1917
Born October 21, 1917
Pueblo, CO, USA
Frank Papish Notable
Frank Papish played for three clubs across six seasons as a pitcher, opening with the Chicago White Sox in 1945 and closing with the Pittsburgh Pirates in 1950.
He went 26 and 29 with a 3.58 earned run average, pitching 581 innings in 149 games. He struck out 255 and threw 3 shutouts. Across 149 games he batted .154, with 25 hits and 9 runs. He finished with 4 doubles.
He was born in Pueblo, CO, USA on October 21, 1917, and died on August 30, 1965. He batted right-handed and threw left-handed.
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1945 | CHW | 19 | 26 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 0 | .231 |
| 1946 | CHW | 31 | 43 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 0 | .186 |
| 1947 | CHW | 38 | 58 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 0 | .086 |
| 1948 | CHW | 32 | 27 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 0 | .185 |
| 1949 | CLE | 25 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .125 |
| 1950 | PIT | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Career | — | 149 | 162 | 9 | 25 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 36 | 0 | .154 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1945 | CHW | 4 | 4 | 19 | 5 | 1 | 84.1 | 75 | 35 | 40 | 45 | 3.74 |
| 1946 | CHW | 7 | 5 | 31 | 15 | 0 | 138.0 | 122 | 42 | 63 | 66 | 2.74 |
| 1947 | CHW | 12 | 12 | 38 | 26 | 3 | 199.0 | 185 | 72 | 98 | 79 | 3.26 |
| 1948 | CHW | 2 | 8 | 32 | 14 | 4 | 95.1 | 97 | 53 | 75 | 41 | 5.00 |
| 1949 | CLE | 1 | 0 | 25 | 3 | 1 | 62.0 | 54 | 22 | 39 | 23 | 3.19 |
| 1950 | PIT | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2.1 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 27.00 |
| Career | — | 26 | 29 | 149 | 64 | 9 | 581.0 | 541 | 231 | 319 | 255 | 3.58 |
On this day & linked events
1965