Frank Howard, the first Texas Rangers player to ever hit a home run at Arlington Stadium, died on Monday. He was 87. “Hondo” was one of the greatest players in the history of the Washington-Texas franchise. He batted. .279 with 237 home runs and 670 RBIs in 1,077 games in Washington from 1965-71. Then the Senators moved to Texas, he hit the first home run at Arlington Stadium on April 21, 1972. The Rangers released a press release on Monday, announcing the death of the oldest living player from the Senators. The release, in part, read: “Hondo” was arguably the top player in the history of the expansion Washington Senators and one of Major League Baseball’s top sluggers of the 1960’s. From 1965-71, he batted
Frank Howard, the first Texas Rangers player to ever hit a home run at Arlington Stadium, died on Monday. He was 87. “Hondo” was one of the greatest players in the history of the Washington-Texas franchise. He batted. .279 with 237 home runs and 670 RBIs in 1,077 games in Washington from 1965-71. Then the Senators moved to Texas, he hit the first home run at Arlington Stadium on April 21, 1972. The Rangers released a press release on Monday,
announcing the death of the oldest living player from the Senators. The release, in part, read: “Hondo” was arguably the top player in the history of the expansion Washington Senators and one of Major League Baseball’s top sluggers of the 1960’s. From 1965-71, he batted
lively guy who was immensely popular among his teammates and supporters in Washington and Texas. The Rangers send their heartfelt condolences to Mr. Howard’s family and friends. He’ll be terribly missed. Howard batted.244 with 9 home runs and 31 RBI for the Rangers in 1972 before being traded to Detroit.
Throughout his 16-year MLB career, he hit 382 home runs and drove in 1,119. He won the National League Rookie of the Year award in 1960 while playing for the Los Angeles Dodgers. He received a World Series ring with the Dodgers in 1963. He was also a long-time manager (San Diego, 1981; New York Mets, 1983) and coach for seven different teams.
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