Frank Bolling

Position: Second Baseman

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-1, 175lb (185cm, 79kg)

Born: November 16, 1931 in Mobile, AL us

Died: July 11, 2020 in Mobile, AL

Buried: Spring Hill Memorial Gardens, Mobile, AL

High School: McGill Catholic HS (Mobile, AL)

School: Spring Hill College (Mobile, AL)

Debut: April 13, 1954 (Age 22-148d, 11,070th in major league history)
vs. BAL 4 AB, 1 H, 1 HR, 1 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: September 15, 1966 (Age 34-303d)
vs. CHC 3 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1954 season

Full Name: Francis Elmore Bolling

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Relatives: Brother of Milt Bolling

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

16.9

5562

1415

106

.254

692

RBI

556

OBP

.313

SLG

.366

OPS

.679

OPS+

Fielding stats are given overall and by position. In some cases, they will be identical.

1957 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1957 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 16	DET	@	KCA	L,1-2	CG	32	8.0	2	1	0	3	0	2B
2	2	Apr 17	DET	@	KCA	L,4-5	CG	32	8.0	2	2	0	4	0	2B
3	3	Apr 18	DET		CLE	L,3-8	CG	51	11.0	4	2	0	6	2	2B
4	4	Apr 20	DET		CLE	W,7-0	CG	36	9.0	2	3	0	5	0	2B
5	5	Apr 21	DET		CLE	W,3-2	CG	49	12.0	3	3	0	6	0	2B
6	6	Apr 22	DET		KCA	L,7-11	CG	47	9.0	2	2	0	4	1	2B
7	7	Apr 23	DET		KCA	L,4-5	CG	38	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	2B
8	8	Apr 25	DET	@	CHW	L,4-9	CG	46	8.0	2	2	0	4	2	2B
9	9	Apr 26	DET	@	CLE	W,5-0	CG	33	9.0	3	2	0	5	1	2B
10	10	Apr 27	DET	@	CLE	L,1-2	CG	32	8.0	1	2	0	3	1	2B
11	11	Apr 28 (1)	DET	@	CLE	W,2-0	CG	37	9.0	0	5	0	5	1	2B
12	12	Apr 28 (2)	DET	@	CLE	L,2-3	CG	39	9.2	0	4	0	4	2	2B
13	13	Apr 30	DET		NYY	W,2-1	CG	36	10.0	2	3	0	5	1	2B
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
14	14	May 1	DET		NYY	L,4-7	CG	40	9.0	2	3	1	6	1	2B
15	15	May 2	DET		BOS	W,7-5	CG	41	9.0	3	3	0	6	1	2B
16	16	May 3	DET		BOS	W,6-0	CG	33	9.0	3	1	0	4	1	2B
17	17	May 4	DET		BAL	W,3-0	CG	35	9.0	2	3	0	5	1	2B
18	18	May 5	DET		BAL	W,3-1	CG	32	9.0	2	4	0	6	2	2B
19	19	May 6	DET		BAL	L,6-8	CG	55	13.0	6	4	0	10	3	2B
20	20	May 7	DET		WSH	W,5-3	CG	36	9.0	2	2	0	4	0	2B
21	21	May 8	DET		WSH	W,11-3	CG	38	9.0	1	2	0	3	1	2B
22	22	May 9	DET		WSH	L,5-8	CG	45	9.0	6	3	1	10	0	2B
23	23	May 10	DET		CHW	L,4-6	CG	43	9.0	2	5	0	7	1	2B
24	24	May 12	DET		CHW	L,4-5	CG	41	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	2B
25	25	May 14	DET	@	BOS	W,2-0	CG	32	9.0	2	5	0	7	1	2B
26	26	May 15	DET	@	BOS	L,8-11	CG	45	8.0	3	2	0	5	0	2B
27	27	May 16	DET	@	BOS	W,2-1	CG	33	9.0	2	3	0	5	1	2B
28	28	May 17	DET	@	NYY	W,4-1	CG	35	9.0	4	3	0	7	1	2B
29	29	May 18	DET	@	NYY	W,2-1	CG	38	9.0	2	5	0	7	3	2B
30	30	May 19	DET	@	WSH	W,6-1	CG	34	9.0	3	2	1	6	1	2B
31	31	May 20	DET	@	WSH	L,1-2	CG	34	8.1	3	4	0	7	1	2B
32	32	May 21	DET	@	BAL	W,2-1	CG	58	16.0	5	1	0	6	0	2B
33	33	May 22	DET	@	BAL	L,3-4	CG	42	9.1	5	1	0	6	1	2B
34	34	May 25	DET	@	KCA	L,3-5	CG	32	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	2B
35	35	May 26	DET	@	KCA	L,1-3	CG	31	8.0	0	4	0	4	1	2B
36	36	May 27	DET		CLE	W,11-5	CG	45	9.0	2	2	0	4	0	2B
37	37	May 28	DET		CLE	L,3-4	CG	39	9.0	4	3	0	7	1	2B
38	38	May 29	DET		KCA	W,4-3	CG	36	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	2B
39	39	May 30 (1)	DET		KCA	W,6-5	CG	42	10.0	3	4	0	7	2	2B
40	40	May 30 (2)	DET		KCA	W,3-2	CG	37	9.0	3	1	0	4	0	2B
41	41	May 31	DET	@	CHW	L,0-6	CG	35	8.0	3	3	0	6	0	2B
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
42	42	Jun 1	DET	@	CHW	L,4-12	CG	42	8.0	2	2	0	4	1	2B
43	43	Jun 2 (1)	DET	@	CHW	W,3-1	CG	37	9.0	1	4	0	5	1	2B
44	44	Jun 2 (2)	DET	@	CHW	L,1-4	CG	34	8.0	2	4	0	6	1	2B
45	45	Jun 4	DET		WSH	L,3-4	CG	35	9.0	2	3	0	5	0	2B
46	46	Jun 5	DET		WSH	W,3-2	CG	42	11.0	4	4	0	8	1	2B
47	47	Jun 6	DET		WSH	W,7-6	CG	41	9.0	2	1	1	4	0	2B
48	48	Jun 7	DET		NYY	W,6-3	CG	37	9.0	2	3	0	5	0	2B
49	49	Jun 8	DET		NYY	W,7-4	CG	36	9.0	3	1	0	4	0	2B
50	50	Jun 9	DET		NYY	L,4-5	CG	41	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	2B
51	51	Jun 10	DET		NYY	W,9-4	CG	38	9.0	4	8	0	12	3	2B
52	52	Jun 11	DET		BAL	L,1-4	CG	35	9.0	1	2	0	3	2	2B
53	53	Jun 12	DET		BAL	W,4-2	CG	32	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	2B
54	54	Jun 13	DET		BAL	W,2-1	CG	37	9.0	3	2	0	5	0	2B
55	55	Jun 14	DET		BOS	W,5-4	CG	37	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	2B
56	56	Jun 15	DET		BOS	W,3-1	CG	37	9.0	6	5	0	11	4	2B
57	57	Jun 16	DET		BOS	W,2-1	CG	33	10.0	4	1	0	5	0	2B
58	58	Jun 18	DET	@	NYY	L,1-2	CG	34	8.0	2	1	0	3	0	2B
59	59	Jun 19	DET	@	NYY	L,2-10	CG	42	8.0	4	3	1	8	2	2B
60	60	Jun 20	DET	@	NYY	L,1-3	CG	36	8.0	2	3	0	5	2	2B
61	61	Jun 21	DET	@	BAL	L,5-6	GF	18	3.2	2	0	0	2	0	2B
62	62	Jun 22	DET	@	BAL	W,2-1	CG	50	13.0	4	4	0	8	1	2B
63	63	Jun 23	DET	@	BAL	L,4-5	CG	39	8.0	2	2	0	4	0	2B
64	65 (1)	Jun 25	DET	@	WSH	W,7-4	GF	7	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	2B
65	68 (2)	Jun 28	DET	@	BOS	L,2-9	CG	43	8.0	4	2	0	6	0	2B
66	69	Jun 29	DET	@	BOS	L,4-12	CG	47	8.0	5	4	1	10	0	2B
67	70	Jun 30	DET	@	BOS	L,3-10	CG	39	8.0	5	0	0	5	0	2B
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
68	71	Jul 1	DET		CHW	W,5-2	CG	40	9.0	4	1	0	5	0	2B
69	72	Jul 2	DET		CHW	L,2-4	CG	36	9.0	1	4	0	5	1	2B
70	73	Jul 3	DET	@	CLE	L,0-6	CG	38	8.0	5	1	0	6	1	2B
71	74	Jul 4 (1)	DET	@	CLE	L,1-3	CG	34	8.0	4	4	0	8	0	2B
72	75	Jul 4 (2)	DET	@	CLE	W,4-3	CG	37	9.0	3	2	0	5	1	2B
73	76	Jul 5	DET		KCA	W,8-4	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	2B
74	77	Jul 6	DET		KCA	L,1-3	CG	49	12.0	2	4	0	6	2	2B
75	78	Jul 7	DET		KCA	W,5-2	CG	35	9.0	2	1	0	3	1	2B
76	79	Jul 11	DET		BOS	L,7-9	CG	47	10.0	3	3	0	6	2	2B
77	81 (1)	Jul 13	DET		BOS	L,2-6	CG	41	9.0	4	3	0	7	2	2B
78	82	Jul 14 (1)	DET		BAL	W,10-2	GS	33	8.0	2	2	0	4	0	2B
79	83	Jul 14 (2)	DET		BAL	W,7-6	CG	49	10.0	4	6	0	10	3	2B
80	84	Jul 16	DET		NYY	L,4-10	CG	47	10.0	2	4	0	6	1	2B
81	85	Jul 17	DET		NYY	L,1-5	CG	39	9.0	0	1	1	2	0	2B
82	86	Jul 18	DET		NYY	L,2-3	CG	37	9.0	4	2	0	6	0	2B
83	87	Jul 19	DET		WSH	W,4-1	CG	36	9.0	2	3	0	5	1	2B
84	88	Jul 20	DET		WSH	L,3-4	CG	35	9.0	1	4	0	5	3	2B
85	89	Jul 21	DET		WSH	W,6-5	CG	40	10.0	2	2	0	4	1	2B
86	90	Jul 23	DET	@	BAL	W,5-2	CG	39	9.0	3	2	0	5	1	2B
87	91	Jul 24	DET	@	BAL	W,5-1	CG	33	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	2B
88	92	Jul 25	DET	@	BAL	L,0-3	CG	35	8.0	2	3	1	6	0	2B
89	93	Jul 26	DET	@	NYY	W,3-2	CG	32	9.0	2	4	0	6	0	2B
90	94	Jul 27	DET	@	NYY	L,3-4	CG	37	8.1	2	6	0	8	2	2B
91	95	Jul 28 (1)	DET	@	NYY	W,6-5	CG	38	9.0	2	5	0	7	1	2B
92	96	Jul 28 (2)	DET	@	NYY	L,3-4	CG	58	14.1	5	4	0	9	0	2B
93	97	Jul 30	DET	@	BOS	L,0-4	CG	34	8.0	4	4	1	9	1	2B
94	98	Jul 31	DET	@	BOS	W,5-3	CG	40	9.0	4	6	1	11	1	2B
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
95	99	Aug 1	DET	@	BOS	W,7-5	CG	42	9.0	2	4	0	6	1	2B
96	100	Aug 2	DET	@	WSH	L,1-2	CG	35	8.2	1	4	0	5	0	2B
97	101	Aug 3	DET	@	WSH	L,3-4	CG	67	16.2	7	5	0	12	2	2B
98	102	Aug 4	DET	@	WSH	L,4-8	CG	39	8.0	2	1	0	3	0	2B
99	103	Aug 6	DET		CLE	L,1-5	CG	36	9.0	2	4	0	6	1	2B
100	104	Aug 7	DET		CLE	W,4-1	CG	35	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	2B
101	105	Aug 8	DET		CLE	L,1-3	CG	42	9.0	4	2	0	6	0	2B
102	106	Aug 9	DET	@	CHW	L,4-5	CG	50	10.2	8	5	0	13	2	2B
103	107	Aug 10	DET	@	CHW	W,6-4	GS	35	8.0	2	5	0	7	0	2B
104	110 (2)	Aug 13 (1)	DET	@	KCA	W,3-1	CG	37	9.0	4	3	0	7	1	2B
105	111	Aug 13 (2)	DET	@	KCA	L,2-3	CG	54	13.1	5	2	0	7	2	2B
106	112	Aug 14	DET	@	KCA	W,7-4	CG	35	9.0	4	1	0	5	1	2B
107	113	Aug 15	DET	@	KCA	L,2-7	CG	38	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	2B
108	114	Aug 16	DET		CHW	W,6-2	CG	39	9.0	2	1	0	3	1	2B
109	115	Aug 17	DET		CHW	W,9-8	CG	48	10.0	1	2	1	4	0	2B
110	116	Aug 18 (1)	DET		CHW	W,5-1	CG	35	9.0	3	6	0	9	1	2B
111	117	Aug 18 (2)	DET		CHW	L,1-4	CG	38	9.0	2	2	0	4	0	2B
112	118	Aug 20	DET		BAL	W,5-1	CG	35	9.0	3	2	0	5	0	2B
113	119	Aug 21	DET		BAL	L,3-9	CG	45	9.0	4	1	0	5	0	2B
114	120	Aug 22	DET		BAL	W,4-0	CG	29	9.0	1	9	0	10	1	2B
115	121	Aug 23	DET		WSH	W,13-4	GS	30	8.0	3	5	0	8	1	2B
116	122	Aug 24	DET		WSH	L,3-6	CG	41	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	2B
117	123	Aug 25	DET		NYY	W,7-2	CG	34	9.0	4	6	0	10	4	2B
118	124	Aug 26	DET		NYY	W,5-2	CG	36	9.0	2	5	0	7	1	2B
119	127 (2)	Aug 29	DET		BOS	L,1-6	CG	41	9.0	2	2	0	4	0	2B
120	128	Aug 30	DET	@	CLE	L,5-6	CG	42	9.2	6	1	0	7	0	2B
121	129	Aug 31	DET	@	CLE	W,8-7	CG	50	10.0	4	5	1	10	1	2B
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
122	130	Sep 1	DET	@	CLE	W,6-1	CG	34	9.0	1	2	1	4	1	2B
123	131	Sep 2 (1)	DET		CHW	L,2-8	CG	45	9.0	2	5	0	7	1	2B
124	132	Sep 2 (2)	DET		CHW	W,5-4	CG	39	9.0	2	4	0	6	0	2B
125	133	Sep 3	DET		CHW	W,3-2	CG	42	11.0	5	4	0	9	1	2B
126	134	Sep 6	DET		CLE	W,5-2	CG	36	9.0	2	2	0	4	1	2B
127	135	Sep 7	DET		CLE	L,4-5	CG	38	9.0	3	4	0	7	0	2B
128	136	Sep 8	DET		CLE	W,3-1	CG	36	9.0	2	3	0	5	0	2B
129	137	Sep 11 (1)	DET	@	WSH	W,3-0	CG	35	9.0	1	4	0	5	1	2B
130	138	Sep 11 (2)	DET	@	WSH	W,12-2	GS	25	6.0	1	5	0	6	1	2B
131	139	Sep 12	DET	@	WSH	W,8-5	CG	40	9.0	2	4	0	6	0	2B
132	140	Sep 14 (1)	DET	@	BAL	L,1-3	CG	32	8.0	3	2	0	5	1	2B
133	141	Sep 14 (2)	DET	@	BAL	W,4-3	CG	38	9.0	1	3	0	4	0	2B
134	142	Sep 15 (1)	DET	@	BOS	W,7-1	CG	37	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	2B
135	143	Sep 15 (2)	DET	@	BOS	W,4-3	CG	33	9.0	2	6	0	8	2	2B
136	144	Sep 17	DET	@	NYY	L,1-7	CG	37	8.0	5	1	1	7	2	2B
137	145	Sep 18	DET	@	NYY	L,3-4	GS	31	7.0	2	3	0	5	0	2B
138	146	Sep 21	DET	@	KCA	L,3-6	CG	36	8.0	1	1	0	2	0	2B
139	147	Sep 22 (1)	DET	@	KCA	L,3-4	CG	39	8.1	3	3	0	6	0	2B
140	148	Sep 22 (2)	DET	@	KCA	L,1-2	GS	27	7.0	4	3	0	7	0	2B
141	149	Sep 23	DET	@	CLE	L,4-5	CG	43	10.1	2	1	0	3	0	2B
142	150	Sep 25	DET	@	CHW	W,5-0	CG	33	9.0	3	1	0	4	1	2B
143	151	Sep 26	DET	@	CHW	W,3-2	CG	36	9.0	4	1	0	5	1	2B
144	152	Sep 27	DET		KCA	L,7-9	CG	45	9.0	5	2	1	8	0	2B
145	153	Sep 28	DET		KCA	L,3-5	CG	51	13.0	3	2	0	5	1	2B
146	154	Sep 29	DET		KCA	W,7-4	CG	35	9.0	4	2	0	6	1	2B
							146gm		1325.1	394	401	16	811	112