Frank Warfield

Francis Xavier Warfield

• Bats Right, Throws Right
• Height 5' 7", Weight 160 lb.

• Debut 1920
• Final Game 1932
• Born April 28, 1899 in Pembroke, KY USA
• Died July 24, 1932 in Pittsburgh, PA USA

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Notable Achievements

• ECL Runs Scored Leader (1926)
• ECL Singles Leader (1924)
• ECL Stolen Bases Leader (1924)
• Won one Negro World Series winner with the Hilldale Club in 1925
• League Pennants: 3 (1924/ECL, 1925/ECL & 1929/ANL)
• Managed one Negro World Series winner with the Hilldale Club in 1925

Year-By-Year Managerial Record

Year	Team	League	Record	Finish	Organization	Playoffs	Notes
1924	Hilldale Club	Eastern Colored League	47-26	1st	Hilldale Club	Lost Negro World Series
1925	Hilldale Club	Eastern Colored League	53-18	1st	Hilldale Club	Won Negro World Series
1926	Hilldale Club	Eastern Colored League	53-33	1st	Hilldale Club
1927	Hilldale Club	Eastern Colored League	7-10	--	Hilldale Club		Replaced by Otto Briggs
1929	Baltimore Black Sox	American Negro League	61-28	1st	Baltimore Black Sox	League Champs
1932	Washington Pilots	East-West League	16-30	--	Washington Pilots		Replaced by Webster McDonald

Further Reading

• Paul Debono: The Indianapolis ABCs: History of a Premier Team in the Negro Leagues, McFarland, Jefferson, NC, 2007 (originally published in 1997).

Related Sites

• Frank Warfield at the SABR Bio Project
• BR Manager page
• Forgotten Heroes: Frank Warfield