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Frank Howard

Birthdate:

8/8/1936

Height / Weight:

6' 7" / 255 lbs.

Place of Birth:

Columbus, OH, USA

Bats / Throws:

R / R

Baseball Historian Biography

Strongman Frank Howard at 6' 7" 255 lbs was an All-American basketball and baseball player at Ohio State University. In 1960, 'Hondo' won the "Sporting News" Rookie of the Year Award when he hit 23 HR's and 77 RBIs. In 1962, Frank Howard led the Dodgers with his 31 HR's and 119 RBI's. Howard was traded in December of 1964 to the Washington Senators. In D.C. his homer totals fell to 21 in 1965 and 18 in 1966. Howard's booming bat came back in 1967 as he blasted 36 home runs with 89 RBIs. In May of 1968, the Senators behemoth slugger put on a power-hitting clinic when he smashed a Major League Record 10 home runs in 20 at bats including at least one HR in six straight games. Howard went on to lead the American League with 44 homers - with 126 RBIs. Baseball History Always warm and upbeat, after he retired he coached for the Brewers, Mets, and Mariners, Yankees and managed for the Padres and Mets. Frank Howard was a .273 lifetime hitter with 382 HR's -1119 RBIs in 1865 games. baseballhistorian.com

Pitching Statistics

Year	Team	G	GS	W	L	SV	CG	SHO	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	WP	HBP	BK	ERA
17 years		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.00

Batting Statistics

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	CS	IBB	HBP	SH	SF	AVG	OBP	SLG
1958	LAD (NL)	8	29	3	7	1	0	1	2	1	11	0	0	0	0	0	0	.241	.267	SLG
1959	LAD (NL)	9	21	2	3	0	1	1	6	2	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	.143	.217	SLG
1960	LAD (NL)	117	448	54	120	15	2	23	77	32	108	0	1	1	3	2	2	.268	.320	SLG
1961	LAD (NL)	92	267	36	79	10	2	15	45	21	50	0	1	3	1	1	2	.296	.347	SLG
1962	LAD (NL)	141	493	80	146	25	6	31	119	39	108	1	0	10	1	1	4	.296	.346	SLG
1963	LAD (NL)	123	417	58	114	16	1	28	64	33	116	1	2	4	4	2	3	.273	.330	SLG
1964	LAD (NL)	134	433	60	98	13	2	24	69	51	113	1	0	10	0	1	7	.226	.303	SLG
1965	WSA (AL)	149	516	53	149	22	6	21	84	55	112	0	0	2	2	0	2	.289	.358	SLG
1966	WSA (AL)	146	493	52	137	19	4	18	71	53	104	1	1	6	1	0	2	.278	.348	SLG
1967	WSA (AL)	149	519	71	133	20	2	36	89	60	155	0	1	7	5	0	1	.256	.338	SLG
1968	WSA (AL)	158	598	79	164	28	3	44	106	54	141	0	0	12	6	0	5	.274	.338	SLG
1969	WSA (AL)	161	592	111	175	17	2	48	111	102	96	1	0	19	5	0	3	.296	.402	SLG
1970	WSA (AL)	161	566	90	160	15	1	44	126	132	125	1	2	29	2	0	6	.283	.416	SLG
1971	WSA (AL)	153	549	60	153	25	2	26	83	77	121	1	0	20	2	0	5	.279	.367	SLG
1972	DET (AL)	14	33	1	8	1	0	1	7	4	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	.242	.324	SLG
1972	TEX (AL)	95	287	28	70	9	0	9	31	42	55	1	0	8	1	0	1	.244	.341	SLG
1973	DET (AL)	85	227	26	58	9	1	12	29	24	28	0	1	4	0	0	0	.256	.327	SLG
17 years		1895	6488	864	1774	245	35	382	1119	782	1460	8	9	135	33	7	43	.273	.352	.SLG

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