P Frank 'Big Frank' Howard #25
Cleveland Grays FABL
Age: 33 | Bats: L | Throws: L | Morale: Normal
05/31/1917
BNN Index | FABL | SCORES | STANDINGS | STATS | TEAMS | PLAYERS | TRANSACTIONS | HISTORY
P FRANK 'BIG FRANK' HOWARD #25 - AGE: 33 - BATS: L - THROWS: L - MORALE: NORMAL
G GS Rec SV ERA IP HA HR BB K WHIP WAR
25 0 2-3 5 1.83 39.1 33 2 17 18 1.27 -0.7
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result Start IP H R ER BB K Dec
05/30/1917 TOR Win, 4-3 0.1 0 0 0 0 1
05/30/1917 TOR Loss, 1-4 2.0 4 2 2 1 1
05/25/1917 @ NYS Win, 6-4 4.0 2 0 0 1 1 Save
05/24/1917 @ NYS Win, 4-1 3.0 2 0 0 2 0 Win
05/19/1917 @ BAL Win, 7-3 3.0 0 0 0 0 0 Save
05/14/1917 @ BOS Loss, 3-4 1.1 3 2 0 1 1 Loss
05/12/1917 @ DET Win, 5-4 1.0 2 1 1 2 0
05/11/1917 @ DET Win, 3-2 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 Save
05/10/1917 @ DET Win, 3-1 1.2 0 0 0 0 1 Save
05/09/1917 @ DET Loss, 3-4 1.1 1 0 0 0 0
PERSONALITY
Birthday:06/17/1883
Born in:Cheyenne, WY
Nationality:American
Height:6' 0"
Weight:195 lbs
Local Popularity:Insignificant
National Pop.:Unknown
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$2,400
Signed Through:1917 Season
Major Service:8 Years, 105 Days
Service This Yr:50 Days
40-Man Service:None, None
Pro Service:10 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:-
FEDERALLY ALIGNED BASEBALL LEAGUES 1917 PITCHING STATS
Pitching G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG CG% SHO QS QS%
Overall 25 0 2 3 5 1.83 39.1 33 17 8 2 17 18 0 0.0 0 0 0.0
Pitching SVO BS SV% RA GF BR/9 H/9 K/9 BB/9 FIP WHIP FIP- WAR BABIP        
Overall 9 4 55.6 25 17 11.67 7.55 4.12 3.89 3.27 1.27 131 -0.7 .230        
Pitching AB H 2B 3B HR R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS      
vs. LHB 50 14 1 0 0 5 4 6 0 0 0 .280 .333 .300 .633      
vs. RHB 105 19 2 0 2 12 13 12 0 0 1 .181 .277 .257 .534      
FEDERALLY ALIGNED BASEBALL LEAGUES 1917 PITCHING SPLITS
Split G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K  
This Week 2 0 0 0 0 7.71 2.1 4 2 2 0 1 2  
Last Week 2 0 1 0 1 0.00 7.0 4 0 0 0 3 1  
April 11 0 1 2 1 2.87 15.2 19 12 5 2 9 8  
May 14 0 1 1 4 1.14 23.2 14 5 3 0 8 10  
Spring Training 13 0 1 2 0 2.57 14.0 15 6 4 0 10 4  
Last Year 79 0 9 6 22 1.79 110.2 82 31 22 0 51 41  
Career 115 0 13 10 28 2.05 175.1 138 58 40 2 81 68  
Home 12 0 0 1 1 4.30 14.2 19 11 7 2 7 9  
Road 13 0 2 2 4 0.36 24.2 14 6 1 0 10 9  
Grass 25 0 2 3 5 1.83 39.1 33 17 8 2 17 18  
Day 25 0 2 3 5 1.83 39.1 33 17 8 2 17 18  
As Reliever / Substitution 25 0 2 3 5 1.83 39.1 33 17 8 2 17 18  
CAREER PITCHING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG SHO WHIP BABIP FIP WAR ERA+
1913 Chicago - FABL 29 11 0 2 1 1 3.55 25.1 23 10 10 0 13 9 0 0 1.42 .277 3.39 -0.1 82
1916 Cleveland - FABL 32 79 0 9 6 22 1.79 110.2 82 31 22 0 51 41 0 0 1.20 .232 2.80 0.3 147
1917 Cleveland - FABL 33 25 0 2 3 5 1.83 39.1 33 17 8 2 17 18 0 0 1.27 .230 3.27 -0.7 132
Total FABL 115 0 13 10 28 2.05 175.1 138 58 40 2 81 68 0 0 1.25 .238 2.99 -0.5 129
CAREER MINOR LEAGUE PITCHING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG SHO WHIP BABIP FIP WAR ERA+
1907 Los Angeles - IND 23 24 17 9 11 1 3.72 147.2 157 83 61 4 67 64 11 0 1.52 .301 3.06 0.1 66
1908 Los Angeles - IND 24 28 19 9 11 2 2.57 175.0 171 76 50 10 49 69 12 3 1.26 .270 2.89 0.4 92
1909 Los Angeles - IND 25 52 46 20 22 0 3.05 383.0 390 163 130 11 118 149 22 6 1.33 .291 3.06 3.9 94
1910 Los Angeles - IND 26 52 51 21 24 0 3.11 413.2 442 190 143 12 128 169 28 3 1.38 .298 3.02 4.1 90
1911 Los Angeles - IND 27 45 41 12 20 0 3.64 331.0 375 157 134 16 120 162 11 2 1.50 .322 3.29 2.5 81
1912 Los Angeles - IND 28 33 23 10 12 2 4.68 188.1 204 117 98 11 91 79 6 0 1.57 .293 4.07 0.2 70
Total WCA 234 197 81 100 5 3.38 1638.2 1739 786 616 64 573 692 90 14 1.41 .298 3.19 83.8
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1913 Chicago - MLB P 11 0 5 2 0 7 0 1.000 25.1 2.49 +0.7 1.587
1913 Chicago - MLB C 2 1 6 5 0 11 0 1.000 14.0 7.07 +0.6 1.028 0 5 4 80.0
1914 Chicago - MLB C 3 1 7 4 0 11 0 1.000 21.0 4.71 +0.7 1.054 0 3 3 100.0
1915 Chicago - MLB C 40 24 129 35 0 168 4 .976 246.2 5.98 +0.9 .870 2 56 27 48.2
1916 Cleveland - MLB P 79 0 6 14 1 22 2 .909 110.2 1.63 -1.1 .832
1917 Cleveland - MLB P 25 0 5 6 1 11 0 1.000 39.1 2.52 +0.5 1.249
TOTAL P 115 0 16 22 2 40 2 .950 175.1 1.95 +0.2 .995
TOTAL C 45 26 142 44 0 190 4 .979 281.2 5.94 +2.2 .901 2 64 34 53.1
PLAYER HISTORY
03/18/1907 Signed a minor league contract with majors option with the Seattle Warriors organization.
03/19/1907 Released by the Seattle Warriors.
03/26/1907 Signed a minor league contract with majors option with the Los Angeles Saints organization.
03/27/1907 Released by the Los Angeles Saints.
04/03/1907 Signed a minor league contract with majors option with the Tacoma Browns organization.
04/04/1907 Released by the Tacoma Browns.
04/10/1907 Signed a minor league contract with majors option with the Tacoma Browns organization.
04/12/1907 Released by the Tacoma Browns.
04/19/1907 Signed a minor league contract with majors option with the Los Angeles Saints organization.
04/20/1907 Released by the Los Angeles Saints.
04/25/1907 Signed a minor league contract with majors option with the Los Angeles Saints organization.
04/26/1907 Released by the Los Angeles Saints.
05/02/1907 Signed a 1-year contract worth a total of $1,100 with the Los Angeles Saints organization.
07/02/1907 Named the #22 prospect in the WCA
03/15/1908 Unsuccessfully completed training to generate more batspeed and homerun power at the Los Angeles Saints development complex.
04/23/1908 Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Seattle Warriors with 6 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed!
05/02/1908 Pitches a 2-hit shutout against the San Francisco Miners with 4 strikeouts and 4 BB allowed!
05/15/1908 Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the Portland Foresters with 5 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed!
05/16/1908 Injured (sprained ulnar collateral ligament (elbow)),out for 5 weeks.
08/12/1908 Injured on 08/09/1908, diagnosed with a hamstring strain, will miss 6-7 weeks.
05/14/1909 Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the Tacoma Browns with 1 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed!
06/05/1909 Pitches a 8-hit shutout against the San Francisco Miners with 1 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed!
06/25/1909 Injured on 06/24/1909, diagnosed with a tight hamstring, is day-to-day.
07/15/1909 Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Oakland Acorns with 0 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed!
07/28/1909 Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Seattle Warriors with 1 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed!
08/01/1909 Injured (back stiffness),day-to-day for 4 days.
08/09/1909 Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the Tacoma Browns with 6 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed!
08/25/1909 Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Tacoma Browns with 6 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed!
03/15/1910 Unsuccessfully completed training to generate more batspeed and homerun power at the Los Angeles Saints development complex.
07/01/1910 Wins the WCA Pitcher of the Month Award.
07/25/1910 Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the Tacoma Browns with 6 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed!
08/09/1910 Pitches a 9-hit shutout against the San Francisco Miners with 6 strikeouts and 3 BB allowed!
10/05/1910 Pitches a 9-hit shutout against the Oakland Acorns with 2 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed!
11/10/1910 Unsuccessfully completed training to improve his defense at catcher at the Los Angeles Saints development complex.
04/09/1911 Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the San Francisco Miners with 5 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed!
08/07/1911 Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the Portland Foresters with 4 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed!
03/15/1912 Detrimentally completed training to generate more batspeed and homerun power at the Los Angeles Saints development complex.
08/14/1912 Injured (bruised foot),day-to-day for one week.
08/25/1912 Injured on 08/23/1912, diagnosed with a stiff back, is day-to-day.
01/02/1913 Released by the Los Angeles Saints.
01/19/1913 Signed a 1-year contract worth a total of $1,880 with the Chicago Chiefs organization.
02/11/1916 Released by the Chicago Chiefs.
03/20/1916 Signed a 1-year contract worth a total of $2,240 with the Cleveland Grays organization.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year G Rank
1916 79 1
Year SV Rank
1907 1 9
1908 2 8
1916 22 1
Year HRA Rank
1908 10 8
Year RA Rank
1916 79 1
Year GF Rank
1916 61 1
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