Player
Frankie Frisch HOF 1947
Player Info
- Full Name
- Frank Francis
- Born
-
September 9, 1897
Bronx, NY, USA - Died
- March 12, 1973
- Size
- 5'11" / 165 lbs
- B/T
- B / R
- Debut
- June 17, 1919
- Final Game
- August 5, 1937
- Career
- 19 years
Teams
- New York Giants 1919-1926
- St. Louis Cardinals 1927-1937
Honors
1934 - Baseball Magazine All-Star
(NL)
1933 - Baseball Magazine All-Star
(NL)
1931 - Sporting News All-Star
(ML)
1931 - Most Valuable Player
(NL)
1931 - Baseball Magazine All-Star
(NL)
1931 - Baseball Magazine All-Star
(ML)
1930 - Sporting News All-Star
(ML)
1930 - Baseball Magazine All-Star
(NL)
1930 - Baseball Magazine All-Star
(ML)
1927 - Baseball Magazine All-Star
(NL)
... and 5 more
Career Batting
2,311
G
.316
AVG
2,880
H
105
HR
1,244
RBI
.799
OPS
118
OPS vs Lg
Qualified for career rate leaderboards
· about these stats
Batting Season by Season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | R | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1937 | St. Louis Cardinals | 17 | 32 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .219 |
| 1936 | St. Louis Cardinals | 93 | 303 | 83 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 40 | .274 |
| 1935 | St. Louis Cardinals | 103 | 354 | 104 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 52 | .294 |
| 1934 | St. Louis Cardinals | 140 | 550 | 168 | 30 | 6 | 3 | 74 | .305 |
| 1933 | St. Louis Cardinals | 147 | 585 | 177 | 32 | 6 | 4 | 74 | .303 |
| 1932 | St. Louis Cardinals | 115 | 486 | 142 | 26 | 2 | 3 | 59 | .292 |
| 1931 | St. Louis Cardinals | 131 | 518 | 161 | 24 | 4 | 4 | 96 | .311 |
| 1930 | St. Louis Cardinals | 133 | 540 | 187 | 46 | 9 | 10 | 121 | .346 |
| 1929 | St. Louis Cardinals | 138 | 527 | 176 | 40 | 12 | 5 | 93 | .334 |
| 1928 | St. Louis Cardinals | 141 | 547 | 164 | 29 | 9 | 10 | 107 | .300 |
| 1927 | St. Louis Cardinals | 153 | 617 | 208 | 31 | 11 | 10 | 112 | .337 |
| 1926 | New York Giants | 135 | 545 | 171 | 29 | 4 | 5 | 75 | .314 |
| 1925 | New York Giants | 120 | 502 | 166 | 26 | 6 | 11 | 89 | .331 |
| 1924 | New York Giants | 145 | 603 | 198 | 33 | 15 | 7 | 121 | .328 |
| 1923 | New York Giants | 151 | 641 | 223 | 32 | 10 | 12 | 116 | .348 |
| 1922 | New York Giants | 132 | 514 | 168 | 16 | 13 | 5 | 101 | .327 |
| 1921 | New York Giants | 153 | 618 | 211 | 31 | 17 | 8 | 121 | .341 |
| 1920 | New York Giants | 110 | 440 | 123 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 57 | .280 |
| 1919 | New York Giants | 54 | 190 | 43 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 21 | .226 |
Advanced Batting
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| Year | Lg | PA | ISO | BABIP | BB% | K% | OPS vs Lg | HR/162 | Qual |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1937 | NL | 34 | .063 | .219 | 2.9 | 0.0 | 47 | 0.0 | |
| 1936 | NL | 348 | .043 | .281 | 10.3 | 2.9 | 87 | 1.0 | |
| 1935 | NL | 402 | .065 | .306 | 8.2 | 4.0 | 99 | 1.1 | |
| 1934 | NL | 606 | .093 | .307 | 7.4 | 1.7 | 109 | 3.2 | ✓ |
| 1933 | NL | 646 | .096 | .306 | 7.4 | 2.5 | 123 | 4.2 | ✓ |
| 1932 | NL | 513 | .080 | .296 | 4.9 | 2.5 | 94 | 3.1 | ✓ |
| 1931 | NL | 570 | .085 | .313 | 7.9 | 2.3 | 113 | 4.2 | ✓ |
| 1930 | NL | 611 | .174 | .344 | 9.0 | 2.6 | 129 | 10.5 | ✓ |
| 1929 | NL | 599 | .150 | .335 | 8.8 | 2.0 | 125 | 5.3 | ✓ |
| 1928 | NL | 631 | .141 | .296 | 10.1 | 2.7 | 120 | 10.5 | ✓ |
| 1927 | NL | 693 | .135 | .332 | 6.2 | 1.4 | 136 | 10.6 | ✓ |
| 1926 | NL | 589 | .095 | .317 | 5.6 | 2.7 | 111 | 5.4 | ✓ |
| 1925 | NL | 542 | .141 | .325 | 5.9 | 2.6 | 121 | 11.7 | ✓ |
| 1924 | NL | 675 | .139 | .334 | 8.3 | 3.6 | 134 | 7.4 | ✓ |
| 1923 | NL | 702 | .137 | .342 | 6.6 | 1.7 | 138 | 12.7 | ✓ |
| 1922 | NL | 582 | .111 | .329 | 8.1 | 2.2 | 119 | 5.2 | ✓ |
| 1921 | NL | 687 | .144 | .349 | 6.1 | 4.1 | 136 | 8.5 | ✓ |
| 1920 | NL | 473 | .096 | .285 | 4.2 | 3.8 | 101 | 4.2 | |
| 1919 | NL | 197 | .068 | .236 | 2.0 | 7.1 | 65 | 2.3 |
Career Fielding by Position
| Pos | G | PO | A | E | DP | FPct |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2B | 1,762 | 4,348 | 6,026 | 280 | 1,062 | .974 |
| 3B | 459 | 453 | 937 | 68 | 83 | .953 |
| SS | 75 | 117 | 207 | 23 | 29 | .934 |
Fielding Season by Season
| Year | Team | Pos | G | PO | A | E | DP | FPct |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1937 | St. Louis Cardinals | 2B | 5 | 12 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 1936 | St. Louis Cardinals | 2B | 60 | 124 | 176 | 11 | 27 | .965 |
| 1936 | St. Louis Cardinals | 3B | 22 | 35 | 16 | 3 | 5 | .944 |
| 1936 | St. Louis Cardinals | SS | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .667 |
| 1935 | St. Louis Cardinals | 2B | 88 | 193 | 252 | 8 | 48 | .982 |
| 1935 | St. Louis Cardinals | 3B | 5 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 0 | .857 |
| 1934 | St. Louis Cardinals | 2B | 115 | 294 | 351 | 15 | 74 | .977 |
| 1934 | St. Louis Cardinals | 3B | 25 | 31 | 37 | 5 | 6 | .932 |
| 1933 | St. Louis Cardinals | 2B | 132 | 371 | 378 | 14 | 71 | .982 |
| 1933 | St. Louis Cardinals | SS | 15 | 24 | 35 | 4 | 5 | .937 |
| 1932 | St. Louis Cardinals | 2B | 75 | 214 | 250 | 14 | 53 | .971 |
| 1932 | St. Louis Cardinals | 3B | 37 | 38 | 59 | 0 | 5 | 1.000 |
| 1932 | St. Louis Cardinals | SS | 4 | 5 | 10 | 2 | 2 | .882 |
| 1931 | St. Louis Cardinals | 2B | 129 | 290 | 424 | 19 | 93 | .974 |
| 1930 | St. Louis Cardinals | 2B | 123 | 307 | 473 | 25 | 93 | .969 |
| 1930 | St. Louis Cardinals | 3B | 10 | 8 | 20 | 2 | 3 | .933 |
| 1929 | St. Louis Cardinals | 2B | 121 | 295 | 374 | 21 | 66 | .970 |
| 1929 | St. Louis Cardinals | 3B | 13 | 9 | 33 | 1 | 1 | .977 |
| 1929 | St. Louis Cardinals | SS | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 1928 | St. Louis Cardinals | 2B | 139 | 383 | 474 | 21 | 80 | .976 |
| 1927 | St. Louis Cardinals | 2B | 153 | 396 | 641 | 22 | 104 | .979 |
| 1927 | St. Louis Cardinals | SS | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 1926 | New York Giants | 2B | 127 | 261 | 471 | 19 | 69 | .975 |
| 1926 | New York Giants | 3B | 7 | 9 | 15 | 2 | 2 | .923 |
| 1925 | New York Giants | 2B | 42 | 105 | 162 | 12 | 20 | .957 |
| 1925 | New York Giants | 3B | 46 | 37 | 97 | 10 | 4 | .931 |
| 1925 | New York Giants | SS | 39 | 73 | 134 | 15 | 21 | .932 |
| 1924 | New York Giants | 2B | 143 | 391 | 537 | 27 | 101 | .972 |
| 1924 | New York Giants | 3B | 2 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 1.000 |
| 1924 | New York Giants | SS | 10 | 10 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 |
| 1923 | New York Giants | 2B | 135 | 307 | 451 | 21 | 80 | .973 |
| 1923 | New York Giants | 3B | 17 | 20 | 42 | 1 | 3 | .984 |
| 1922 | New York Giants | 2B | 85 | 176 | 288 | 12 | 40 | .975 |
| 1922 | New York Giants | 3B | 53 | 52 | 117 | 10 | 12 | .944 |
| 1922 | New York Giants | SS | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 1921 | New York Giants | 2B | 61 | 147 | 218 | 14 | 36 | .963 |
| 1921 | New York Giants | 3B | 93 | 79 | 200 | 19 | 16 | .936 |
| 1920 | New York Giants | 3B | 109 | 104 | 251 | 12 | 23 | .967 |
| 1920 | New York Giants | SS | 2 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 1919 | New York Giants | 2B | 29 | 82 | 92 | 5 | 7 | .972 |
| 1919 | New York Giants | 3B | 20 | 18 | 38 | 1 | 0 | .982 |
| 1919 | New York Giants | SS | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | .857 |
Postseason Batting
| Year | Round | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Career | 50 | 197 | 58 | 0 | 10 | .294 | ||
| 1934 | World Series | St. Louis Cardinals | 7 | 31 | 6 | 0 | 4 | .194 |
| 1931 | World Series | St. Louis Cardinals | 7 | 27 | 7 | 0 | 1 | .259 |
| 1930 | World Series | St. Louis Cardinals | 6 | 24 | 5 | 0 | 0 | .208 |
| 1928 | World Series | St. Louis Cardinals | 4 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 1 | .231 |
| 1924 | World Series | New York Giants | 7 | 30 | 10 | 0 | 0 | .333 |
| 1923 | World Series | New York Giants | 6 | 25 | 10 | 0 | 1 | .400 |
| 1922 | World Series | New York Giants | 5 | 17 | 8 | 0 | 2 | .471 |
| 1921 | World Series | New York Giants | 8 | 30 | 9 | 0 | 1 | .300 |
Managerial record: 1138-1078 (.514)
Full Managerial Record
| Year | Team | League | G | W | L | PCT | Finish | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1951 | Chicago Cubs | NL | 81 | 35 | 45 | .438 | 8 | |
| 1950 | Chicago Cubs | NL | 154 | 64 | 89 | .418 | 7 | |
| 1949 | Chicago Cubs | NL | 104 | 42 | 62 | .404 | 8 | |
| 1946 | Pittsburgh Pirates | NL | 152 | 62 | 89 | .411 | 7 | |
| 1945 | Pittsburgh Pirates | NL | 155 | 82 | 72 | .532 | 4 | |
| 1944 | Pittsburgh Pirates | NL | 158 | 90 | 63 | .588 | 2 | |
| 1943 | Pittsburgh Pirates | NL | 157 | 80 | 74 | .519 | 4 | |
| 1942 | Pittsburgh Pirates | NL | 151 | 66 | 81 | .449 | 5 | |
| 1941 | Pittsburgh Pirates | NL | 156 | 81 | 73 | .526 | 4 | |
| 1940 | Pittsburgh Pirates | NL | 156 | 78 | 76 | .506 | 4 | |
| 1938 | St. Louis Cardinals | NL | 139 | 63 | 72 | .467 | 6 | |
| 1937 | St. Louis Cardinals | NL | 157 | 81 | 73 | .526 | 4 | Player-Mgr |
| 1936 | St. Louis Cardinals | NL | 155 | 87 | 67 | .565 | 2 | Player-Mgr |
| 1935 | St. Louis Cardinals | NL | 154 | 96 | 58 | .623 | 2 | Player-Mgr |
| 1934 | St. Louis Cardinals | NL | 154 | 95 | 58 | .621 | 1 | Player-Mgr |
| 1933 | St. Louis Cardinals | NL | 63 | 36 | 26 | .581 | 5 | Player-Mgr |