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	5-4 / in Starts: 3-2
Longest Hitting Streak	1 game
Longest On Base Streak	1 game
Most Games w/o HR	7 games
Most Games w/o RBI	4 games
Grand Slams	0 in 2 bases loaded PA and 2 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 23 PAs	6
Actual Runners on Base	22 (11-6-5)
Avg. MLBer w/ 23 PAs	2
Avg. Runners on Base	14 (7-4-2)

Most Driven In
G Hodges	2
D Demeter	1
C Furillo	1
R Repulski	1
Self	1

Most Driven In By
D Zimmer	1
Self	1

1959 Batting Game Log

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1959 Batting Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
1	9	62 (61)	Jun 15	LAD		MLN	W,4-0	GS-8	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.250	.250	.500	5	1.22	-0.026	3.65	-0.05%	-0.29	RF
2	10	63	Jun 16	LAD		MLN	L,4-5	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.125	.125	.125	.250	5	.72	-0.078	2.36	-0.15%	-0.85	RF
3	11	64	Jun 17 (1)	LAD		MLN	W,10-2	CG	4	3	1	1	0	1	0	3	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.182	.250	.364	.614	6	.67	0.148	2.11	0.28%	1.65	LF
4	12	65	Jun 17 (2)	LAD		MLN	W,4-0	GS-8	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.143	.200	.286	.486	6	1.40	-0.135	4.62	-0.27%	-1.19	LF
5	13	66	Jun 18	LAD		MLN	L,6-7	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.118	.211	.235	.446	6	1.44	-0.043	5.20	-0.09%	-0.73	LF
6	14	68 (1)	Jun 20	LAD		CIN	W,9-2	8-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.111	.200	.222	.422	4	.01	0.000	.03	0.00%	-0.62	PH LF
7	15	69	Jun 21	LAD		CIN	L,3-17	7-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.105	.190	.211	.401	9	.04	-0.001	.13	0.00%	-0.37	PH
Sept		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
8	16	150 (80)	Sep 22	LAD	@	STL	L,10-11	9-GF	1	1	1	1	0	0	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.150	.227	.400	.627	9	.43	0.026	7.27	0.27%	2.66	PH
9	17	152 (1)	Sep 25	LAD	@	CHC	W,5-4	8-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.143	.217	.381	.598	5	.66	-0.016	11.65	-0.17%	-0.16	PH
							5-4		23	21	2	3	0	1	1	6	2	0	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.143	.217	.381	.598		.93	-0.125	3.75	-0.19%	0.11

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