Frankie Frisch

Full Name: Frank Francis Frisch Primary Position: 2B,3B Height/Weight: 5' 11"/165 First Game: June 14, 1919 Birthdate: September 9, 1898 Final Game: August 5, 1937 Birthplace: Bronx, New York MLB Experience: 19 years Died: March 12, 1973 Deathplace: Wilmington, Delaware Bat/Throw: Both/Right

Inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1947

Biography

Frankie Frisch (Frank Francis Frisch) was born on September 9, 1898 in Bronx, New York. He made his Major League debut on June 14, 1919 for the New York Giants. In 1919, his rookie year, he hit .226 with 2 home runs and 24 RBI. Frisch played for the New York Giants and St. Louis Cardinals over the course of his 19 year career.

There is some disagreement on what was Frankie Frisch's most productive season. Some believe that it was 1923, when he stole 29 bases, hit for a .348 average and knocked in 111 runs. However, others believe that it was 1921, when he stole 49 bases, hit for a .341 average and knocked in 100 runs.

Statistics

Batting Stats

Year	Team		G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG	OBP	SLG	2B	3B	BB	SO	HBP	SH	SB	IBB	GDP
1919	NY	N	54	190	21	43	2	24	.226	.242	.295	3	2	4	14	0	3	15	0	0
1920	NY	N	110	440	57	123	4	77	.280	.311	.375	10	10	20	18	0	13	34	0	0
1921	NY	N	153	618	121	211	8	100	.341	.384	.485	31	17	42	28	1	26	49	0	0
1922	NY	N	132	514	101	168	5	51	.327	.387	.438	16	13	47	13	3	18	31	1	6
1923	NY	N	151	641	116	223	12	111	.348	.395	.485	32	10	46	12	4	11	29	0	0
1924	NY	N	145	603	121	198	7	69	.328	.387	.468	33	15	56	24	2	14	22	0	0
1925	NY	N	120	502	89	166	11	48	.331	.374	.472	26	6	32	14	3	5	21	0	0
1926	NY	N	135	545	75	171	5	44	.314	.353	.409	29	4	33	16	0	11	23	0	0
1927	STL	N	153	617	112	208	10	78	.337	.387	.472	31	11	43	10	7	26	48	0	0
1928	STL	N	141	547	107	164	10	86	.300	.374	.441	29	9	64	17	1	19	29	0	0
1929	STL	N	138	527	93	176	5	74	.334	.397	.484	40	12	53	12	2	17	24	0	0
1930	STL	N	133	540	121	187	10	114	.346	.407	.520	46	9	55	16	0	16	15	0	0
1931	STL	N	131	518	96	161	4	82	.311	.368	.396	24	4	45	13	2	5	28	0	0
1932	STL	N	115	486	59	142	3	60	.292	.327	.372	26	2	25	13	0	2	18	0	0
1933	STL	N	147	585	74	177	4	66	.303	.358	.398	32	6	48	16	3	10	18	0	20
1934	STL	N	140	550	74	168	3	75	.305	.359	.398	30	6	45	10	1	10	11	0	17
1935	STL	N	103	354	52	104	1	55	.294	.356	.359	16	2	33	16	1	14	2	0	7
1936	STL	N	93	303	40	83	1	26	.274	.353	.317	10	0	36	10	1	8	2	0	9
1937	STL	N	17	32	3	7	0	4	.219	.242	.281	2	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	2
Total			2311	9112	1532	2880	105	1244	.316	.369	.432	466	138	728	272	31	229	419	1	61

Fielding Stats

Year	Team		POS	G	GS	INN	PO	A	ERR	DP	TP	PB	SB	CS	PkO	AVG
1919	NY	N	2B	29	0	0	82	92	5	7	0	0	0	0	0	.972
1919	NY	N	3B	20	0	0	18	38	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.982
1919	NY	N	SS	1	0	0	2	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.857
1920	NY	N	3B	109	0	0	104	251	12	23	0	0	0	0	0	.967
1920	NY	N	SS	2	0	0	2	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000
1921	NY	N	2B	62	60	0	147	218	14	36	0	0	0	0	0	.963
1921	NY	N	3B	94	93	0	79	200	19	16	0	0	0	0	0	.936
1922	NY	N	SS	1	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000
1922	NY	N	2B	88	85	675.2	176	288	12	40	0	0	0	0	0	.975
1922	NY	N	3B	51	45	353.2	52	117	10	12	0	0	0	0	0	.944
1923	NY	N	2B	135	0	0	307	451	21	80	0	0	0	0	0	.973
1923	NY	N	3B	17	0	0	20	42	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	.984
1924	NY	N	2B	143	0	0	391	537	27	101	0	0	0	0	0	.972
1924	NY	N	SS	10	0	0	10	14	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.000
1924	NY	N	3B	2	0	0	7	6	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	1.000
1925	NY	N	3B	46	0	0	37	97	10	4	0	0	0	0	0	.931
1925	NY	N	2B	42	0	0	105	162	12	20	0	0	0	0	0	.957
1925	NY	N	SS	39	0	0	73	134	15	21	0	0	0	0	0	.932
1926	NY	N	2B	127	0	0	261	471	19	69	0	0	0	0	0	.975
1926	NY	N	3B	7	0	0	9	15	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	.923
1927	STL	N	SS	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000
1927	STL	N	2B	153	0	0	396	641	22	104	0	0	0	0	0	.979
1928	STL	N	2B	139	0	0	383	474	21	80	0	0	0	0	0	.976
1929	STL	N	3B	13	0	0	9	33	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	.977
1929	STL	N	SS	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000
1929	STL	N	2B	121	0	0	295	374	21	66	0	0	0	0	0	.970
1930	STL	N	2B	123	0	0	307	473	25	93	0	0	0	0	0	.969
1930	STL	N	3B	10	0	0	8	20	2	3	0	0	0	0	0	.933
1931	STL	N	2B	129	0	0	290	424	19	93	0	0	0	0	0	.974
1932	STL	N	2B	75	0	0	214	250	14	53	0	0	0	0	0	.971
1932	STL	N	3B	37	0	0	38	59	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	1.000
1932	STL	N	SS	4	0	0	5	10	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	.882
1933	STL	N	2B	132	0	0	371	378	14	71	0	0	0	0	0	.982
1933	STL	N	SS	15	0	0	24	35	4	5	0	0	0	0	0	.937
1934	STL	N	3B	25	0	0	31	37	5	6	0	0	0	0	0	.932
1934	STL	N	2B	115	0	0	294	351	15	74	0	0	0	0	0	.977
1935	STL	N	2B	88	0	0	193	252	8	48	0	0	0	0	0	.982
1935	STL	N	3B	5	0	0	6	6	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	.857
1936	STL	N	2B	60	0	0	124	176	11	27	0	0	0	0	0	.965
1936	STL	N	3B	22	0	0	35	16	3	5	0	0	0	0	0	.944
1936	STL	N	SS	1	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.667
1937	STL	N	2B	5	0	0	12	14	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000
Total			SS	75	0	2	117	207	23	29	0	0	0	0	0	.934
Total			2B	1766	145	675.2	4348	6026	280	1062	0	0	0	0	0	.974
Total			3B	458	138	353.2	453	937	68	83	0	0	0	0	0	.953

Transactions

• Signed as a non-drafted free agent by New York Giants (June 14, 1919).
• Traded by New York Giants with Jimmy Ring to St. Louis Cardinals in exchange for Rogers Hornsby (December 20, 1926).

Career Highlights

• 3 Time All-Star: 1933, 1934, 1935
• 4 Time World Series Champion: 1921 New York Giants, 1922 New York Giants, 1931 St. Louis Cardinals, 1934 St. Louis Cardinals

See also

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