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| + | == Profile == | ||
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| + | === Personal === | ||
| + | * Resided in Sacramento, California in 1952. | ||
| + | * Self-identified as being of English-Danish ancestry. | ||
| + | * Worked four innings in his first game for Midland in the 1938 West Texas-New Mexico League, | ||
| + | losing 5-2. | ||
| + | * Helping Spokane win the Western International League title on the last day of the 1948 season was | ||
| + | his greatest thrill; the club had been in the second division in mid-August, then won 45 of its | ||
| + | last 56 games with Frank tossing the pennant-clincher. | ||
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| + | === Pre-professional career === | ||
| + | * Attended Elk Grove, California High Schoo. | ||
| + | * Was on the all-star diamond team for three years. | ||
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| + | == Achievements == | ||
| + | * Set a new Western International League record whe he pitched 300 innings in 1948. | ||
| + | * Led the 1948 Western International League in complete games with 30. | ||
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| + | == Outside of baseball == | ||
| + | * Is a truck driver during the off-season. | ||
| + | * Served in the U. S. Navy during World War II. | ||
| + | * His ship was sunk off the coast of Samoa and Frank and his buddies were in the water 48 hours | ||
| + | before being rescued. | ||
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| + | == Career notes == | ||
| + | * 1943, 1944, 1945 Shows "Armed Forces (Navy)" | ||
| + | |||
| + | = Source == | ||
| + | * {{cite-book | title=1952 Pacific Coast League Thumbnail Sketches}} | ||
Revision as of 20:03, 26 January 2010
Contents |
Profile
Personal
- Resided in Sacramento, California in 1952.
- Self-identified as being of English-Danish ancestry.
- Worked four innings in his first game for Midland in the 1938 West Texas-New Mexico League,
losing 5-2.
- Helping Spokane win the Western International League title on the last day of the 1948 season was
his greatest thrill; the club had been in the second division in mid-August, then won 45 of its last 56 games with Frank tossing the pennant-clincher.
Pre-professional career
- Attended Elk Grove, California High Schoo.
- Was on the all-star diamond team for three years.
Achievements
- Set a new Western International League record whe he pitched 300 innings in 1948.
- Led the 1948 Western International League in complete games with 30.
Outside of baseball
- Is a truck driver during the off-season.
- Served in the U. S. Navy during World War II.
- His ship was sunk off the coast of Samoa and Frank and his buddies were in the water 48 hours
before being rescued.
Career notes
- 1943, 1944, 1945 Shows "Armed Forces (Navy)"
Source =
- 1952 Pacific Coast League Thumbnail Sketches.
