Frank Papish
Frank Richard Papish "Pap"
Born: October 21, 1917
Pueblo, CO US
Deceased: August 30, 1965
Pueblo, CO US
Primary Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right
Throws: Left
Height: 6'2"
Weight: 192
Career: 1936-1953
Major League Statistics
Frank Papish compiled a career record of 135 wins and 131 losses and a 4.11 ERA in his 410-game pitching career with the Omaha Packers/Rock Island Robin Hoods, Dallas Steers, Longview Cannibals, Anniston Rams, Birmingham Barons, Little Rock Travelers, Minneapolis Millers, Indianapolis Indians, Chattanooga Lookouts and Memphis Chicks. He began playing during the 1936 season and last took the field during the 1953 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1936 | A | WL3 | Omaha Packers/Rock Island Robin Hoods | 10 | 16 | .385 | 4.93 | 29 | 197.0 | 220 | 147 | 108 | 103 | ||||||||||||
| 1937 | A1 | TL | Dallas Steers | 7 | 10 | .412 | 4.79 | 40 | 15 | 154.0 | 189 | 113 | 82 | 84 | |||||||||||
| 1938 | C | ETXL | Longview Cannibals | 7 | 5 | .583 | 4.45 | 16 | 14 | 97.0 | 110 | 76 | 48 | 48 | |||||||||||
| 1939 | B | SEAL3 | Anniston Rams | 10 | 13 | .435 | 5.06 | 33 | 185.0 | 213 | 116 | 104 | 87 | ||||||||||||
| 1940 | B | SEAL3 | Anniston Rams | 20 | 14 | .588 | 3.31 | 39 | 269.0 | 276 | 143 | 99 | 102 | ||||||||||||
| 1941 | B | SEAL3 | Anniston Rams | 11 | 9 | .550 | 3.24 | 26 | 189.0 | 203 | 105 | 68 | 67 | ||||||||||||
| 1941 | A1 | SOUA | Birmingham Barons | 1 | 3 | .250 | 4.39 | 10 | 7 | 41.0 | 47 | 24 | 20 | 18 | |||||||||||
| 1942 | A1 | SOUA | Little Rock Travelers | 13 | 10 | .565 | 3.52 | 34 | 25 | 220.0 | 223 | 109 | 86 | 94 | |||||||||||
| 1943 | AA | AA2 | Minneapolis Millers | 0 | 3 | .000 | 6.00 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 18.0 | 32 | 12 | 12 | 7 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||||
| 1943 | A1 | SOUA | Little Rock Travelers | 13 | 8 | .619 | 3.40 | 34 | 24 | 6 | 16 | 2 | 209.0 | 202 | 94 | 79 | 89 | 80 | 4 | 1 | 6 | ||||
| 1944 | A1 | SOUA | Little Rock Travelers | 16 | 17 | .485 | 4.06 | 40 | 31 | 8 | 23 | 2 | 277.0 | 320 | 169 | 125 | 87 | 125 | 5 | 0 | 4 | ||||
| 1950 | AAA | AA2 | Indianapolis Indians | 11 | 3 | .786 | 2.81 | 19 | 15 | 8 | 1 | 109.0 | 84 | 39 | 34 | 47 | 47 | 2 | 1 | 1 | |||||
| 1951 | AAA | AA2 | Indianapolis Indians | 9 | 12 | .429 | 5.25 | 28 | 27 | 10 | 3 | 156.0 | 175 | 104 | 91 | 73 | 80 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |||||
| 1952 | AAA | AA2 | Indianapolis Indians | 4 | 7 | .364 | 7.02 | 23 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 82.0 | 100 | 69 | 64 | 43 | 41 | 2 | 0 | 2 | |||||
| 1952 | AA | SOUA | Chattanooga Lookouts | 3 | 1 | .750 | 0.00 | 5 | 33.0 | 32 | 10 | ||||||||||||||
| 1953 | AA | SOUA | Chattanooga Lookouts | 9 | 0.0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1953 | AA | SOUA | Memphis Chicks | 20 | 0.0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Totals | 135 | 131 | .508 | 4.11 | 410 | 172 | 17 | 59 | 8 | 0 | 2236.0 | 2426 | 1320 | 1020 | 0 | 959 | 0 | 384 | 14 | 3 | 14 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1936 | A | WL3 | Omaha Packers/Rock Island Robin Hoods | 29 | 81 | 81 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .185 | .185 | .222 | .407 | 18 | |||||||||||
| 1937 | A1 | TL | Dallas Steers | 40 | 52 | 52 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .192 | .192 | .212 | .404 | 11 | |||||||||||
| 1938 | C | ETXL | Longview Cannibals | 23 | 50 | 50 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 2 | .340 | .340 | .520 | .860 | 26 | |||||||||||
| 1939 | B | SEAL3 | Anniston Rams | 43 | 88 | 88 | 17 | 4 | 0 | 0 | .193 | .193 | .239 | .432 | 21 | |||||||||||
| 1940 | B | SEAL3 | Anniston Rams | 48 | 114 | 114 | 31 | 4 | 0 | 3 | .272 | .272 | .386 | .658 | 44 | |||||||||||
| 1941 | A1 | SOUA | Birmingham Barons | 10 | 16 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .062 | .062 | .062 | .125 | 1 | |||||||||||
| 1941 | B | SEAL3 | Anniston Rams | 38 | 101 | 101 | 20 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .198 | .198 | .248 | .446 | 25 | |||||||||||
| 1942 | A1 | SOUA | Little Rock Travelers | 34 | 76 | 76 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .197 | .197 | .211 | .408 | 16 | |||||||||||
| 1943 | AA | AA2 | Minneapolis Millers | 5 | 8 | 8 | 1 | .125 | .125 | .125 | .250 | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| 1943 | A1 | SOUA | Little Rock Travelers | 34 | 93 | 78 | 7 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 8 | .192 | .276 | .244 | .519 | 19 | 0 | 6 | |||
| 1944 | A1 | SOUA | Little Rock Travelers | 52 | 139 | 122 | 12 | 27 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 6 | 16 | .221 | .269 | .254 | .523 | 31 | 2 | 9 | ||||
| 1950 | AAA | AA2 | Indianapolis Indians | 19 | 43 | 35 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 7 | .200 | .243 | .229 | .472 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 6 | |||
| 1951 | AAA | AA2 | Indianapolis Indians | 28 | 60 | 54 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 12 | .093 | .140 | .148 | .288 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |||
| 1952 | AAA | AA2 | Indianapolis Indians | 23 | 29 | 25 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 9 | .120 | .214 | .200 | .414 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |||
| 1952 | AA | SOUA | Chattanooga Lookouts | 5 | 13 | 13 | 2 | .154 | .154 | .154 | .308 | 2 | ||||||||||||||
| 1953 | AA | SOUA | (+) Memphis Chicks | 29 | 45 | 45 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 1 | .244 | .244 | .422 | .667 | 19 | |||||||||||
| 1953 | AA | SOUA | (+) Chattanooga Lookouts | 29 | 45 | 45 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 1 | .244 | .244 | .422 | .667 | 19 | |||||||||||
| Totals | 431 | 963 | 913 | 29 | 186 | 29 | 0 | 7 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 52 | .204 | .225 | .258 | .483 | 236 | 2 | 4 | 25 | 0 | 0 |
Fielding:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1936 | A | WL3 | Omaha Packers/Rock Island Robin Hoods | P | 29 | .000 | |||||
| 1937 | A1 | TL | Dallas Steers | P | 40 | .000 | |||||
| 1939 | B | SEAL3 | Anniston Rams | P | 33 | .000 | |||||
| 1940 | B | SEAL3 | Anniston Rams | P | 39 | .000 | |||||
| 1941 | B | SEAL3 | Anniston Rams | P | 26 | .000 | |||||
| 1941 | A1 | SOUA | Birmingham Barons | P | 10 | .000 | |||||
| 1942 | A1 | SOUA | Little Rock Travelers | P | 34 | .000 | |||||
| 1943 | AA | AA2 | Minneapolis Millers | P | 5 | .000 | |||||
| 1943 | A1 | SOUA | Little Rock Travelers | P | 34 | 12 | 42 | 2 | 3 | .964 | 1.588 |
| 1944 | A1 | SOUA | Little Rock Travelers | P | 40 | 24 | 79 | 4 | 5 | .963 | 2.575 |
| 1950 | AAA | AA2 | Indianapolis Indians | P | 19 | 9 | 16 | 3 | 1 | .893 | 1.316 |
| 1951 | AAA | AA2 | Indianapolis Indians | P | 28 | 8 | 20 | 7 | 0 | .800 | 1.000 |
| 1952 | AAA | AA2 | Indianapolis Indians | P | 23 | 6 | 17 | 1 | 0 | .958 | 1.000 |
| 1953 | AA | SOUA | Chattanooga Lookouts | P | 9 | .000 | |||||
| 1953 | AA | SOUA | Memphis Chicks | P | 20 | .000 | |||||
| Totals | 389 | 59 | 174 | 17 | 9 | .932 | .599 |
Minor League Service:
| Year | Level | League | Team | Affiliation | First Appearance | Final Appearance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1936 | A | Western League | Omaha Packers/Rock Island Robin Hoods | |||
| 1937 | A1 | Texas League | Dallas Steers | |||
| 1938 | C | East Texas League | Longview Cannibals | CHA | ||
| 1939 | B | Southeastern League | Anniston Rams | CHA | ||
| 1940 | B | Southeastern League | Anniston Rams | BRO | ||
| 1941 | A1 | Southern League | Birmingham Barons | CIN | ||
| 1941 | B | Southeastern League | Anniston Rams | |||
| 1942 | A1 | Southern League | Little Rock Travelers | |||
| 1943 | A1 | Southern League | Little Rock Travelers | |||
| 1943 | AA | American Association 2 | Minneapolis Millers | |||
| 1944 | A1 | Southern League | Little Rock Travelers | |||
| 1950 | AAA | American Association 2 | Indianapolis Indians | PIT | ||
| 1951 | AAA | American Association 2 | Indianapolis Indians | PIT | ||
| 1952 | AA | Southern Association | Chattanooga Lookouts | WS1 | ||
| 1952 | AAA | American Association 2 | Indianapolis Indians | CLE | ||
| 1953 | AA | Southern Association | Memphis Chicks | CHA | ||
| 1953 | AA | Southern Association | Chattanooga Lookouts | WS1 |
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