Pat Ankenman

Frederick Norman Ankenman

• Bats Right, Throws Right
• Height 5' 4", Weight 125 lb.
• School University of Texas at Austin
• Debut April 16, 1936
• Final Game June 2, 1944
• Born December 23, 1912 in Houston, TX USA
• Died January 13, 1989 in Houston, TX USA

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Biographical Information

Texas native Pat Ankeman spent fourteen seasons in professional baseball from 1934 to 1948. The infielder spent parts of three seasons in the major leagues. He made his big league debut with the St. Louis Cardinals on April 16, 1936. Pat appeared in one game and it would be 1943 before he appeared again in The Show. This time, he was up with the Brooklyn Dodgers for another one-game look. Then, in 1944, also with the Dodgers, he appeared in 13 games, the last on June 2, 1944. He left the major leagues for good with a batting average of .241 (7-for-29) in fifteen total games.

Ankenman spent the rest of his professional career in the minor leagues with eight teams in six different leagues. Pat had two fine efforts during his minor league run. The first, in 1935 with the Columbus Red Birds of the American Association, saw him play 157 games with 702 at-bats and hit for a .312 average. His second-best effort came eight years later in 1943 with the New Orleans Pelicans of the Southern Association. He appeared in 84 games with 358 at-bats for a .313 average. He left the game after the 1948 season, having appeared in 1,305 games with 4,978 at-bats and 1,385 base-hits that included 217 doubles for a minor league career .278 batting average.

Pat also was a minor league manager for three seasons in 1942, 1947 and 1948, before retiring from the game. His father, Fred Ankenman, was the president of the Houston Buffaloes from 1925 to 1943. Pat became the owner-operator of Camp Ozark [1], a Christian Youth Camp, located in Montgomery County, Arkansas, from 1952 until retiring in 1985. He died on January 13, 1989 in Houston, TX at 76 years of age.

Year-by-Year Managerial Record

Year	Team	League	Record	Finish	Organization	Playoffs	Notes
1942	New Orleans Pelicans	Southern Association	77-73	4th	St. Louis Cardinals	Lost in 1st round
1947	Oklahoma City Indians	Texas League	47-45	6th	Cleveland Indians		Replaced Roy Schalk (24-38) on June 14
1948	Oklahoma City Indians	Texas League	70-84	6th	Cleveland Indians

Related Sites

• Find-A-Grave Memorial for Pat Ankenman