1930
Born February 18, 1930
Bessemer, AL, USA
Frank House Notable
b. February 18, 1930 · Detroit Tigers 1950–1951, 1954–1957, 1961, Kansas City Athletics 1958–1959, Cincinnati Reds 1960
Frank House played for three clubs across 12 seasons as a catcher, opening with the Detroit Tigers in 1950 and closing with the Detroit Tigers in 1961.
Across 653 games he batted .248, with 494 hits and 202 runs. He finished with 47 home runs, 64 doubles and 6 stolen bases.
He played 580 games behind the plate, with 2,642 putouts and 34 errors. He turned 38 double plays.
He was born in Bessemer, AL, USA on February 18, 1930, and died on March 13, 2005. He batted left-handed and threw right-handed.
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | DET | 5 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .400 |
| 1951 | DET | 18 | 41 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 1 | .220 |
| 1954 | DET | 114 | 352 | 35 | 88 | 12 | 1 | 9 | 38 | 31 | 34 | 2 | .250 |
| 1955 | DET | 102 | 328 | 37 | 85 | 11 | 1 | 15 | 53 | 22 | 25 | 0 | .259 |
| 1956 | DET | 94 | 321 | 44 | 77 | 6 | 2 | 10 | 44 | 21 | 19 | 1 | .240 |
| 1957 | DET | 106 | 348 | 31 | 90 | 9 | 0 | 7 | 36 | 35 | 26 | 1 | .259 |
| 1958 | KCA | 76 | 202 | 16 | 51 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 24 | 12 | 13 | 1 | .252 |
| 1959 | KCA | 98 | 347 | 32 | 82 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 30 | 20 | 23 | 0 | .236 |
| 1960 | CIN | 23 | 28 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .179 |
| 1961 | DET | 17 | 22 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | .227 |
| Career | — | 653 | 1994 | 202 | 494 | 64 | 11 | 47 | 235 | 151 | 147 | 6 | .248 |
On this day & linked events
2005
Died March 13, 2005
1950
Major-league debut: Frank House
Frank House made a major-league debut on July 21, 1950.
1961
Final major-league game: Frank House
Frank House played a final major-league game on September 25, 1961.
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