Frank Howard, the Bunyanesque slugger who struck some of baseball’s more awesome home runs for the Los Angeles Dodgers and the Washington Senators while rolling up a prodigious strikeout total as well, unable to conquer his penchant for chasing bad balls, died on Monday in Aldie, Va.
His death, at a hospital, was caused by complications of a stroke, his daughter Catherine Braun said.
Listed at 6-foot-7 and 255 pounds — though well above that weight at times — Howard played for 16 seasons in the major leagues and hit 382 homers.
Many of his home runs — and even some hits that didn’t clear the fence — were unforgettable.
As a Dodger in 1960, he hit a ball over the left-field wall at Forbes Field in Pittsburgh that was found alongside a parked car some 560 feet from home plate.
Persons:
Frank Howard, Catherine Braun, — Howard
Organizations:
Los Angeles Dodgers, Washington Senators, American League, Dodger, Forbes Field
Locations:
Aldie, Va, Pittsburgh