On October 2, 1962 The Giants scored first for the second consecutive game, as Orlando Cepeda singled with one out in the second inning and scored on a double by Felipe Alou against Dodgers’ starter Don Drysdale. The Giants then extended their lead in the top of the sixth inning. Alou struck out to open…
July 23, 1962 – The league-leading Los Angeles Dodgers scored 3 runs in the second inning, added 5 in the fourth, and went on to defeat the St. Louis Cardinals, 9-2. Johnny Podres scattered nine hits in picking up his sixth victory of the year. Frank Howard hit his 17th home run of the season…
With the aid of 13 strikeouts and a Frank Howard home run, Sandy Koufax no-hits Bob Miller and the Mets, 5 – 0 in Los Angeles. Sandy starts off the game by fanning the side on nine pitches in the 1st inning, the first National League pitcher to strike out the side on nine pitches since Brooklyn’s Dazzy Vance, in 1924. It will be the first of four career no-hitters thrown by Koufax.
1960 – Los Angeles Dodgers outfielder Frank Howard is selected National League Rookie of the Year with 12 of 24 votes. The six-foot, nine-inch Howard batted 23 home runs during the regular season.
Frank Howard Positions: Firstbase/Outfield Bats: R Throws: R Height: 6′-7″ Weight: 255 Born: Saturday, August 08, 1936 in Columbus, OH USA Debut: September 10, 1958 Last Game: September 30, 1973 Full Name: Frank Oliver Howard Notable Events and Chronology for Frank Howard Career Biography In Los Angeles, where he had to fight for playing time in…
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