Frank Lakaff

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Frank John Lakaff
(Bull)

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Biographical Information[edit]

Frank Lakaff won over 100 games in the minor leagues, almost entirely in class B.

He started with the Rock Island Islanders in 1904. In 1905, he was 11-7 for the team and then hit .207 for them in 1906 (pitching statistics unavailable at BR Minors as of Jan. 2014). He split 1907 between the Augusta Tourists (2-7) and the Little Rock Travelers (2-4), his only significant time above B ball coming with Little Rock. He was 0-1 for the 1908 Portland Beavers and 14-10 between two Three-I League teams. He was 21-12 for Rock Island in 1909. He tied for third in the Three-I league in 1909, behind George Harden and George Daly.

"Bull" had a 17-8 record for the 1910 Islanders, tying for 7th in the league in wins. He went 23-13 and hit .282 in 1911, tying Clint Rogge for third in the Three-I league in wins and tying Rogge for the most games pitched (48). He had a nearly identical won-loss record (23-14) for the 1912 Decatur Commodores, placing 4th in wins behind Bunny Hearn, Rhoddy Hendrix and Cecil Wetzel. He fell to 9-24 in a repeat engagement with Decatur in 1913, tying for the league lead in defeats. He also pitched in 1914 for the Davenport Blue Sox (15-9, 1.80).

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