Frank Skaff

Frank Skaff
First baseman / Manager
Born: (1910-09-30)September 30, 1910
La Crosse, Wisconsin, U.S.
Died: April 12, 1988(1988-04-12) (aged 77)
Towson, Maryland, U.S.
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 runs1
Runs batted in11
Teams
As player

As manager

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.