1904
Born April 9, 1904
Port Royal, PA, USA
Fred Frankhouse Notable
b. April 9, 1904 · St. Louis Cardinals 1927–1930, Boston Braves 1930–1935, Brooklyn Dodgers 1936–1938, Boston Bees 1939
Fred Frankhouse played for four clubs across 13 seasons as a pitcher, opening with the St. Louis Cardinals in 1927 and closing with the Boston Bees in 1939. His longest stay was with the Boston Braves, from 1930 to 1935.
He went 106 and 97 with a 3.92 earned run average, pitching 1,888 innings in 402 games. He struck out 622, completed 81 of his 216 starts and threw 10 shutouts. Across 421 games he batted .208, with 132 hits and 72 runs. He finished with 1 home run, 22 doubles and 1 stolen base.
He was an All-Star in 1934.
He was born in Port Royal, PA, USA on April 9, 1904, and died on August 17, 1989. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.
Honors
| Award | Times | Years |
|---|---|---|
| All-Star selection | 1 | 1934 |
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1927 | STL | 8 | 20 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .250 |
| 1928 | STL | 22 | 27 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 0 | .185 |
| 1929 | STL | 34 | 52 | 7 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 0 | .288 |
| 1930 | BSN/STL | 36 | 44 | 5 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 9 | 0 | .318 |
| 1931 | BSN | 26 | 40 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | .150 |
| 1932 | BSN | 40 | 30 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | .100 |
| 1933 | BSN | 43 | 80 | 9 | 19 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 0 | .237 |
| 1934 | BSN | 37 | 85 | 12 | 17 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 9 | 0 | .200 |
| 1935 | BSN | 40 | 76 | 10 | 20 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 0 | .263 |
| 1936 | BRO | 42 | 91 | 9 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 0 | .143 |
| 1937 | BRO | 39 | 58 | 7 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 1 | .190 |
| 1938 | BRO | 31 | 26 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 0 | .154 |
| 1939 | BSN | 23 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Career | — | 421 | 636 | 72 | 132 | 22 | 1 | 1 | 58 | 38 | 65 | 1 | .208 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1927 | STL | 5 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 50.0 | 41 | 15 | 16 | 20 | 2.70 |
| 1928 | STL | 3 | 2 | 21 | 10 | 1 | 84.0 | 91 | 37 | 36 | 29 | 3.96 |
| 1929 | STL | 7 | 2 | 30 | 12 | 1 | 133.1 | 149 | 61 | 43 | 37 | 4.12 |
| 1930 | BSN/STL | 9 | 9 | 35 | 12 | 0 | 130.1 | 169 | 85 | 54 | 34 | 5.87 |
| 1931 | BSN | 8 | 8 | 26 | 15 | 1 | 127.1 | 125 | 57 | 43 | 50 | 4.03 |
| 1932 | BSN | 4 | 6 | 37 | 6 | 0 | 108.2 | 113 | 43 | 45 | 35 | 3.56 |
| 1933 | BSN | 16 | 15 | 43 | 30 | 2 | 244.2 | 249 | 86 | 77 | 83 | 3.16 |
| 1934 | BSN | 17 | 9 | 37 | 31 | 1 | 233.2 | 239 | 83 | 77 | 78 | 3.20 |
| 1935 | BSN | 11 | 15 | 40 | 29 | 0 | 230.2 | 278 | 122 | 81 | 64 | 4.76 |
| 1936 | BRO | 13 | 10 | 41 | 31 | 2 | 234.1 | 236 | 95 | 89 | 84 | 3.65 |
| 1937 | BRO | 10 | 13 | 33 | 26 | 0 | 179.1 | 214 | 85 | 78 | 64 | 4.27 |
| 1938 | BRO | 3 | 5 | 30 | 8 | 0 | 93.2 | 92 | 42 | 44 | 32 | 4.04 |
| 1939 | BSN | 0 | 2 | 23 | 0 | 4 | 38.0 | 37 | 11 | 18 | 12 | 2.61 |
| Career | — | 106 | 97 | 402 | 216 | 12 | 1888.0 | 2033 | 822 | 701 | 622 | 3.92 |
On this day & linked events
1989
Died August 17, 1989
1927
Major-league debut: Fred Frankhouse
Fred Frankhouse made a major-league debut on September 7, 1927.
1939
Final major-league game: Fred Frankhouse
Fred Frankhouse played a final major-league game on September 25, 1939.
Image: Goudey, public domain