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

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	4-4 / in Starts: 4-4
Longest Hitting Streak	3 games
Longest On Base Streak	5 games
Most Games w/o HR	7 games
Most Games w/o RBI	7 games
Grand Slams	No bases loaded PA
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 30 PAs	2
Actual Runners on Base	24 (13-7-4)
Avg. MLBer w/ 30 PAs	3
Avg. Runners on Base	18 (9-5-2)

Most Driven In
R Fairly	1
Self	1
G Cimoli	0

Most Driven In By
D Snider	1
Self	1
J Gilliam	0

1958 Batting Game Log

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1958 Batting Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	ROE	GDP	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
1	1	139 (138)	Sep 10	LAD	@	PHI	L,6-8	CG	5	4	2	2	0	1	2	1	0	0	0	.500	.600	1.250	1.850	6	1.46	0.091	.00	0.00%	1.12	LF
2	2	140	Sep 11	LAD	@	PHI	L,3-4	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	.250	.333	.625	.958	6	1.05	-0.048	.00	0.00%	-0.07	LF
3	3	141	Sep 12	LAD	@	PIT	W,7-3	GS-7	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	.250	.308	.500	.808	6	.68	-0.020	.00	0.00%	-0.26	RF
4	4	143 (1)	Sep 14	LAD	@	MLN	W,5-3	GS-8	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	.250	.294	.438	.732	5	1.82	-0.096	.00	0.00%	-0.39	RF
5	5	145 (1)	Sep 16 (1)	LAD	@	CIN	L,3-5	CG	4	4	1	2	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	.300	.333	.500	.833	5	.99	0.004	.00	0.00%	0.23	RF
6	6	146	Sep 16 (2)	LAD	@	CIN	L,5-7	GS-10	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	.250	.280	.417	.697	5	1.53	-0.169	.00	0.00%	-1.26	RF
7	7	147	Sep 19	LAD	@	CHC	W,5-1	GS-4	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.269	.296	.423	.719	5	.93	-0.008	.00	0.00%	-0.10	RF
8	8	152 (4)	Sep 26 (1)	LAD		CHC	W,6-3	GS-7	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	.241	.267	.379	.646	6	.63	-0.060	.00	0.00%	-1.02	LF
							4-4		30	29	3	7	1	1	2	1	11	1	1	.241	.267	.379	.646		1.18	-0.306	.00	0.00%	-1.74

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