Frankie Frisch

Frankie Frisch
Frisch in 1919
Second baseman / Manager
Born: (1897-09-09)September 9, 1897
Bronx, New York, U.S.
Died: March 12, 1973(1973-03-12) (aged 75)
Wilmington, Delaware, U.S.
Batted: Switch
Threw: Right
MLB debut
June 17, 1919, for the New York Giants
Last MLB appearance
August 5, 1937, for the St. Louis Cardinals
MLB statistics
Batting average.316
Hits2,880
Home runs105
Runs batted in1,244
Managerial record1,138–1,078
Winning %.514
Teams
As player

As manager

Career highlights and awards
Member of the National
Baseball Hall of Fame
Induction1947
Vote84.5% (sixth ballot)

Frank Francis Frisch[1] (September 9, 1897[a]—March 12, 1973), nicknamed "the Fordham Flash" or "the Old Flash", was an American professional baseball second baseman and manager.[2] He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the New York Giants (1919–1926) and St. Louis Cardinals (1927–1937), and managed the Cardinals (1933–1938), Pittsburgh Pirates (1940–1946), and Chicago Cubs (1949–1951). He is a member of the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum and the St. Louis Cardinals Hall of Fame Museum. He is tied with Yogi Berra for most World Series doubles at 10 and holds the record for the most World Series hits at 58 for a player who never played for the New York Yankees, exceeded only by Berra and Mickey Mantle.[3]

  1. ^ Durso, Joseph (March 13, 1973). "Frankie Frisch, 74, Dead; Baseball's Fordham Flash". The New York Times. Retrieved July 2, 2019.
  2. ^ "A German-American chronology". Archived from the original on October 2, 2007. Retrieved September 4, 2007. 1929 'Black Friday' on New York Stock Exchange leads to worldwide depression / baseball stars Babe Ruth, Lou Gehrig, Honus Wagner, Frank Frisch... of German descent
  3. ^ "World Series Career Hitting Records". Retrieved July 29, 2019.


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