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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 School.
  • 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

  • Was a truck driver during the off-season in 1952.
  • Served in the U. S. Navy during World War II, 1943-1945.
  • 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

  • Served as fill in 2nd base umpire for 1st game of twi-night doubleheader between Sacramento and Portland on July 21, 1952.[1]

Sources

  • 1952 Pacific Coast League Thumbnail Sketches.
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