Posted By:
Ted ZanidakisGil
I met Frank when he was batting coach for the Yankees.
What a nice guy, he is the epitome of "the gentle giant"
expression. In fact Frank and Clete Boyer were at a show
and I had the opportunity to chat with them for at least
3/4 of an hour. You get these former ballplayers wound up
and the stories they have to tell are really amazing.
I never could figure out why the Dodgers traded him to
Wash. (it wasn't a big trade). Frank played 1st,and Gil
Hodges had left the Dodgers in the early '60s. Howard,
on better teams would have had really great numbers.