Fred Frankhouse
Born: 4/9/1904 in Port Royal, PA, USA
Died: 8/17/1989 in Mifflintown, PA, USA
MLB Debut: 1927-09-07 | Final Game: 1939-09-25
Bats: R | Throws: R | Height: 5'11" | Weight: 175 lbs
Full name: Frederick Meloy Frankhouse
Biography
Fred Frankhouse was a skilled pitcher who made a notable impact in Major League Baseball during his career from 1927 to 1939. Born in 1904, Frankhouse was recognized for his steady performance on the mound, finishing with a career record of 106-97 and an earned run average (ERA) of 3.92. Over his 12 seasons in the league, he accumulated 622 strikeouts and recorded 12 saves, showcasing his versatility as both a starter and a reliever. His ability to manage games effectively earned him a selection to the All-Star team, highlighting his standing among contemporaries during an era characterized by the transition from the deadball style to more offensive-minded play.
Playing primarily in the late 1920s and 1930s, Frankhouse navigated a challenging period in baseball marked by the Great Depression, which affected teams and player salaries alike. Despite these challenges, he established himself as a reliable pitcher, contributing significantly to the success of the teams he played for. His legacy is remembered not only through his statistics but also through the resilience and competitiveness he displayed throughout his career, making him a respected figure in the annals of baseball history.
Negro Leagues Career Statistics
Batting
| PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22.0 | 22.0 | 2.0 | 8.0 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.364 | 0.364 | 0.455 | 0.819 |
Pitching
| W | L | G | GS | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13.0 | 0 | 0 | 5.0 | 4.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 42.0 | 20.0 | 0 | 4.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
Negro Leagues Season-by-Season Batting
| Season | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1931 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 1932 | 18.0 | 18.0 | 2.0 | 8.0 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.444 | 0.444 | 0.556 | 1.000 |
Negro Leagues Season-by-Season Pitching
| Season | W | L | G | GS | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1931 | 5.0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 8.0 | 4.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 1932 | 8.0 | 0 | 0 | 4.0 | 3.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 34.0 | 16.0 | 0 | 4.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
Career Pitching Statistics
| W | L | G | GS | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | ER | HR | BB | SO | ERA | Pitcher PIV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 106 | 97 | 402 | 216 | 81 | 10 | 12 | 1888.0 | 2033 | 822 | 111 | 701 | 622 | 3.92 | 0 |
Season-by-Season Pitching
| Year | Team | Lg | W | L | G | GS | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA | Pitcher PIV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1927 | STL | NL | 5 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 50.0 | 41 | 15 | 16 | 20 | 2.70 | - |
| 1928 | STL | NL | 3 | 2 | 21 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 84.0 | 91 | 37 | 36 | 29 | 3.96 | - |
| 1929 | STL | NL | 7 | 2 | 30 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 133.3 | 149 | 61 | 43 | 37 | 4.12 | - |
| 1930 | BSN | NL | 7 | 6 | 27 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 110.7 | 138 | 69 | 43 | 30 | 5.61 | -2537.1 |
| 1930 | STL | NL | 2 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19.7 | 31 | 16 | 11 | 4 | 7.32 | - |
| 1931 | BSN | NL | 8 | 8 | 26 | 15 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 127.3 | 125 | 57 | 43 | 50 | 4.03 | 989.9 |
| 1932 | BSN | NL | 4 | 6 | 37 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 108.7 | 113 | 43 | 45 | 35 | 3.56 | -997.5 |
| 1933 | BSN | NL | 16 | 15 | 43 | 30 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 244.7 | 249 | 86 | 77 | 83 | 3.16 | 442.2 |
| 1934 | BSN | NL | 17 | 9 | 37 | 31 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 233.7 | 239 | 83 | 77 | 78 | 3.20 | 1420.3 |
| 1935 | BSN | NL | 11 | 15 | 40 | 29 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 230.7 | 278 | 122 | 81 | 64 | 4.76 | -440.1 |
| 1936 | BRO | NL | 13 | 10 | 41 | 31 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 234.3 | 236 | 95 | 89 | 84 | 3.65 | -1238.1 |
| 1937 | BRO | NL | 10 | 13 | 33 | 26 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 179.3 | 214 | 85 | 78 | 64 | 4.27 | -58.1 |
| 1938 | BRO | NL | 3 | 5 | 30 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 93.7 | 92 | 42 | 44 | 32 | 4.04 | -784.5 |
| 1939 | BSN | NL | 0 | 2 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 38.0 | 37 | 11 | 18 | 12 | 2.61 | -576.6 |
Career Batting Statistics
| G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | PIV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 421 | 636 | 72 | 132 | 22 | 1 | 1 | 58 | 1 | 38 | 65 | 0.208 | 0.254 | 0.250 | 0.504 | -2328.2 |
Season-by-Season Batting
| Year | Team | Lg | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG | PIV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1927 | STL | NL | 8 | 20 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.250 | 0.0 |
| 1928 | STL | NL | 22 | 27 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0.185 | 0.0 |
| 1929 | STL | NL | 34 | 52 | 7 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0.288 | -89.3 |
| 1930 | BSN | NL | 27 | 39 | 5 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 0.359 | 0.0 |
| 1930 | STL | NL | 9 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.000 | 0.0 |
| 1931 | BSN | NL | 26 | 40 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0.150 | 0.0 |
| 1932 | BSN | NL | 40 | 30 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0.100 | 0.0 |
| 1933 | BSN | NL | 43 | 80 | 9 | 19 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 0.237 | -302.2 |
| 1934 | BSN | NL | 37 | 85 | 12 | 17 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 0.200 | -502.9 |
| 1935 | BSN | NL | 40 | 76 | 10 | 20 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 0.263 | -123.2 |
| 1936 | BRO | NL | 42 | 91 | 9 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 0.143 | -911.5 |
| 1937 | BRO | NL | 39 | 58 | 7 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0.190 | -399.1 |
| 1938 | BRO | NL | 31 | 26 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0.154 | 0.0 |
| 1939 | BSN | NL | 23 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.000 | 0.0 |
Fielding Statistics
Career Fielding Totals by Position
| Position | G | GS | PO | A | E | DP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | 402 | 0 | 108 | 476 | 24 | 30 |
Season-by-Season Fielding
| Year | Team | Pos | G | GS | PO | A | E | DP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1927 | SLN | P | 6 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 0 |
| 1928 | SLN | P | 21 | 0 | 2 | 23 | 1 | 4 |
| 1929 | SLN | P | 30 | 0 | 5 | 41 | 1 | 5 |
| 1930 | BSN | P | 27 | 0 | 6 | 21 | 1 | 1 |
| 1930 | SLN | P | 8 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 1931 | BSN | P | 26 | 0 | 7 | 29 | 3 | 3 |
| 1932 | BSN | P | 37 | 0 | 7 | 41 | 4 | 1 |
| 1933 | BSN | P | 43 | 0 | 12 | 71 | 1 | 6 |
| 1934 | BSN | P | 37 | 0 | 9 | 48 | 1 | 2 |
| 1935 | BSN | P | 40 | 0 | 15 | 63 | 2 | 2 |
| 1936 | BRO | P | 41 | 0 | 15 | 52 | 1 | 3 |
| 1937 | BRO | P | 33 | 0 | 20 | 48 | 5 | 2 |
| 1938 | BRO | P | 30 | 0 | 5 | 24 | 2 | 1 |
| 1939 | BSN | P | 23 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
Career Games by Position
| Position | Games |
|---|---|
| Pitcher | 402 |
Award Voting History
| Year | Award | League | Finish | Points Won | Points Max | Votes First |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1934 | Most Valuable Player | NL | 16th | 4.0 | 80 | 0 |