Player Report for #25 Frank 'Hondo' Howard

10-28-1971

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1B Frank 'Hondo' Howard #25

UL Detroit Griffins

Age: 35

Bats: R

Throws: R

Morale: Great


	82-78, .512, 4.0 GB

G	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG	SB
123	474	136	14	1	27	86	53	107	.287	.359	.492	0

	Overall	Potential
Contact
Gap
Power
Eye
Avoid K's

Batting Ratings (OSA)
	Overall	Vs Left	Vs Right	Potential
Contact	5	6	5	6
Gap	5	5	5	5
Power	6	7	6	8
Eye	6	7	6	8
Avoid K's	4	4	4	4

Fielding Ratings
	Catcher	Infield	Outfield
Range:	-	1	4
Errors:	-	2	7
Arm:	1	2	7
Turn DP:	-	2	-
Ability:	-	-	-

Position Ratings
Pitcher:	-	Shortstop:	-
Catcher:	-	Left Field:	6
1st Base:	2	Center Field:	-
2nd Base:	-	Right Field:	5
3rd Base:	-

Run/Bunt Ratings
Running Speed:	1
Stealing Ability:	2
Baserunning Inst.:	1
Sacrifice Bunt:	6
Bunt for Hit:	3

Game Log, Last 10 Games
Date	Vs.	Result	AB	R	H	BI	HR	BB	K	SB
09-30-1971	BOS	Loss, 4-7	5	0	2	1	0	0	2	0
09-29-1971	BOS	Loss, 1-7	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
09-28-1971	MAN	Win, 7-5	3	1	1	1	0	1	1	0
09-27-1971	MAN	Loss, 2-5	2	0	0	0	0	2	2	0
09-26-1971	@ WAS	Win, 3-2	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
09-25-1971	@ WAS	Loss, 2-8	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
09-24-1971	@ WAS	Win, 6-2	5	1	2	1	0	0	3	0
09-22-1971	@ ATL	Loss, 5-6	3	1	1	0	0	1	1	0
09-21-1971	@ ATL	Win, 12-5	4	2	0	0	0	1	2	0
09-20-1971	@ ATL	Loss, 4-5	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0

Personality Ratings
Leader Ability:	1
Loyalty:	2
Desire for Winning:	2
Greed:	5
Intelligence:	6
Work Ethic:	9

Frank Howard
Birthday:	08-08-1936
Born in:	Columbus (Ohio)
Nationality:	American
Height:	6' 7"
Weight:	261 lbs
Local Popularity:	Well Known
National Pop.:	Well Known

Status
Contract:	Major League Contract
Salary:	$4,000,000
Signed Through:	1972 Season
Major Service:	10 Years, 52 Days
Service This Yr:	184 Days
40-Man Service:	None, None
Pro Service:	11 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:	Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:	3 option years left
Contract Extension:	-
Drafted:	-

United League 1971 Batting Stats

Batting	G	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	TAVG	ISO	VORP
Overall	123	474	136	14	1	27	86	67	53	107	.287	.359	.492	.850	.835	.205	22.1
Batting	GS	PA	HP	IW	CI	GDP	SH	SF	TB	EBH	SB	CS	SB%	RC	RC/27
Overall	123	535	3	3	0	8	0	5	233	42	0	0	0.0	86.6	6.66
Batting		AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	SF	SH	HP	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
Versus Left		160	41	6	0	8	30	19	19	31	1	0	1	.256	.337	.444	.781
Versus Right		314	95	8	1	19	56	48	34	76	4	0	2	.303	.370	.516	.886
Batting		AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	SF	SH	HP	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
April		108	28	4	0	7	22	17	15	25	1	0	0	.259	.347	.491	.838
May		117	35	3	1	6	22	16	9	27	1	0	3	.299	.362	.496	.857
June		95	30	1	0	8	22	16	15	15	1	0	0	.316	.405	.579	.984
July		77	23	2	0	6	14	9	3	16	2	0	0	.299	.317	.558	.876
September		77	20	4	0	0	6	9	11	24	0	0	0	.260	.352	.312	.664
Last Year		569	149	23	2	34	93	82	76	126	3	0	4	.262	.351	.489	.840
2 Years Ago		585	120	15	1	14	64	53	54	166	4	0	4	.205	.275	.306	.581
Career		5380	1394	194	16	276	903	760	684	1348	42	4	43	.259	.345	.455	.800
Home		241	74	6	0	15	47	40	29	47	3	0	1	.307	.380	.519	.898
Road		233	62	8	1	12	39	27	24	60	2	0	2	.266	.337	.464	.801
Grass		474	136	14	1	27	86	67	53	107	5	0	3	.287	.359	.492	.850
Day		136	40	3	0	8	21	19	13	23	0	0	2	.294	.364	.493	.857
Night		338	96	11	1	19	65	48	40	84	5	0	1	.284	.357	.491	.848
Close/Late		104	36	3	1	6	19	15	14	23	1	0	1	.346	.425	.567	.992
Inning 1-3		166	46	5	0	11	35	26	21	36	2	0	1	.277	.358	.506	.864
Inning 4-6		162	41	5	0	8	23	18	14	40	0	0	1	.253	.316	.432	.748
Inning 7-9		134	46	4	1	8	28	23	16	28	3	0	0	.343	.405	.567	.972
Extra Innings		12	3	0	0	0	0	0	2	3	0	0	1	.250	.400	.250	.650
0 Outs		150	48	5	0	5	12	31	14	36	0	0	2	.320	.386	.453	.839
1 Outs		149	38	4	0	9	35	17	16	35	5	0	1	.255	.322	.463	.785
2 Outs		175	50	5	1	13	39	19	23	36	0	0	0	.286	.369	.549	.917
Scoring Position		118	37	5	0	9	59	18	18	28	5	0	1	.314	.394	.585	.979
Bases Empty		252	61	6	0	11	11	30	31	58	0	0	2	.242	.330	.397	.727
Runner on 1st		104	38	3	1	7	16	19	4	21	0	0	0	.365	.389	.615	1.004
Runner on 2nd		40	13	2	0	1	12	4	7	5	0	0	0	.325	.426	.450	.876
Runner on 3rd		17	6	1	0	2	9	4	1	3	1	0	0	.353	.368	.765	1.133
Runner on 1st & 2nd		40	14	2	0	5	23	7	3	11	0	0	0	.350	.395	.775	1.170
Runner on 1st & 3rd		12	2	0	0	0	4	1	3	6	2	0	1	.167	.333	.167	.500
Runner on 2nd & 3rd		6	1	0	0	0	4	1	2	1	1	0	0	.167	.333	.167	.500
Bases Loaded		3	1	0	0	1	7	1	2	2	1	0	0	.333	.500	1.333	1.833
Two Strikes		231	47	5	0	12	33	25	24	107	1	0	0	.203	.277	.381	.658
First Pitch		57	14	2	0	4	17	6	0	0	1	0	1	.246	.254	.491	.745
Count 0-1		42	13	3	1	0	2	3	0	0	0	0	1	.310	.326	.429	.754
Count 0-2		26	5	0	0	3	3	5	0	13	0	0	0	.192	.192	.538	.731
Count 1-0		41	16	0	0	1	3	3	0	0	1	0	0	.390	.381	.463	.844
Count 1-1		42	17	0	0	3	7	6	0	0	1	0	1	.405	.409	.619	1.028
Count 1-2		81	18	2	0	3	13	7	0	36	0	0	0	.222	.222	.358	.580
Count 2-0		14	3	0	0	1	4	2	0	0	0	0	0	.214	.214	.429	.643
Count 2-1		36	18	4	0	3	12	9	0	0	1	0	0	.500	.486	.861	1.348
Count 2-2		76	15	2	0	5	14	9	0	33	1	0	0	.197	.195	.421	.616
Count 3-0		0	0	0	0	0	1	6	16	0	0	0	0	.000	1.000	.000	1.000
Count 3-1		11	8	0	0	3	7	7	13	0	0	0	0	.727	.875	1.545	2.420
Full Count		48	9	1	0	1	3	4	24	25	0	0	0	.188	.458	.271	.729
Behind in Count		149	36	5	1	6	18	15	0	49	0	0	1	.242	.247	.409	.656
Ahead in Count		102	45	4	0	8	27	27	29	0	2	0	0	.441	.556	.716	1.272

Career Batting Stats

Year/Team/League	Age	G	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	HP	SF	K	SB	CS	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	VORP
1960 Detroit - UL	23	111	390	98	15	0	17	54	44	28	5	1	121	0	0	.251	.309	.421	.729	0.0
1961 Detroit - UL	24	24	62	11	2	1	2	6	5	6	0	0	27	0	0	.177	.250	.339	.589	0.0
1962 Detroit - UL	25	68	167	35	10	1	6	19	22	20	2	1	51	0	0	.210	.300	.389	.689	0.0
1963 Detroit - UL	26	101	275	90	7	3	24	63	52	44	2	4	64	0	0	.327	.418	.636	1.055	44.3
1964 Detroit - UL	27	153	571	152	18	3	31	109	91	75	5	9	148	0	2	.266	.352	.471	.823	29.8
1965 Detroit - UL	28	153	560	137	19	1	27	93	80	90	5	4	129	1	0	.245	.352	.427	.779	6.0
1966 Detroit - UL	29	152	586	164	24	1	32	109	93	82	4	5	146	0	2	.280	.369	.488	.857	33.5
1967 Detroit - UL	30	152	560	133	22	1	31	109	77	76	3	3	142	0	1	.237	.330	.446	.777	8.0
1968 Detroit - UL	31	156	581	169	25	1	31	98	94	80	6	3	121	1	1	.291	.381	.497	.878	35.4
1969 Detroit - UL	32	156	585	120	15	1	14	64	53	54	4	4	166	1	1	.205	.275	.306	.581	-32.5
1970 Detroit - UL	33	150	569	149	23	2	34	93	82	76	4	3	126	0	0	.262	.351	.489	.840	28.0
1971 Detroit - UL	34	123	474	136	14	1	27	86	67	53	3	5	107	0	0	.287	.359	.492	.850	22.1
Total UL		1499	5380	1394	194	16	276	903	760	684	43	42	1348	3	7	.259	.345	.455	.800	174.6

Career Minor League Batting Stats

Year/Team/League	Age	G	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	HP	SF	K	SB	CS	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	VORP
1963 Toronto - AAA	26	52	174	63	11	0	21	62	50	35	1	0	24	0	0	.362	.471	.787	1.259	41.8
Total IL		52	174	63	11	0	21	62	50	35	1	0	24	0	0	.362	.471	.787	1.259	41.8

Career Fielding Stats

Year/Team/League	POS	G	GS	PO	A	DP	TC	E	PCT	INN	RANGE	PB	RSTA	RTO	RTO%
1963 Detroit - ML	1B	3	0	8	1	1	9	0	1.000	8.0	10.13
1963 Toronto - AAA	1B	43	42	399	23	43	422	0	1.000	374.0	10.16
1963 Detroit - ML	LF	45	39	72	4	0	77	1	.987	361.1	1.89
1963 Detroit - ML	RF	27	24	34	1	0	35	0	1.000	220.1	1.43
1963 Toronto - AAA	RF	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	2.0	0.00
1964 Detroit - ML	1B	1	0	2	0	1	2	0	1.000	2.0	9.00
1964 Detroit - ML	LF	37	37	82	1	0	85	2	.976	325.0	2.30
1964 Detroit - ML	CF	46	46	98	2	0	104	4	.962	403.0	2.23
1964 Detroit - ML	RF	70	70	114	4	0	119	1	.992	617.0	1.72
1965 Detroit - ML	1B	1	0	2	0	0	2	0	1.000	1.0	18.00
1965 Detroit - ML	LF	85	85	147	3	2	152	2	.987	763.1	1.77
1965 Detroit - ML	RF	68	68	91	5	0	99	3	.970	613.0	1.41
1966 Detroit - ML	LF	152	152	261	11	1	280	8	.971	1373.1	1.78
1967 Detroit - ML	1B	1	0	1	0	0	1	0	1.000	2.0	4.50
1967 Detroit - ML	LF	112	112	191	7	1	200	2	.990	1000.1	1.78
1967 Detroit - ML	RF	39	39	71	4	0	77	2	.974	332.1	2.03
1968 Detroit - ML	1B	6	3	40	3	6	43	0	1.000	31.0	12.48
1968 Detroit - ML	LF	38	38	78	3	0	81	0	1.000	335.2	2.17
1968 Detroit - ML	CF	103	98	193	5	1	209	11	.947	867.1	2.05
1968 Detroit - ML	RF	14	13	26	0	0	26	0	1.000	117.0	2.00
1969 Detroit - ML	C	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	1.0	0.00	0	0	0	0.0
1969 Detroit - ML	1B	1	0	3	0	0	3	0	1.000	2.0	13.50
1969 Detroit - ML	LF	152	152	303	6	0	310	1	.997	1322.0	2.10
1969 Detroit - ML	CF	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	2.0	0.00
1970 Detroit - ML	1B	150	150	1444	97	112	1549	8	.995	1347.0	10.30
1970 Detroit - ML	LF	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	1.0	0.00
1971 Detroit - ML	1B	123	123	1176	65	104	1249	8	.994	1086.0	10.28

Player History
03-01-1960	Drafted in 1st round, 8th overall pick, by Detroit in 1960.
05-01-1960	Had first career hit on 5/1/1960, off Bob Rush (LA).
05-21-1960	Hit first career homerun on 5/21/1960, off Billy Loes (NYG).
06-02-1963	Hits three home runs against the San Francisco Spiders, going 4-4 with 7 RBI and 4 runs scored!
06-09-1963	Goes 6-6 against the Boston Federals, with 2 2B, 1 HR, 2 RBI and 3 R.
06-15-1963	Was selected to the 1963 United League All-Star Game.
07-15-1963	Goes 5-6 against the San Diego Admirals, with 1 2B, 1 HR, 4 RBI and 2 R.
07-22-1963	Wins the IL IL Player of the Week Award.
08-01-1963	Wins the IL IL Batter of the Month Award.
08-26-1963	Wins the UL UL Player of the Week Award.
01-01-1964	SISA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 7 (3); Power: 8 (4); Eye: 7 (4).
06-15-1964	Was selected to the 1964 United League All-Star Game.
01-01-1965	SISA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 6 (3); Power: 8 (4); Eye: 7 (4).
01-01-1966	SISA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 6 (3); Power: 8 (4); Eye: 7 (4).
06-18-1966	Goes 5-6 against the Los Angeles Outlaws, with 1 HR, 2 RBI and 1 R.
07-16-1966	Injured (bruised hand), day-to-day for 3 days.
01-01-1967	SISA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 6 (3); Power: 8 (4); Eye: 7 (4).
07-19-1967	Signed a 5-year contract extension worth a total of $20,000,000 with the Detroit Griffins organization.
07-28-1967	Injured (bruised hip), day-to-day for 5 days.
08-21-1967	Wins the UL UL Player of the Week Award.
01-01-1968	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 6 (3); Power: 8 (4); Eye: 7 (4).
06-27-1968	Was selected to the 1968 United League All-Star Game.
01-01-1969	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 6 (6); Power: 8 (8); Eye: 7 (8).
01-01-1970	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 6 (6); Power: 8 (8); Eye: 7 (8).
04-02-1970	Injured (patellar tendinitis), out for 2 weeks.
05-20-1970	Injured (mild groin strain), day-to-day for one week.
06-27-1970	Was selected to the 1970 United League All-Star Game.
07-27-1970	Wins the UL UL Player of the Week Award.
08-10-1970	Wins the UL UL Player of the Week Award.
01-01-1971	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 6 (6); Power: 8 (8); Eye: 7 (8).
06-21-1971	Was selected to the 1971 United League All-Star Game.
07-25-1971	Injured (torn quadriceps), out for 6 weeks.
09-02-1971	Suffered setback in recovery from injury, will miss another 4 days.