Frank Bolling
Francis Elmore Bolling
Born: November 16, 1931
Mobile, AL USA
Deceased: 2020
Mobile, AL USA
Primary Position: 2B
All Position(s) Played: 2B, PH, PR
Bats: R
Throws: R
Height: 6'1"
Weight: 175
College: Spring Hill College
Career: 1954-1966
Minor League Statistics
Frank Bolling compiled a career batting average of .254 with 106 home runs and 556 RBI in his 1540-game career with the Detroit Tigers, Milwaukee Braves and Atlanta Braves. He began playing during the 1954 season and last took the field during the 1966 campaign.
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Batting:
Year | Lg | Team | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
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1954 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 117 | 413 | 368 | 46 | 87 | 15 | 2 | 6 | 38 | 3 | 5 | 36 | 51 | .236 | .302 | .337 | .639 | 124 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 0 |
1956 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 102 | 422 | 366 | 53 | 103 | 21 | 7 | 7 | 45 | 6 | 2 | 42 | 51 | .281 | .354 | .434 | .789 | 159 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 1 |
1957 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 146 | 644 | 576 | 72 | 149 | 27 | 6 | 15 | 40 | 4 | 9 | 57 | 64 | .259 | .327 | .405 | .732 | 233 | 15 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 3 |
1958 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 154 | 681 | 610 | 91 | 164 | 25 | 4 | 14 | 75 | 6 | 4 | 54 | 54 | .269 | .328 | .392 | .720 | 239 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 1 |
1959 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 127 | 520 | 459 | 56 | 122 | 18 | 3 | 13 | 55 | 2 | 2 | 45 | 37 | .266 | .339 | .403 | .742 | 185 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 2 |
1960 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 139 | 584 | 536 | 64 | 136 | 20 | 4 | 9 | 59 | 7 | 4 | 40 | 48 | .254 | .308 | .356 | .664 | 191 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 2 |
1961 | NL | Milwaukee Braves | 148 | 658 | 585 | 86 | 153 | 16 | 4 | 15 | 56 | 7 | 3 | 57 | 62 | .262 | .329 | .379 | .708 | 222 | 25 | 3 | 10 | 3 | 1 |
1962 | NL | Milwaukee Braves | 122 | 452 | 406 | 45 | 110 | 17 | 4 | 9 | 43 | 2 | 2 | 35 | 45 | .271 | .333 | .399 | .732 | 162 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 |
1963 | NL | Milwaukee Braves | 142 | 606 | 542 | 73 | 132 | 18 | 2 | 5 | 43 | 2 | 1 | 41 | 47 | .244 | .299 | .312 | .611 | 169 | 11 | 3 | 17 | 3 | 3 |
1964 | NL | Milwaukee Braves | 120 | 387 | 352 | 35 | 70 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 34 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 44 | .199 | .245 | .278 | .524 | 98 | 8 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 3 |
1965 | NL | Milwaukee Braves | 148 | 577 | 535 | 55 | 141 | 26 | 3 | 7 | 50 | 0 | 4 | 24 | 41 | .264 | .295 | .363 | .657 | 194 | 11 | 0 | 17 | 1 | 6 |
1966 | NL | Atlanta Braves | 75 | 245 | 227 | 16 | 48 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 14 | .211 | .244 | .256 | .499 | 58 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 |
Totals | 1540 | 6189 | 5562 | 692 | 1415 | 221 | 40 | 106 | 556 | 40 | 38 | 462 | 558 | .254 | .313 | .366 | .679 | 2034 | 114 | 30 | 97 | 38 | 28 |
Fielding:
Year | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1954 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 2B | 113 | 100 | 904.0 | 248 | 232 | 13 | 54 | .974 | 4.779 | 4.248 |
1956 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 2B | 102 | 99 | 891.7 | 223 | 260 | 11 | 72 | .978 | 4.875 | 4.735 |
1957 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 2B | 146 | 144 | 1325.3 | 394 | 401 | 16 | 112 | .980 | 5.399 | 5.445 |
1958 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 2B | 154 | 154 | 1350.3 | 342 | 445 | 12 | 109 | .985 | 5.245 | 5.110 |
1959 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 2B | 126 | 126 | 1111.0 | 281 | 340 | 8 | 81 | .987 | 5.031 | 4.929 |
1960 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 2B | 138 | 137 | 1230.0 | 375 | 377 | 17 | 93 | .978 | 5.502 | 5.449 |
1961 | NL | Milwaukee Braves | 2B | 148 | 145 | 1307.3 | 326 | 489 | 10 | 112 | .988 | 5.611 | 5.507 |
1962 | NL | Milwaukee Braves | 2B | 119 | 112 | 980.3 | 252 | 298 | 6 | 70 | .989 | 5.049 | 4.622 |
1963 | NL | Milwaukee Braves | 2B | 141 | 137 | 1237.0 | 326 | 379 | 14 | 107 | .981 | 5.129 | 5.000 |
1964 | NL | Milwaukee Braves | 2B | 117 | 94 | 868.0 | 212 | 255 | 7 | 68 | .985 | 4.842 | 3.991 |
1965 | NL | Milwaukee Braves | 2B | 147 | 141 | 1265.7 | 310 | 393 | 17 | 90 | .976 | 4.999 | 4.782 |
1966 | NL | Atlanta Braves | 2B | 67 | 57 | 511.3 | 134 | 150 | 5 | 35 | .983 | 4.999 | 4.239 |
Totals | 1518 | 1446 | 12982.0 | 3423 | 4019 | 136 | 1003 | .982 | 5.159 | 4.903 |
Awards
1958 - AL Gold Glove 2B
1961 - NL TSN All-Star 2B
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