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Frank Bolling
Frank Elmore Bolling
All-Star Player
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 1" , Weight: 175 lb.

Born: November 16, 1931 in Mobile, AL
Schools: Spring Hill College
Signed by the Detroit Tigers as an amateur free agent in 1951. (All Transactions)
Debut: April 13, 1954
Final Game: September 15, 1966
Relatives: Brother of Milt Bolling
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Year Age Tm Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards
1954 22 DET AL 117 413 368 46 87 15 2 6 38 3 5 36 51 .236 .302 .337 .639 77 124 5 0 6 3 *4
1956 24 DET AL 102 422 366 53 103 21 7 7 45 6 2 42 51 .281 .354 .434 .789 107 159 4 2 7 5 1 4 MVP-27
1957 25 DET AL 146 644 576 72 149 27 6 15 40 4 9 57 64 .259 .327 .405 .732 97 233 15 2 8 1 3 *4
1958 26 DET AL 154 681 610 91 164 25 4 14 75 6 4 54 54 .269 .328 .392 .720 92 239 9 4 4 9 1 *4 MVP-16,GG
1959 27 DET AL 127 520 459 56 122 18 3 13 55 2 2 45 37 .266 .339 .403 .742 99 185 6 7 7 2 2 *4
1960 28 DET AL 139 584 536 64 136 20 4 9 59 7 4 40 48 .254 .308 .356 .664 78 191 10 2 6 0 2 *4
1961 29 MLN NL 148 658 585 86 153 16 4 15 56 7 3 57 62 .262 .329 .379 .708 93 222 25 3 10 3 1 *4 AS
1962 30 MLN NL 122 452 406 45 110 17 4 9 43 2 2 35 45 .271 .333 .399 .732 99 162 7 4 4 3 3 *4 AS
1963 31 MLN NL 142 606 542 73 132 18 2 5 43 2 1 41 47 .244 .299 .312 .611 77 169 11 3 17 3 3 *4
1964 32 MLN NL 120 387 352 35 70 11 1 5 34 0 1 21 44 .199 .245 .278 .524 47 98 8 2 8 4 3 *4
1965 33 MLN NL 148 577 535 55 141 26 3 7 50 0 4 24 41 .264 .295 .363 .657 84 194 11 0 17 1 6 *4
1966 34 ATL NL 75 245 227 16 48 7 0 1 18 1 1 10 14 .211 .244 .256 .499 38 58 3 1 3 4 3 4
12 Seasons 1540 6189 5562 692 1415 221 40 106 556 40 38 462 558 .254 .313 .366 .679 85 2034 114 30 97 38 28
162 Game Avg. 162 651 585 73 149 23 4 11 58 4 4 49 59 .254 .313 .366 .679 85 214 12 3 10 4
ATL (6 yrs) 755 2925 2647 310 654 95 14 42 244 12 12 188 253 .247 .298 .341 .639 78 903 65 13 59 18 19
DET (6 yrs) 785 3264 2915 382 761 126 26 64 312 28 26 274 305 .261 .326 .388 .714 92 1131 49 17 38 20 9
NL (6 yrs) 755 2925 2647 310 654 95 14 42 244 12 12 188 253 .247 .298 .341 .639 78 903 65 13 59 18 19
AL (6 yrs) 785 3264 2915 382 761 126 26 64 312 28 26 274 305 .261 .326 .388 .714 92 1131 49 17 38 20 9
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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr Rtz Rtzrd Rtzhm Rdp RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
1954 DET AL 22 2B 113 100 904.0 493 248 232 13 54 .974 -11.6 -15.4 -9.6 -1.0 -8.6 -2 4.78 4.25 .976 5.37 4.84
1956 DET AL 24 2B 102 99 891.2 494 223 260 11 72 .978 -2.8 -3.8 -1.8 -3.7 1.9 -1 4.88 4.74 .973 5.44 4.74 MVP-27
1957 DET AL 25 2B 146 144 1325.1 811 394 401 16 112 .980 7.2 6.5 4.2 3.7 0.5 3 5.40 5.45 .980 5.39 4.84
1958 DET AL 26 2B 154 154 1350.1 799 342 445 12 109 .985 12.2 10.8 13.2 7.8 5.4 -1 5.25 5.11 .978 5.26 4.68 MVP-16,GG
1959 DET AL 27 2B 126 126 1111.0 629 281 340 8 81 .987 11.8 12.7 12.8 8.6 4.2 -1 5.03 4.93 .976 5.29 4.73
1960 DET AL 28 2B 138 137 1230.0 769 375 377 17 93 .978 -0.9 -0.9 -1.9 -6.6 4.7 1 5.50 5.45 .979 5.46 4.66
1961 MLN NL 29 2B 148 145 1307.1 825 326 489 10 112 .988 14.1 12.9 10.1 4.6 5.5 4 5.61 5.51 .976 5.51 4.89 AS
1962 MLN NL 30 2B 119 112 980.1 556 252 298 6 70 .989 -2.4 -2.9 -2.4 -4.4 2.1 0 5.05 4.62 .974 5.30 4.68 AS
1963 MLN NL 31 2B 141 137 1237.0 719 326 379 14 107 .981 2.2 2.1 -2.8 3.0 -5.8 5 5.13 5.00 .974 5.21 4.59
1964 MLN NL 32 2B 117 94 868.0 474 212 255 7 68 .985 -10.1 -14.0 -11.1 -5.7 -5.4 1 4.84 3.99 .973 5.22 4.61
1965 MLN NL 33 2B 147 141 1265.2 720 310 393 17 90 .976 -1.6 -1.5 -0.6 2.7 -3.3 -1 5.00 4.78 .974 5.28 4.71
1966 ATL NL 34 2B 67 57 511.1 289 134 150 5 35 .983 -4.6 -10.8 -3.6 -2.2 -1.5 -1 5.00 4.24 .978 5.33 4.68
12 Seasons 2B 1518 1446 12982.0 7578 3423 4019 136 1003 .982 13.5 1.2 6.5 6.8 -0.3 7 5.16 4.90 .976 5.34 4.72
12 Seasons TOT 1518 1446 12982.0 7578 3423 4019 136 1003 .982 13.5 1.2 6.5 6.8 -0.3 7 5.16 4.90 .958 5.34 4.72

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

All-Star Games
1961-1 (2B)
1961-2 (2B)
1962-1 *
1962-2 *

Gold Gloves
1958-AL-2B

MVP (yr-lg-rk-shr)
1956-AL-27-1%
1958-AL-16-3%
0.04 Career Shares (1148th)

Games Played s c a p y
1957 AL--146--9th
1958 AL--154--3rd

At Bats s c a p y
1957 AL--576--7th
1958 AL--610--3rd
1961 NL--585--8th

Plate Appearances s c a p y
1957 AL--644--8th
1958 AL--681--2nd
1961 NL--658--9th

Runs Scored s c a p y
1958 AL--91--6th

Hits s c a p y
1958 AL--164--8th

Doubles s c a p y
1957 AL--27--9th
1958 AL--25--10th

Triples s c a p y
1956 AL--7--9th
1957 AL--6--6th

Singles s c a p y
1958 AL--121--6th
1961 NL--118--6th

Times On Base s c a p y
1958 AL--222--10th

Hit By Pitch s c a p y
1959 AL--7--5th

Sacrifice Hits s c a p y
1961 NL--10--7th
1963 NL--17--1st
1965 NL--17--2nd

Sacrifice Flies s c a p y
1958 AL--9--1st

Double Plays Grounded Into s c a p y
1957 AL--15--9th
1961 NL--25--1st

Caught Stealing s c a p y
1957 AL--9--3rd

Power-Speed # s c a p y
1958 AL--8.4--10th

AB per SO s c a p y
1959 AL--12.405--8th
1963 NL--11.532--4th
1965 NL--13.049--4th

Outs Made s c a p y
1957 AL--460--5th
1958 AL--472--2nd
1961 NL--473--2nd

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Gray InkBatting - 17 (1091), Average HOFer ≈ 144
Hall of Fame MonitorBatting - 14 (961), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 12 (1255), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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* - Signifies Hall of Famer

Transactions

Before 1951 Season: Signed by the Detroit Tigers as an amateur free agent.

December 7, 1960: Traded by the Detroit Tigers with Neil Chrisley to the Milwaukee Braves for Dick Brown, Bill Bruton, Chuck Cottier and Terry Fox.

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