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It had something to do with the sun. Any other setup, would have put the sun in the batters eyes.

I don't remember....was Furillo out with an injury at the start of the '58 season? I guess Alston thought Snider was more versitle and could play RF better than Cimoli, is that true?

Gino Cimoli was supposed to become the heir apparent in centerfield for the LA Dodgers.

That is great Pete. Snider had bad knees, Furillo had illness problems. I remember listening on the radio, probably a recreation in New York.

The thing I like so much is that Carl is wearing his BROOKLYN cap in the paper!

Yes, I missed that. I didn't realize Frank Howard was with the team in 1958.

Frank Howard was signed by the LA Dodgers in 1958 and was a late season call up in 1958 (8 games) and 1959 (9 games). He'd stick around in 1960, playing in 117 games hitting .268 with 23 home runs.

Traded to the expansion Washington Senators, along with Ken McMullen, Dick Nen, Phil Ortega and Pete Richert for Claude Osteen and John Kennedy, Howard was one of the very few bright spots for a short-lived franchise that only had 1 winning season (1969) during their 11 year existence (1961-1971).

Look at that cavernous setting! Wasn't it LA Dodger fans who started the trend of taking a transistor radio to the game because they were so far from the playing field they needed a description of the action on the diamond?

Aa3rt, welcome to our little site, it is a pleasure to have you join us. Howard for some reason, never fit in out in LA, yet he flourished in Washington.

Yes, LA fans listened to Vin Scully on the radio while they were at the ballpark. It helped make Scully a household name.

I've said it a few times before here, and I'll say it again now: I wish I could witness Frank Howard hitting at Ebbets Field for a few full seasons. Phew!

Thanks for the welcome Tony, I'm glad I found this site.

I'm sure that you're aware that DC Municipal Stadium, later named in honor of the late Robert F. Kennedy, and locally known simply as "RFK", was the first of the "cookie cutter" dual purpose stadiums that became so popular in the 1960's and 70's. RFK is not a hitter's park and one can only wonder how Howard may have fared if he'd:

A. Played in a hitter friendly park
B. Had some more proficient hitters in the order with him.

Your, right, that wasn't much of a lineup. Names that pop into my head, Ken McMullen, Dick Nen, Paul Casanova, Doug Camilli, Mike Brumley, an over the hill Don Zimmer and an aged Joe Cunningham. I think those guys played with Howard in Washington.

Yes, they were all with the expansion Senators. Just for fun I checked-3 former Brooklyn Dodgers played for the expansion Senators.

Ed Roebuck, John Roseboro and Don Zimmer. Zimmer and Howard were on the team together for 1 year-1965. That was Zimmer's last year as a player and Howard's first year after being traded from the LA Dodgers.