	CHC	W,5-4	CG	40	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
105	142	Sep 17	LAD	@	CHC	L,3-7	CG	36	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
106	143	Sep 18	LAD	@	CHC	L,2-5	CG	33	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
107	145 (1)	Sep 20	LAD	@	STL	L,2-3	GS	30	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
108	146	Sep 21	LAD	@	STL	W,5-3	GF	3	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
109	147	Sep 25	LAD		SFG	L,9-13	CG	47	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
110	148	Sep 26	LAD		SFG	L,2-6	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
111	149	Sep 27	LAD		STL	W,5-1	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
112	150	Sep 28	LAD		STL	W,4-2	CG	36	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
113	151	Sep 29	LAD		STL	L,3-4	CG	42	10.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
114	152	Sep 30	LAD		CHC	W,7-5	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
115	153	Oct 1	LAD		CHC	L,8-10	GS	66	14.0	9	1	0	10	2	1B RF
							120gm		1015.1	198	11	4	213	3