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Frank House

Position: Catcher

Bats: Left • Throws: Right

6-1, 190lb (185cm, 86kg)

Born: February 18, 1930 in Bessemer, AL us

Died: March 13, 2005 in Birmingham, AL

Buried: Cedar Hill Cemetery, Bessemer, AL

High School: Hueytown HS (Hueytown, AL)

Debut: July 21, 1950 (Age 20-153d, 10,742nd in major league history)
vs. NYY 0 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: September 25, 1961 (Age 31-219d)
vs. KCA 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1954 season

Full Name: Henry Franklin House

Nicknames: Pig

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

2.0

1994

494

.248

201

RBI

235

OBP

.302

SLG

.362

OPS

.663

OPS+

Standard Batting

Games by Position

Standard Batting
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
1949	19	DET-min	A	107	378	345	34	90	16	7	3	43	3		28	33	.261	.320	.374	.694		129		2	3				FLI · CENL
1950	20	DET	AL	5	5	5	1	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.400	.400	.600	1.000	150	3	0	0	0		0	/2H
1951	21	DET-min	AAA	64	217	185	15	43	10	1	1	19	0		27	17	.232	.333	.314	.647		58	10	1	4				TOL · AA
1951	21	DET	AL	18	48	41	3	9	2	0	1	4	1	1	6	2	.220	.319	.341	.661	79	14	3	0	1		1	2
1952			Did not play in major or minor leagues (Military Service)
1953			Did not play in major or minor leagues (Military Service)
1954	24	DET	AL	114	392	352	35	88	12	1	9	38	2	1	31	34	.250	.307	.366	.673	85	129	7	1	1	7	12	*2H
1955	25	DET	AL	102	359	328	37	85	11	1	15	53	0	0	22	25	.259	.308	.436	.744	101	143	4	3	2	4	4	2H
1956	26	DET	AL	94	348	321	43	77	6	2	10	44	1	1	21	19	.240	.290	.364	.655	72	117	15	3	0	3	0	2H
1957	27	DET	AL	106	390	348	31	90	9	0	7	36	1	1	35	26	.259	.327	.345	.672	82	120	12	1	5	1	13	2H
1958	28	KCA	AL	76	218	202	16	51	6	3	4	24	1	0	12	13	.252	.295	.371	.666	81	75	9	1	1	2	2	2H
1959	29	KCA	AL	98	372	347	32	82	14	3	1	30	0	3	20	23	.236	.282	.303	.584	60	105	10	2	2	0	6	2/H
1960	30	PHI-min	AAA	31	113	107	10	21	1	0	2	13	0	1	3	8	.196	.212	.262	.474		28		0	0	3			BFL · IL
1960	30	CIN	NL	23	28	28	0	5	2	0	0	3	0	0	0	2	.179	.179	.250	.429	15	7	2	0	0	0	0	H/2
1961	31	BAL-min	AAA	64	191	173	15	45	9	2	3	21	0		13	10	.260	.305	.387	.693		67		0	1	4	4		ROC · IL
1961	31	DET	AL	17	28	22	3	5	1	1	0	3	0	0	4	2	.227	.333	.364	.697	85	8	1	0	1	1	0	2/H
1962	32	MLN-min	AAA	11	35	33	1	6	0	0	0	2	0		2	2	.182	.229	.182	.410		6		0	0	0	0		LOU · AA
10 Yrs				653	2188	1994	201	494	64	11	47	235	6	7	151	147	.248	.302	.362	.663	79	721	63	11	13	18	38
162 Game Avg.				162	543	495	50	123	16	3	12	58	1	2	37	36	.248	.302	.362	.663	79	179	16	3	3		9

DET (7 yrs)				456	1570	1417	153	356	42	5	42	178	5	4	119	109	.251	.310	.377	.686	85	534	42	8	10	16	30
KCA (2 yrs)				174	590	549	48	133	20	6	5	54	1	3	32	36	.242	.287	.328	.615	68	180	19	3	3	2	8
CIN (1 yr)				23	28	28	0	5	2	0	0	3	0	0	0	2	.179	.179	.250	.429	15	7	2	0	0	0	0

AL (9 yrs)				630	2160	1966	201	489	62	11	47	232	6	7	151	145	.249	.303	.363	.667	80	714	61	11	13	18	38
NL (1 yr)				23	28	28	0	5	2	0	0	3	0	0	0	2	.179	.179	.250	.429	15	7	2	0	0	0	0