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 Induction
Information
Elected to Hall of Fame by Baseball Writers in 1947, Player -
136 votes on 161 ballots - 84.47%
Born: September 9, 1898, in Bronx, New York
Died: March 12, 1973, in Wilmington, Delaware
ML Debut: 6/14/1919
Primary Position: Second Baseman
Bats: B Throws: R Primary Uniform #: 3
Played For: New York Giants (1919-1926), St. Louis
Cardinals (1927-1937)
Managed: St. Louis Cardinals (1933-1938), Pittsburgh Pirates
(1940-1946), Chicago Cubs (1949-1951)
Post-Season: 1921 World Series, 1922 World Series, 1923
World Series, 1924 World Series, 1928 World Series, 1930 World
Series, 1931 World Series, 1934 World Series
Awards: All-Star (3): 1933-1935; National League MVP 1931
Bio
Frank Frisch, "The Fordham Flash," an all-around athlete who jumped
directly from college to the New York Giants, played on eight
pennant-winners in 19 seasons. A fine switch-hitter, Frisch compiled
a run of 11 straight .300 seasons and set single-season fielding
records as a second baseman for chances and assists with the
Cardinals in 1927. As player-manager with St. Louis, he instilled
the rollicking all-out style of hard-nosed play that prompted
sportswriters to tab the Cardinals "The Gashouse Gang."
Quote
"His range was such that he played second base, some of center
field, and a slice of right field, too."
— sportswriter Damon Runyon
Did You Know... that Frankie Frisch's season strikeout
total topped 20 only twice in his 19-year career? |
