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.

1965 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1965 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 12	WSA		BOS	L,2-7	CG	38	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
2	2	Apr 14	WSA		BOS	W,6-4	GS	30	7.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
3	3	Apr 15	WSA	@	CHW	W,3-1	GS	28	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
4	4	Apr 17	WSA	@	CHW	L,1-2	GS	39	8.2	4	0	0	4	0	LF
5	5	Apr 18 (1)	WSA	@	CHW	L,1-5	CG	34	8.0	1	1	0	2	0	LF
6	6	Apr 18 (2)	WSA	@	CHW	W,4-1	GS	28	7.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
7	7	Apr 20	WSA	@	BOS	L,2-5	CG	37	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
8	8	Apr 21	WSA		BAL	L,2-3	CG	44	11.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
9	9	Apr 22	WSA		BAL	L,4-18	CG	52	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
10	10	Apr 23	WSA		CHW	L,3-5	CG	41	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
11	11	Apr 24	WSA		CHW	L,2-6	CG	43	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
12	12	Apr 27	WSA	@	BAL	W,5-2	GS	28	7.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
13	13	Apr 28	WSA		BAL	L,3-6	CG	34	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
14	14	Apr 29	WSA	@	BAL	L,4-5	GS	28	7.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
15	15	Apr 30	WSA	@	CLE	L,2-5	CG	38	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
16	16	May 1	WSA	@	CLE	L,2-7	CG	40	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
17	17	May 2 (1)	WSA	@	CLE	W,3-2	GS	26	7.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
18	18	May 2 (2)	WSA	@	CLE	W,4-2	GS	29	7.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
19	19	May 3	WSA	@	KCA	L,3-5	CG	33	8.0	1	1	0	2	0	LF
20	20	May 4	WSA	@	KCA	W,4-2	GS	32	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
21	21	May 7 (1)	WSA		NYY	W,4-3	GS	28	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
22	22	May 7 (2)	WSA		NYY	W,7-3	GS	29	7.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
23	23	May 8	WSA		NYY	L,3-7	CG	42	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
24	24	May 9	WSA		NYY	W,5-4	GS	29	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
25	25	May 11	WSA		DET	L,6-7	GS	25	6.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
26	26	May 12	WSA		DET	L,2-5	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
27	27	May 13	WSA		DET	L,3-13	CG	49	9.0	3	0	1	4	0	LF
28	28	May 14	WSA		CLE	L,1-2	CG	40	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
29	29	May 15	WSA		CLE	W,9-7	GS	35	7.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
30	30	May 16 (1)	WSA		CLE	W,8-7	GS	29	7.0	1	0	1	2	0	LF
31	31	May 16 (2)	WSA		CLE	L,3-7	CG	38	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
32	32	May 18	WSA	@	DET	W,15-9	CG	40	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
33	33	May 19	WSA	@	DET	L,0-4	CG	31	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
34	34	May 20	WSA	@	DET	L,8-9	GS	36	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
35	35	May 21	WSA	@	NYY	W,5-4	GS	33	7.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
36	36	May 22	WSA	@	NYY	L,0-6	CG	40	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
37	37	May 23 (1)	WSA	@	NYY	W,7-3	CG	31	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
38	38	May 23 (2)	WSA	@	NYY	L,2-3	CG	36	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
39	39	May 24	WSA		BAL	L,1-2	CG	40	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
40	40	May 25 (1)	WSA		CAL	W,7-3	CG	39	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	LF
41	41	May 25 (2)	WSA		CAL	W,6-5	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
42	42	May 26	WSA		CAL	L,1-2	CG	30	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
43	43	May 27	WSA		CAL	W,9-6	CG	42	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
44	44	May 28	WSA		MIN	L,1-4	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
45	45	May 29	WSA		MIN	L,8-11	CG	48	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
46	46	May 30	WSA		MIN	L,0-6	CG	44	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
47	47	May 31 (1)	WSA		KCA	W,5-2	CG	35	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
48	48	May 31 (2)	WSA		KCA	W,5-1	GS	32	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
49	49	Jun 2 (1)	WSA	@	CAL	W,13-0	CG	32	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
50	50	Jun 2 (2)	WSA	@	CAL	W,7-1	GS	31	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
51	51	Jun 4	WSA	@	MIN	L,5-9	CG	41	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
52	52	Jun 6	WSA	@	MIN	L,2-11	CG	40	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
53	53	Jun 8	WSA		BAL	W,2-0	GS	20	6.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
54	54	Jun 9	WSA	@	BAL	W,3-2	GS	27	7.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
55	55	Jun 10	WSA		BAL	L,1-5	CG	39	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
56	56	Jun 11 (1)	WSA		CHW	L,2-5	CG	39	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
57	57	Jun 11 (2)	WSA		CHW	L,4-5	CG	47	10.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
58	58	Jun 12	WSA		CHW	W,7-1	CG	32	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
59	59	Jun 13	WSA		CHW	L,1-2	GS	28	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
60	60	Jun 15	WSA	@	CLE	L,3-8	CG	39	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
61	61	Jun 16	WSA	@	CLE	L,0-5	CG	33	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
62	62	Jun 17	WSA	@	CLE	L,0-5	CG	35	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
63	63	Jun 18	WSA	@	BAL	W,2-0	CG	33	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
64	64	Jun 19	WSA	@	BAL	L,1-3	CG	35	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
65	65	Jun 20	WSA	@	BAL	L,2-13	CG	42	8.0	2	1	1	4	0	LF
66	68 (2)	Jun 25	WSA	@	BOS	L,6-8	CG	39	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
67	69	Jun 26	WSA	@	BOS	W,12-7	GS	31	7.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
68	70	Jun 27 (1)	WSA	@	BOS	L,1-4	CG	37	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
69	72 (1)	Jun 28 (1)	WSA		NYY	L,0-3	CG	40	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
70	74 (1)	Jun 29	WSA		NYY	W,2-1	GS	27	7.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
71	75	Jun 30	WSA		CLE	W,2-1	GS	31	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
72	80 (4)	Jul 5 (1)	WSA	@	CAL	L,2-5	GS	38	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF RF
73	83 (2)	Jul 7	WSA	@	CAL	W,3-1	GS	22	6.0	1	0	1	2	0	LF
74	84	Jul 9 (1)	WSA		BOS	W,2-1	GS	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF RF
75	85	Jul 9 (2)	WSA		BOS	L,1-10	CG	55	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
76	88 (2)	Jul 16	WSA	@	NYY	L,5-9	CG	37	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
77	89	Jul 17	WSA	@	NYY	L,4-5	GS	25	6.0	1	1	0	2	0	LF
78	90	Jul 18	WSA	@	NYY	W,3-0	GS	25	7.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
79	91	Jul 19	WSA	@	DET	W,8-0	GS	21	6.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
80	92	Jul 20	WSA	@	DET	L,0-2	CG	31	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
81	93	Jul 21	WSA		CAL	L,0-2	GS	26	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
82	94	Jul 22	WSA		CAL	W,5-1	GS	29	7.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
83	95	Jul 23	WSA		KCA	W,5-3	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
84	96	Jul 24	WSA		KCA	W,9-2	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
85	97	Jul 25 (1)	WSA		KCA	W,4-3	CG	37	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
86	98	Jul 25 (2)	WSA		KCA	L,3-5	CG	40	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
87	99	Jul 27 (1)	WSA		MIN	W,10-7	CG	42	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
88	100	Jul 27 (2)	WSA		MIN	L,5-9	CG	41	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
89	101	Jul 28	WSA		MIN	L,1-8	CG	44	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
90	102	Jul 30	WSA	@	KCA	W,3-1	CG	33	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
91	103	Jul 31	WSA	@	KCA	L,4-5	CG	41	8.2	2	0	0	2	0	LF
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
92	104	Aug 1 (1)	WSA	@	KCA	W,3-2	GS	26	7.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
93	105	Aug 1 (2)	WSA	@	KCA	L,2-3	CG	38	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
94	106	Aug 3 (1)	WSA	@	MIN	L,3-4	CG	33	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
95	107	Aug 3 (2)	WSA	@	MIN	W,4-2	GS	31	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
96	109 (1)	Aug 5	WSA	@	MIN	L,5-8	CG	40	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
97	110	Aug 6	WSA	@	CAL	L,1-6	CG	40	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
98	111	Aug 7	WSA	@	CAL	W,2-1	GS	29	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
99	113 (1)	Aug 10	WSA	@	CHW	L,0-6	CG	39	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
100	115 (1)	Aug 11 (2)	WSA	@	CHW	L,0-7	CG	38	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
101	116	Aug 13	WSA	@	BAL	W,4-2	GS	21	5.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF RF
102	120 (3)	Aug 17 (2)	WSA		CHW	L,1-5	CG	43	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
103	122 (1)	Aug 20	WSA		CLE	W,3-2	GS	28	7.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
104	123	Aug 21	WSA		CLE	W,4-2	GS	25	6.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
105	124	Aug 22	WSA		CLE	L,5-8	CG	50	10.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
106	125	Aug 24 (1)	WSA	@	BOS	L,4-9	CG	38	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
107	126	Aug 24 (2)	WSA	@	BOS	W,8-5	GS	26	6.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
108	127	Aug 25	WSA	@	BOS	L,3-8	CG	37	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
109	128	Aug 26	WSA	@	BOS	L,2-4	CG	35	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
110	129	Aug 27	WSA		BAL	W,2-1	GS	35	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
111	130	Aug 28	WSA		BAL	W,5-4	GS	22	6.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF LF
112	133 (2)	Aug 31 (2)	WSA		BOS	L,5-8	GS	36	7.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF RF
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
113	134	Sep 1	WSA		BOS	W,8-7	GS	32	7.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF RF
114	135	Sep 2	WSA		BOS	W,5-4	GS	34	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
115	136	Sep 3	WSA	@	DET	L,2-10	CG	42	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
116	137	Sep 4	WSA	@	DET	W,1-0	GS	28	7.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
117	138	Sep 5 (1)	WSA	@	DET	W,2-1	GS	23	6.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
118	139	Sep 5 (2)	WSA	@	DET	L,2-11	CG	38	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
119	140	Sep 6 (1)	WSA	@	CLE	L,3-5	CG	35	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
120	141	Sep 6 (2)	WSA	@	CLE	L,3-4	GS	33	7.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
121	142	Sep 8	WSA	@	NYY	L,5-6	CG	40	8.2	5	0	0	5	0	LF
122	143	Sep 10	WSA		CAL	W,4-1	GS	32	7.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
123	144	Sep 11	WSA		CAL	L,5-6	GS	26	7.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
124	145	Sep 12	WSA		CAL	W,7-1	GS	23	6.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
125	146	Sep 14	WSA		NYY	L,1-3	CG	37	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	LF
126	148 (1)	Sep 17	WSA	@	MIN	W,2-1	GS	28	7.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
127	149	Sep 18	WSA	@	MIN	L,2-4	CG	35	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
128	150	Sep 19	WSA	@	MIN	L,1-8	CG	39	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
129	151	Sep 21	WSA	@	KCA	W,4-3	GS	22	7.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
130	152	Sep 22	WSA	@	KCA	W,8-2	GS	22	6.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
131	153	Sep 23	WSA	@	KCA	L,7-8	GS	30	6.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
132	154	Sep 25 (1)	WSA		MIN	L,0-5	CG	40	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
133	156 (1)	Sep 26	WSA		MIN	L,1-2	GS	30	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF RF
134	157	Sep 28 (1)	WSA		KCA	W,6-1	GS	26	7.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
135	158	Sep 28 (2)	WSA		KCA	L,6-8	CG	40	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
136	159	Sep 29	WSA		KCA	W,9-0	GS	24	7.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
137	161 (1)	Oct 2 (2)	WSA		DET	L,2-6	CG	39	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
138	162	Oct 3	WSA		DET	W,3-2	GS	23	6.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
							145gm		1099.0	205	5	4	214	0