Charlie Frank (baseball)

Charlie Frank
Outfielder
Born: (1870-05-30)May 30, 1870
Mobile, Alabama, U.S.
Died: May 24, 1922(1922-05-24) (aged 51)
Memphis, Tennessee, U.S.
Batted: Left
Threw: Left
MLB debut
August 18, 1893, for the St. Louis Browns
Last MLB appearance
July 25, 1894, for the St. Louis Browns
MLB statistics
Batting average.298
Home runs5
Runs batted in59
Stats at Baseball Reference 
Teams

Charles Frank (May 30, 1870 – May 24, 1922) was an American Major League Baseball player. He played for the St. Louis Browns in 1893–1894. He was the president and manager of various minor league baseball clubs in the Southern Association.[1] From 1901 to 1903 he managed the Memphis Egyptians, from 1904 to 1913 the New Orleans Pelicans, and from 1916 to 1919 and 1921 the Atlanta Crackers.[2] Frank had a scheme where he would hang baseballs in a dry refrigerator so they would not bounce anymore.[3]

References

  1. ^ Major League Baseball Profiles, 1871-1900, Volume 2: The Hall of Famers and Memorable Personalities Who Shaped the Game. U of Nebraska Press. September 2011. ISBN 978-0-8032-3532-8.
  2. ^ Baseball in Memphis. Arcadia. March 26, 2012. ISBN 978-1-4396-4223-8.
  3. ^ A Game of Inches: The Stories Behind the Innovations That Shaped Baseball: The Game on the Field, Volume 1. Bloomsbury Publishing PLC. March 23, 2006. ISBN 978-1-56663-954-5.

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