1930
Born January 23, 1930
Hollywood, CA, USA
Frank Sullivan Notable
b. January 23, 1930 · Boston Red Sox 1953–1960, Philadelphia Phillies 1961–1962, Minnesota Twins 1962–1963
Frank Sullivan played for three clubs across 11 seasons as a pitcher, opening with the Boston Red Sox in 1953 and closing with the Minnesota Twins in 1963.
He went 97 and 100 with a 3.60 earned run average, pitching 1,732 innings in 351 games. He struck out 959, completed 73 of his 219 starts and threw 15 shutouts. Across 351 games he batted .144, with 76 hits and 36 runs. He finished with 9 doubles.
He led the league in wins once, in 1955, with 18.
He was selected to two consecutive All-Star teams, from 1955 to 1956.
He was born in Hollywood, CA, USA on January 23, 1930, and died on January 19, 2016. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.
Honors
| Award | Times | Years |
|---|---|---|
| All-Star selection | 2 | 1955, 1956 |
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1953 | BOS | 14 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .250 |
| 1954 | BOS | 36 | 68 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 21 | 0 | .103 |
| 1955 | BOS | 35 | 89 | 6 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 33 | 0 | .112 |
| 1956 | BOS | 34 | 85 | 4 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 21 | 0 | .141 |
| 1957 | BOS | 31 | 79 | 6 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 30 | 0 | .165 |
| 1958 | BOS | 32 | 67 | 6 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 18 | 0 | .164 |
| 1959 | BOS | 30 | 60 | 2 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 15 | 0 | .200 |
| 1960 | BOS | 40 | 40 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 0 | .125 |
| 1961 | PHI | 49 | 33 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 0 | .152 |
| 1962 | MIN/PHI | 40 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 1963 | MIN | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Career | — | 351 | 529 | 36 | 76 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 22 | 30 | 160 | 0 | .144 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1953 | BOS | 1 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 25.2 | 24 | 16 | 11 | 17 | 5.61 |
| 1954 | BOS | 15 | 12 | 36 | 26 | 1 | 206.1 | 185 | 72 | 66 | 124 | 3.14 |
| 1955 | BOS | 18 | 13 | 35 | 35 | 0 | 260.0 | 235 | 84 | 100 | 129 | 2.91 |
| 1956 | BOS | 14 | 7 | 34 | 33 | 0 | 242.0 | 253 | 92 | 82 | 116 | 3.42 |
| 1957 | BOS | 14 | 11 | 31 | 30 | 0 | 240.2 | 206 | 73 | 48 | 127 | 2.73 |
| 1958 | BOS | 13 | 9 | 32 | 29 | 3 | 199.1 | 216 | 79 | 49 | 103 | 3.57 |
| 1959 | BOS | 9 | 11 | 30 | 26 | 1 | 177.2 | 172 | 78 | 67 | 107 | 3.95 |
| 1960 | BOS | 6 | 16 | 40 | 22 | 1 | 153.2 | 164 | 87 | 52 | 98 | 5.10 |
| 1961 | PHI | 3 | 16 | 49 | 18 | 6 | 159.1 | 161 | 76 | 55 | 114 | 4.29 |
| 1962 | MIN/PHI | 4 | 3 | 40 | 0 | 5 | 56.1 | 71 | 28 | 25 | 22 | 4.47 |
| 1963 | MIN | 0 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 11.0 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 5.73 |
| Career | — | 97 | 100 | 351 | 219 | 18 | 1732.0 | 1702 | 692 | 559 | 959 | 3.60 |
On this day & linked events
2016
Died January 19, 2016
1953
Major-league debut: Frank Sullivan
Frank Sullivan made a major-league debut on July 31, 1953.
1958
Jim Bunning's No-Hitter
Jim Bunning threw a no-hitter for the Detroit Tigers against the Boston Red Sox on July 20, 1958, winning 3–0.
1963
Final major-league game: Frank Sullivan
Frank Sullivan played a final major-league game on June 12, 1963.
Image: Bowman Gum, public domain