Frank Lary

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

5-11, 175lb (180cm, 79kg)

Born: April 10, 1930 in Northport, AL us

Died: December 14, 2017 in Northport, AL

Buried: Tuscaloosa Memorial Park, Tuscaloosa, AL

High School: Tuscaloosa County HS (Northport, AL)

School: University of Alabama (Tuscaloosa, AL)

Debut: September 14, 1954 (Age 24-157d, 11,180th in major league history)
vs. NYY 1.0 IP, 2 H, 0 SO, 1 BB, 0 ER

Last Game: September 21, 1965 (Age 35-164d)
vs. DET 2.0 IP, 2 H, 2 SO, 0 BB, 1 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1955 season

Full Name: Frank Strong Lary

Nicknames: Mule, Taters or The Yankee Killer

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Relatives: Brother of Al Lary

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

30.4

128

116

ERA

3.49

350

292

2162.1

1099

WHIP

1.267

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	18-14 / in Starts: 18-14
Longest Hitting Streak	4 games
Longest On Base Streak	5 games
Most Games w/o HR	20 games
Most Games w/o RBI	20 games
Grand Slams	0 in 3 bases loaded PA and 3 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 92 PAs	2
Actual Runners on Base	63 (35-19-9)
Avg. MLBer w/ 92 PAs	10
Avg. Runners on Base	56 (29-17-9)

Most Driven In
R Bridges	1
Self	1

Most Driven In By
H Kuenn	3
E Yost	2
Self	1
F Bolling	1

1959 Batting Game Log

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1959 Batting Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
1	160	3 (2)	Apr 12	DET		CHW	L,3-5	GS-7	2	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.500	.500	.500	1.000	9	2.11	-0.085	4.67	-0.11%	-0.66	P
2	161	6 (2)	Apr 17	DET	@	CHW	L,5-6	GS-6	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.400	.400	.400	.800	9	1.51	-0.069	2.34	-0.06%	-0.64	P
3	162	9 (2)	Apr 22	DET		CLE	L,1-10	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.286	.286	.286	.571	9	.89	-0.045	1.30	-0.04%	-0.41	P
4	163	14 (4)	Apr 29	DET		BAL	W,7-1	CG(5)	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.200	.200	.400	9	.24	-0.018	.17	-0.01%	-0.96	P
May		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
5	164	18 (3)	May 3 (1)	DET		NYY	W,4-2	CG	4	3	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.231	.231	.385	.615	9	.76	0.031	.31	0.01%	0.12	P
6	165	22 (3)	May 7	DET		BOS	W,3-1	CG	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.250	.375	.625	9	.51	-0.027	.28	-0.01%	-0.15	P
7	166	26 (3)	May 12	DET	@	WSH	L,4-7	GS-7	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.211	.211	.316	.526	9	.91	-0.090	1.00	-0.06%	-0.94	P
8	167	29 (2)	May 16	DET	@	BAL	L,1-6	GS-7	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.200	.300	.500	9	1.94	-0.049	1.74	-0.03%	-0.51	P
9	168	33 (3)	May 20	DET	@	NYY	W,13-6	CG	5	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.167	.200	.250	.450	9	.87	-0.157	.68	-0.07%	-1.67	P
10	169	37 (3)	May 24 (2)	DET	@	CLE	W,6-3	GS-9	4	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.179	.207	.250	.457	9	.46	0.001	.42	0.00%	-0.08	P
11	170	41 (3)	May 30 (1)	DET	@	CHW	W,4-2	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.161	.188	.226	.413	9	.64	-0.039	1.17	-0.04%	-0.15	P
Jun		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
12	171	46 (4)	Jun 3	DET		NYY	L,5-6	GS-3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.156	.182	.219	.401	9	.38	-0.010	.93	-0.01%	-0.11	P
13	172	57 (10)	Jun 14 (1)	DET	@	NYY	W,3-2	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.147	.171	.206	.377	9	.95	-0.050	3.40	-0.11%	-0.37	P
14	173	63 (5)	Jun 20	DET	@	WSH	W,7-4	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.139	.162	.194	.357	9	1.12	-0.054	4.22	-0.12%	-0.44	P
15	174	70 (6)	Jun 26 (2)	DET		BAL	L,1-4	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.132	.154	.184	.338	9	.97	-0.049	3.31	-0.10%	-0.41	P
16	175	74 (3)	Jun 30	DET		KCA	W,4-0	CG	4	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	.125	.146	.175	.321	9	.37	-0.009	1.00	-0.01%	-0.58	P
Jul		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
17	176	78 (3)	Jul 4 (1)	DET		CLE	L,1-6	GS-8	2	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.143	.163	.190	.353	9	.41	0.001	1.62	0.00%	0.16	P
18	177	81 (2)	Jul 9 (1)	DET	@	KCA	L,0-5	GS-7	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.133	.152	.178	.330	9	1.58	-0.022	3.07	-0.03%	-0.07	P
19	178	87 (5)	Jul 14	DET	@	WSH	L,2-4	GS-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.130	.149	.174	.323	9	.99	-0.025	1.24	-0.02%	-0.23	P
20	179	92 (4)	Jul 18 (2)	DET	@	BAL	W,2-0	CG	4	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.125	.176	.167	.343	9	1.01	-0.039	.51	-0.01%	-0.19	P
21	180	95 (2)	Jul 22	DET		WSH	W,6-2	GS-8	3	3	1	1	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.137	.185	.235	.420	9	.68	0.000	.30	0.00%	1.27	P
22	181	99 (3)	Jul 26	DET		NYY	W,1-0	GS-10	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.148	.193	.241	.434	9	1.09	-0.001	.53	0.00%	-0.14	P
23	182	103 (3)	Jul 30	DET		BAL	W,11-2	CG	5	5	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.153	.194	.237	.431	9	.49	-0.067	.16	-0.01%	-1.19	P
Aug		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
24	183	107 (3)	Aug 4	DET	@	NYY	W,4-3	CG	4	3	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.161	.212	.258	.470	9	.32	0.014	.04	0.00%	0.29	P
25	184	111 (3)	Aug 8	DET	@	BOS	L,3-4	GS-9	5	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.149	.197	.239	.436	9	.91	-0.125	.06	-0.01%	-1.97	P
26	185	116 (4)	Aug 14	DET		CLE	W,11-1	CG	4	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	.143	.189	.229	.418	9	.36	-0.022	.00	0.00%	-0.40	P
27	186	120 (3)	Aug 19	DET		NYY	L,5-10	GS-5	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.139	.184	.222	.406	9	.91	-0.047	.02	0.00%	-1.15	P
28	187	124 (3)	Aug 23	DET		BAL	W,9-5	GS-8	4	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	.135	.179	.216	.396	9	.75	0.047	.00	0.00%	0.05	P
29	188	128 (3)	Aug 28	DET	@	KCA	W,6-5	GS-10	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.128	.171	.205	.376	9	1.37	-0.143	.00	0.00%	-0.99	P
Sept		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
30	189	132 (3)	Sep 2 (1)	DET	@	CHW	L,2-7	GS-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.127	.169	.203	.371	9	.97	-0.024	.00	0.00%	-0.23	P
31	190	136 (3)	Sep 6	DET		KCA	W,7-6	GS-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.125	.167	.200	.367	9	.84	-0.024	.00	0.00%	-0.24	P
32	191	140 (3)	Sep 10	DET	@	BOS	L,3-7	GS-3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.125	.167	.200	.367	9						P
							18-14		92	80	7	10	1	1	1	2	4	0	26	0	8	0	4	1	0	0	.125	.167	.200	.367		.83	-1.196	.91	-0.86%	-12.98

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