Frankie Frisch
American baseball player and manager (1898–1973) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Frank Francis Frisch[1] (September 9, 1897[lower-alpha 1]—March 12, 1973), nicknamed "the Fordham Flash" or "the Old Flash", was an American professional baseball second baseman and manager.[2] He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the New York Giants (1919–1926) and St. Louis Cardinals (1927–1937), and managed the Cardinals (1933–1938), Pittsburgh Pirates (1940–1946), and Chicago Cubs (1949–1951). He is a member of the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum and the St. Louis Cardinals Hall of Fame Museum. He is tied with Yogi Berra for most World Series doubles at 10 and holds the record for the most World Series hits at 58 for a player who never played for the New York Yankees, exceeded only by Berra and Mickey Mantle.[3]
Frankie Frisch | |
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Second baseman / Manager | |
Born: (1897-09-09)September 9, 1897 Bronx, New York, U.S. | |
Died: March 12, 1973(1973-03-12) (aged 75) Wilmington, Delaware, U.S. | |
Batted: Switch Threw: Right | |
MLB debut | |
June 17, 1919, for the New York Giants | |
Last MLB appearance | |
August 5, 1937, for the St. Louis Cardinals | |
MLB statistics | |
Batting average | .316 |
Hits | 2,880 |
Home runs | 105 |
Runs batted in | 1,244 |
Managerial record | 1,138–1,078 |
Winning % | .514 |
Teams | |
As player
As manager | |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Member of the National | |
Baseball Hall of Fame | |
Induction | 1947 |
Vote | 84.5% (sixth ballot) |