P Frankie Sawyer #5
Colorado Springs Mountaineers WBL
Age: 36 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Good
11/01/1974
BNN Index | WBL | SCORES | STANDINGS | STATS | TEAMS | PLAYERS | TRANSACTIONS | HISTORY
P FRANKIE SAWYER #5 - AGE: 36 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: GOOD
G GS Rec SV ERA IP HA HR BB K WHIP WAR
30 30 19-6 0 2.76 224.2 169 4 108 214 1.23 8.3
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result Start IP H R ER BB K Dec
09/13/1974 MIS Win, 9-4 X 6.0 6 1 1 2 4 Win
09/09/1974 PUE Win, 4-0 X 8.0 2 0 0 1 11 Win
09/04/1974 CAS Win, 5-4 X 7.2 10 4 4 2 6
08/30/1974 @ TOP Loss, 6-7 X 8.2 8 7 7 6 8 Loss
08/25/1974 @ SFC Win, 4-1 X 6.0 4 0 0 4 6 Win
08/20/1974 FAR Win, 5-0 X 9.0 4 0 0 2 10 Win
08/15/1974 @ RPD Loss, 11-12 X 7.1 7 2 2 2 10
08/10/1974 PAN Win, 14-3 X 8.1 6 3 1 4 8 Win
08/06/1974 GIG Win, 3-1 X 8.2 6 1 1 5 6 Win
08/01/1974 @ MIS Win, 8-6 X 7.2 10 5 5 2 8 Win
PERSONALITY
Birthday:08/07/1938
Born in:Merrill, WI
Nationality:American
Height:6' 1"
Weight:200 lbs
Local Popularity:Popular
National Pop.:Insignificant
STATUS
Contract:Minor League Contract
Salary:-
Signed Through:-
Major Service:9 Years, 113 Days
Service This Yr:182 Days
40-Man Service:10 Years, 28 Days
Pro Service:18 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:Out of option years
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1956, 7th Pick in Round 8
WESTERN BASEBALL LEAGUE 1974 PITCHING STATS
Pitching G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG CG% SHO QS QS%
Overall 30 30 19 6 0 2.76 224.2 169 75 69 4 108 214 6 20.0 2 21 70.0
Pitching SVO BS SV% RA GF BR/9 H/9 K/9 BB/9 FIP WHIP FIP- WAR BABIP        
Overall 0 0 0.0 0 0 11.38 6.77 8.57 4.33 3.93 1.23 64 8.3 .273        
Pitching AB H 2B 3B HR R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS      
vs. LHB 307 67 7 8 1 25 59 65 3 2 4 .218 .349 .303 .651      
vs. RHB 510 102 13 3 3 50 49 149 2 5 3 .200 .273 .255 .528      
WESTERN BASEBALL LEAGUE 1974 PITCHING SPLITS
Split G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K  
April 3 3 1 2 0 6.75 17.1 19 13 13 0 16 20  
May 6 6 4 0 0 0.82 43.2 22 5 4 1 21 43  
June 5 5 1 3 0 4.38 37.0 26 18 18 0 23 31  
July 6 6 6 0 0 2.37 49.1 39 16 13 0 18 43  
August 7 7 5 1 0 2.59 55.2 45 18 16 0 25 56  
September 3 3 2 0 0 2.08 21.2 18 5 5 3 5 21  
Career 30 30 19 6 0 2.76 224.2 169 75 69 4 108 214  
Home 15 15 10 3 0 2.08 117.0 81 30 27 3 47 116  
Road 15 15 9 3 0 3.51 107.2 88 45 42 1 61 98  
Grass 30 30 19 6 0 2.76 224.2 169 75 69 4 108 214  
Day 11 11 8 2 0 1.47 85.2 48 17 14 1 34 80  
Night 19 19 11 4 0 3.56 139.0 121 58 55 3 74 134  
As Starter 30 30 19 6 0 2.76 224.2 169 75 69 4 108 214  
CAREER PITCHING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG SHO WHIP BABIP FIP WAR ERA+
1962 New York - FABL 23 13 13 3 5 0 4.97 83.1 102 51 46 9 30 53 1 0 1.58 .335 4.36 1.2 91
1962 Kansas City - FABL 23 10 6 2 3 0 6.92 39.0 52 31 30 5 23 20 0 0 1.92 .343 5.48 0.0 66
1962 Total - FABL 23 23 19 5 8 0 5.59 122.1 154 82 76 14 53 73 1 0 1.69 .337 4.72 1.3 81
1963 New York - FABL 24 15 15 5 6 0 3.71 102.0 100 49 42 7 34 71 1 1 1.31 .295 3.60 2.1 114
1964 New York - FABL 25 30 30 7 16 0 3.81 184.1 180 96 78 18 69 121 2 1 1.35 .277 3.96 2.1 100
1965 New York - FABL 26 32 32 2 13 0 4.66 193.1 192 107 100 15 85 101 1 0 1.43 .279 4.24 1.5 83
1966 New York - FABL 27 9 9 1 4 0 3.58 55.1 51 27 22 7 14 21 0 0 1.17 .240 4.38 0.3 105
1967 New York - FABL 28 13 13 1 7 0 3.00 81.0 74 30 27 5 30 48 0 0 1.28 .265 3.51 0.9 112
1968 New York - FABL 29 45 18 8 6 2 2.88 153.0 122 59 49 13 53 80 0 0 1.14 .231 3.71 -0.1 105
1969 New York - FABL 30 27 27 14 8 0 4.91 168.2 155 99 92 22 68 106 1 0 1.32 .262 4.39 0.6 75
1970 New York - FABL 31 33 31 10 9 0 2.83 207.0 153 80 65 15 88 126 0 0 1.16 .227 4.19 2.4 147
1971 New York - FABL 32 27 27 7 11 0 4.60 162.1 156 91 83 19 66 78 0 0 1.37 .266 4.45 0.3 78
1972 New York - FABL 33 2 0 0 0 0 6.75 1.1 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.50 .400 2.71 0.0 51
1972 Kansas City - FABL 33 7 0 0 0 1 2.25 8.0 2 2 2 0 8 5 0 0 1.25 .095 4.08 -0.0 156
1972 Total - FABL 33 9 0 0 0 1 2.89 9.1 4 3 3 0 8 5 0 0 1.29 .154 3.88 -0.0 121
1973 Washington - FABL 34 8 8 3 3 0 5.33 49.0 44 30 29 9 17 38 0 0 1.24 .252 4.76 0.2 76
Total FABL 271 229 63 91 3 4.03 1487.2 1385 753 666 144 585 868 6 2 1.32 .266 4.16 11.7 94
CAREER MINOR LEAGUE PITCHING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG SHO WHIP BABIP FIP WAR ERA+
1956 Tulsa - A 17 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.2 3 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 1.50 .333 2.28 0.1 999
1957 Pensacola - R 18 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1.00 .333 0.91 0.0 999
1957 Tampa - A 18 13 6 7 1 0 2.57 63.0 52 19 18 3 32 50 5 0 1.33 .275 3.17 1.4 156
1958 Marshalltown - R 19 14 0 2 0 3 2.25 16.0 9 4 4 1 9 11 0 0 1.12 .195 4.41 0.3 254
1958 Tampa - A 19 9 3 2 2 2 2.76 32.2 37 13 10 0 13 31 2 0 1.53 .352 1.94 1.4 161
1959 Tampa - A 20 19 16 9 4 1 4.41 128.2 133 70 63 6 85 108 9 2 1.69 .324 3.79 2.7 101
1959 Springfield - A 20 8 8 2 4 0 4.14 50.0 38 25 23 6 28 41 0 0 1.32 .235 4.09 0.7 101
1960 Knoxville - AA 21 21 21 8 11 0 3.95 159.1 146 86 70 21 63 103 10 2 1.31 .258 4.12 2.8 116
1960 Jersey City - AAA 21 6 6 3 1 0 3.54 40.2 36 22 16 4 16 32 0 0 1.28 .269 4.09 0.6 117
1961 Jersey City - AAA 22 28 28 11 6 0 3.07 190.2 165 73 65 22 55 123 4 2 1.15 .254 4.34 2.2 135
1962 Jersey City - AAA 23 2 2 1 1 0 1.59 17.0 11 4 3 2 5 8 2 0 0.94 .176 4.67 0.1 262
1962 Seattle - AAA 23 7 7 3 1 0 2.72 49.2 30 15 15 4 16 34 0 0 0.93 .191 2.81 1.5 148
1962 Total - AAA 23 9 9 4 2 0 2.43 66.2 41 19 18 6 21 42 2 0 0.93 .187 3.29 1.6 167
1964 Jersey City - AAA 25 1 1 0 0 0 2.84 6.1 6 2 2 1 4 4 0 0 1.58 .263 5.88 -0.0 146
1966 Knoxville - AA 27 17 17 7 5 0 3.75 120.0 119 55 50 9 38 103 5 2 1.31 .310 3.33 2.7 110
1966 Little Rock - AAA 27 9 9 3 1 0 3.22 58.2 63 22 21 3 17 51 0 0 1.36 .375 3.25 1.5 126
1967 Knoxville - AA 28 9 9 8 1 0 1.59 79.0 58 19 14 4 32 62 8 1 1.14 .236 2.94 1.8 230
1967 Little Rock - AAA 28 11 10 4 5 0 3.55 78.2 68 33 31 7 24 56 1 0 1.17 .258 3.66 1.5 115
1969 Knoxville - AA 30 2 2 2 0 0 1.00 18.0 12 2 2 1 4 17 2 0 0.89 .262 2.77 0.5 365
1974 Colorado Springs - A 35 30 30 19 6 0 2.76 224.2 169 75 69 4 108 214 6 2 1.23 .273 3.93 8.3 219
Total DIX 49 49 25 17 0 3.25 376.1 335 162 136 35 137 285 25 5 1.25 .270 3.56 131.3
Total GWL 7 7 3 1 0 2.72 49.2 30 15 15 4 16 34 0 0 0.93 .191 2.81 148.1
Total HL 9 8 2 4 0 3.93 52.2 41 25 23 6 29 43 0 0 1.33 .241 4.00 105.9
Total SEL 41 25 18 7 3 3.65 224.1 222 102 91 9 130 189 16 2 1.57 .316 3.34 119.6
Total GSL 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1.00 .333 0.91 999.0
Total WBL 30 30 19 6 0 2.76 224.2 169 75 69 4 108 214 6 2 1.23 .273 3.93 219.2
Total UMVA 14 0 2 0 3 2.25 16.0 9 4 4 1 9 11 0 0 1.12 .195 4.41 253.9
Total CL 57 56 22 14 0 3.17 392.0 349 156 138 39 121 274 7 2 1.20 .270 4.05 130.2
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1956 Tulsa - A P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 2.2 0.00 0.0 .000
1957 Tampa - A P 13 6 5 8 2 13 0 1.000 63.0 1.86 -0.2 .955
1957 Pensacola - R P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 -0.2 .000
1958 Tampa - A P 9 3 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 32.2 0.28 -0.8 .000
1958 Marshalltown - R P 14 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 16.0 0.56 +0.7 .000
1959 Springfield - A P 8 8 5 2 0 7 0 1.000 50.0 1.26 -0.0 .958
1959 Tampa - A P 19 16 6 9 0 15 0 1.000 128.2 1.05 -0.2 .959
1960 Jersey City - AAA P 6 6 4 5 1 10 1 .900 40.2 1.99 -0.3 1.000
1960 Knoxville - AA P 21 21 5 18 2 24 1 .958 159.1 1.30 +1.0 1.089
1961 Jersey City - AAA P 28 28 6 18 1 25 1 .960 190.2 1.13 +1.5 1.056
1962 Kansas City - MLB P 10 6 4 6 2 10 0 1.000 39.0 2.31 -0.1 1.701
1962 New York - MLB P 13 13 3 6 0 10 1 .900 83.1 0.97 +0.3 1.458
1962 Seattle - AAA P 7 7 0 8 0 8 0 1.000 49.2 1.45 +0.8 1.004
1962 Jersey City - AAA P 2 2 2 1 1 3 0 1.000 17.0 1.59 +0.1 1.000
1963 New York - MLB P 15 15 10 11 0 21 0 1.000 102.0 1.85 +0.5 .981
1964 New York - MLB P 30 30 11 24 2 38 3 .921 184.1 1.71 -0.0 1.018
1964 Jersey City - AAA P 1 1 0 2 0 2 0 1.000 6.1 2.84 +0.3 1.000
1965 New York - MLB P 32 32 7 19 0 29 3 .897 193.1 1.21 -1.9 .948
1966 New York - MLB P 9 9 4 3 0 7 0 1.000 55.1 1.14 +0.7 1.036
1966 Little Rock - AAA P 9 9 1 3 0 5 1 .800 58.2 0.61 +1.7 .500
1966 Knoxville - AA P 17 17 5 12 0 18 1 .944 120.0 1.27 -0.5 .934
1967 New York - MLB P 13 13 4 6 0 10 0 1.000 81.0 1.11 -0.9 1.039
1967 Little Rock - AAA P 11 10 3 7 0 11 1 .909 78.2 1.14 +0.6 1.000
1967 Knoxville - AA P 9 9 3 11 0 14 0 1.000 79.0 1.59 -0.3 1.017
1968 New York - MLB P 45 18 10 16 1 27 1 .963 153.0 1.53 -1.2 1.096
1969 New York - MLB P 27 27 8 17 1 26 1 .962 168.2 1.33 +0.9 1.055
1969 Knoxville - AA P 2 2 0 1 0 1 0 1.000 18.0 0.50 +0.4 1.057
1970 New York - MLB P 33 31 10 15 0 27 2 .926 207.0 1.09 +0.8 .994
1971 New York - MLB P 27 27 6 18 0 24 0 1.000 162.1 1.33 +0.2 .859
1972 New York - MLB P 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.1 0.00 0.0 .000
1972 Kansas City - MLB P 7 0 0 1 0 1 0 1.000 8.0 1.12 -0.1 .989
1973 Washington - MLB P 8 8 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 49.0 0.18 -0.2 .000
1974 Colorado Springs - A P 30 30 10 20 4 32 2 .938 224.2 1.20 +0.2 .977
TOTAL P 479 404 135 267 17 421 19 .955 2824.1 1.28 +4.0 1.015
PLAYER HISTORY
06/19/1956 Drafted in the 1956 first-year player draft out of high school (Eau Claire; Eau Claire, WI) by the Toronto Wolves. (Round 8, Pick 7, 119th overall pick).
06/19/1956 Released by the Toronto organization.
06/26/1956 Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Lincoln Legislators organization.
07/18/1956 Released by the Lincoln Legislators.
07/27/1956 Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Tulsa Roughnecks organization.
09/27/1956 Released by the Tulsa Roughnecks.
10/02/1956 Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Atlanta Peaches organization.
12/26/1956 Released by the Atlanta Peaches.
12/31/1956 Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Atlanta Peaches organization.
01/27/1957 Released by the Atlanta Peaches.
04/16/1957 Signed a minor league contract with the Des Moines Bears organization.
06/25/1957 Released by the Des Moines Bears.
07/03/1957 Signed a minor league contract with the Washington Eagles organization.
07/16/1957 Released by the Washington organization.
07/22/1957 Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Kansas City Kings organization.
05/22/1959 Pitches a 6-hit shutout against the Charleston Seagulls with 9 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed!
07/07/1959 Pitches a 7-hit shutout against the Arlington Patriots with 8 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed!
04/21/1960 Injured (kidney stones),out for 4 days.
06/06/1960 Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the Atlanta Peaches with 10 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed!
06/16/1960 Pitches a 8-hit shutout against the Birmingham Ironmen with 6 strikeouts and 3 BB allowed!
05/13/1961 Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the Newark Aces with 3 strikeouts and 4 BB allowed!
05/28/1961 Injured (sore elbow),day-to-day for 3 days.
07/21/1961 Pitches a 2-hit shutout against the Richmond Rebels with 11 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed!
12/11/1961 Added to the secondary (40-man) roster for the Kansas City Kings.
07/16/1962 Was traded by the Kansas City Kings to the New York Imperials in exchange for 3B Joe Dorch.
01/01/1963 OSA scouting updated ratings: Stuff: 3; Movement: 3; Control: 3.
01/01/1963 OSA scouting updated ratings: Stuff: 3; Movement: 3; Control: 3.
03/15/1963 Outstandingly completed training to increase his pitch movement at the New York Imperials development complex.
04/07/1963 Unsuccessfully completed training to work on his bunting at the New York Imperials development complex.
04/23/1963 Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the Chicago Cougars with 5 strikeouts and 3 BB allowed!
06/25/1963 Injured (bone chips (elbow)),out for 6 weeks.
07/24/1963 Suffered setback in recovery from injury, requires surgery and will miss another 3 months.
01/01/1964 OSA scouting updated ratings: Stuff: 3; Movement: 3; Control: 3.
04/13/1964 Unsuccessfully completed training to work on his bunting at the New York Imperials development complex.
07/01/1964 Injured (sprained ankle),out for 6 weeks.
08/06/1964 Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the Dallas Wranglers with 8 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed!
09/17/1965 Injured (elbow strain),out for 3 months.
01/21/1966 Unsuccessfully completed training to work on his bunting at the New York Imperials development complex.
05/12/1966 Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the Montgomery Capitals with 7 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed!
07/06/1966 Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the Chattanooga Reliables with 10 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed!
08/13/1966 Injured (finger blister),day-to-day for 1 day.
03/27/1967 Injured (strained oblique),day-to-day for 4 weeks.
08/18/1967 Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Chattanooga Reliables with 8 strikeouts and 3 BB allowed!
03/09/1968 Unsuccessfully completed training to work on his bunting at the New York Imperials development complex.
09/05/1968 Injured (pulled abdominal muscle),day-to-day for 4 days.
04/24/1972 Released by the New York Imperials.
08/16/1972 Signed a minor league contract with majors option with the Kansas City Mavericks organization.
01/19/1973 Released by the Kansas City Mavericks.
02/23/1973 Signed a minor league contract with the Washington Eagles organization.
06/18/1973 Released by the Washington Eagles.
03/21/1974 Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Colorado Springs Mountaineers organization.
05/20/1974 Pitches a 2-hit shutout against the Panhandle Jackrabbits with 7 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed!
06/01/1974 Wins the WBL Pitcher of the Month Award.
08/01/1974 Wins the WBL Pitcher of the Month Award.
08/20/1974 Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Fargo Red Hawks with 10 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed!
09/01/1974 Wins the WBL Pitcher of the Month Award.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year L Rank
1964 16 3
Year BB Rank
1965 85 8
Year WP Rank
1964 11 3
Year ERA Rank
1970 2.83 3
Year BABIP Rank
1970 .227 1
Year WHIP Rank
1970 1.16 5
Year RA/9 Rank
1970 10.87 5
Year H/9 Rank
1970 6.65 1
Year QS Rank
1970 23 6
Year QSP Rank
1970 .742 4
Year GB% Rank
1971 0.56 8
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