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Post by alum on Oct 30, 2023 18:02:50 GMT -5
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Post by rgs318 on Oct 30, 2023 18:38:33 GMT -5
May his soul rest in peace.
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Post by hchoops on Oct 30, 2023 18:46:24 GMT -5
A terrific college basketball player also.
I believe he had 50+ rebounds in one game.
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Post by timholycross on Oct 31, 2023 15:31:21 GMT -5
The Washington Monument. Saw him hit a bomb or two at Fenway.
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Post by Xmassader on Oct 31, 2023 21:08:14 GMT -5
One of only two RH batters to hit the ball out of Tiger Stadium…a blast in ‘68 or ‘69 off Mickey Lolich. RIP. Trivia question: Who was the other one?
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Post by ts1970 on Oct 31, 2023 22:14:41 GMT -5
Remember him well. A very big man and a feared hitter.
Ruhe in Frieden.
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Post by KY Crusader 75 on Nov 1, 2023 0:23:05 GMT -5
One of only two RH batters to hit the ball out of Tiger Stadium…a blast in ‘68 or ‘69 off Mickey Lolich. RIP. Trivia question: Who was the other one? Three guesses-- Mickey Mantle, a switch hitter, batting right-handed Willie Horton--had a lot of chances to do so as a Tiger Harmon Killebrew |
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Post by rgs318 on Nov 1, 2023 5:14:19 GMT -5
I believe it was Mantle.
Did you mean "over the roof" of Tiger Stadium? If so there may be two others - I was wrong about Mantle.
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Post by Xmassader on Nov 1, 2023 6:55:58 GMT -5
I believe it was Mantle. Did you mean "over the roof" of Tiger Stadium? If so there may be two others - I was wrong about Mantle. Yes. Over the roof. Several did it in RF: Mantle, Jackson, Norm Cash, Kirk Gibson, Jason Thompson, maybe others. Howard and one other are the only ones to do it over the left field roof. KyCrusader 75 is honing in on it. The answer is one of his 3 guesses. |
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Post by WorcesterGray on Nov 1, 2023 8:44:10 GMT -5
Love this description (in the SABR BioProject) of one of Howard's memorable shots
“Tommy John threw him something,” recalled teammate Fred Valentine, “and he hit a line drive back at him. John fell off the mound trying to get out of the way of the ball. [Center-fielder Tommie] Agee started in like he was going to catch a line drive. It was like a 2-iron, and it ended up in the upper deck in centerfield. They painted another seat.” (The Senators had begun painting seats in the upper deck to represent some of Howard’s long home runs.)
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Post by hcpride on Nov 1, 2023 9:22:40 GMT -5
When folks talk about two-sport college stars he is frequently overlooked. Frank Howard was an All-American in both basketball and baseball at Ohio State University. The 6-foot-8, 275-pound Columbus native played three basketball seasons (1956-58) for the Buckeyes under Coach Floyd Stahl. He averaged 20.1 points and 15.3 rebounds in 1957 when he was a first team All-American. He led OSU in both scoring and rebounding in 1957 and 1958 and made All-Big Ten both seasons. Bucks had 39-27 record during his years. Was drafted by the Philadelphia Warriors of the NBA but chose to play professional baseball.
ohiobasketballhalloffame.com/hall-of-fame/inductees/2008/frank-howard.htmlFrank Howard was probably better known as a basketball player in college. He graduated Ohio State just before those great Havlicek/Lucas teams. |
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Post by timholycross on Nov 1, 2023 14:32:41 GMT -5
When folks talk about two-sport college stars he is frequently overlooked. Frank Howard was an All-American in both basketball and baseball at Ohio State University. The 6-foot-8, 275-pound Columbus native played three basketball seasons (1956-58) for the Buckeyes under Coach Floyd Stahl. He averaged 20.1 points and 15.3 rebounds in 1957 when he was a first team All-American. He led OSU in both scoring and rebounding in 1957 and 1958 and made All-Big Ten both seasons. Bucks had 39-27 record during his years. Was drafted by the Philadelphia Warriors of the NBA but chose to play professional baseball.
ohiobasketballhalloffame.com/hall-of-fame/inductees/2008/frank-howard.htmlFrank Howard was probably better known as a basketball player in college. He graduated Ohio State just before those great Havlicek/Lucas teams. It was a no brainer financially to pass up the NBA for MLB. In those days, no baseball draft, you could sign with anyone. He got 108,000; 1.15 million in today's dollars. The highest paid NBA player didn't crack 100K until Wilt and Russell did in 1966. |
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