Grieve readily agreed to the invitation and walked into meet the gentle, jovial giant slugger, Frank Howard. A 16-year major leaguer, Frank Howard was a member of the inaugural 1972 Texas Rangers ...

Frank Howard, a four-time All-Star who slugged 382 home runs during a lengthy major league career that included a World Series title with the Los Angeles Dodgers in 1963, has died. He was 87.