LF Frank 'Fireball' Falco #10
Age: 31 | Bats: S | Throws: L | Morale: Normal
01/29/1962
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LF FRANK 'FIREBALL' FALCO #10 - AGE: 31 - BATS: S - THROWS: L - MORALE: NORMAL
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
136 444 110 18 0 7 38 44 74 .248 .318 .336 3 0.1
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Overall Vs Left Vs Right  
Contact 2 2 2
Gap 2 2 2
Power 2 2 2
Eye 2 2 2
Avoid K's 2 2 2
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 3 4
Errors: - 1 3
Arm: 1 3 4
Turn DP: - 1 -
Framing: 1 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: -
Catcher: - Left Field: 4
1st Base: - Center Field: 3
2nd Base: - Right Field: 2
3rd Base: -
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 2
Stealing Aggressiveness: 5
Stealing Ability: 3
Baserunning Inst.: 3
Sacrifice Bunt: 3
Bunt for Hit: 1
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
09/17/1961 JC Loss, 8-11 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
09/16/1961 JC Win, 5-1 3 1 0 0 0 1 0 1
09/15/1961 JC Loss, 4-7 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
09/14/1961 BUF Loss, 4-5 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/13/1961 BUF Loss, 0-5 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
09/12/1961 BUF Win, 7-1 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 0
09/11/1961 BUF Loss, 1-6 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
09/10/1961 @ ROC Loss, 1-5 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
09/09/1961 @ ROC Loss, 5-6 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 0
09/08/1961 @ ROC Win, 10-2 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
PERSONALITY
Birthday:07/22/1930
Born in:Chicago, IL
Nationality:American
Height:6' 0"
Weight:195 lbs
Local Popularity:Unknown
National Pop.:Unknown
STATUS
Contract:None, Free Agent
Salary:-
Signed Through:-
Major Service:5 Years, 2 Days
Service This Yr:174 Days
40-Man Service:None, None
Pro Service:13 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1949, 13th Pick in Round 8
UNION LEAGUE 1961 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 136 444 110 18 0 7 38 47 44 74 .248 .318 .336 .654 .292 .088 80
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 127 493 3 10 0 10 8 2 149 25 3 0 100.0 48.5 3.70 .1  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   137 35 3 0 1 9 14 10 25 0 3 3 .255 .320 .299 .619
Versus Right   307 75 15 0 6 29 33 34 49 2 5 0 .244 .318 .352 .670
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
April   38 11 2 0 0 2 1 4 4 0 0 0 .289 .357 .342 .699
May   89 20 2 0 3 12 9 9 17 2 3 0 .225 .290 .348 .638
June   88 22 5 0 1 9 17 9 16 0 2 1 .250 .327 .341 .667
July   81 15 2 0 0 1 3 7 17 0 0 0 .185 .250 .210 .460
August   92 31 5 0 3 11 14 13 9 0 3 2 .337 .430 .489 .919
September   56 11 2 0 0 3 3 2 11 0 0 0 .196 .224 .232 .456
Last Year   444 110 18 0 7 38 47 44 74 2 8 3 .248 .318 .336 .654
2 Years Ago   478 110 18 1 12 57 43 31 99 2 20 2 .230 .279 .347 .626
Career   2296 546 93 4 41 229 203 160 434 13 53 18 .238 .291 .335 .626
Home   224 54 6 0 3 22 26 19 38 1 2 3 .241 .308 .308 .616
Road   220 56 12 0 4 16 21 25 36 1 6 0 .255 .329 .364 .693
Grass   444 110 18 0 7 38 47 44 74 2 8 3 .248 .318 .336 .654
Day   185 47 5 0 3 12 23 17 31 2 5 1 .254 .317 .330 .647
Night   259 63 13 0 4 26 24 27 43 0 3 2 .243 .319 .340 .659
As Starter   435 108 17 0 7 36 47 44 73 2 8 2 .248 .319 .336 .654
As Reliever / Substitution   9 2 1 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 1 .222 .300 .333 .633
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
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
1948 Total - 17 22 94 41 13 3 3 30 36 13 1 1 4 23 8 .436 .505 .734 1.239 100 100 1.9
1949 Total - 18 26 113 49 16 6 3 30 47 15 1 2 5 23 7 .434 .496 .761 1.257 100 100 2.3
1949 La Crosse - C 18 30 91 30 3 0 2 12 8 3 0 0 25 0 1 .330 .351 .429 .780 101 100 -0.3
1950 La Crosse - C 19 36 82 15 1 2 2 11 12 7 0 0 33 1 2 .183 .247 .317 .564 42 23 -0.5
1950 San Jose - B 19 24 65 14 2 0 0 4 4 9 1 1 19 1 0 .215 .316 .246 .562 50 39 -0.5
1951 La Crosse - C 20 46 131 30 3 0 10 25 28 29 2 0 58 1 1 .229 .377 .481 .857 103 89 0.4
1952 La Crosse - C 21 36 76 20 2 0 2 9 18 20 1 0 34 1 1 .263 .423 .368 .791 94 103 0.5
1953 San Jose - B 22 119 423 102 19 3 15 48 51 11 3 2 103 2 4 .241 .264 .407 .671 89 93 2.4
1954 La Crosse - C 23 15 59 19 3 0 3 9 12 9 0 1 13 0 1 .322 .406 .525 .931 145 137 0.9
1954 San Jose - B 23 70 166 54 11 0 6 28 16 6 2 2 28 0 0 .325 .352 .500 .852 139 143 1.9
1954 Rockford - A 23 12 26 6 1 0 0 2 2 4 0 0 6 0 0 .231 .333 .269 .603 61 65 -0.1
1955 San Jose - B 24 54 207 60 6 1 9 30 19 6 0 1 30 0 0 .290 .308 .459 .767 124 131 2.5
1955 Rockford - A 24 69 223 55 8 1 3 23 21 28 2 2 51 1 0 .247 .333 .332 .665 77 78 0.3
1956 Charleston - B 25 16 37 11 2 0 0 4 10 6 0 2 8 0 0 .297 .378 .351 .729 96 98 0.2
1956 Camden - A 25 38 136 39 8 1 2 14 10 12 0 0 26 0 0 .287 .345 .404 .749 100 100 0.4
1956 Charleston - AAA 25 3 10 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .100 .100 .100 .200 -46 -70 -0.1
1957 Charleston - AAA 26 133 454 109 11 1 10 45 37 28 1 5 82 1 1 .240 .283 .335 .618 68 57 -0.4
1958 Charleston - AAA 27 132 449 110 27 0 8 45 42 34 2 2 83 5 2 .245 .300 .359 .658 89 86 2.8
1959 Charleston - AAA 28 133 461 106 19 2 4 44 34 23 10 2 95 3 4 .230 .280 .306 .586 70 66 0.3
1960 Charleston - AAA 29 137 478 110 18 1 12 57 43 31 2 2 99 2 1 .230 .279 .347 .626 77 75 0.3
1961 Charleston - AAA 30 136 444 110 18 0 7 38 47 44 3 2 74 3 0 .248 .318 .336 .654 83 80 0.1
Total HL 81 249 61 9 1 3 25 23 32 2 2 57 1 0 .245 .333 .325 .659 76 77
Total UL 674 2296 546 93 4 41 229 203 160 18 13 434 14 8 .238 .291 .335 .626 77 72
Total MAL 38 136 39 8 1 2 14 10 12 0 0 26 0 0 .287 .345 .404 .749 100 100
Total SEL 16 37 11 2 0 0 4 10 6 0 2 8 0 0 .297 .378 .351 .729 96 98
Total COW 267 861 230 38 4 30 110 90 32 6 6 180 3 4 .267 .296 .425 .721 104 107
Total UMVA 163 439 114 12 2 19 66 78 68 3 1 163 3 6 .260 .362 .426 .788 96 89
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1949 La Crosse - C LF 5 5 5 1 0 8 2 .750 37.0 1.46 -0.2 1.026
1949 La Crosse - C CF 16 9 26 1 0 30 3 .900 95.0 2.56 -1.2 1.040
1949 La Crosse - C RF 11 10 17 2 0 20 1 .950 80.0 2.14 -1.3 .941
1950 San Jose - B LF 4 4 7 1 0 8 0 1.000 22.2 3.18 -0.0 .974
1950 La Crosse - C LF 15 11 14 2 0 17 1 .941 86.1 1.67 +0.5 1.059
1950 San Jose - B CF 18 15 45 1 0 47 1 .979 139.0 2.98 -2.7 .970
1950 La Crosse - C CF 15 10 21 2 1 25 2 .920 84.1 2.45 -0.8 .982
1950 San Jose - B RF 3 0 4 0 0 4 0 1.000 10.2 3.38 +0.3 1.000
1950 La Crosse - C RF 8 4 5 0 0 5 0 1.000 33.2 1.34 +0.3 1.017
1951 La Crosse - C LF 17 13 21 0 0 21 0 1.000 123.0 1.54 +1.4 1.020
1951 La Crosse - C CF 16 11 17 0 0 18 1 .944 96.1 1.59 +0.6 .962
1951 La Crosse - C RF 12 9 15 0 0 15 0 1.000 82.2 1.63 +1.6 1.040
1952 La Crosse - C LF 6 2 4 0 0 4 0 1.000 23.0 1.57 +0.9 1.314
1952 La Crosse - C CF 23 13 24 0 0 25 1 .960 132.2 1.63 +0.8 1.028
1952 La Crosse - C RF 6 2 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 20.2 0.87 +0.0 .978
1953 San Jose - B LF 36 34 56 0 0 56 0 1.000 292.2 1.72 +0.6 .982
1953 San Jose - B CF 53 48 122 1 0 123 0 1.000 435.2 2.54 -0.0 .996
1953 San Jose - B RF 30 28 63 0 0 65 2 .969 242.1 2.34 +4.6 1.088
1954 Rockford - A LF 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 12.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1954 San Jose - B LF 20 12 24 0 0 24 0 1.000 115.1 1.87 +0.8 1.148
1954 La Crosse - C LF 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 9.0 1.00 -0.0 .936
1954 Rockford - A CF 5 5 11 0 0 11 0 1.000 43.0 2.30 -0.8 .998
1954 San Jose - B CF 27 22 61 0 0 61 0 1.000 206.0 2.67 -0.8 .936
1954 La Crosse - C CF 14 14 40 1 0 41 0 1.000 121.0 3.05 +1.9 1.044
1954 Rockford - A RF 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 6.1 1.42 -0.1 .962
1954 San Jose - B RF 23 5 19 0 0 19 0 1.000 73.0 2.34 +0.4 1.030
1954 La Crosse - C RF 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 4.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1955 Rockford - A LF 28 22 38 1 0 40 1 .975 208.1 1.68 +0.0 .984
1955 San Jose - B LF 14 14 33 0 0 34 1 .971 135.0 2.20 +0.9 1.059
1955 Rockford - A CF 33 32 60 1 0 63 2 .968 283.0 1.94 -1.6 .995
1955 San Jose - B CF 30 30 82 0 0 82 0 1.000 266.1 2.77 +1.0 1.010
1955 Rockford - A RF 8 6 8 0 0 8 0 1.000 54.0 1.33 -1.3 .963
1955 San Jose - B RF 7 7 18 0 0 18 0 1.000 59.2 2.72 +1.3 1.027
1956 Charleston - AAA LF 3 3 7 0 0 8 1 .875 23.0 2.74 +0.2 1.000
1956 Camden - A LF 12 12 25 0 0 25 0 1.000 108.2 2.07 +0.5 .977
1956 Charleston - B LF 2 2 4 0 0 4 0 1.000 18.0 2.00 +0.2 .965
1956 Camden - A CF 24 23 53 3 0 57 1 .982 193.0 2.61 -0.7 1.016
1956 Charleston - B CF 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 3.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1956 Camden - A RF 2 2 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 17.2 1.02 -0.0 .972
1956 Charleston - B RF 7 6 12 0 0 12 0 1.000 54.0 2.00 +2.0 1.274
1957 Charleston - AAA LF 119 116 202 9 1 220 9 .959 998.0 1.90 +9.2 1.058
1957 Charleston - AAA CF 19 13 39 0 0 40 1 .975 112.2 3.12 -1.1 .949
1957 Charleston - AAA RF 2 0 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 3.0 6.00 +0.3 .994
1958 Charleston - AAA LF 90 89 156 4 1 165 5 .970 769.0 1.87 +9.8 1.078
1958 Charleston - AAA CF 40 37 97 1 0 99 1 .990 333.2 2.64 +7.4 1.076
1958 Charleston - AAA RF 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 0.2 13.50 +0.8 .000
1959 Charleston - AAA LF 114 111 189 3 1 196 4 .980 952.2 1.81 +11.8 1.104
1959 Charleston - AAA CF 27 15 32 1 0 33 0 1.000 146.1 2.03 -0.1 1.021
1959 Charleston - AAA RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1960 Charleston - AAA LF 117 115 188 2 0 194 4 .979 996.2 1.72 +7.6 1.060
1960 Charleston - AAA CF 15 14 38 1 0 41 2 .951 123.1 2.85 +0.5 .987
1960 Charleston - AAA RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1961 Charleston - AAA LF 127 127 207 4 1 222 11 .950 1075.2 1.77 +7.6 1.041
1961 Charleston - AAA CF 6 0 7 1 0 8 0 1.000 17.1 4.15 -0.1 1.042
TOTAL LF 732 694 1181 27 4 1247 39 .969 6006.0 1.81 +51.7 1.057
TOTAL CF 383 311 775 14 1 804 15 .981 2831.2 2.51 +2.3 1.004
TOTAL RF 127 79 169 2 0 174 3 .983 742.1 2.07 +8.8 1.048
PLAYER HISTORY
01/01/1949 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
06/20/1949 Drafted in the 1949 first-year player draft (Round 8, Pick 13, 125th overall pick) by the Chicago Cougars, out of high school Mishawaka (Mishawaka; Mishawaka, IN).
07/27/1949 Signed a minor league contract with the Chicago Cougars organization with a signing bonus of $2,100.
01/01/1950 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
09/12/1952 Wins the 1952 Championship with the La Crosse Lions!
09/19/1955 Wins the 1955 Championship with the San Jose Cougars!
04/04/1956 Released by the Chicago organization.
04/10/1956 Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Cincinnati Cannons organization.
06/16/1956 Injured (strained rib cage muscle),day-to-day for 2 weeks.
07/28/1956 Released by the Cincinnati organization.
08/06/1956 Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Charleston Blue Legs organization.
03/04/1957 Unsuccessfully completed training to improve his baserunning fundamentals at the Charleston Blue Legs development complex.
04/22/1959 Unsuccessfully completed training to generate gap power at the Charleston Blue Legs development complex.
08/21/1959 Injured (bruised shin),day-to-day for 5 days.
04/08/1960 Detrimentally completed training to improve his base-stealing technique at the Charleston Blue Legs development complex.
08/21/1961 Wins the UL Player of the Week Award.
12/19/1961 Released by the Charleston Blue Legs.
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