Frank Skaff | |
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First baseman / Manager | |
Born: La Crosse, Wisconsin, U.S. | September 30, 1910|
Died: April 12, 1988 Towson, Maryland, U.S. | (aged 77)|
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
MLB debut | |
September 11, 1935, for the Brooklyn Dodgers | |
Last MLB appearance | |
October 3, 1943, for the Philadelphia Athletics | |
MLB statistics | |
Batting average | .320 |
Home runs | 1 |
Runs batted in | 11 |
Teams | |
As player
As manager
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Francis Michael Skaff (September 30, 1910 – April 12, 1988) was an American Major League Baseball (MLB) infielder, coach, manager and scout. He played for the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1935 and for the Philadelphia Athletics in 1943, and served as acting manager of the Detroit Tigers for the latter half of the 1966 season after his two immediate predecessors in the post were stricken with terminal illnesses.