Frank Reberger

Frank Beall Reberger
(Crane)

• Bats Left, Throws Right
• Height 6' 5", Weight 200 lb.
• School University of Idaho
• High School Caldwell (ID) High School
• Debut June 6, 1968
• Final Game September 24, 1972
• Born June 7, 1944 in Caldwell, ID USA

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Biographical Information

Frank Reberger was a tall (6' 5"), slender right-handed pitcher in the National League for the Chicago Cubs, San Diego Padres and San Francisco Giants in the 1970s. His nickname, "Crane", referred to his physical build. He was a hard thrower who was also pretty wild, and was used both in starting and (primarily) relief roles, with mixed results. He never really established himself, and in his five parts of seasons he had some nice stretches of solid pitching, but mostly not. Pitching for the Treasure Valley Cubs in 1966, Reberger tied for the Pioneer League lead in hit batsmen, with 15. This is also an all-time season record for the league.

He was a member of the inaugural team fielded by the Padres in 1969, having been selected from the Cubs in the !expansion draft. He had his busiest season that year, making 67 appearances, all in relief, and going 1-2, 3.59 with 6 saves. He was impressive enough that following the season, he was traded to the Giants in return for three players, all major leaguers: C Bob Barton, IF Bobby Etheridge and P Ron Herbel. He spent three seasons with the Giants, from 1970 to 1972. Used as a swingman the first year, he finished at 7-8 with 2 saves a pitched a career-high 152 innings, but his ERA was very high at 5.57. He also walked 98 batters, against 117 strikeouts. He did better over the next two seasons, but was not able to re-establish himself as a regular member of the pitching staff.

Reberger was pitching coach for the Nashua Angels (1983), Edmonton Trappers (1984-1987), San Jose Giants (1992), Vancouver Canadians (1996), Shreveport Captains (1997), and Duluth-Superior Dukes (2000) among others.

Reberger later served as a major league coach and roving pitching instructor (California Angels, 1991; Florida Marlins, 1993-1994) and managed in the minors, primarily in the San Francisco Giants farm system and also in the independent leagues. In 2007, he was manager of the Edmonton Cracker-Cats of the independent Northern League. He had been the team's pitching instructor, and was promoted to manager when former Edmonton Trappers and major league player Ron Kittle turned down the job.

Reberger moved to the President Lions of the Chinese Professional Baseball League as pitching coach in 2008.

Year-By-Year Minor League Managerial Record

Year	Team	League	Record	Finish	Organization	Playoffs
1998	Bakersfield Blaze	California League	49-91	10th	San Francisco Giants
1999	Salem-Keizer Volcanoes	Northwest League	37-39	6th	San Francisco Giants
2007	Edmonton Cracker-Cats	Northern League	38-58	8th	Independent Leagues