Stubby Overmire

Frank W. Overmire

• Bats Right, Throws Left
• Height 5' 7", Weight 170 lb.
• School Western State Teachers College
• High School Lee High School (Wyoming)
• Debut April 25, 1943
• Final Game August 3, 1952
• Born May 16, 1919 in Moline, MI USA
• Died March 3, 1977 in Lakeland, FL USA

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Biographical Information

Stubby Overmire had a ten-year major league career as a pitcher.

He started Game 3 of the 1945 World Series for the Detroit Tigers against the Chicago Cubs, pitching well with only two runs allowed in six innings. However, his opponent Claude Passeau pitched a one-hit shutout to win the game.

He helped the USA national team to a Bronze Medal in the 1940 Amateur World Series.

After his playing career ended, Overmire became a minor league manager for the Tigers, starting in 1954 with Little Rock in the Southern Association, where he managed briefly between Bill Norman and Pat Mullin. He guided Terre Haute in the Three-I League in 1955. Next up was Montgomery in the Alabama-Florida League in 1957, where he led the team to the best record in the league. He moved to Valdosta in the 1958 Georgia-Florida League, Decatur in the 1959 Midwest League, and Durham in the 1960 Carolina League.

In 1962, Overmire managed Jamestown to the best record in the New York-Penn League and began 1963 as manager in Jamestown, then was a Tiger coach from 1963 to 1966. Overmire managed the Florida Instructional League team for the Tigers in 1965. In 1967, he managed Lakeland in the Florida State League. In 1970, Overmire was back at Montgomery, this time in the Southern League. He finished up with 5 years back in Lakeland (1971-1975). In the 14 full seasons he managed, his teams went 840-863. Overmire finished his career as a scout for the Tigers in 1976.

Notable Achievements

• Won two World Series with the Detroit Tigers (1945) and the New York Yankees (1951; he did not play in the World Series)

Year-by-Year Managerial Record

Year	Team	League	Record	Finish	Organization	Playoffs	Notes
1954	Little Rock Travelers	Southern Association	7-7	--	Detroit Tigers	--	replaced Bill Norman (37-52) on July 8/ replaced by Pat Mullin (20-31) on July 17
1955	Terre Haute Huts	Three-I League	56-70	6th	Detroit Tigers
1957	Montgomery Rebels	Alabama-Florida League	68-52	1st	Detroit Tigers	Lost in 1st round
1958	Valdosta Tigers	Georgia-Florida League	75-52	2nd	Detroit Tigers	League Champs
1959	Decatur Commodores	Midwest League	63-61	3rd	Detroit Tigers	none
1960	Durham Bulls	Carolina League	57-78	6th	Detroit Tigers
1962	Jamestown Tigers	New York-Penn League	69-50	1st	Detroit Tigers	Lost in 1st round
1963	Jamestown Tigers	New York-Penn League	24-21	--	Detroit Tigers	--	replaced by John O'Neil (0-2) on June 18
1967	Lakeland Tigers	Florida State League	50-90	10th	Detroit Tigers
1970	Montgomery Rebels	Southern League	79-60	2nd	Detroit Tigers	none
1971	Lakeland Tigers	Florida State League	63-78	9th	Detroit Tigers
1972	Lakeland Tigers	Florida State League	61-69	9th	Detroit Tigers
1973	Lakeland Tigers	Florida State League	80-60	3rd	Detroit Tigers	Lost in 1st round
1974	Lakeland Tigers	Florida State League	66-64	5th	Detroit Tigers	Lost in 1st round
1975	Lakeland Tigers	Florida State League	53-79	8th	Detroit Tigers

Also managed the Detroit franchise in the 1965 Florida Instructional League