QUITTING BASEBALLOutfielder Frank Howard, above, of the Los Angeles Dodgers and their leading home run hitter, announced today he is quitting baseball.
DATE: 3-12-1964
ORIGINAL or REPRINT: Type 3 - Second or later-generation photo, printed from a duplicate negative or wire photo process, within about 2 years of when it was shot
TEAM: Los Angeles Dodgers
SUBJECT: Frank Howard
ISSUER: Associated Press
APPROXIMATE SIZE: 8"x10"
NUMBER OF PHOTOS: 1
COMMENTS / CONDITION: This is one of a large accumulation of vintage sports photographs, slides and negatives that we will be listing over the coming months. Wear on these, if any, is mostly confined to minor corner and edge wear, but see scans for further details including condition. We do not deal in stock images or modern reprints, and all scans shown are of the actual vintage photograph, slide or negative being sold. If you have any questions about a particular piece, please ask before the auction ends.
BIO: Frank Oliver Howard (Hondo, Capital Punisher) was born in 1936 in Columbus, OH and went to college at Ohio State University. He played major league baseball from 1958 to 1973 as 1st baseman and outfielder for the Los Angeles Dodgers, Washington Senators, Texas Rangers and Detroit Tigers, appeared in the 1963 World Series, and was selected 4 times as an All-Star. Howard began his major league career with several years on the Los Angeles Dodgers, earning Rookie of the Year honors in 1960. He then became the best and most popular player for the expansion Washington Senators. He hit over 30 home runs once with the Dodgers, and hit over 40 home runs three times with the Senators. Following shorter stints with the Tigers and Rangers, Howard attempted to continue his playing career with the Taiheiyo Club Lions in 1974 but injured his knee just before the season opener. He retired after only one game. After his playing career, he became a minor league manager, and eventually was given a chance to manage in the majors, but both of the teams he led, the 1981 Padres and the 1983 Mets, were in a rebuilding mode. He served as a coach for many years (including the Milwaukee Brewers from 1977-1980 and 1985-86).
SKU: SPP01423
Item: SPP01423