Frank Bolling

Position: Second Baseman

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-1, 175lb (185cm, 79kg)

Born: November 16, 1931 in Mobile, AL us

Died: July 11, 2020 in Mobile, AL

Buried: Spring Hill Memorial Gardens, Mobile, AL

High School: McGill Catholic HS (Mobile, AL)

School: Spring Hill College (Mobile, AL)

Debut: April 13, 1954 (Age 22-148d, 11,070th in major league history)
vs. BAL 4 AB, 1 H, 1 HR, 1 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: September 15, 1966 (Age 34-303d)
vs. CHC 3 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1954 season

Full Name: Francis Elmore Bolling

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Relatives: Brother of Milt Bolling

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

16.9

5562

1415

106

.254

692

RBI

556

OBP

.313

SLG

.366

OPS

.679

OPS+

Fielding stats are given overall and by position. In some cases, they will be identical.

1959 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1959 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 10	DET		CHW	L,7-9	CG	66	14.0	3	3	0	6	1	2B
2	2	Apr 11	DET		CHW	L,3-5	CG	38	9.0	1	5	0	6	0	2B
3	3	Apr 12	DET		CHW	L,3-5	CG	37	9.0	2	5	0	7	1	2B
4	4	Apr 14	DET	@	CLE	L,1-8	CG	38	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	2B
5	5	Apr 15	DET	@	CLE	L,1-2	CG	34	9.2	3	3	0	6	2	2B
6	6	Apr 17	DET	@	CHW	L,5-6	CG	35	8.0	1	3	0	4	0	2B
7	7	Apr 18	DET	@	CHW	W,5-2	CG	36	9.0	1	4	0	5	0	2B
8	8	Apr 21	DET		CLE	L,1-14	CG	52	9.0	4	0	1	5	0	2B
9	9	Apr 22	DET		CLE	L,1-10	CG	45	9.0	2	2	1	5	0	2B
10	10	Apr 23	DET		CLE	L,4-10	CG	43	9.0	4	2	2	8	1	2B
11	11	Apr 24	DET	@	KCA	L,1-10	CG	37	8.0	1	2	0	3	0	2B
12	12	Apr 25	DET	@	KCA	L,7-8	CG	43	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	2B
13	13	Apr 26	DET	@	KCA	L,3-4	CG	35	8.0	1	2	0	3	0	2B
14	14	Apr 29	DET		BAL	W,7-1	CG	20	5.0	1	0	0	1	0	2B
15	15	Apr 30	DET		WSH	L,1-9	CG	46	9.0	3	1	0	4	1	2B
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
16	16	May 1	DET		WSH	L,3-4	CG	42	10.0	2	2	0	4	2	2B
17	17	May 2	DET		WSH	L,3-15	CG	49	9.0	3	1	0	4	1	2B
18	18	May 3 (1)	DET		NYY	W,4-2	CG	36	9.0	4	4	0	8	0	2B
19	19	May 3 (2)	DET		NYY	W,8-2	CG	36	9.0	4	3	1	8	2	2B
20	20	May 5	DET		BOS	W,8-3	CG	38	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	2B
21	21	May 6	DET		BOS	L,6-17	CG	51	9.0	2	3	0	5	1	2B
22	22	May 7	DET		BOS	W,3-1	CG	34	9.0	5	6	0	11	4	2B
23	23	May 8	DET		KCA	W,5-4	CG	34	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	2B
24	24	May 9	DET		KCA	W,7-4	CG	38	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	2B
25	27 (2)	May 14	DET	@	WSH	W,4-2	CG	34	9.0	4	2	0	6	0	2B
26	28	May 15	DET	@	BAL	L,1-2	CG	30	8.0	4	3	0	7	1	2B
27	29	May 16	DET	@	BAL	L,1-6	CG	36	8.0	1	3	0	4	0	2B
28	30	May 17	DET	@	BOS	L,1-10	CG	47	8.0	0	2	1	3	0	2B
29	31	May 18	DET	@	BOS	W,14-2	CG	38	9.0	4	1	0	5	1	2B
30	32	May 19	DET	@	NYY	W,6-3	CG	39	9.0	6	2	0	8	2	2B
31	33	May 20	DET	@	NYY	W,13-6	CG	41	9.0	0	4	0	4	0	2B
32	34	May 22	DET	@	CLE	L,0-1	CG	27	8.0	1	3	0	4	0	2B
33	35	May 23	DET	@	CLE	W,6-4	CG	33	9.0	2	4	0	6	1	2B
34	36	May 24 (1)	DET	@	CLE	L,2-3	CG	38	8.1	1	1	0	2	1	2B
35	37	May 24 (2)	DET	@	CLE	W,6-3	CG	35	9.0	3	1	0	4	1	2B
36	38	May 25	DET	@	KCA	W,4-3	CG	38	9.0	1	5	0	6	0	2B
37	39	May 26	DET	@	KCA	W,9-5	CG	38	9.0	3	3	0	6	1	2B
38	40	May 29	DET	@	CHW	W,4-1	CG	35	9.0	1	3	0	4	0	2B
39	41	May 30 (1)	DET	@	CHW	W,4-2	CG	35	9.0	3	2	0	5	0	2B
40	42	May 30 (2)	DET	@	CHW	L,3-4	CG	40	8.1	0	1	0	1	0	2B
41	43	May 31	DET		CLE	W,7-4	CG	34	9.0	1	1	0	2	1	2B
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
42	44	Jun 1	DET		CLE	W,3-1	CG	32	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	2B
43	45	Jun 2	DET		NYY	W,2-0	CG	30	9.0	4	2	0	6	0	2B
44	46	Jun 3	DET		NYY	L,5-6	CG	41	9.0	3	3	0	6	0	2B
45	47	Jun 4	DET		NYY	L,3-14	CG	46	9.0	1	4	0	5	0	2B
46	48	Jun 5	DET		WSH	W,7-6	CG	43	9.0	1	6	0	7	1	2B
47	49	Jun 6	DET		WSH	W,4-1	CG	34	9.0	3	3	0	6	0	2B
48	50	Jun 7	DET		WSH	W,6-4	CG	42	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	2B
49	51	Jun 8	DET	@	BOS	W,6-3	CG	34	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	2B
50	52	Jun 9	DET	@	BOS	L,2-5	CG	37	8.0	0	3	0	3	0	2B
51	53	Jun 10	DET	@	BOS	W,10-9	CG	44	9.0	1	5	0	6	0	2B
52	54	Jun 11	DET	@	BOS	W,8-1	CG	33	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	2B
53	55	Jun 12	DET	@	NYY	W,3-1	CG	33	9.0	2	3	0	5	1	2B
54	56	Jun 13	DET	@	NYY	L,4-6	CG	33	8.0	5	5	0	10	1	2B
55	57	Jun 14 (1)	DET	@	NYY	W,3-2	CG	35	9.0	1	3	0	4	0	2B
56	58	Jun 14 (2)	DET	@	NYY	W,8-2	CG	35	9.0	5	2	0	7	1	2B
57	59	Jun 15	DET	@	BAL	W,6-4	CG	44	9.0	1	8	0	9	0	2B
58	60	Jun 17	DET	@	BAL	L,0-4	CG	30	8.0	0	4	0	4	0	2B
59	61	Jun 18	DET	@	BAL	L,6-7	CG	43	8.2	4	3	0	7	1	2B
60	62	Jun 19	DET	@	WSH	W,6-4	CG	45	11.0	4	3	0	7	0	2B
61	63	Jun 20	DET	@	WSH	W,7-4	CG	36	9.0	3	2	0	5	0	2B
62	64	Jun 21 (1)	DET	@	WSH	L,3-4	CG	39	8.2	3	4	0	7	2	2B
63	65	Jun 21 (2)	DET	@	WSH	L,5-7	CG	36	8.0	2	1	0	3	0	2B
64	66	Jun 23	DET		BOS	L,4-10	CG	41	9.0	3	1	0	4	1	2B
65	67	Jun 24	DET		BOS	L,2-4	CG	40	9.0	4	4	0	8	2	2B
66	68	Jun 25	DET		BOS	W,10-5	CG	40	9.0	2	1	0	3	1	2B
67	69	Jun 26 (1)	DET		BAL	L,7-12	CG	45	9.0	3	3	0	6	3	2B
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
68	85 (15)	Jul 12 (1)	DET	@	CLE	W,6-2	CG	30	9.0	3	7	0	10	4	2B
69	86	Jul 12 (2)	DET	@	CLE	L,4-8	CG	36	8.0	1	3	0	4	0	2B
70	87	Jul 14	DET	@	WSH	L,2-4	CG	34	8.0	2	2	0	4	1	2B
71	90 (2)	Jul 17	DET	@	BAL	L,2-3	CG	30	8.0	2	2	0	4	1	2B
72	91	Jul 18 (1)	DET	@	BAL	L,2-5	CG	36	8.0	1	1	0	2	1	2B
73	92	Jul 18 (2)	DET	@	BAL	W,2-0	CG	33	9.0	2	3	0	5	1	2B
74	93	Jul 19	DET	@	BAL	L,1-2	CG	33	8.0	3	2	0	5	1	2B
75	94	Jul 21	DET		WSH	W,8-1	CG	35	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	2B
76	95	Jul 22	DET		WSH	W,6-2	CG	30	9.0	2	3	0	5	1	2B
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
77	105 (9)	Aug 1	DET		BOS	W,6-2	CG	35	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	2B
78	106	Aug 2	DET		BOS	L,4-5	CG	36	9.0	3	3	0	6	0	2B
79	107	Aug 4	DET	@	NYY	W,4-3	CG	38	9.0	3	3	0	6	0	2B
80	108	Aug 5	DET	@	NYY	L,0-3	CG	33	8.0	3	1	0	4	1	2B
81	109	Aug 6	DET	@	NYY	W,4-0	CG	31	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	2B
82	110	Aug 7	DET	@	BOS	L,3-4	CG	33	8.0	1	5	0	6	1	2B
83	111	Aug 8	DET	@	BOS	L,3-4	CG	39	9.0	2	5	0	7	1	2B
84	112	Aug 9	DET	@	BOS	W,7-3	CG	42	9.0	3	2	0	5	1	2B
85	113	Aug 11	DET		CHW	W,8-1	CG	37	9.0	3	1	0	4	0	2B
86	114	Aug 12	DET		CHW	L,6-11	CG	45	9.0	2	8	0	10	0	2B
87	115	Aug 13	DET		CHW	L,0-9	CG	41	9.0	5	4	0	9	0	2B
88	116	Aug 14	DET		CLE	W,11-1	CG	33	9.0	1	3	0	4	1	2B
89	117	Aug 15	DET		CLE	W,9-6	CG	35	9.0	3	2	0	5	1	2B
90	118	Aug 17	DET		CLE	W,5-4	CG	35	9.0	1	2	0	3	1	2B
91	119	Aug 18	DET		NYY	L,3-5	CG	39	9.0	0	4	0	4	1	2B
92	120	Aug 19	DET		NYY	L,5-10	CG	46	9.0	1	4	0	5	0	2B
93	121	Aug 20	DET		NYY	W,14-2	CG	32	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	2B
94	122	Aug 21	DET		BOS	W,2-0	CG	30	9.0	2	5	0	7	2	2B
95	123	Aug 22	DET		BOS	L,1-7	CG	37	9.0	4	2	0	6	1	2B
96	124	Aug 23	DET		BAL	W,9-5	CG	41	9.0	2	5	0	7	2	2B
97	125	Aug 24	DET		BAL	L,0-11	CG	46	9.0	3	2	0	5	2	2B
98	126	Aug 25	DET		WSH	L,1-3	CG	40	9.0	1	2	0	3	1	2B
99	127	Aug 26	DET		WSH	W,3-2	CG	37	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	2B
100	128	Aug 28	DET	@	KCA	W,6-5	CG	44	10.0	4	4	0	8	0	2B
101	129	Aug 29	DET	@	KCA	W,9-3	CG	34	9.0	1	3	1	5	2	2B
102	130	Aug 30	DET	@	KCA	W,4-0	CG	32	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	2B
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
103	131	Sep 1	DET	@	CHW	W,4-0	CG	33	9.0	3	3	0	6	2	2B
104	132	Sep 2 (1)	DET	@	CHW	L,2-7	CG	39	8.0	1	1	0	2	0	2B
105	133	Sep 2 (2)	DET	@	CHW	L,4-11	CG	42	8.0	3	3	0	6	1	2B
106	134	Sep 4	DET		KCA	W,9-2	CG	35	9.0	4	3	0	7	2	2B
107	135	Sep 5	DET		KCA	W,5-4	CG	37	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	2B
108	136	Sep 6	DET		KCA	W,7-6	CG	38	9.0	1	3	0	4	0	2B
109	137	Sep 7 (1)	DET	@	CLE	L,14-15	CG	46	8.1	2	5	0	7	2	2B
110	138	Sep 7 (2)	DET	@	CLE	L,5-6	CG	42	8.2	1	2	0	3	0	2B
111	139	Sep 9	DET	@	BOS	W,3-1	CG	35	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	2B
112	140	Sep 10	DET	@	BOS	L,3-7	CG	38	8.0	5	4	0	9	0	2B
113	141	Sep 11	DET	@	NYY	L,3-9	CG	41	8.0	1	3	1	5	0	2B
114	142	Sep 12	DET	@	NYY	W,4-0	CG	31	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	2B
115	143	Sep 13	DET	@	WSH	L,1-5	CG	38	8.0	2	2	0	4	0	2B
116	144	Sep 14	DET	@	WSH	L,0-5	CG	39	8.0	5	3	0	8	1	2B
117	145	Sep 15	DET	@	BAL	L,1-2	CG	40	10.1	3	4	0	7	1	2B
118	146	Sep 16	DET	@	BAL	W,3-1	CG	35	9.0	1	4	0	5	1	2B
119	147	Sep 18	DET	@	CHW	L,0-1	CG	30	8.0	2	3	0	5	0	2B
120	148	Sep 19	DET	@	CHW	W,5-4	CG	40	9.0	1	3	0	4	1	2B
121	149	Sep 20	DET	@	CHW	W,5-4	CG	42	9.0	4	3	0	7	1	2B
122	150	Sep 22	DET		KCA	W,6-4	CG	38	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	2B
123	151	Sep 23	DET		KCA	L,6-7	CG	39	9.0	1	8	0	9	1	2B
124	152	Sep 25	DET		CHW	W,6-5	CG	35	9.0	0	3	0	3	0	2B
125	153	Sep 26	DET		CHW	L,5-10	CG	49	9.0	2	5	0	7	0	2B
126	154	Sep 27	DET		CHW	L,4-6	CG	38	9.0	3	6	0	9	1	2B
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