Frank Howard (baseball)

Frank Howard
Frank Howard in 2009.
Left fielder / Right fielder / First baseman
Born: (1936-08-08) August 8, 1936 (age 80) Columbus, Ohio
Batted: Right Threw: Right
MLB debut
September 10, 1958, for the Los Angeles Dodgers
Last MLB appearance
September 30, 1973, for the Detroit Tigers
MLB statistics
Batting average	.273
Home runs	382
Runs batted in	1,119
Teams
As player Los Angeles Dodgers (1958–1964) Washington Senators / Texas Rangers (1965–1972) Detroit Tigers (1972–1973) Taiheiyo Club Lions (1974) As manager San Diego Padres (1981) New York Mets (1983) As coach Milwaukee Brewers (1977–1980) New York Mets (1982–1984) Milwaukee Brewers (1985–1986) Seattle Mariners (1987–1988) New York Yankees (1989, 1991–1993) New York Mets (1994–1996) Tampa Bay Devil Rays (1998–1999)
Career highlights and awards
4× All-Star (1968–1971) World Series champion (1963) NL Rookie of the Year (1960) 2× AL home run leader (1968, 1970) AL RBI leader (1970)

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As manager

As coach

Frank Oliver Howard (born August 8, 1936), nicknamed "Hondo", "The Washington Monument" and "The Capital Punisher", is a former All-Star outfielder, coach and manager in Major League Baseball who played most of his career for the Los Angeles Dodgers and Washington Senators/Texas Rangers franchises.

One of the most physically intimidating players in the sport, the 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)/235 lb. Howard was named the National League's Rookie of the Year in 1960, and went on to twice lead the American League in home runs and total bases and in slugging average, runs batted in and walks once each. His 382 career home runs were the eighth most by a right-handed hitter when he retired; his 237 home runs and 1969 totals of 48 HRs and 340 total bases in a Washington uniform are a record for any of that city's several franchises. Howard's Washington/Texas franchise records of 1,172 games, 4,120 at bats, 246 HRs, 1,141 hits, 701 RBI, 544 runs, 155 doubles, 2,074 total bases and a .503 slugging average have since been broken.