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.

1962 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1962 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	5 (4)	Apr 14	LAD		MLN	W,5-4	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
2	6	Apr 15	LAD		MLN	L,3-6	CG	44	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
3	8 (1)	Apr 17	LAD	@	SFG	W,8-7	GS	39	8.0	1	1	0	2	0	RF
4	9	Apr 18	LAD	@	CIN	L,0-14	CG	46	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
5	11 (1)	Apr 21	LAD	@	MLN	W,4-1	GS	25	7.0	2	1	0	3	0	RF
6	16 (4)	Apr 26	LAD	@	CHC	W,12-5	GS	33	6.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
7	17	Apr 27	LAD		PIT	W,7-2	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
8	21 (3)	Apr 30	LAD		CHC	W,3-1	GS	29	7.0	1	1	0	2	0	RF
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
9	24 (2)	May 4	LAD	@	PIT	L,4-5	GF	7	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH RF
10	25	May 5	LAD	@	PIT	W,10-1	GF	11	3.0	3	0	0	3	0	PH RF
11	28 (2)	May 9	LAD	@	HOU	W,9-2	GS	23	6.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
12	30 (1)	May 11	LAD	@	STL	W,8-5	CG	38	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
13	31	May 12	LAD	@	STL	L,5-6	GS	65	14.2	2	1	0	3	0	LF RF
14	32	May 13	LAD	@	STL	W,4-3	GS	33	7.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
15	34 (1)	May 16	LAD		HOU	W,5-2	GF	9	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH RF
16	37 (2)	May 19	LAD		STL	L,1-8	CG	43	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
17	38	May 20	LAD		STL	L,3-4	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
18	39	May 21	LAD		SFG	W,8-1	GS	30	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
19	41 (1)	May 23	LAD		NYM	W,3-1	GS	27	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
20	42	May 24	LAD		NYM	W,4-2	GS	29	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
21	43	May 25	LAD		NYM	W,17-8	CG	45	9.0	0	0	1	1	0	RF
22	44	May 26	LAD		PHI	W,6-3	GS	27	7.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
23	45	May 27 (1)	LAD		PHI	W,5-2	CG	38	9.0	1	0	1	2	0	RF
24	46	May 27 (2)	LAD		PHI	W,2-1	CG	37	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	RF
25	47	May 30 (1)	LAD	@	NYM	W,13-6	CG	43	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
26	48	May 30 (2)	LAD	@	NYM	W,6-5	GS	34	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
27	49	May 31	LAD	@	NYM	W,6-3	CG	34	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
28	50	Jun 1 (1)	LAD	@	PHI	W,11-4	GS	25	6.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
29	51	Jun 1 (2)	LAD	@	PHI	W,8-5	GS	38	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
30	52	Jun 2	LAD	@	PHI	L,0-7	CG	41	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
31	57 (4)	Jun 6	LAD	@	PIT	W,5-3	GS	35	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
32	58	Jun 7	LAD	@	PIT	L,2-3	GS	28	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
33	61 (2)	Jun 10 (1)	LAD	@	HOU	W,9-3		17	5.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH RF
34	62	Jun 10 (2)	LAD	@	HOU	W,9-7	GS	31	7.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
35	64 (1)	Jun 13	LAD	@	MLN	W,2-1	GS	29	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
36	70 (5)	Jun 19	LAD		STL	W,3-2	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
37	71	Jun 20	LAD		STL	L,4-5	GS	32	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
38	72	Jun 22	LAD		CIN	L,3-4	CG	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
39	73	Jun 23	LAD		CIN	W,14-3	CG	39	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
40	74	Jun 24	LAD		CIN	L,10-12	CG	45	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
41	75	Jun 25	LAD		MLN	L,4-6	CG	41	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
42	76	Jun 26	LAD		MLN	L,1-2	CG	34	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	RF
43	77	Jun 27	LAD		MLN	W,6-2	GS	35	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
44	78	Jun 28	LAD		NYM	W,5-4	CG	59	13.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
45	79	Jun 29	LAD		NYM	L,4-10	CG	47	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
46	80	Jun 30	LAD		NYM	W,5-0	GS	26	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
47	81	Jul 1	LAD		NYM	W,5-1	CG	32	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
48	82	Jul 2 (1)	LAD		PHI	W,5-1	GS	31	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
49	83	Jul 2 (2)	LAD		PHI	W,4-0	GS	29	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
50	84	Jul 4 (1)	LAD		PHI	W,16-1	CG	35	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
51	85	Jul 4 (2)	LAD		PHI	W,7-3	GS	33	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
52	86	Jul 5	LAD	@	SFG	W,11-3	GS	31	8.0	0	1	0	1	0	RF
53	87	Jul 6	LAD	@	SFG	L,3-12	CG	44	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
54	88	Jul 7	LAD	@	SFG	L,3-10	CG	40	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
55	89	Jul 8	LAD	@	SFG	W,2-0	CG	32	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
56	90	Jul 12	LAD	@	NYM	W,3-0	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
57	91	Jul 13	LAD	@	NYM	W,5-4	GS	33	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
58	92	Jul 14	LAD	@	NYM	W,17-3	CG	34	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
59	93	Jul 15 (1)	LAD	@	PHI	W,9-1	GS	33	9.0	1	1	0	2	1	RF LF
60	94	Jul 15 (2)	LAD	@	PHI	L,1-2	CG	31	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
61	95	Jul 17	LAD	@	CIN	L,5-7	CG	37	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
62	96	Jul 18	LAD	@	CIN	W,6-5	GS	35	10.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
63	97	Jul 19	LAD	@	CIN	L,3-4	CG	38	8.2	0	0	1	1	0	RF
64	98	Jul 20	LAD	@	CHC	W,8-2	GS	38	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF LF
65	99	Jul 21	LAD	@	CHC	W,3-1	CG	33	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
66	100	Jul 22	LAD	@	CHC	W,13-6	CG	28	6.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
67	101	Jul 23	LAD	@	STL	W,9-2	CG	34	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
68	102	Jul 24	LAD	@	STL	L,2-3	CG	36	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
69	103	Jul 25	LAD	@	STL	W,5-2	CG	38	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
70	104	Jul 27	LAD		SFG	W,3-1	CG	33	9.0	4	1	0	5	0	RF
71	105	Jul 28	LAD		SFG	W,8-6	CG	43	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
72	106	Jul 29	LAD		SFG	W,11-1	CG	32	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
73	107	Aug 1	LAD		PIT	L,1-9	CG	43	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
74	108	Aug 2	LAD		PIT	W,5-3	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
75	109	Aug 3	LAD		CHC	W,8-3	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
76	110	Aug 4	LAD		CHC	W,5-3	CG	41	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
77	111	Aug 5 (1)	LAD		CHC	W,4-3	CG	55	14.0	3	1	0	4	1	RF
78	112	Aug 5 (2)	LAD		CHC	L,2-4	CG	38	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
79	113	Aug 6	LAD		NYM	W,2-1	CG	33	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
80	114	Aug 7	LAD		NYM	W,7-5	CG	35	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	RF
81	115	Aug 8	LAD		PHI	W,3-1	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
82	116	Aug 9	LAD		PHI	W,8-3	CG	40	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
83	117	Aug 10	LAD	@	SFG	L,2-11	CG	39	8.0	3	1	0	4	0	RF
84	118	Aug 11	LAD	@	SFG	L,4-5	CG	35	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
85	119	Aug 12	LAD	@	SFG	L,1-5	CG	37	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
86	120	Aug 14	LAD	@	PIT	L,1-2	CG	32	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
87	121	Aug 15	LAD	@	PIT	L,3-6	CG	36	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
88	122	Aug 16	LAD	@	PIT	W,7-3	CG	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
89	123	Aug 17	LAD	@	CIN	W,6-2	CG	33	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
90	124	Aug 18	LAD	@	CIN	L,1-12	CG	47	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
91	125	Aug 19	LAD	@	CIN	W,5-1	GS	32	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF RF
92	126	Aug 20	LAD	@	CIN	L,3-7	GS	30	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
93	127	Aug 22	LAD	@	PHI	L,1-5	CG	36	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
94	128	Aug 23	LAD	@	PHI	W,4-2	CG	37	9.0	1	1	0	2	1	RF
95	129	Aug 24	LAD	@	NYM	L,3-6	CG	37	8.0	1	1	0	2	0	LF
96	130	Aug 25	LAD	@	NYM	W,8-2	GS	38	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF RF
97	131	Aug 26	LAD	@	NYM	W,16-5	CG	39	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
98	132	Aug 28	LAD		CIN	W,8-1	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
99	133	Aug 29	LAD		CIN	W,2-1	GS	38	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
100	134	Aug 30	LAD		CIN	L,4-5	CG	40	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
101	135	Aug 31	LAD		MLN	W,8-3	CG	42	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
102	136	Sep 1	LAD		MLN	W,5-3	CG	36	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
103	137	Sep 2	LAD		MLN	W,8-0	CG	35	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	RF
104	138	Sep 3	LAD		SFG	L,3-7	CG	41	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	RF
105	139	Sep 4	LAD		SFG	W,5-4	CG	40	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
106	140	Sep 5	LAD		SFG	L,0-3	CG	39	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
107	141	Sep 6	LAD		SFG	L,6-9	CG	44	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
108	142	Sep 7	LAD		PIT	L,1-10	CG	46	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
109	143	Sep 8	LAD		PIT	W,6-1	CG	31	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
110	144	Sep 9	LAD		PIT	W,5-3	CG	39	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
111	145	Sep 10	LAD		CHC	W,8-1	CG	34	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
112	146	Sep 11	LAD		CHC	W,3-1	GS	32	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF LF
113	147	Sep 12	LAD	@	HOU	W,1-0	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
114	148	Sep 14	LAD	@	CHC	W,13-7	CG	40	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
115	149	Sep 15	LAD	@	CHC	W,6-4	CG	38	9.0	1	2	0	3	1	RF
116	150	Sep 16	LAD	@	CHC	L,0-5	CG	38	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
117	151	Sep 17	LAD	@	MLN	L,1-2	CG	37	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
118	152	Sep 18	LAD	@	MLN	L,5-10	CG	42	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
119	153	Sep 19	LAD	@	MLN	W,4-0	GS	32	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
120	154	Sep 21	LAD	@	STL	L,2-11	CG	46	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
121	155	Sep 22	LAD	@	STL	W,4-1	CG	42	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
122	156	Sep 23	LAD	@	STL	L,2-12	CG	45	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
123	157	Sep 25	LAD		HOU	L,2-3	CG	41	10.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
124	158	Sep 26	LAD		HOU	W,13-1	CG	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
125	159	Sep 27	LAD		HOU	L,6-8	CG	41	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
126	160	Sep 28	LAD		STL	L,2-3	CG	42	10.0	3	1	0	4	0	RF
127	161	Sep 29	LAD		STL	L,0-2	CG	38	9.0	2	0	1	3	0	RF
128	162	Sep 30	LAD		STL	L,0-1	CG	32	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
129	163	Oct 1	LAD	@	SFG	L,0-8	CG	37	8.0	3	0	1	4	0	RF
130	164	Oct 2	LAD		SFG	W,8-7	CG	47	9.0	0	0	1	1	0	RF
131	165	Oct 3	LAD		SFG	L,4-6	GS	35	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
							137gm		1108.1	187	17	6	210	4