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, 11,187th 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

Standard Pitching

Standard Pitching
Year	Age	Tm	Lg	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	ERA+	FIP	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W	Awards
1950	20	DET-min	D	9	2	.818	2.25	14	8					100.0	77	35	25		53									1.300	6.9		4.8			JAM,THV PONY,GAFL
1951			Did not play in major or minor leagues (Military Service)
1952			Did not play in major or minor leagues (Military Service)
1953	23	DET-min	AAA	17	11	.607	4.00	38	32		14	3		223.0	231	112	99	16	101		117	6	0	8				1.489	9.3	0.6	4.1	4.7	1.16	BFL IL
1954	24	DET-min	AAA	15	11	.577	3.39	41	25		13	3		207.0	206	86	78	10	82		102	5	1	10				1.391	9.0	0.4	3.6	4.4	1.24	BFL IL
1954	24	DET	AL	0	0		2.45	3	0	1	0	0	0	3.2	4	1	1	0	3	0	5	0	0	0	17	169	2.13	1.909	9.8	0.0	7.4	12.3	1.67
1955	25	DET	AL	14	15	.483	3.10	36	31	5	16	2	1	235.0	232	100	81	10	89	3	98	6	0	7	997	125	3.30	1.366	8.9	*0.4*	3.4	3.8	1.10
1956	26	DET	AL	21	13	.618	3.15	41	38	2	20	3	1	294.0	289	116	103	20	116	4	165	12	1	3	1269	132	3.44	1.378	8.8	0.6	3.6	5.1	1.42	MVP-17
1957	27	DET	AL	11	16	.407	3.98	40	35	3	12	2	3	237.2	250	111	105	23	72	9	107	12	2	5	1012	97	3.87	1.355	9.5	0.9	2.7	4.1	1.49
1958	28	DET	AL	16	15	.516	2.90	39	34	4	19	3	1	260.1	249	91	84	20	68	4	131	12	0	4	1085	139	3.39	1.218	8.6	0.7	2.4	4.5	1.93	MVP-23
1959	29	DET	AL	17	10	.630	3.55	32	32	0	11	3	0	223.0	225	109	88	23	46	4	137	11	1	2	931	114	3.42	1.215	9.1	0.9	1.9	5.5	2.98
1960	30	DET	AL	15	15	.500	3.51	38	36	2	15	2	1	274.1	262	125	107	25	62	3	149	19	1	8	1148	114	3.51	1.181	8.6	0.8	2.0	4.9	2.40	AS,AS
1961	31	DET	AL	23	9	.719	3.24	36	36	0	22	4	0	275.1	252	117	99	24	66	2	146	6	0	6	1127	127	3.43	1.155	8.2	0.8	2.2	4.8	2.21	AS,CYA-3,MVP-7,GG
1962	32	DET	AL	2	6	.250	5.74	17	14	0	2	1	0	80.0	98	59	51	17	21	1	41	4	1	2	363	72	5.29	1.488	11.0	1.9	2.4	4.6	1.95
1963	33	DET-min	AA	7	2	.778	3.41	11	11		4	0		74.0	74	39	28	4	20	0	34	2	0	1				1.270	9.0	0.5	2.4	4.1	1.70	KNX SALL
1963	33	DET	AL	4	9	.308	3.27	16	14	0	6	0	0	107.1	90	40	39	15	26	0	46	5	0	3	433	115	4.31	1.081	7.5	1.3	2.2	3.9	1.77
1964	34	TOT	MLB	3	5	.375	5.03	24	14	6	3	1	1	87.2	101	55	49	14	24	3	37	7	0	3	384	72	4.90	1.426	10.4	1.4	2.5	3.8	1.54
1964	34	TOT	NL	3	3	.500	4.52	18	10	5	3	1	1	69.2	77	40	35	11	14	2	31	4	0	2	294	79	4.54	1.306	9.9	1.4	1.8	4.0	2.21
1964	34	DET	AL	0	2	.000	7.00	6	4	1	0	0	0	18.0	24	15	14	3	10	1	6	3	0	1	90	54	6.27	1.889	12.0	1.5	5.0	3.0	0.60
1964	34	NYM	NL	2	3	.400	4.55	13	8	3	3	1	1	57.1	62	33	29	7	14	2	27	4	0	2	243	78	4.19	1.326	9.7	1.1	2.2	4.2	1.93
1964	34	MLN	NL	1	0	1.000	4.38	5	2	2	0	0	0	12.1	15	7	6	4	0	0	4	0	0	0	51	84	6.17	1.216	10.9	2.9	0.0	2.9
1965	35	TOT	MLB	2	3	.400	3.32	28	8	7	0	0	3	84.0	71	36	31	6	23	2	37	3	1	4	341	103	3.49	1.119	7.6	0.6	2.5	4.0	1.61
1965	35	NYM	NL	1	3	.250	2.98	14	7	3	0	0	1	57.1	48	24	19	2	16	0	23	1	1	4	230	118	3.06	1.116	7.5	0.3	2.5	3.6	1.44
1965	35	CHW	AL	1	0	1.000	4.05	14	1	4	0	0	2	26.2	23	12	12	4	7	2	14	2	0	0	111	79	4.43	1.125	7.8	1.4	2.4	4.7	2.00
12 Yrs				128	116	.525	3.49	350	292	30	126	21	11	2162.1	2123	960	838	197	616	35	1099	97	7	47	9107	114	3.64	1.267	8.8	0.8	2.6	4.6	1.78
162 Game Avg.				14	12	.525	3.49	37	31	3	13	2	1	229	225	102	89	21	65	4	116	10	1	5	965	114	3.64	1.267	8.8	0.8	2.6	4.6	1.78
				W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	ERA+	FIP	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W	Awards
DET (11 yrs)				123	110	.528	3.46	304	274	18	123	20	7	2008.2	1975	884	772	180	579	31	1031	90	6	41	8472	116	3.62	1.271	8.8	0.8	2.6	4.6	1.78
NYM (2 yrs)				3	6	.333	3.77	27	15	6	3	1	2	114.2	110	57	48	9	30	2	50	5	1	6	473	94	3.62	1.221	8.6	0.7	2.4	3.9	1.67
MLN (1 yr)				1	0	1.000	4.38	5	2	2	0	0	0	12.1	15	7	6	4	0	0	4	0	0	0	51	84	6.17	1.216	10.9	2.9	0.0	2.9
CHW (1 yr)				1	0	1.000	4.05	14	1	4	0	0	2	26.2	23	12	12	4	7	2	14	2	0	0	111	79	4.43	1.125	7.8	1.4	2.4	4.7	2.00

AL (12 yrs)				124	110	.530	3.47	318	275	22	123	20	9	2035.1	1998	896	784	184	586	33	1045	92	6	41	8583	115	3.63	1.270	8.8	0.8	2.6	4.6	1.78
NL (2 yrs)				4	6	.400	3.83	32	17	8	3	1	2	127.0	125	64	54	13	30	2	54	5	1	6	524	93	3.87	1.220	8.9	0.9	2.1	3.8	1.80

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