Art Frantz

Arthur Frank Frantz
Born: March 1, 1921
Deceased: January 24, 2008
Park Ridge, IL US
Primary Position: Shortstop
All Position(s) Played: 3B, C, OF, P
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6'0"
Weight:
Career: 1940-1953

Art Frantz compiled a career batting average of .269 with 24 home runs and 193 RBI in his 684-game career with the Caruthersville/Batesville Pilots, Asheville Tourists, Decatur Commodores, Allentown Wings, Columbus Red Birds, Knoxville Smokies/Mobile Bears, Allentown Cardinals, Rochester Red Wings, Niagara Falls Frontiers, Watertown Athletics, St. Jean Braves and Batavia Clippers. He began playing during the 1940 season and last took the field during the 1953 campaign.

Knoxville Smokies/Mobile Bears

Columbus Red Birds

Rochester Red Wings

Batavia Clippers

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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
1940	D	NEAR2	Caruthersville/Batesville Pilots	10	9	.526	3.49	23						152.0	161	87	59		55
1941	B	PIED	Asheville Tourists	8	7	.533	2.94	30						141.0	138	64	46		76
1941	B	IIIL	Decatur Commodores	0	3	.000	0.00	4						16.0	21	16			16
1942	B	INSL6	Allentown Wings	3	7	.300	2.86	13						88.0	85	41	28		60
1942	B	IIIL	Decatur Commodores	1	4	.200	0.00	10						25.0	34	25			16
1942	B	PIED	Asheville Tourists	1	2	.333	0.00	4						29.0	35	29			13
1944	AA	AA2	Columbus Red Birds	1	2	.333	3.86	8						28.0	38	15	12		11		14	0	0	0
1945	AA	IL	Rochester Red Wings	0	1	.000		1						0.0
1945	B	INSL6	Allentown Cardinals	0	0		0.00	2						5.0
1946	C	MATL	Niagara Falls Frontiers	6	2	.750	2.61	10	9		6	3		69.0	61	33	20		35		54	1	0	0
1949	C	BORD	Watertown Athletics	2	1	.667	0.00	6			2	1		34.0	26	12			19		24	1	0	0
1953	D	NYPL	Batavia Clippers	0	0			1						0.0
Totals				32	38	.457	2.53	112	9	0	8	4	0	587.0	599	322	165	0	301	0	92	2	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
1940	D	NEAR2	Caruthersville/Batesville Pilots	57	157	157		24	4	0	0						.153	.153	.178	.331	28
1941	B	IIIL	Decatur Commodores	4	5	5		0	0	0	0						.000	.000	.000	.000	0
1941	B	PIED	Asheville Tourists	30	39	39		7	0	1	0						.179	.179	.231	.410	9
1942	B	INSL6	Allentown Wings	58	157	157		40	5	0	4						.255	.255	.363	.618	57
1942	B	IIIL	Decatur Commodores	11	10	10		1	0	0	0						.100	.100	.100	.200	1
1944	A1	SOUA	Knoxville Smokies/Mobile Bears	40	156	140	17	42	11	1	1	16	2		12	21	.300	.355	.414	.770	58		0	4
1944	AA	AA2	Columbus Red Birds	12	11	11	2	4	0	0	0	0	0		0	3	.364	.364	.364	.727	4	0	0	0
1945	B	INSL6	Allentown Cardinals	65	295	257	47	76	13	5	7	47	9		37	22	.296	.386	.467	.853	120		1	0
1945	AA	IL	Rochester Red Wings	58	220	190	18	40	4	2	0	17	7	5	18	19	.211	.289	.253	.542	48	6	3	9
1946	C	MATL	Niagara Falls Frontiers	106	424	368	52	108	16	11	1	60	7		48	49	.293	.378	.405	.783	149		2	6
1948	C	BORD	Watertown Athletics	122	455	455		140	22	9	5						.308	.308	.429	.736	195
1949	C	BORD	Watertown Athletics	102	414	347	65	95	19	2	6	53	5		59	46	.274	.385	.392	.777	136		4	4
1950	C	PROV	St. Jean Braves	19	36	36		7	1	1	0						.194	.194	.278	.472	10
Totals				684	2379	2172	201	584	95	32	24	193	30	5	174	160	.269	.326	.375	.701	815	6	10	23	0	0

Fielding:

Year	Level	Lg	Team	Pos	GP	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	RF/G	PB	SB	CS
1940	D	NEAR2	Caruthersville/Batesville Pilots	P	23						.000
1941	B	IIIL	Decatur Commodores	P	4						.000
1941	B	PIED	Asheville Tourists	P	30						.000
1942	B	PIED	Asheville Tourists	P	4						.000
1942	B	INSL6	Allentown Wings	3B	35	39	70	10		.916	3.114
1942	B	IIIL	Decatur Commodores	P	10						.000
1944	AA	AA2	Columbus Red Birds	P	8						.000
1944	A1	SOUA	Knoxville Smokies/Mobile Bears	SS	40	82	89	24	18	.877	4.275
1945	B	INSL6	Allentown Cardinals	SS	65	123	187	28	40	.917	4.769
1945	AA	IL	Rochester Red Wings	SS	57	102	162	31	23	.895	4.632
1945	B	INSL6	Allentown Cardinals	P	2						.000
1945	AA	IL	Rochester Red Wings	P	1						.000
1946	C	MATL	Niagara Falls Frontiers	C	41	190	38	13	3	.946	5.561
1946	C	MATL	Niagara Falls Frontiers	OF	33	89	9	2	0	.980	2.970
1946	C	MATL	Niagara Falls Frontiers	P	10	3	7	1	2	.909	1.000
1946	C	MATL	Niagara Falls Frontiers	SS	10	14	9	7	1	.767	2.300
1946	C	MATL	Niagara Falls Frontiers	3B	1	4	3	1		.875	7.000
1949	C	BORD	Watertown Athletics	P	6						.000
1949	C	BORD	Watertown Athletics	C	44	204	34	12	5	.952	5.409	11
1949	C	BORD	Watertown Athletics	OF	33	68	4	4	0	.947	2.182
1949	C	BORD	Watertown Athletics	SS	15	44	42	7	10	.925	5.733
1953	D	NYPL	Batavia Clippers	P	1						.000
Totals					473	962	654	140	102	.920	3.416	11	0	0

Minor League Service:

Year	Level	League	Team	Affiliation
1940	D	Northeast Arkansas League	Caruthersville/Batesville Pilots	SLN
1941	B	Piedmont League	Asheville Tourists	SLN
1941	B	Illinois-Indiana-Iowa League	Decatur Commodores	SLN
1942	B	Inter-State League	Allentown Wings	SLN
1942	B	Illinois-Indiana-Iowa League	Decatur Commodores	SLN
1942	B	Piedmont League	Asheville Tourists	SLN
1944	AA	American Association 2	Columbus Red Birds	SLN
1944	A1	Southern League	Knoxville Smokies/Mobile Bears
1945	B	Inter-State League	Allentown Cardinals	SLN
1945	AA	International League	Rochester Red Wings	SLN
1946	C	Middle Atlantic League	Niagara Falls Frontiers
1948	C	Border League	Watertown Athletics
1949	C	Border League	Watertown Athletics
1950	C	Provincial League	St. Jean Braves
1953	D	PONY League	Batavia Clippers	PIT

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