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

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

1961 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1961 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	2 (1)	Apr 14	DET		CHW	W,7-0	CG	30	9.0	0	1	0	1	1	P
2	5 (2)	Apr 20	DET	@	CLE	W,11-4	CG	36	9.0	0	3	0	3	1	P
3	9 (3)	Apr 24	DET		NYY	W,4-3	CG	35	9.0	1	4	0	5	0	P
4	12 (2)	Apr 29	DET		BOS	W,9-5	GS	32	6.2	1	3	0	4	0	P
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
5	16 (3)	May 3	DET	@	WSA	L,4-5	GS	25	6.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
6	20 (3)	May 7 (1)	DET	@	CHW	W,8-6	GS	23	5.0	1	2	0	3	0	P
7	26 (5)	May 12	DET	@	NYY	W,4-3	CG	44	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	P
8	31 (4)	May 16	DET	@	BAL	W,10-4	CG	34	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
9	35 (3)	May 21	DET	@	KCA	W,5-3	CG	37	9.0	3	2	0	5	0	P
10	40 (4)	May 26	DET	@	LAA	L,4-5	CG	37	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
11	45 (4)	May 31	DET		KCA	L,4-6	GS	29	6.1	0	4	0	4	0	P
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
12	49 (3)	Jun 4 (1)	DET		MIN	W,10-4	CG	34	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	P
13	54 (4)	Jun 8 (2)	DET		CLE	W,2-1	CG	31	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
14	60 (5)	Jun 14	DET		BOS	W,4-2	CG	39	9.0	2	2	0	4	0	P
15	64 (3)	Jun 18	DET		NYY	L,0-9	GS	17	2.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
16	68 (3)	Jun 24	DET	@	CLE	W,5-4	GS	23	6.0	1	1	0	2	0	P
17	74 (5)	Jun 29	DET		CHW	W,5-2	CG	35	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
18	79 (4)	Jul 4 (2)	DET	@	NYY	W,4-3	GS	38	9.0	0	4	0	4	1	P
19	85 (5)	Jul 9 (1)	DET		LAA	W,1-0	CG	33	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	P
20	87 (1)	Jul 14	DET		MIN	L,2-5	GS	28	7.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
21	92 (4)	Jul 18	DET		BAL	L,7-8	GS	27	6.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
22	97 (4)	Jul 23 (2)	DET	@	KCA	W,17-14	GS	15	2.0	1	0	1	2	0	P
23	100 (2)	Jul 26	DET	@	LAA	W,5-4	CG	40	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	P
24	103 (2)	Jul 30	DET		MIN	L,0-4	GS	10	1.2	1	0	0	1	0	P
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
25	107 (3)	Aug 4	DET		CLE	W,6-1	CG	33	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	P
26	112 (4)	Aug 9	DET	@	CHW	W,8-2	CG	33	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	P
27	117 (4)	Aug 15 (1)	DET		BAL	W,2-0	CG	33	9.0	2	2	0	4	1	P
28	123 (5)	Aug 20 (1)	DET		BOS	W,6-1	CG	35	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	P
29	127 (3)	Aug 24	DET	@	CLE	W,6-0	CG	31	9.0	4	1	0	5	0	P
30	132 (4)	Aug 29	DET		CHW	L,3-4	CG	40	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	P
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
31	136 (3)	Sep 2	DET	@	NYY	L,2-7	GS	29	7.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
32	141 (4)	Sep 7	DET	@	BOS	L,4-8	GS	29	6.0	0	2	0	2	1	P
33	145 (3)	Sep 12	DET		KCA	W,3-1	CG	31	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	P
34	150 (4)	Sep 16	DET		NYY	W,10-4	CG	37	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	P
35	154 (3)	Sep 22	DET	@	LAA	W,6-4	CG	37	9.0	1	3	0	4	0	P
36	160 (5)	Sep 27	DET	@	KCA	W,10-2	GS	27	7.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
							36gm		275.1	32	55	1	88	5