Month: September 2018

The Capitol Punisher…Frank Howard!

Frank Howard

Frank Howard, the “Capitol Punisher”

Hi everyone! Episode four of the Three Strikes…yer OUT! podcast is out now and available on apple podcasts in iTunes. Next up, a biography of one of the most powerful players ever, Washington Senators slugger,  Frank Howard! This guy could put the ball into orbit!

Career Highlights:

  • He was the 1960 National League Rookie of the Year.
  • He was a 4-time All-Star.
  • He was a 2-time American League Home Run leader.
  • He was a World Series Champion with the Dodgers in 1963.
  • He still has the record for hitting the most home runs in one week…hitting an amazing 10 home runs in 20 at bats!.
  • He was famous for hitting many documented 500 foot home runs!

Oakland Coliseum in 1970's

This is a photo of the Oakland Coliseum that is marked with a red “X” where Frank Howard’s massive homerun landed in the iceplant that a good buddy of mine actually witnessed! This homerun was hit somewhere in the 1969-1971 timeframe. See the 2nd flagpole from the left just near the Michelin sign. Awesome shot!

List of sources:

  1. SABR.org (Society for American Baseball Research)
  2. baseball-reference.com (THE resource for stats on all MLB players!)
  3. Wikipedia
  4. MLB’s Greatest Homer Binge

Special Credit goes to YouTuber MrRunnerholic for the great cover of “Take Me Out to the Ballgame!” and the permission to use it on my podcast. Man, I love it! Thank you so much!

Mr. Clutch…Carl Yastrzemski!

Carl Ystrzemski

Carl Yastrzemski in his trademark batting stance

Hi everyone! Episode three of Three Strikes…yer OUT! podcast is now published and available on apple podcasts in iTunes. Next up, a biography of one of the greatest Red Sox players of all time,  Carl Yastrzemski! What a fantastic career he had! This one’s for you, Red Sox fans!

Career Highlights:

  • He is an 18-time All-Star.
  • He is a winner of seven Gold Gloves.
  • He won the Triple Crown in 1967.
  • He is the first American League player to make the 3,000 hit club and also hit over 400 home runs.
  • He is second on the all-time list for games played, and third for total at-bats.
  • He is the Red Sox’ all-time leader in career RBIs, runs, hits, singles, doubles, total bases, and games played.
  • He is third on the Red Sox for home runs behind Ted Williams and recently retired David “Big Papi” Ortiz.

List of sources:

  1. SABR.org (Society for American Baseball Research)
  2. baseball-reference.com (THE resource for stats on all MLB players!)
  3. baseballhall.org (MLB Hall of Fame website)
  4. Wikipedia
  5. Biography.com

Special Credit goes to YouTuber MrRunnerholic for the great cover of “Take Me Out to the Ballgame!” and the permission to use it on my podcast. Man, I love it! Thank you so much!