Frank Funk
[edit] Biography
Born on August 30, 1935 in Washington, D.C., Frank Funk (Franklin Ray Funk) played for the Cleveland Indians and Milwaukee Braves over the course of his 4 year career. Funk broke into the bigs on September 3, 1960 with the Cleveland Indians, and put up a 3.31 ERA in 92.1 innings pitched in 1961, his rookie year.
Most people believe that Frank Funk's best season was 1961, when he posted a 3.31 ERA, won 11 games, notched 11 saves and struck out 64 batters.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Pitching Stats
| 1960
| CLE
| A
| 9
| 0
| 4
| 2
| 1.99
| 18
| 8
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 31.2
| 27
| 3
| 9
| 3
| 1
| 0
|
| 1961
| CLE
| A
| 56
| 0
| 11
| 11
| 3.31
| 64
| 35
| 34
| 0
| 0
| 11
| 92.1
| 79
| 9
| 31
| 6
| 3
| 4
|
| 1962
| CLE
| A
| 47
| 0
| 2
| 1
| 3.24
| 49
| 35
| 29
| 0
| 0
| 6
| 80.2
| 62
| 11
| 32
| 1
| 2
| 4
|
| 1963
| MIL
| N
| 25
| 0
| 3
| 3
| 2.68
| 19
| 14
| 13
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 43.2
| 42
| 3
| 13
| 3
| 1
| 1
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 25
| 0
| 3
| 3
| 2.68
| 19
| 14
| 13
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 43.2
| 42
| 3
| 13
| 3
| 1
| 1
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 112
| 0
| 17
| 14
| 3.08
| 131
| 78
| 70
| 0
| 0
| 18
| 204.2
| 168
| 23
| 72
| 10
| 6
| 8
|
| Total
|
|
| 137
| 0
| 20
| 17
| 3.01
| 150
| 92
| 83
| 0
| 0
| 18
| 248.1
| 210
| 26
| 85
| 13
| 7
| 9
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1960
| CLE
| A
| P
| 9
| 0
| 31.2
| 2
| 5
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1961
| CLE
| A
| P
| 56
| 0
| 92.1
| 14
| 11
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 2
| 4
| 0
| .926
|
| 1962
| CLE
| A
| P
| 47
| 0
| 80.2
| 5
| 11
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1963
| MIL
| N
| P
| 25
| 0
| 43.2
| 3
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 3
| 2
| 0
| .857
|
| Total
|
|
| P
| 137
| 0
| 248.1
| 24
| 30
| 3
| 2
| 0
| 2
| 9
| 9
| 0
| .947
|
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1960
| CLE
| A
| 9
| 9
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| .111
| .200
| .111
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1961
| CLE
| A
| 56
| 17
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 2
| .059
| .111
| .059
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 10
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1962
| CLE
| A
| 47
| 15
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| .067
| .067
| .067
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1963
| MIL
| N
| 26
| 4
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .200
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 26
| 4
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .200
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 112
| 41
| 2
| 3
| 0
| 2
| .073
| .116
| .073
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 23
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
|
|
| 138
| 45
| 3
| 3
| 0
| 2
| .067
| .125
| .067
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 26
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
[edit] Transactions
- Signed as an amateur free agent by New York Giants (1954).
- Sold by Toronto (International) to Cleveland Indians (August, 1960).
- Traded by Cleveland Indians with Don Dillard and a player to be named later to Milwaukee Braves in exchange for Joe Adcock and Jack Curtis (November 27, 1962); Milwaukee Braves received Ty Cline (March 18, 1963).
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