Frank Funk
Franklin Ray Funk
Born: August 30, 1935
Washington, DC US
Primary Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6'0"
Weight: 175
Career: 1954-1967
Major League Statistics
Frank Funk compiled a career record of 101 wins and 90 losses and a 3.42 ERA in his 412-game pitching career with the Mayfield Clothiers, St. Cloud Rox, Danville Leafs, Johnstown Johnnies, Sioux City Soos, Corpus Christi Giants, Phoenix Giants, Toronto Maple Leafs, Salt Lake City Bees, Denver Bears, Tacoma Giants, Atlanta Crackers, Austin Braves and Richmond Braves. He began playing during the 1954 season and last took the field during the 1967 campaign.
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Pitching:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | W | L | W% | ERA | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1954 | D | KITL | Mayfield Clothiers | 14 | 11 | .560 | 3.86 | 26 | 23 | 200.3 | 200 | 116 | 86 | 15 | 85 | ||||||||||
| 1955 | C | NORL1 | St. Cloud Rox | 18 | 7 | .720 | 3.34 | 32 | 22 | 205.0 | 192 | 83 | 76 | 15 | 77 | ||||||||||
| 1956 | A | EL | Johnstown Johnnies | 0 | 1 | .000 | 9.00 | 4 | 0 | 6.0 | 14 | 10 | 6 | 1 | |||||||||||
| 1956 | C | NORL1 | St. Cloud Rox | 10 | 6 | .625 | 2.68 | 24 | 17 | 141.0 | 102 | 55 | 42 | 7 | 44 | ||||||||||
| 1956 | B | CARL | Danville Leafs | 0 | 3 | .000 | 7.20 | 8 | 5 | 25.0 | 31 | 20 | 20 | 10 | |||||||||||
| 1957 | A | WL3 | Sioux City Soos | 0 | 2 | .000 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| 1957 | B | CARL | Danville Leafs | 6 | 9 | .400 | 3.28 | 22 | 16 | 9 | 0 | 129.0 | 120 | 74 | 47 | 17 | 46 | 4 | 102 | 1 | 1 | 4 | |||
| 1958 | AAA | PCL | Phoenix Giants | 0 | 2 | .000 | 8 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| 1958 | AA | TL | Corpus Christi Giants | 14 | 7 | .667 | 2.60 | 48 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 149.0 | 113 | 52 | 43 | 10 | 59 | 10 | 105 | 3 | 0 | 5 | |||
| 1959 | AAA | IL | Toronto Maple Leafs | 6 | 10 | .375 | 3.71 | 46 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 119.0 | 115 | 57 | 49 | 13 | 39 | 5 | 80 | 8 | 2 | 1 | |||
| 1960 | AAA | IL | Toronto Maple Leafs | 6 | 3 | .667 | 2.10 | 32 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 90.0 | 72 | 23 | 21 | 6 | 24 | 3 | 73 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1962 | AAA | PCL | Salt Lake City Bees | 2 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.93 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28.0 | 24 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1964 | AAA | IL | Toronto Maple Leafs | 4 | 6 | .400 | 2.79 | 33 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 71.0 | 68 | 25 | 22 | 11 | 20 | 8 | 55 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1964 | AAA | PCL | Denver Bears | 3 | 4 | .429 | 4.42 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 53.0 | 43 | 28 | 26 | 7 | 15 | 3 | 48 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1965 | AAA | PCL | Tacoma Giants | 2 | 4 | .333 | 5.33 | 26 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 49.0 | 59 | 33 | 29 | 7 | 11 | 1 | 34 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |||
| 1965 | AAA | IL | Atlanta Crackers | 4 | 3 | .571 | 3.84 | 14 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 82.0 | 93 | 37 | 35 | 6 | 12 | 0 | 51 | 2 | 0 | 1 | |||
| 1966 | AA | TL | Austin Braves | 11 | 9 | .550 | 3.16 | 30 | 18 | 5 | 0 | 151.0 | 150 | 63 | 53 | 16 | 29 | 3 | 94 | 5 | 0 | 4 | |||
| 1966 | AAA | IL | Richmond Braves | 0 | 0 | 1.29 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 1967 | AAA | IL | Richmond Braves | 1 | 3 | .250 | 6.17 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35.0 | 51 | 31 | 24 | 6 | 10 | 4 | 27 | 2 | 0 | 1 | |||
| Totals | 101 | 90 | .529 | 3.42 | 412 | 137 | 0 | 27 | 5 | 0 | 1540.3 | 1453 | 719 | 586 | 141 | 490 | 41 | 703 | 25 | 3 | 18 | 0 |
Batting:
| Year | Level | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1954 | D | KITL | Mayfield Clothiers | 33 | 78 | 78 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .154 | .154 | .179 | .333 | 14 | |||||||||||
| 1955 | C | NORL1 | St. Cloud Rox | 37 | 75 | 75 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .120 | .120 | .133 | .253 | 10 | |||||||||||
| 1956 | C | NORL1 | St. Cloud Rox | 28 | 52 | 52 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .192 | .192 | .269 | .462 | 14 | |||||||||||
| 1956 | B | CARL | Danville Leafs | 8 | 7 | 7 | 2 | .286 | .286 | .286 | .571 | 2 | ||||||||||||||
| 1957 | B | CARL | Danville Leafs | 27 | 57 | 48 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 28 | .062 | .167 | .188 | .354 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1957 | A | WL3 | Sioux City Soos | 7 | 2 | 2 | 1 | .500 | .500 | .500 | 1.000 | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| 1958 | AA | TL | Corpus Christi Giants | 50 | 53 | 49 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 19 | .122 | .189 | .122 | .311 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1958 | AAA | PCL | Phoenix Giants | 9 | 3 | 3 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| 1959 | AAA | IL | Toronto Maple Leafs | 47 | 37 | 35 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 23 | .114 | .162 | .143 | .305 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1960 | AAA | IL | Toronto Maple Leafs | 40 | 20 | 17 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | .235 | .222 | .235 | .458 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | ||
| 1962 | AAA | PCL | Salt Lake City Bees | 15 | 11 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | .091 | .091 | .273 | .364 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1964 | AAA | PCL | Denver Bears | 24 | 18 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11 | .000 | .059 | .000 | .059 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1964 | AAA | IL | Toronto Maple Leafs | 33 | 21 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | .000 | .050 | .000 | .050 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1965 | AAA | IL | Atlanta Crackers | 17 | 30 | 27 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 13 | .074 | .138 | .074 | .212 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1965 | AAA | PCL | Tacoma Giants | 26 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .222 | .222 | .222 | .444 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1966 | AAA | IL | Richmond Braves | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 2.000 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1966 | AA | TL | Austin Braves | 39 | 58 | 48 | 8 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 18 | .250 | .308 | .375 | .683 | 18 | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||
| 1967 | AAA | IL | Richmond Braves | 12 | 12 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | .091 | .167 | .091 | .258 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 455 | 544 | 508 | 26 | 70 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 148 | .138 | .172 | .181 | .353 | 92 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 1 | 0 |
Fielding:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1954 | D | KITL | Mayfield Clothiers | P | 26 | .000 | |||||
| 1955 | C | NORL1 | St. Cloud Rox | P | 32 | .000 | |||||
| 1956 | B | CARL | Danville Leafs | P | 8 | .000 | |||||
| 1956 | A | EL | Johnstown Johnnies | P | 4 | .000 | |||||
| 1956 | C | NORL1 | St. Cloud Rox | P | 24 | .000 | |||||
| 1957 | A | WL3 | Sioux City Soos | P | 5 | .000 | |||||
| 1957 | B | CARL | Danville Leafs | P | 22 | 20 | 20 | 1 | 2 | .976 | 1.818 |
| 1958 | AAA | PCL | Phoenix Giants | P | 8 | .000 | |||||
| 1958 | AA | TL | Corpus Christi Giants | P | 45 | 5 | 19 | 2 | 0 | .923 | .533 |
| 1959 | AAA | IL | Toronto Maple Leafs | P | 46 | 6 | 18 | 2 | 2 | .923 | .522 |
| 1960 | AAA | IL | Toronto Maple Leafs | P | 32 | 3 | 11 | 1 | 1 | .933 | .438 |
| 1962 | AAA | PCL | Salt Lake City Bees | P | 15 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .333 |
| 1964 | AAA | IL | Toronto Maple Leafs | P | 33 | 4 | 12 | 1 | 0 | .941 | .485 |
| 1964 | AAA | PCL | Denver Bears | P | 24 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .333 |
| 1965 | AAA | PCL | Tacoma Giants | P | 26 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 0 | .800 | .308 |
| 1965 | AAA | IL | Atlanta Crackers | P | 14 | 9 | 20 | 0 | 5 | 1.000 | 2.071 |
| 1966 | AA | TL | Austin Braves | P | 30 | 6 | 27 | 2 | 3 | .943 | 1.100 |
| 1966 | AAA | IL | Richmond Braves | P | 3 | .000 | |||||
| 1967 | AAA | IL | Richmond Braves | P | 12 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | .417 |
| Totals | 409 | 58 | 148 | 11 | 14 | .949 | .504 |
Minor League Service:
| Year | Level | League | Team | Affiliation | First Appearance | Final Appearance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1954 | D | Kitty League | Mayfield Clothiers | NY1 | ||
| 1955 | C | Northern League | St. Cloud Rox | NY1 | ||
| 1956 | C | Northern League | St. Cloud Rox | NY1 | ||
| 1956 | B | Carolina League | Danville Leafs | NY1 | ||
| 1956 | A | Eastern League | Johnstown Johnnies | NY1 | ||
| 1957 | A | Western League | Sioux City Soos | |||
| 1957 | B | Carolina League | Danville Leafs | NY1 | ||
| 1958 | AA | Texas League | Corpus Christi Giants | SFN | ||
| 1958 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Phoenix Giants | SFN | ||
| 1959 | AAA | International League | Toronto Maple Leafs | |||
| 1960 | AAA | International League | Toronto Maple Leafs | CLE | ||
| 1962 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Salt Lake City Bees | CLE | ||
| 1964 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Denver Bears | ML1 | ||
| 1964 | AAA | International League | Toronto Maple Leafs | DET | ||
| 1965 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Tacoma Giants | SFN | ||
| 1965 | AAA | International League | Atlanta Crackers | ML1 | ||
| 1966 | AA | Texas League | Austin Braves | ATL | ||
| 1966 | AAA | International League | Richmond Braves | ATL | ||
| 1967 | AAA | International League | Richmond Braves | ATL |
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