1943
Born April 16, 1943
Staten Island, NY, USA
Frank Fernández Notable
b. April 16, 1943 · New York Yankees 1967–1969, Oakland Athletics 1970–1971, Washington Senators 1971, Chicago Cubs 1971–1972
Frank Fernández played for four clubs across six seasons as a catcher, opening with the New York Yankees in 1967 and closing with the Chicago Cubs in 1972.
Across 285 games he batted .199, with 145 hits and 92 runs. He finished with 39 home runs, 21 doubles and 4 stolen bases.
He played 214 games behind the plate, with 1,116 putouts and 10 errors. He turned 10 double plays.
He was born in Staten Island, NY, USA on April 16, 1943. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | NYY | 9 | 28 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 1 | .214 |
| 1968 | NYY | 51 | 135 | 15 | 23 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 30 | 35 | 50 | 1 | .170 |
| 1969 | NYY | 89 | 229 | 34 | 51 | 6 | 1 | 12 | 29 | 65 | 68 | 1 | .223 |
| 1970 | OAK | 94 | 252 | 30 | 54 | 5 | 0 | 15 | 44 | 40 | 76 | 1 | .214 |
| 1971 | CHC/OAK/WSA | 39 | 80 | 12 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 22 | 28 | 0 | .138 |
| 1972 | CHC | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .000 |
| Career | — | 285 | 727 | 92 | 145 | 21 | 2 | 39 | 116 | 164 | 231 | 4 | .199 |
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