Frank Tornay
Frank Tornay
Born: August 8, 1926
San Francisco, CA US
Primary Position: Third base
All Position(s) Played: 2B, P, SS
Bats: Right
Throws:
Height: 5'9"
Weight: 160
Career: 1947-1957
Frank Tornay compiled a career batting average of .277 with 86 home runs and 330 RBI in his 1152-game career with the Bakersfield Indians, Spartanburg Peaches, Dayton Indians, Dallas Eagles, San Diego Padres, Beaumont Exporters, Port Arthur Sea Hawks, Harlingen Capitols, Galveston White Caps, Plainview Ponies and Fargo-Moorhead Twins. He began playing during the 1947 season and last took the field during the 1957 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1956 | B | LONG | Plainview Ponies | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.0 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1957 | C | NORL1 | Fargo-Moorhead Twins | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1947 | C | CALL | Bakersfield Indians | 107 | 425 | 381 | 55 | 101 | 24 | 3 | 4 | 61 | 2 | 38 | 40 | .265 | .338 | .375 | .713 | 143 | 4 | 2 | ||||
| 1948 | C | CALL | Bakersfield Indians | 141 | 564 | 564 | 176 | 23 | 3 | 8 | .312 | .312 | .406 | .718 | 229 | |||||||||||
| 1949 | B | TRIS5 | Spartanburg Peaches | 137 | 568 | 508 | 81 | 137 | 26 | 6 | 2 | 63 | 10 | 48 | 46 | .270 | .336 | .356 | .693 | 181 | 3 | 9 | ||||
| 1950 | A | CENL5 | Dayton Indians | 124 | 458 | 458 | 139 | 35 | 4 | 18 | .303 | .303 | .515 | .819 | 236 | |||||||||||
| 1951 | AAA | PCL | San Diego Padres | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| 1951 | AA | TL | Dallas Eagles | 130 | 440 | 440 | 103 | 19 | 3 | 7 | .234 | .234 | .339 | .573 | 149 | |||||||||||
| 1952 | AA | TL | Dallas Eagles | 118 | 413 | 413 | 99 | 18 | 3 | 4 | .240 | .240 | .327 | .567 | 135 | |||||||||||
| 1953 | AA | TL | Dallas Eagles | 129 | 512 | 445 | 55 | 130 | 37 | 2 | 6 | 51 | 4 | 4 | 52 | 51 | .292 | .373 | .425 | .797 | 189 | 5 | 10 | |||
| 1954 | AA | TL | Dallas Eagles | 132 | 560 | 499 | 49 | 115 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 43 | 0 | 4 | 46 | 52 | .230 | .295 | .293 | .587 | 146 | 0 | 14 | 1 | ||
| 1955 | B | BSTL | (+) Port Arthur Sea Hawks | 75 | 303 | 303 | 78 | 12 | 3 | 6 | .257 | .257 | .376 | .634 | 114 | |||||||||||
| 1955 | AA | TL | (+) Dallas Eagles | 41 | 145 | 129 | 17 | 32 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 11 | .248 | .303 | .318 | .621 | 41 | 0 | 3 | 2 | ||
| 1955 | AA | TL | (+) Beaumont Exporters | 41 | 145 | 129 | 17 | 32 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 11 | .248 | .303 | .318 | .621 | 41 | 0 | 3 | 2 | ||
| 1955 | B | BSTL | (+) Harlingen Capitols | 75 | 303 | 303 | 78 | 12 | 3 | 6 | .257 | .257 | .376 | .634 | 114 | |||||||||||
| 1955 | B | BSTL | (+) Galveston White Caps | 75 | 303 | 303 | 78 | 12 | 3 | 6 | .257 | .257 | .376 | .634 | 114 | |||||||||||
| 1956 | B | LONG | Plainview Ponies | 108 | 490 | 427 | 114 | 146 | 29 | 3 | 32 | 107 | 4 | 46 | 48 | .342 | .405 | .649 | 1.054 | 277 | 5 | 4 | 8 | |||
| 1957 | C | NORL1 | Fargo-Moorhead Twins | 25 | 61 | 59 | 8 | 15 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 7 | .254 | .267 | .339 | .606 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||
| Totals | 1152 | 4491 | 4194 | 363 | 1161 | 226 | 30 | 86 | 330 | 20 | 8 | 231 | 244 | .277 | .317 | .407 | .723 | 1705 | 0 | 17 | 40 | 9 | 0 |
Fielding:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1947 | C | CALL | Bakersfield Indians | 3B | 102 | 110 | 115 | 31 | 19 | .879 | 2.206 |
| 1949 | B | TRIS5 | Spartanburg Peaches | SS | 16 | 31 | 62 | 5 | 10 | .949 | 5.812 |
| 1949 | B | TRIS5 | Spartanburg Peaches | 3B | 119 | 118 | 249 | 21 | 20 | .946 | 3.084 |
| 1953 | AA | TL | Dallas Eagles | 2B | 92 | 229 | 205 | 11 | 54 | .975 | 4.717 |
| 1953 | AA | TL | Dallas Eagles | 3B | 32 | 26 | 64 | 4 | 5 | .957 | 2.812 |
| 1953 | AA | TL | Dallas Eagles | SS | 14 | 21 | 34 | 4 | 7 | .932 | 3.929 |
| 1954 | AA | TL | Dallas Eagles | 2B | 60 | 145 | 182 | 4 | 28 | .988 | 5.450 |
| 1954 | AA | TL | Dallas Eagles | 3B | 49 | 41 | 128 | 15 | 19 | .918 | 3.449 |
| 1954 | AA | TL | Dallas Eagles | SS | 25 | 40 | 71 | 2 | 18 | .982 | 4.440 |
| 1956 | B | LONG | Plainview Ponies | SS | 53 | 113 | 163 | 18 | 29 | .939 | 5.208 |
| 1956 | B | LONG | Plainview Ponies | 3B | 49 | 41 | 76 | 7 | 6 | .944 | 2.388 |
| 1956 | B | LONG | Plainview Ponies | P | 3 | .000 | |||||
| 1957 | C | NORL1 | Fargo-Moorhead Twins | P | 1 | .000 | |||||
| Totals | 615 | 915 | 1349 | 122 | 215 | .949 | 3.681 |
Minor League Service:
| Year | Level | League | Team | Affiliation | First Appearance | Final Appearance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1947 | C | California League | Bakersfield Indians | CLE | ||
| 1948 | C | California League | Bakersfield Indians | CLE | ||
| 1949 | B | Tri-State League | Spartanburg Peaches | CLE | ||
| 1950 | A | Central League | Dayton Indians | CLE | ||
| 1951 | AA | Texas League | Dallas Eagles | CLE | ||
| 1951 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | San Diego Padres | CLE | ||
| 1952 | AA | Texas League | Dallas Eagles | CLE | ||
| 1953 | AA | Texas League | Dallas Eagles | |||
| 1954 | AA | Texas League | Dallas Eagles | |||
| 1955 | AA | Texas League | Dallas Eagles | NY1 | ||
| 1955 | B | Big State League | Harlingen Capitols | |||
| 1955 | B | Big State League | Galveston White Caps | |||
| 1955 | AA | Texas League | Beaumont Exporters | ML1 | ||
| 1955 | B | Big State League | Port Arthur Sea Hawks | |||
| 1956 | B | Southwestern League | Plainview Ponies | |||
| 1957 | C | Northern League | Fargo-Moorhead Twins | CLE |
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