Frank Sullivan
Franklin Leal Sullivan
All-Star Player
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Weight: 215 lb.

Born: January 23, 1930 in Hollywood, CA
High School: Burbank (Burbank, CA)
Signed
by the Boston Red Sox as an amateur free agent in 1948. (All Transactions)
Debut: July 31, 1953
Final Game: June 12, 1963
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Standard Batting

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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
1953 23 BOS AL 14 4 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .250 .250 .250 .500 33 1 0 0 0 1
1954 24 BOS AL 36 78 68 6 7 3 0 0 1 0 0 6 21 .103 .173 .147 .320 -15 10 2 0 3 1 1
1955 25 BOS AL 35 105 89 6 10 1 1 0 6 0 0 4 33 .112 .151 .146 .297 -23 13 2 0 12 0 0 1 AS,MVP-24
1956 26 BOS AL 34 95 85 4 12 1 0 0 3 0 0 2 21 .141 .159 .153 .312 -21 13 3 0 7 1 0 1 AS
1957 27 BOS AL 31 87 79 6 13 2 0 0 1 0 0 2 30 .165 .185 .190 .375 1 15 1 0 6 0 0 1
1958 28 BOS AL 32 80 67 6 11 1 0 0 3 0 0 5 18 .164 .222 .179 .401 10 12 2 0 8 0 0 1
1959 29 BOS AL 30 69 60 2 12 1 0 0 4 0 0 1 15 .200 .210 .217 .426 16 13 1 0 7 1 0 1
1960 30 BOS AL 40 48 40 3 5 0 0 0 2 0 0 4 11 .125 .205 .125 .330 -9 5 1 0 4 0 0 1
1961 31 PHI NL 49 41 33 2 5 0 0 0 2 0 0 5 10 .152 .263 .152 .415 15 5 1 0 3 0 0 1
1962 32 TOT MLB 40 5 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 .200 .000 .200 -41 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
1962 32 PHI NL 19 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1962 32 MIN AL 21 5 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 .200 .000 .200 -41 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
1963 33 MIN AL 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
11 Seasons 351 612 529 36 76 9 1 0 22 0 0 30 160 .144 .189 .164 .353 -6 87 14 0 50 3 0
162 Game Avg. 162 282 244 17 35 4 0 0 10 0 0 14 74 .144 .189 .164 .353 -6 40 6 0 23
BOS (8 yrs) 252 566 492 33 71 9 1 0 20 0 0 24 150 .144 .183 .167 .350 -7 82 12 0 47 3 0
MIN (2 yrs) 31 5 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 .200 .000 .200 -41 0 1 0 0 0 0
PHI (2 yrs) 68 41 33 2 5 0 0 0 2 0 0 5 10 .152 .263 .152 .415 15 5 1 0 3 0 0
AL (10 yrs) 283 571 496 34 71 9 1 0 20 0 0 25 150 .143 .183 .165 .349 -8 82 13 0 47 3 0
NL (2 yrs) 68 41 33 2 5 0 0 0 2 0 0 5 10 .152 .263 .152 .415 15 5 1 0 3 0 0

Advanced Batting

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Year Age Tm Lg PA Outs RC RC/G AIR BAbip BA lgBA OBP lgOBP SLG lgSLG OPS lgOPS OPS+ OWn% BtRuns BtWins TotA SecA ISO PwrSpd
1953 23 BOS AL 4 3 0 0.0 107 .333 .250 .276 .250 .352 .250 .406 .500 .758 33 .000 -0.4 -0.0 .333 .000 .000
1954 24 BOS AL 78 67 2 0.8 108 .146 .103 .279 .173 .356 .147 .408 .320 .764 -15 .045 -11.5 -1.2 .254 .132 .044
1955 25 BOS AL 105 93 2 0.6 111 .179 .112 .278 .151 .359 .146 .414 .297 .773 -23 .022 -16.8 -1.7 .210 .079 .034
1956 26 BOS AL 95 84 2 0.6 117 .185 .141 .282 .159 .366 .153 .430 .312 .797 -21 .024 -16.1 -1.6 .197 .035 .012
1957 27 BOS AL 87 73 3 1.1 104 .265 .165 .270 .185 .343 .190 .407 .375 .750 1 .074 -11.4 -1.2 .254 .051 .025
1958 28 BOS AL 80 66 3 1.2 103 .224 .164 .268 .222 .338 .179 .408 .401 .746 10 .090 -8.7 -0.9 .293 .090 .015
1959 29 BOS AL 69 57 3 1.4 102 .261 .200 .265 .210 .337 .217 .405 .426 .742 16 .111 -7.2 -0.7 .286 .033 .017
1960 30 BOS AL 48 40 1 0.7 104 .172 .125 .267 .205 .341 .125 .408 .330 .749 -9 .030 -6.4 -0.6 .250 .100 .000
1961 31 PHI NL 41 32 2 1.7 104 .217 .152 .268 .263 .334 .152 .417 .415 .751 15 .133 -4.0 -0.4 .345 .152 .000
1962 32 TOT MLB 5 5 0 0.0 106 .000 .000 .268 .200 .341 .000 .417 .200 .758 -41 .000 -0.8 -0.1 .200 .250 .000
1962 32 MIN AL 5 5 0 0.0 106 .000 .000 .268 .200 .341 .000 .417 .200 .758 -41 .000 -0.8 -0.1 .200 .250 .000
11 Seasons 612 520 18 0.9 107 .204 .144 .273 .189 .349 .164 .413 .353 .762 -6 .053 -83.2 -8.5 .251 .078 .021
162 Game Avg. 282 240 8 0.9 107 .204 .144 .273 .189 .349 .164 .413 .353 .762 -6 .053 -83.2 -8.5 .251 .078 .021
BOS (8 yrs) 566 483 16 0.9 108 .206 .144 .274 .183 .350 .167 .412 .350 .763 -7 .049 -78.4 -8.0 .245 .071 .022
MIN (2 yrs) 5 5 0 0.0 106 .000 .000 .268 .200 .341 .000 .417 .200 .758 -41 .000 -0.8 -0.1 .200 .250 .000
PHI (2 yrs) 41 32 2 1.7 104 .217 .152 .268 .263 .334 .152 .417 .415 .751 15 .133 -4.0 -0.4 .345 .152 .000
AL (10 yrs) 571 488 16 0.9 108 .203 .143 .274 .183 .350 .165 .412 .349 .763 -8 .049 -79.2 -8.1 .244 .073 .022
NL (2 yrs) 41 32 2 1.7 104 .217 .152 .268 .263 .334 .152 .417 .415 .751 15 .133 -4.0 -0.4 .345 .152 .000

All-Star Batting

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Year Tm Lg Age GS PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1955 BOS AL 25 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0
1956 BOS AL 26 DNP

Ratio Batting*

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Year Age Tm Lg PA HR% SO% BB% XBH% X/H% SO/BB AB/SO AB/HR AB/RBI GB/FB GO/AO IP% LD% HR/FB IF/FB
1953 23 BOS AL 4 0.0% 25.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0% 4.0 75%
1954 24 BOS AL 78 0.0% 26.9% 7.7% 3.9% 43% 3.50 3.2 68.0 1.00 62%
1955 25 BOS AL 105 0.0% 31.4% 3.8% 1.9% 20% 8.25 2.7 14.8 2.41 53%
1956 26 BOS AL 95 0.0% 22.1% 2.1% 1.1% 8% 10.50 4.0 28.3 2.56 68%
1957 27 BOS AL 87 0.0% 34.5% 2.3% 2.3% 15% 15.00 2.6 79.0 2.00 56%
1958 28 BOS AL 80 0.0% 22.5% 6.3% 1.3% 9% 3.60 3.7 22.3 1.72 61%
1959 29 BOS AL 69 0.0% 21.7% 1.5% 1.5% 8% 15.00 4.0 15.0 2.82 67%
1960 30 BOS AL 48 0.0% 22.9% 8.3% 0.0% 0% 2.75 3.6 20.0 1.23 60%
1961 31 PHI NL 41 0.0% 24.4% 12.2% 0.0% 0% 2.00 3.3 16.5 9.50 56%
1962 32 TOT MLB 5 0.0% 0.0% 20.0% 0.0% 0.00 1.50 80%
1962 32 MIN AL 5 0.0% 0.0% 20.0% 0.0% 0.00 1.50 80%
11 Seasons 612 0.0% 26.1% 4.9% 1.6% 13% 5.33 3.3 24.0 2.03 61%
MLB Averages

Baserunning & Misc. Stats*

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Year Age Tm Lg ROE XI RS% SBO SB CS SB% SB2 CS2 SB3 CS3 SBH CSH PO PCS OOB BT XBT% 1stS 1stS2 1stS3 1stD 1stD3 1stDH 2ndS 2ndS3 2ndSH
1954 24 BOS AL 0 0 46% 25 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 50% 3 3 0 0 0 0 3 0 3
1955 25 BOS AL 2 0 43% 30 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 30% 7 6 1 0 0 0 3 1 2
1956 26 BOS AL 0 0 29% 25 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0% 4 4 0 2 2 0 1 1 0
1957 27 BOS AL 1 0 40% 37 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 17% 3 3 0 0 0 0 3 1 1
1958 28 BOS AL 0 0 38% 26 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 13% 3 3 0 3 2 1 2 2 0
1959 29 BOS AL 1 0 15% 28 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0% 6 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1960 30 BOS AL 1 0 33% 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 50% 3 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 1
1961 31 PHI NL 1 0 20% 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0% 4 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
1962 32 TOT MLB 0 0 100% 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1962 32 MIN AL 0 0 100% 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
11 Seasons 6 0 34% 199 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 6 19% 33 31 2 5 4 1 14 6 7
MLB Averages

Situational Hitting*

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Hits Pinch Hitting Home Runs SH GIDP PrdOut BaseRunners Advances
Year Age Tm Lg PA Ptn% H Inf Bnt AB H HR RBI PHlev All GS GSo vRH vLH Hm Rd IP Att Suc % Opp DP % Opp Suc % BR BRS BRS% <2,3B Scr % 0,2B Adv % PAu
1954 24 BOS AL 75 40% 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 100% 11 2 18% 18 3 17% 54 1 2% 3 1 33% 5 1 20% 4
1955 25 BOS AL 105 26% 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 13 12 92% 30 2 7% 30 7 23% 86 6 7% 5 1 20% 7 3 43% 0
1956 26 BOS AL 95 32% 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 9 7 78% 20 3 15% 22 8 36% 69 3 4% 4 2 50% 5 1 20% 0
1957 27 BOS AL 80 13% 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 6 120% 10 1 10% 13 3 23% 35 1 3% 3 1 33% 3 1 33% 7
1958 28 BOS AL 80 9% 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 10 8 80% 16 2 13% 19 7 37% 56 3 5% 5 1 20% 3 2 67% 0
1959 29 BOS AL 69 17% 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 10 7 70% 15 1 7% 18 3 17% 40 5 13% 1 1 100% 3 2 67% 0
1960 30 BOS AL 48 31% 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 4 80% 7 1 14% 8 5 63% 30 2 7% 1 0 0% 1 1 100% 0
1961 31 PHI NL 41 39% 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 3 75% 6 1 17% 8 1 13% 18 3 17% 3 2 67% 1 0 0% 0
1962 32 TOT MLB 5 20% 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0% 1 1 100% 1 0 0% 3 0 0% 0 0 1 0 0% 0
1962 32 MIN AL 5 20% 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0% 1 1 100% 1 0 0% 3 0 0% 0 0 1 0 0% 0
11 Seasons 598 25% 76 0 0 0 0 0 0 17 0 0 0 0 0 60 50 83% 116 14 12% 137 37 27% 391 24 6% 25 9 36% 29 11 38% 11
MLB Averages

Cumulative Batting

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Year Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1953 23 14 4 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .250 .250 .250 .500 33 1 0 0 0
1954 24 50 82 72 6 8 3 0 0 1 0 0 6 22 .111 .177 .153 .330 -13 11 2 0 3 1
1955 25 85 187 161 12 18 4 1 0 7 0 0 10 55 .112 .163 .149 .312 -18 24 4 0 15 1 0
1956 26 119 282 246 16 30 5 1 0 10 0 0 12 76 .122 .162 .150 .312 -19 37 7 0 22 2 0
1957 27 150 369 325 22 43 7 1 0 11 0 0 14 106 .132 .167 .160 .327 -15 52 8 0 28 2 0
1958 28 182 449 392 28 54 8 1 0 14 0 0 19 124 .138 .177 .163 .340 -11 64 10 0 36 2 0
1959 29 212 518 452 30 66 9 1 0 18 0 0 20 139 .146 .181 .170 .351 -7 77 11 0 43 3 0
1960 30 252 566 492 33 71 9 1 0 20 0 0 24 150 .144 .183 .167 .350 -7 82 12 0 47 3 0
1961 31 301 607 525 35 76 9 1 0 22 0 0 29 160 .145 .189 .166 .354 -6 87 13 0 50 3 0
1962 32 341 612 529 36 76 9 1 0 22 0 0 30 160 .144 .189 .164 .353 -6 87 14 0 50 3 0
1963 33 351 612 529 36 76 9 1 0 22 0 0 30 160 .144 .189 .164 .353 -6 87 14 0 50 3 0

Neutralized Batting

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Year Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS RC Gact
1953 23 15 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 14
1954 24 38 80 72 7 8 3 0 0 1 0 7 22 .111 .188 .153 .340 2 36
1955 25 37 98 94 5 11 1 1 0 5 0 4 34 .117 .153 .149 .302 2 35
1956 26 36 91 88 4 12 1 0 0 3 0 2 22 .136 .154 .148 .302 2 34
1957 27 33 85 83 6 14 2 0 0 1 0 2 32 .169 .188 .193 .381 3 31
1958 28 33 76 71 6 12 1 0 0 3 0 5 19 .169 .224 .183 .407 3 32
1959 29 31 65 63 2 13 1 0 0 4 0 1 16 .206 .215 .222 .438 3 30
1960 30 42 46 42 2 5 0 0 0 2 0 4 12 .119 .196 .119 .315 1 40
1961 31 51 43 36 2 7 0 0 0 2 0 7 10 .194 .326 .194 .520 2 49
1962 32 40 5 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 .200 .000 .200 0 40
10 Seasons 356 593 557 35 82 9 1 0 21 0 33 168 .147 .194 .167 .361 18 341
162 Game Avg. 162 270 253 16 37 4 0 0 10 0 15 76 .147 .194 .167 .361 8 341

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Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

All-Star Games
1955 *
1956

MVP (yr lg (rk, shr))
1955 AL (24, 0%)
0.00 Career Shares (1684th)

Sacrifice Hits s c a p y
1955 AL  12 (7th)
1958 AL  8 (10th)

             
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