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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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Year Age Tm Lg W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF ERA+ WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB Awards
1953 23 BOS AL 1 1 .500 5.61 14 0 1 0 0 0 25.2 24 16 16 3 11 17 1 0 0 104 75 1.364 8.4 1.1 3.9 6.0 1.55
1954 24 BOS AL 15 12 .556 3.14 36 26 6 11 3 1 206.1 185 81 72 18 66 124 6 2 1 857 132 1.216 8.1 0.8 2.9 5.4 1.88
1955 25 BOS AL 18 13 .581 2.91 35 35 0 16 3 0 260.0 235 103 84 23 100 5 129 2 1 1 1100 148 1.288 8.1 0.8 3.5 4.5 1.29 AS,MVP-24
1956 26 BOS AL 14 7 .667 3.42 34 33 1 12 1 0 242.0 253 112 92 22 82 6 116 8 1 4 1048 135 1.384 9.4 0.8 3.0 4.3 1.41 AS
1957 27 BOS AL 14 11 .560 2.73 31 30 1 14 3 0 240.2 206 76 73 16 48 4 127 7 0 2 961 146 1.055 7.7 0.6 1.8 4.7 2.65
1958 28 BOS AL 13 9 .591 3.57 32 29 3 10 2 3 199.1 216 91 79 12 49 0 103 3 1 2 836 112 1.329 9.8 0.5 2.2 4.7 2.10
1959 29 BOS AL 9 11 .450 3.95 30 26 1 5 2 1 177.2 172 86 78 17 67 2 107 7 1 2 751 102 1.345 8.7 0.9 3.4 5.4 1.60
1960 30 BOS AL 6 16 .273 5.10 40 22 4 4 0 1 153.2 164 94 87 12 52 6 98 6 0 3 678 78 1.406 9.6 0.7 3.0 5.7 1.88
1961 31 PHI NL 3 16 .158 4.29 49 18 19 1 1 6 159.1 161 93 76 19 55 5 114 5 0 1 687 95 1.356 9.1 1.1 3.1 6.4 2.07
1962 32 TOT MLB 4 3 .571 4.47 40 0 14 0 0 5 56.1 71 38 28 5 25 2 22 2 0 1 260 89 1.704 11.3 0.8 4.0 3.5 0.88
1962 32 PHI NL 0 2 .000 6.26 19 0 4 0 0 0 23.0 38 21 16 2 12 2 12 2 0 0 115 62 2.174 14.9 0.8 4.7 4.7 1.00
1962 32 MIN AL 4 1 .800 3.24 21 0 10 0 0 5 33.1 33 17 12 3 13 0 10 0 0 1 145 126 1.380 8.9 0.8 3.5 2.7 0.77
1963 33 MIN AL 0 1 .000 5.73 10 0 3 0 0 1 11.0 15 7 7 1 4 1 2 0 0 0 49 64 1.727 12.3 0.8 3.3 1.6 0.50
11 Seasons 97 100 .492 3.60 351 219 53 73 15 18 1732.0 1702 797 692 148 559 31 959 47 6 17 7331 116 1.305 8.8 0.8 2.9 5.0 1.72
162 Game Avg. 12 12 .492 3.60 42 26 6 9 2 2 207 203 95 83 18 67 114 6 1 2 875 116 1.305 8.8 0.8 2.9 5.0 1.72
BOS (8 yrs) 90 80 .529 3.47 252 201 17 72 14 6 1505.1 1455 659 581 123 475 23 821 40 6 15 6335 120 1.282 8.7 0.7 2.8 4.9 1.73
MIN (2 yrs) 4 2 .667 3.86 31 0 13 0 0 6 44.1 48 24 19 4 17 1 12 0 0 1 194 103 1.466 9.7 0.8 3.5 2.4 0.71
PHI (2 yrs) 3 18 .143 4.54 68 18 23 1 1 6 182.1 199 114 92 21 67 7 126 7 0 1 802 89 1.459 9.8 1.0 3.3 6.2 1.88
AL (10 yrs) 94 82 .534 3.48 283 201 30 72 14 12 1549.2 1503 683 600 127 492 24 833 40 6 16 6529 120 1.287 8.7 0.7 2.9 4.8 1.69
NL (2 yrs) 3 18 .143 4.54 68 18 23 1 1 6 182.1 199 114 92 21 67 7 126 7 0 1 802 89 1.459 9.8 1.0 3.3 6.2 1.88

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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

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
1953 BOS AL 23 P 14 6 4 2 0 0 1.000 0.43 .950 0.88
1954 BOS AL 24 P 36 26 206.1 50 12 36 2 5 .960 2.09 1.33 .958 2.01 0.93
1955 BOS AL 25 P 35 35 260.0 64 22 41 1 5 .984 2.18 1.80 .955 1.99 0.83 AS,MVP-24
1956 BOS AL 26 P 34 33 242.0 54 16 37 1 5 .981 1.97 1.56 .948 1.92 0.82 AS
1957 BOS AL 27 P 31 30 240.2 66 17 48 1 5 .985 2.43 2.10 .962 1.99 0.86
1958 BOS AL 28 P 32 29 199.1 39 13 26 0 5 1.000 1.76 1.22 .962 1.95 0.82
1959 BOS AL 29 P 30 26 177.2 37 15 20 2 4 .946 1.77 1.17 .957 2.05 0.85
1960 BOS AL 30 P 40 22 153.2 23 6 17 0 1 1.000 1.35 0.58 .965 1.96 0.78
1961 PHI NL 31 P 49 18 159.1 46 10 34 2 0 .957 2.49 0.90 .959 2.18 0.88
1962 TOT MLB 32 P 40 0 56.1 16 6 10 0 0 1.000 2.56 0.40 .950 2.08 0.80
1962 PHI NL 32 P 19 0 23.0 7 2 5 0 0 1.000 2.74 0.37 .943 2.07 0.82
1962 MIN AL 32 P 21 0 33.1 9 4 5 0 0 1.000 2.43 0.43 .956 2.08 0.79
1963 MIN AL 33 P 10 0 11.0 4 0 4 0 0 1.000 3.27 0.40 .950 1.96 0.79
11 Seasons P 351 219 1706.1 405 121 275 9 30 .978 2.09 1.13 .957 2.00 0.84
11 Seasons TOT 351 219 1706.1 405 121 275 9 30 .978 2.09 1.13 .935 2.00 0.84

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)

Earned Run Average s c a p y
1955 AL  2.908 (5th)
1956 AL  3.421 (10th)
1957 AL  2.730 (5th)

Wins s c a p y
1954 AL  15 (10th)
1955 AL  18 (1st)
1957 AL  14 (7th)

Win-Loss % s c a p y
1956 AL  .667 (7th)
1958 AL  .591 (6th)

Walks & Hits per IP s c a p y
1954 AL  1.217 (7th)
1955 AL  1.289 (8th)
1957 AL  1.055 (1st)

Hits per 9 IP s c a p y
1957 AL  7.704 (5th)

Bases On Balls per 9 IP s c a p y
1954 AL  2.879 (10th)
1956 AL  3.050 (6th)
1957 AL  1.795 (1st)
1958 AL  2.212 (3rd)

Strikeouts per 9 IP s c a p y
1954 AL  5.409 (6th)
1959 AL  5.420 (9th)
1961 NL  6.439 (7th)

Innings Pitched s c a p y
1955 AL  260.0 (1st)
1956 AL  242.0 (10th)
1957 AL  240.7 (5th)

Strikeouts s c a p y
1954 AL  124 (9th)
1955 AL  129 (6th)
1957 AL  127 (7th)

Games Started s c a p y
1955 AL  35 (1st)
1956 AL  33 (6th)
1957 AL  30 (7th)

Complete Games s c a p y
1955 AL  16 (3rd)
1957 AL  14 (4th)

Shutouts s c a p y
1954 AL  3 (10th)
1955 AL  3 (8th)
1957 AL  3 (4th)

Home Runs s c a p y
1954 AL  18 (7th)
1955 AL  23 (2nd)
1956 AL  22 (10th)

Bases on Balls s c a p y
1955 AL  100 (5th)

Hits s c a p y
1955 AL  235 (2nd)
1956 AL  253 (6th)
1958 AL  216 (7th)

Strikeouts / Base On Balls s c a p y
1954 AL  1.879 (2nd)
1957 AL  2.646 (2nd)
1958 AL  2.102 (9th)

Home Runs per 9 IP s c a p y
1957 AL  .598 (6th)
1958 AL  .542 (2nd)

Losses s c a p y
1955 AL  13 (6th)
1960 AL  16 (2nd)
1961 NL  16 (4th)

Earned Runs s c a p y
1955 AL  84 (10th)
1960 AL  87 (8th)

Hit By Pitch s c a p y
1954 AL  6 (8th)
1956 AL  8 (4th)
1957 AL  7 (7th)
1959 AL  7 (9th)

Batters Faced s c a p y
1955 AL  1100 (1st)
1956 AL  1048 (8th)
1957 AL  961 (9th)

Adjusted ERA+ s c a p y
1954 AL  132 (8th)
1955 AL  148 (2nd)
1956 AL  135 (5th)
1957 AL  146 (2nd)
Career  116 (188th)

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

                                         

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Black InkPitching - 10 (234), Average HOFer ≈ 40
Gray InkPitching - 71 (342), Average HOFer ≈ 185
Hall of Fame MonitorPitching - 16 (712), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsPitching - 8 (996), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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* - Signifies Hall of Famer

Transactions

Before 1948 Season: Signed by the Boston Red Sox as an amateur free agent.

December 15, 1960: Traded by the Boston Red Sox to the Philadelphia Phillies for Gene Conley.

July 14, 1962: Released by the Philadelphia Phillies.

July 14, 1962: Signed as a Free Agent with the Minnesota Twins.

June 19, 1963: Released by the Minnesota Twins.

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