LF Bob Frank #8
Age: 28 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Very Unhappy
11/01/1974
LF BOB FRANK #8 - AGE: 28 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: VERY UNHAPPY
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
4 16 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 .125 .125 .188 1 -0.2
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
09/28/1974 @ CHC Loss, 2-3 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
09/20/1974 CHC Loss, 3-6 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
09/14/1974 @ SEA Loss, 0-4 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/08/1974 SFS Win, 4-3 5 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
08/31/1974 @ OMA Loss, 1-9 5 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
08/29/1974 IND Loss, 3-4 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0
08/28/1974 IND Loss, 1-3 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
08/26/1974 @ LR Win, 4-2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
08/25/1974 @ LR Win, 5-4 5 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
08/24/1974 @ LR Loss, 5-6 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
PERSONALITY
Birthday:06/08/1946
Born in:Sheldon, IA
Nationality:American
Height:6' 1"
Weight:190 lbs
Local Popularity:Insignificant
National Pop.:Insignificant
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$15,000
Signed Through:1974 Season
Major Service:2 Years, 24 Days
Service This Yr:33 Days
40-Man Service:3 Years, 58 Days
Pro Service:6 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:2 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1968, 19th Pick in Round 3
FEDERALLY ALIGNED BASEBALL LEAGUES 1974 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 4 16 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .125 .125 .188 .312 .141 .062 -17
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 4 16 0 0 0 2 0 0 3 1 1 0 100.0 0.0 0.00 -0.2  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Versus Right   11 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .182 .182 .273 .455
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
September   16 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .125 .125 .188 .312
Spring Training   30 9 3 0 0 1 8 4 1 0 1 2 .300 .417 .400 .817
Last Year   112 31 0 1 2 10 13 5 5 0 0 0 .277 .308 .348 .656
2 Years Ago   374 85 13 3 5 40 29 7 27 4 7 2 .227 .243 .318 .561
Career   696 175 27 6 8 70 66 22 43 6 8 5 .251 .277 .342 .619
Home   9 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .222 .222 .333 .556
Road   7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Grass   16 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .125 .125 .188 .312
Day   5 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .200 .200 .400 .600
Night   11 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .091 .091 .091 .182
As Starter   16 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .125 .125 .188 .312
Close/Late   4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Inning 1-3   5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 .200 .200 .400
Inning 4-6   6 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167 .167 .333 .500
Inning 7-9   5 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
0 Outs   6 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .500 .833
1 Outs   4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
2 Outs   6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Scoring Position   6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Bases Empty   7 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .286 .286 .429 .714
Runner on 1st   3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Runner on 2nd   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Runner on 1st & 2nd   3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Runner on 1st & 3rd   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Two Strikes   6 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .500 .833
First Pitch   3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Count 0-1   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Count 1-0   3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Count 1-1   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Count 2-0   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Count 2-2   5 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .400 .400 .600 1.000
Count 3-1   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Full Count   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Behind in Count   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Ahead in Count   5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting 5th   12 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .083 .083 .167 .250
Batting 6th   4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .250 .250 .500
Low Leverage   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Medium Leverage   6 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .500 .833
High Leverage   8 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
CENTURY LEAGUE 1974 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 111 408 122 19 5 3 33 58 32 41 .299 .354 .392 .747 .339 .093 104
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 101 454 3 1 0 10 11 0 160 27 8 6 57.1 55.5 4.79 .0  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   56 19 4 0 1 4 9 4 6 0 6 0 .339 .383 .464 .848
Versus Right   352 103 15 5 2 29 49 28 35 0 5 3 .293 .350 .381 .731
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
April   34 9 1 0 1 3 7 6 3 0 1 2 .265 .405 .382 .787
May   96 34 5 1 0 12 18 8 10 0 3 0 .354 .404 .427 .831
June   101 26 5 2 1 4 10 5 13 0 3 1 .257 .299 .376 .675
July   103 35 4 2 1 8 14 6 8 0 4 0 .340 .376 .447 .823
August   74 18 4 0 0 6 9 7 7 0 0 0 .243 .309 .297 .606
Last Year   438 124 18 5 7 56 44 39 43 1 1 1 .283 .342 .395 .737
2 Years Ago   11 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 1 .182 .250 .182 .432
Career   881 259 37 10 11 91 106 73 88 1 12 5 .294 .351 .396 .747
Home   203 58 7 0 1 19 36 18 18 0 6 3 .286 .353 .335 .688
Road   205 64 12 5 2 14 22 14 23 0 5 0 .312 .356 .449 .805
Grass   408 122 19 5 3 33 58 32 41 0 11 3 .299 .354 .392 .747
Day   125 34 1 1 1 10 16 15 12 0 7 0 .272 .350 .320 .670
Night   283 88 18 4 2 23 42 17 29 0 4 3 .311 .356 .424 .780
As Starter   400 122 19 5 3 33 56 30 40 0 11 3 .305 .358 .400 .758
As Reliever / Substitution   8 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 1 0 0 0 .000 .200 .000 .200
CAREER BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
1971 Kansas City - FABL 24 56 194 57 13 2 1 20 23 10 3 2 11 0 1 .294 .335 .397 .732 114 118 0.8
1972 Kansas City - FABL 25 109 374 85 13 3 5 40 29 7 2 4 27 2 2 .227 .243 .318 .561 67 63 -0.4
1973 Kansas City - FABL 26 31 112 31 0 1 2 10 13 5 0 0 5 0 2 .277 .308 .348 .656 87 93 0.1
1974 Kansas City - FABL 27 4 16 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .125 .125 .188 .312 -13 -17 -0.2
Total FABL 200 696 175 27 6 8 70 66 22 5 6 43 3 5 .251 .277 .342 .619 82 82 0.4
CAREER MINOR LEAGUE BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
1968 Austin - AA 21 61 239 72 14 5 3 45 30 20 0 1 20 5 1 .301 .354 .439 .793 121 124 1.1
1969 Oklahoma City - AAA 22 2 8 5 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 .625 .667 .625 1.292 285 253 0.3
1970 Des Moines - AAA 23 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 -96 -0.1
1971 Lubbock - AA 24 3 14 5 0 1 0 0 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 .357 .471 .500 .971 152 164 0.2
1971 Des Moines - AAA 24 3 13 6 0 0 1 1 2 1 0 0 1 0 1 .462 .500 .692 1.192 268 217 0.2
1972 Des Moines - AAA 25 3 11 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 0 .182 .250 .182 .432 28 33 0.0
1973 Des Moines - AAA 26 112 438 124 18 5 7 56 44 39 1 1 43 7 6 .283 .342 .395 .737 96 100 1.3
1974 Des Moines - AAA 27 111 408 122 19 5 3 33 58 32 3 0 41 8 6 .299 .354 .392 .747 96 104 1.0
Total LSA 64 253 77 14 6 3 45 32 22 1 1 20 5 1 .304 .361 .443 .804 123 126
Total CL 232 881 259 37 10 11 91 106 73 5 1 88 16 13 .294 .351 .396 .747 99 103
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1968 Austin - AA LF 13 13 25 1 0 26 0 1.000 117.2 1.99 -0.9 .963
1968 Austin - AA CF 7 5 13 0 0 13 0 1.000 49.1 2.37 +0.2 1.004
1968 Austin - AA RF 41 41 63 0 0 63 0 1.000 334.2 1.69 -3.1 .936
1969 Oklahoma City - AAA LF 2 2 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 14.0 0.64 +0.0 1.004
1970 Des Moines - AAA CF 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 6.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1971 Kansas City - MLB LF 5 3 5 0 0 5 0 1.000 25.2 1.75 +0.1 1.008
1971 Lubbock - AA LF 2 2 4 0 0 4 0 1.000 21.2 1.66 +0.5 1.367
1971 Kansas City - MLB CF 50 49 105 1 0 110 4 .964 421.2 2.26 -3.5 .950
1971 Des Moines - AAA CF 3 3 8 0 0 8 0 1.000 31.0 2.32 -0.8 .880
1971 Lubbock - AA CF 1 1 3 0 0 3 0 1.000 9.0 3.00 +0.2 1.028
1971 Kansas City - MLB RF 3 3 5 0 0 5 0 1.000 21.1 2.11 -0.0 .998
1971 Lubbock - AA RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1972 Kansas City - MLB LF 89 87 131 1 0 137 5 .964 727.0 1.63 +1.8 1.025
1972 Des Moines - AAA LF 3 3 6 0 0 6 0 1.000 25.2 2.10 +0.7 1.028
1972 Kansas City - MLB CF 19 8 27 3 0 30 0 1.000 94.1 2.86 +0.3 .968
1972 Kansas City - MLB RF 10 7 17 0 0 18 1 .944 69.1 2.21 +0.5 .982
1973 Kansas City - MLB LF 13 13 17 1 0 18 0 1.000 108.2 1.49 -1.4 .998
1973 Des Moines - AAA LF 42 41 68 3 0 73 2 .973 368.1 1.73 +2.1 1.039
1973 Kansas City - MLB CF 15 14 42 1 0 43 0 1.000 125.0 3.10 +0.7 .983
1973 Kansas City - MLB RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 5.1 0.00 0.0 .000
1973 Des Moines - AAA RF 66 63 108 3 0 118 7 .941 554.2 1.80 +0.6 1.009
1974 Des Moines - AAA LF 93 92 143 1 1 152 8 .947 793.1 1.63 +1.2 1.025
1974 Des Moines - AAA RF 12 9 16 2 0 18 0 1.000 84.1 1.92 -0.3 .992
1974 Des Moines - AAA CF 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 2.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1974 Kansas City - MLB LF 4 4 4 0 0 4 0 1.000 33.0 1.09 -0.2 .995
TOTAL LF 266 260 404 7 1 426 15 .965 2235.0 1.66 +4.0 1.024
TOTAL CF 98 81 198 5 0 207 4 .981 738.1 2.47 -2.9 .961
TOTAL RF 134 123 209 5 0 222 8 .964 1070.2 1.80 -2.4 .981
PLAYER HISTORY
06/18/1968 Drafted in the 1968 first-year player draft out of college (Springfield State; Springfield, MO) by the Chicago Chiefs. (Round 3, Pick 19, 59th overall pick).
07/04/1968 Injured (knee inflammation),day-to-day for one week.
07/19/1968 Injured (mild groin strain),day-to-day for 3 days.
07/20/1968 Injured (back tightness),day-to-day for one week.
07/27/1968 Goes 5-5 against the Shreveport Rivermen, with 2 RBI and 0 R.
08/15/1968 Injured (knee inflammation),day-to-day for 2 weeks.
08/30/1968 Injured (fractured knee),out for 5 months.
04/17/1969 Wins the 1969 Century League Round 2 with the Oklahoma City Warriors!
11/27/1969 Was traded by the Chicago Chiefs to the Kansas City Mavericks in exchange for RP Curly Anderson.
06/15/1971 Injured (mild hip strain),day-to-day for 5 days.
07/17/1971 Injured (torn hamstring),out for 6 weeks.
07/09/1972 Injured (strained groin),out for 6 weeks.
10/29/1972 Wins the 1972 FABL CA Diamond Defense Award at LF.
05/04/1973 Injured (knee tendinitis),day-to-day for 3 weeks.
06/12/1973 Injured (sprained ankle),day-to-day for 5 days.
06/27/1973 Injured (knee inflammation),day-to-day for one week.
04/25/1974 Injured (back tightness),day-to-day for 3 days.
05/14/1974 Goes 5-7 against the Denver Bruins, with 1 RBI and 2 R.
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