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.

1969 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1969 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 7	WSA		NYY	L,4-8	CG	40	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
2	2	Apr 9	WSA		NYY	W,6-4	GS	31	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
3	3	Apr 10	WSA		NYY	W,9-6	GS	36	8.0	7	1	1	9	0	1B
4	4	Apr 11	WSA	@	BAL	W,4-0	GS	28	7.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
5	5	Apr 12	WSA	@	BAL	L,0-9	CG	42	8.0	6	2	0	8	1	1B
6	6	Apr 13 (1)	WSA	@	BAL	L,0-2	CG	35	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
7	7	Apr 13 (2)	WSA	@	BAL	L,0-9	CG	42	8.0	8	0	0	8	0	1B
8	8	Apr 15	WSA	@	NYY	L,2-8	CG	45	8.0	8	0	2	10	0	1B
9	9	Apr 17 (1)	WSA	@	NYY	L,3-7	CG	41	9.2	2	0	0	2	0	RF
10	10	Apr 17 (2)	WSA	@	NYY	W,5-2	GS	30	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
11	11	Apr 18	WSA		BAL	L,0-6	CG	40	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
12	12	Apr 19	WSA		BAL	W,7-5	GS	34	8.0	11	1	0	12	1	1B
13	13	Apr 20 (1)	WSA		BAL	L,1-2	GS	31	8.0	9	0	0	9	1	1B
14	14	Apr 20 (2)	WSA		BAL	W,5-2	GS	28	7.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
15	15	Apr 21	WSA		DET	L,0-2	GS	31	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
16	16	Apr 22	WSA		DET	L,2-4	GS	25	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
17	17	Apr 23	WSA	@	BOS	W,9-3	GS	31	7.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF 1B
18	18	Apr 25	WSA	@	CLE	W,10-3	GS	26	6.0	3	0	0	3	0	1B
19	19	Apr 26	WSA	@	CLE	W,8-1	GS	26	7.0	7	0	0	7	2	1B
20	20	Apr 27	WSA	@	CLE	W,6-5	GS	38	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF 1B
21	21	Apr 28	WSA	@	DET	W,6-1	GS	29	7.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
22	22	Apr 29	WSA	@	DET	L,4-5	GS	38	8.1	5	0	0	5	0	LF 1B
23	23	Apr 30	WSA		BOS	W,1-0	GS	28	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
24	24	May 1	WSA		BOS	W,7-6	CG	40	9.0	9	0	1	10	1	1B
25	25	May 2	WSA		CLE	W,5-0	CG	30	9.0	7	2	0	9	1	1B
26	26	May 3	WSA		CLE	W,6-1	GS	27	7.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
27	27	May 4	WSA		CLE	W,4-3	GS	38	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF 1B
28	28	May 6	WSA	@	OAK	L,1-4	CG	31	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
29	29	May 7	WSA	@	OAK	L,4-5	GS	38	8.0	3	2	0	5	0	LF 1B
30	30	May 9	WSA	@	SEP	L,0-2	CG	30	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
31	31	May 10	WSA	@	SEP	L,13-16	GS	39	7.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
32	32	May 11	WSA	@	SEP	L,5-6	CG	40	8.1	1	0	0	1	0	LF
33	33	May 12	WSA	@	CAL	L,2-3	CG	37	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
34	34	May 13	WSA	@	CAL	W,2-1	GS	37	10.0	2	1	0	3	0	LF 1B
35	35	May 14	WSA	@	CAL	L,0-1	CG	35	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
36	36	May 16	WSA	@	CHW	L,6-7	CG	36	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
37	37	May 17	WSA	@	CHW	L,0-6	CG	37	8.0	10	1	0	11	0	1B
38	38	May 18 (1)	WSA	@	CHW	W,3-2	GS	39	10.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF 1B
39	39	May 18 (2)	WSA	@	CHW	W,3-2	CG	38	9.0	8	0	1	9	0	1B
40	40	May 20	WSA		SEP	W,6-5	GS	36	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
41	41	May 21	WSA		SEP	L,2-6	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
42	42	May 22	WSA		SEP	L,6-7	CG	40	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
43	43	May 23	WSA		KCR	L,3-4	CG	37	9.0	7	0	0	7	1	1B
44	44	May 24	WSA		KCR	L,4-5	CG	40	10.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
45	45	May 25	WSA		KCR	L,2-3	CG	47	12.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
46	46	May 26	WSA		MIN	L,1-7	CG	42	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
47	47	May 27	WSA		MIN	W,5-1	CG	35	9.0	8	0	0	8	1	1B
48	48	May 28	WSA		MIN	W,4-3	CG	41	9.0	11	0	0	11	1	1B
49	49	May 30 (1)	WSA		CHW	W,5-4	GS	42	9.0	10	0	0	10	1	1B
50	50	May 30 (2)	WSA		CHW	L,5-8	CG	48	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
51	51	May 31	WSA		CHW	W,7-5	CG	38	9.0	12	0	1	13	1	1B
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
52	52	Jun 1	WSA		CHW	W,9-2	GS	26	7.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
53	53	Jun 2	WSA	@	KCR	W,7-6	GS	35	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
54	54	Jun 3	WSA	@	KCR	L,3-5	CG	36	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
55	55	Jun 4	WSA	@	KCR	W,3-1	GS	33	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
56	56	Jun 6	WSA	@	MIN	W,1-0	CG	35	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	1B
57	57	Jun 7	WSA	@	MIN	L,1-10	GS	36	7.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
58	58	Jun 8	WSA	@	MIN	W,7-5	GS	28	7.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
59	59	Jun 10	WSA		OAK	L,4-6	CG	41	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
60	60	Jun 11	WSA		OAK	L,4-6	CG	62	13.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
61	61	Jun 12	WSA		OAK	W,4-1	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
62	62	Jun 13	WSA		CAL	W,6-2	GS	26	7.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
63	63	Jun 14	WSA		CAL	L,2-3	GS	34	9.0	10	0	0	10	0	1B LF
64	64	Jun 17	WSA		BAL	L,1-5	CG	40	9.0	12	1	1	14	0	1B
65	65	Jun 18	WSA		BAL	L,1-3	CG	37	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
66	66	Jun 19	WSA		BAL	L,0-2	CG	38	9.0	4	1	0	5	1	1B
67	67	Jun 20	WSA	@	DET	W,7-2	GS	43	10.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF 1B
68	68	Jun 21	WSA	@	DET	L,5-9	CG	39	8.0	8	1	0	9	2	1B
69	69	Jun 22 (1)	WSA	@	DET	W,9-4	GS	39	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF 1B
70	70	Jun 22 (2)	WSA	@	DET	W,9-5	CG	28	6.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
71	71	Jun 23	WSA	@	BAL	L,3-5	CG	35	8.0	6	1	0	7	0	1B
72	73 (1)	Jun 25	WSA	@	BAL	W,11-8	GS	38	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
73	74	Jun 27	WSA		BOS	L,2-4	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
74	75	Jun 28	WSA		BOS	W,4-3	GS	41	10.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF 1B
75	76	Jun 29 (1)	WSA		BOS	W,5-4	CG	40	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
76	77	Jun 29 (2)	WSA		BOS	W,11-4	GS	29	7.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
77	78	Jul 1 (1)	WSA	@	CLE	W,4-1	CG	38	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
78	79	Jul 1 (2)	WSA	@	CLE	W,7-5	CG	38	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
79	80	Jul 2	WSA	@	CLE	W,5-1	CG	37	9.0	14	0	0	14	1	1B
80	81	Jul 3	WSA	@	CLE	L,2-7	GS	32	7.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
81	82	Jul 4 (1)	WSA	@	BOS	W,5-1	GS	34	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF 1B
82	83	Jul 4 (2)	WSA	@	BOS	L,4-7	CG	38	8.0	2	0	1	3	0	LF
83	84	Jul 5 (1)	WSA	@	BOS	W,6-2	GS	30	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
84	85	Jul 5 (2)	WSA	@	BOS	L,4-11	CG	42	8.0	0	0	1	1	0	LF
85	86	Jul 6	WSA	@	BOS	W,5-0	CG	33	9.0	8	3	0	11	2	1B
86	87	Jul 7	WSA		CLE	W,7-2	GS	26	7.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
87	88	Jul 8	WSA		CLE	L,5-6	CG	44	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
88	89	Jul 9	WSA		CLE	W,3-0	GS	30	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
89	90	Jul 11	WSA		NYY	L,3-4	GS	33	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
90	91	Jul 12	WSA		NYY	L,1-3	CG	40	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
91	92	Jul 13 (1)	WSA		NYY	W,5-4	CG	35	9.0	10	0	0	10	2	1B
92	93	Jul 13 (2)	WSA		NYY	W,10-1	GS	34	8.0	8	0	0	8	0	1B
93	94	Jul 14	WSA		DET	W,3-0	GS	31	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
94	95	Jul 15	WSA		DET	W,7-3	CG	40	9.0	7	0	0	7	2	1B
95	96	Jul 16	WSA		DET	L,0-3	CG	36	9.0	13	1	0	14	1	1B
96	97	Jul 17	WSA		DET	L,3-4	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
97	99 (1)	Jul 19 (1)	WSA	@	NYY	L,0-9	GS	32	6.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
98	101 (1)	Jul 20	WSA	@	NYY	L,2-3	GS	28	7.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
99	102	Jul 24	WSA	@	OAK	L,1-2	CG	32	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
100	103	Jul 25	WSA	@	OAK	L,3-4	CG	34	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
101	104	Jul 26	WSA	@	OAK	W,3-1	GS	39	10.0	2	0	1	3	0	LF 1B
102	105	Jul 27	WSA	@	OAK	L,2-7	CG	36	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
103	106	Jul 29	WSA	@	SEP	W,4-2	GS	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF 1B
104	107	Jul 30	WSA	@	SEP	L,3-4	CG	32	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
105	108	Jul 31	WSA	@	SEP	W,7-6	GS	36	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
106	109	Aug 1	WSA	@	CAL	W,5-3	CG	33	9.0	11	1	0	12	0	1B
107	110	Aug 2	WSA	@	CAL	W,8-7	GS	51	10.0	3	0	0	3	1	LF 1B
108	111	Aug 3	WSA	@	CAL	L,2-3	GS	33	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
109	112	Aug 5	WSA	@	CHW	L,4-11	CG	42	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
110	113	Aug 6	WSA	@	CHW	W,4-3	GS	25	7.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
111	114	Aug 8	WSA		SEP	W,10-3	CG	38	9.0	9	0	0	9	1	1B
112	115	Aug 9	WSA		SEP	L,6-8	CG	46	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
113	116	Aug 10	WSA		SEP	W,7-5	GS	41	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF 1B
114	117	Aug 11	WSA		KCR	W,2-1	CG	33	9.0	13	0	0	13	0	1B
115	118	Aug 12	WSA		KCR	L,3-6	CG	42	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
116	119	Aug 13	WSA		KCR	L,3-7	GS	39	8.0	0	1	0	1	0	LF
117	120	Aug 15	WSA		MIN	L,0-2	GS	36	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	LF 1B
118	121	Aug 16	WSA		MIN	W,6-5	CG	37	9.0	6	2	0	8	2	1B
119	122	Aug 17	WSA		MIN	L,3-4	CG	52	13.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
120	123	Aug 19	WSA		CHW	W,3-1	GS	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF 1B
121	124	Aug 20	WSA		CHW	W,4-1	CG	34	9.0	8	1	0	9	0	1B
122	125	Aug 22	WSA	@	KCR	L,2-3	CG	33	8.0	10	1	0	11	2	1B
123	126	Aug 23	WSA	@	KCR	W,4-2	CG	35	9.0	14	0	0	14	0	1B
124	127	Aug 24	WSA	@	KCR	W,10-3	CG	37	9.0	8	0	0	8	0	1B
125	128	Aug 25	WSA	@	MIN	W,7-3	CG	34	9.0	9	2	0	11	1	1B
126	129	Aug 26	WSA	@	MIN	L,4-6	CG	39	8.0	12	3	0	15	0	1B
127	130	Aug 27	WSA	@	MIN	L,2-4	CG	38	8.0	11	1	0	12	0	1B
128	131	Aug 29	WSA		OAK	L,0-5	GS	46	9.0	2	0	1	3	0	LF 1B
129	132	Aug 30	WSA		OAK	W,11-3	GS	27	7.0	7	0	0	7	0	LF 1B
130	133	Aug 31	WSA		OAK	W,8-3	GS	27	7.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
131	134	Sep 1 (1)	WSA		CAL	W,4-0	GS	31	7.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
132	135	Sep 1 (2)	WSA		CAL	L,7-8	GS	47	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF 1B
133	136	Sep 2 (1)	WSA		CAL	W,2-0	CG	29	9.0	15	0	0	15	2	1B
134	137	Sep 2 (2)	WSA		CAL	W,3-2	CG	24	6.0	8	0	0	8	0	1B
135	138	Sep 5	WSA	@	BOS	L,8-9	CG	41	8.1	1	0	0	1	0	LF
136	139	Sep 6	WSA	@	BOS	L,5-9	GS	43	8.0	1	0	0	1	1	LF 1B
137	140	Sep 7	WSA	@	BOS	W,3-2	CG	42	10.0	1	0	1	2	0	LF
138	141	Sep 9 (1)	WSA	@	BAL	L,1-6	CG	37	8.0	7	0	0	7	3	1B
139	142	Sep 9 (2)	WSA	@	BAL	L,2-3	CG	35	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
140	143	Sep 10	WSA		NYY	W,6-1	GS	23	7.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
141	144	Sep 11	WSA		NYY	W,7-3	GS	27	7.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
142	145	Sep 12	WSA		DET	W,4-3	CG	35	9.0	9	1	0	10	2	1B
143	146	Sep 13	WSA		DET	W,11-6	CG	37	9.0	6	1	0	7	1	1B
144	147	Sep 14	WSA		DET	L,4-7	GS	36	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
145	148	Sep 15	WSA		BAL	W,3-2	CG	32	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
146	149	Sep 16	WSA		BAL	L,0-1	CG	41	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
147	150	Sep 17	WSA	@	NYY	L,1-2	CG	22	5.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
148	151	Sep 18	WSA	@	NYY	L,3-4	CG	35	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
149	152	Sep 20	WSA	@	CLE	W,5-3	GS	45	12.0	2	0	0	2	1	LF 1B
150	153	Sep 21	WSA	@	CLE	L,3-4	GS	31	7.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
151	154	Sep 24 (1)	WSA	@	DET	W,8-4	GS	43	9.0	6	0	2	8	1	LF 1B
152	155	Sep 24 (2)	WSA	@	DET	W,7-4	CG	46	9.0	8	1	0	9	0	1B
153	156	Sep 25	WSA	@	DET	W,7-2	GS	31	9.0	6	1	0	7	0	1B LF
154	157	Sep 26	WSA		CLE	W,4-1	GS	30	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
155	158	Sep 27	WSA		CLE	W,3-2	GS	33	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
156	159	Sep 28	WSA		CLE	W,7-6	GS	39	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
157	160	Sep 29	WSA		BOS	L,5-8	CG	43	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
158	161	Sep 30	WSA		BOS	W,7-2	GS	34	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
159	162	Oct 1	WSA		BOS	W,3-2	CG	31	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
							184gm		1339.2	598	34	14	646	38