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Frank Sullivan

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-6, 215lb (198cm, 97kg)

Born: January 23, 1930 in Hollywood, CA us

Died: January 19, 2016 in Lihue, HI

Buried: Cremated

High School: Burbank HS (Burbank, CA)

School: University of Southern California (Los Angeles, CA)

Debut: July 31, 1953 (Age 23-189d, 11,057th in major league history)
vs. DET 2.0 IP, 0 H, 1 SO, 1 BB, 0 ER

Last Game: June 12, 1963 (Age 33-140d)
vs. KCA 0.1 IP, 0 H, 0 SO, 1 BB, 0 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1954 season

Full Name: Franklin Leal Sullivan

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2x All-Star

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

20.6

100

ERA

3.60

351

219

1732.0

959

WHIP

1.305

Standard Pitching

Standard Pitching
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+	FIP	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W	Awards
1948	18	BOS-min	D,C	1	4	.200	5.00	8			0	0		27.0	31	36	15		41		2	0	0	2				2.667	10.3		13.7	0.7	0.05	ORO,SJO FARW,CALL
1949	19	BOS-min	C	12	10	.545	2.83	34			12	1		172.0	141	80	54		126		119	8	0	6				1.552	7.4		6.6	6.2	0.94	SJO CALL
1950	20	BOS-min	A,AA	3	6	.333	6.34	17						88.0	111	78	62		44									1.761	11.4		4.5			SCR,BIR EL,SOUA
1951			Did not play in major or minor leagues (Military Service)
1952			Did not play in major or minor leagues (Military Service)
1953	23	BOS-min	A	9	6	.600	1.78	28	3		1	0		96.0	70	26	19	3	37		69	0	0	4				1.115	6.6	0.3	3.5	6.5	1.86	ALB EL
1953	23	BOS	AL	1	1	.500	5.61	14	0	1	0	0	0	25.2	24	16	16	3	11	0	17	1	0	0	104	75	4.19	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	19	66	6	124	6	2	1	857	132	3.44	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	7	1	2	1105	149	3.76	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	3.71	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	2.95	*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	3.01	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	3.83	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	79	3.40	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	94	3.82	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	91	4.43	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	63	4.53	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	128	4.36	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	66	4.39	1.727	12.3	0.8	3.3	1.6	0.50
11 Yrs				97	100	.492	3.60	351	219	53	73	15	18	1732.0	1702	797	692	149	559	37	959	52	6	18	7336	116	3.53	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	4	114	6	1	2	875	116	3.53	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	124	475	29	821	45	6	16	6340	120	3.46	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	105	4.36	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	3.91	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	128	492	30	833	45	6	17	6534	120	3.48	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	3.91	1.459	9.8	1.0	3.3	6.2	1.88