Frank DeCarolis
Frank Philip DeCarolis "Shorty; Fireman"
Born: July 29, 1930
Leominster, MA US
Deceased: September 11, 2000
Primary Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 5'5"
Weight: 165
Career: 1949-1954
Frank DeCarolis compiled a career record of 45 wins and 51 losses and a 4.70 ERA in his 193-game pitching career with the Visalia Cubs, Tucson Cowboys, Albuquerque Dukes, Wenatchee Chiefs and Lewiston Broncs. He began playing during the 1949 season and last took the field during the 1954 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1949 | C | CALL | Visalia Cubs | 2 | 8 | .200 | 5.06 | 19 | 5 | 1 | 89.0 | 105 | 59 | 50 | 43 | 37 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 1950 | C | CALL | Visalia Cubs | 9 | 9 | .500 | 5.04 | 37 | 5 | 0 | 157.0 | 179 | 101 | 88 | 68 | 114 | 0 | 1 | 8 | ||||||
| 1951 | C | CALL | Visalia Cubs | 1 | 5 | .167 | 4.20 | 30 | 4 | 75.0 | 94 | 56 | 35 | 47 | |||||||||||
| 1951 | C | SUSE | Tucson Cowboys | 8 | 3 | .727 | 3.00 | 19 | 10 | 96.0 | 80 | 45 | 32 | 67 | |||||||||||
| 1952 | C | WTNM | Albuquerque Dukes | 13 | 10 | .565 | 4.38 | 38 | 23 | 193.0 | 184 | 114 | 94 | 14 | 125 | ||||||||||
| 1953 | A | NORW | Wenatchee Chiefs | 7 | 8 | .467 | 5.28 | 29 | 11 | 121.0 | 114 | 82 | 71 | 4 | 98 | ||||||||||
| 1953 | C | WTNM | Albuquerque Dukes | 3 | 4 | .429 | 6.05 | 9 | 7 | 58.0 | 73 | 45 | 39 | 11 | 40 | ||||||||||
| 1954 | A | NORW | Lewiston Broncs | 2 | 3 | .400 | 5.57 | 9 | 3 | 32.3 | 36 | 25 | 20 | 1 | 26 | ||||||||||
| 1954 | C | CALL | Visalia Cubs | 0 | 1 | .000 | 3 | 0.0 | |||||||||||||||||
| Totals | 45 | 51 | .469 | 4.70 | 193 | 58 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 821.3 | 865 | 527 | 429 | 30 | 514 | 0 | 151 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1949 | C | CALL | Visalia Cubs | 23 | 40 | 37 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | .216 | .256 | .270 | .527 | 10 | 0 | 1 | ||||
| 1950 | C | CALL | Visalia Cubs | 40 | 79 | 68 | 7 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 20 | .191 | .304 | .279 | .583 | 19 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 1951 | C | CALL | Visalia Cubs | 33 | 30 | 30 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .267 | .267 | .433 | .700 | 13 | |||||||||||
| 1951 | C | SUSE | Tucson Cowboys | 24 | 53 | 53 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .245 | .245 | .302 | .547 | 16 | |||||||||||
| 1952 | C | WTNM | Albuquerque Dukes | 55 | 169 | 169 | 31 | 6 | 1 | 1 | .183 | .183 | .249 | .432 | 42 | |||||||||||
| 1953 | A | NORW | Wenatchee Chiefs | 30 | 44 | 44 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .250 | .250 | .273 | .523 | 12 | |||||||||||
| 1953 | C | WTNM | Albuquerque Dukes | 13 | 26 | 26 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .192 | .192 | .538 | .731 | 14 | |||||||||||
| 1954 | A | NORW | Lewiston Broncs | 10 | 13 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .231 | .231 | .308 | .538 | 4 | |||||||||||
| 1954 | C | CALL | Visalia Cubs | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Totals | 231 | 457 | 443 | 11 | 92 | 18 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 26 | .208 | .230 | .293 | .524 | 130 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Fielding:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1949 | C | CALL | Visalia Cubs | P | 19 | 4 | 13 | 2 | 3 | .895 | .895 |
| 1950 | C | CALL | Visalia Cubs | P | 37 | 2 | 35 | 4 | 2 | .902 | 1.000 |
| 1951 | C | CALL | Visalia Cubs | P | 30 | .000 | |||||
| 1951 | C | SUSE | Tucson Cowboys | P | 19 | .000 | |||||
| 1952 | C | WTNM | Albuquerque Dukes | P | 38 | .000 | |||||
| 1953 | C | WTNM | Albuquerque Dukes | P | 9 | .000 | |||||
| 1953 | A | NORW | Wenatchee Chiefs | P | 29 | .000 | |||||
| 1954 | A | NORW | Lewiston Broncs | P | 9 | .000 | |||||
| 1954 | C | CALL | Visalia Cubs | P | 3 | .000 | |||||
| Totals | 193 | 6 | 48 | 6 | 5 | .900 | .280 |
Minor League Service:
| Year | Level | League | Team | Affiliation | First Appearance | Final Appearance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1949 | C | California League | Visalia Cubs | CHN | ||
| 1950 | C | California League | Visalia Cubs | CHN | ||
| 1951 | C | Southwest International League | Tucson Cowboys | |||
| 1951 | C | California League | Visalia Cubs | CHN | ||
| 1952 | C | West Texas-New Mexico League | Albuquerque Dukes | |||
| 1953 | C | West Texas-New Mexico League | Albuquerque Dukes | |||
| 1953 | A | Western International League | Wenatchee Chiefs | |||
| 1954 | C | California League | Visalia Cubs | |||
| 1954 | A | Western International League | Lewiston Broncs | BAL |
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