Frank Bolling
[edit] Biography
Frank Bolling (Frank Elmore Bolling) was born on November 16, 1931 in Mobile, Alabama. He made his Major League debut on April 13, 1954 for the Detroit Tigers. In 1954, his rookie year, he hit .236 with 6 home runs and 38 RBI. Bolling played for the Detroit Tigers, Milwaukee Braves and Atlanta Braves over the course of his 12 year career.
Most people believe that Frank Bolling's best season was 1958, when he knocked in 75 runs.
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[edit] Batting Stats
| 1954
| DET
| A
| 117
| 368
| 46
| 87
| 6
| 38
| .236
| .302
| .337
| 15
| 2
| 36
| 51
| 0
| 6
| 3
| 0
| 5
|
| 1956
| DET
| A
| 102
| 366
| 53
| 103
| 7
| 45
| .281
| .354
| .434
| 21
| 7
| 42
| 51
| 2
| 7
| 6
| 1
| 4
|
| 1957
| DET
| A
| 146
| 576
| 72
| 149
| 15
| 40
| .259
| .327
| .405
| 27
| 6
| 57
| 64
| 2
| 8
| 4
| 3
| 15
|
| 1958
| DET
| A
| 154
| 610
| 91
| 164
| 14
| 75
| .269
| .328
| .392
| 25
| 4
| 54
| 54
| 4
| 4
| 6
| 1
| 9
|
| 1959
| DET
| A
| 127
| 459
| 56
| 122
| 13
| 55
| .266
| .339
| .403
| 18
| 3
| 45
| 37
| 7
| 7
| 2
| 2
| 6
|
| 1960
| DET
| A
| 139
| 536
| 64
| 136
| 9
| 59
| .254
| .308
| .356
| 20
| 4
| 40
| 48
| 2
| 6
| 7
| 2
| 10
|
| 1961
| MIL
| N
| 148
| 585
| 86
| 153
| 15
| 56
| .262
| .329
| .379
| 16
| 4
| 57
| 62
| 3
| 10
| 7
| 1
| 25
|
| 1962
| MIL
| N
| 122
| 406
| 45
| 110
| 9
| 43
| .271
| .333
| .399
| 17
| 4
| 35
| 45
| 4
| 4
| 2
| 3
| 7
|
| 1963
| MIL
| N
| 142
| 542
| 73
| 132
| 5
| 43
| .244
| .299
| .312
| 18
| 2
| 41
| 47
| 3
| 17
| 2
| 3
| 11
|
| 1964
| MIL
| N
| 120
| 352
| 35
| 70
| 5
| 34
| .199
| .245
| .278
| 11
| 1
| 21
| 44
| 2
| 8
| 0
| 3
| 8
|
| 1965
| MIL
| N
| 148
| 535
| 55
| 141
| 7
| 50
| .264
| .295
| .363
| 26
| 3
| 24
| 41
| 0
| 17
| 0
| 6
| 11
|
| 1966
| ATL
| N
| 75
| 227
| 16
| 48
| 1
| 18
| .211
| .244
| .256
| 7
| 0
| 10
| 14
| 1
| 3
| 1
| 3
| 3
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 755
| 2647
| 310
| 654
| 42
| 244
| .247
| .298
| .341
| 95
| 14
| 188
| 253
| 13
| 59
| 12
| 19
| 65
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 785
| 2915
| 382
| 761
| 64
| 312
| .261
| .326
| .388
| 126
| 26
| 274
| 305
| 17
| 38
| 28
| 9
| 49
|
| Total
|
|
| 1540
| 5562
| 692
| 1415
| 106
| 556
| .254
| .313
| .366
| 221
| 40
| 462
| 558
| 30
| 97
| 40
| 28
| 114
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1954
| DET
| A
| 2B
| 113
| 0
| 0
| 248
| 232
| 13
| 54
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .974
|
| 1956
| DET
| A
| 2B
| 102
| 0
| 0
| 223
| 260
| 11
| 72
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .978
|
| 1957
| DET
| A
| 2B
| 146
| 144
| 1325.1
| 394
| 401
| 16
| 112
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .980
|
| 1958
| DET
| A
| 2B
| 154
| 154
| 1350.1
| 342
| 445
| 12
| 109
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .985
|
| 1959
| DET
| A
| 2B
| 126
| 126
| 1111
| 281
| 340
| 8
| 81
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .987
|
| 1960
| DET
| A
| 2B
| 138
| 137
| 1230
| 375
| 377
| 17
| 93
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .978
|
| 1961
| MIL
| N
| 2B
| 148
| 145
| 1307.1
| 326
| 489
| 10
| 112
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .988
|
| 1962
| MIL
| N
| 2B
| 119
| 112
| 980.1
| 252
| 298
| 6
| 70
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .989
|
| 1963
| MIL
| N
| 2B
| 141
| 137
| 1237
| 326
| 379
| 14
| 107
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .981
|
| 1964
| MIL
| N
| 2B
| 117
| 94
| 867
| 212
| 255
| 7
| 68
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .985
|
| 1965
| MIL
| N
| 2B
| 147
| 141
| 1268.2
| 310
| 393
| 17
| 90
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .976
|
| 1966
| ATL
| N
| 2B
| 67
| 57
| 511.1
| 134
| 150
| 5
| 35
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .983
|
| Total
|
|
| 2B
| 1518
| 1247
| 11188.1
| 3423
| 4019
| 136
| 1003
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .982
|
[edit] Transactions
- Signed as an amateur free agent by Detroit Tigers (1951).
- Traded by Detroit Tigers with Neil Chrisley to Milwaukee Braves in exchange for Bill Bruton, Terry Fox, Dick Brown and Chuck Cottier (December 7, 1960).
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