1940
Born September 15, 1940
Fort Gibson, OK, USA
Frank Linzy Notable
b. September 15, 1940 · San Francisco Giants 1963, 1965–1970, St. Louis Cardinals 1970–1971, Milwaukee Brewers 1972–1973, Philadelphia Phillies 1974
Frank Linzy played for four clubs across 12 seasons as a pitcher, opening with the San Francisco Giants in 1963 and closing with the Philadelphia Phillies in 1974.
Working almost entirely in relief, he saved 111 games and appeared 516 times, with a 2.85 earned run average. He struck out 358. Across 516 games he batted .149, with 18 hits and 5 runs. He finished with 1 home run.
He was born in Fort Gibson, OK, USA on September 15, 1940. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.
Honors
| Award | Times | Years |
|---|---|---|
| The Sporting News Rookie Pitcher of the Year | 1 | 1965 |
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1963 | SFG | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 |
| 1965 | SFG | 57 | 18 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | .222 |
| 1966 | SFG | 51 | 20 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .150 |
| 1967 | SFG | 57 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | .000 |
| 1968 | SFG | 57 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | .000 |
| 1969 | SFG | 58 | 30 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 0 | .267 |
| 1970 | SFG/STL | 67 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | .000 |
| 1971 | STL | 50 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .500 |
| 1972 | MIL | 47 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | .111 |
| 1973 | MIL | 42 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1974 | PHI | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Career | — | 516 | 121 | 5 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 42 | 0 | .149 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1963 | SFG | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 16.2 | 22 | 9 | 10 | 14 | 4.86 |
| 1965 | SFG | 9 | 3 | 57 | 0 | 21 | 81.2 | 76 | 13 | 23 | 35 | 1.43 |
| 1966 | SFG | 7 | 11 | 51 | 0 | 16 | 100.1 | 107 | 33 | 34 | 57 | 2.96 |
| 1967 | SFG | 7 | 7 | 57 | 0 | 17 | 95.2 | 67 | 16 | 34 | 38 | 1.51 |
| 1968 | SFG | 9 | 8 | 57 | 0 | 12 | 94.2 | 76 | 22 | 27 | 36 | 2.09 |
| 1969 | SFG | 14 | 9 | 58 | 0 | 11 | 116.1 | 129 | 47 | 38 | 62 | 3.64 |
| 1970 | SFG/STL | 5 | 6 | 67 | 0 | 3 | 87.0 | 99 | 45 | 34 | 35 | 4.66 |
| 1971 | STL | 4 | 3 | 50 | 0 | 6 | 59.1 | 49 | 14 | 27 | 24 | 2.12 |
| 1972 | MIL | 2 | 2 | 47 | 0 | 12 | 77.1 | 70 | 26 | 27 | 24 | 3.03 |
| 1973 | MIL | 2 | 6 | 42 | 1 | 13 | 63.0 | 68 | 25 | 21 | 21 | 3.57 |
| 1974 | PHI | 3 | 2 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 24.2 | 27 | 9 | 7 | 12 | 3.28 |
| Career | — | 62 | 57 | 516 | 2 | 111 | 816.2 | 790 | 259 | 282 | 358 | 2.85 |
On this day & linked events
1963
Major-league debut: Frank Linzy
Frank Linzy made a major-league debut on August 14, 1963.
1974
Final major-league game: Frank Linzy
Frank Linzy played a final major-league game on September 2, 1974.
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