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.

1955 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1955 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	4 (3)	Apr 15	DET		CLE	L,3-7	GS	28	6.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
2	10 (5)	Apr 24	DET	@	CLE	W,6-4	CG	38	9.0	0	4	0	4	0	P
3	14 (3)	Apr 29	DET		WSH	W,3-2	CG	35	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
4	19 (4)	May 4	DET		BOS	L,2-3	CG	44	11.0	2	3	0	5	0	P
5	24 (4)	May 8 (2)	DET	@	CHW	L,0-1	CG	33	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
6	29 (4)	May 15 (1)	DET	@	BOS	L,4-10	GS	19	3.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
7	32 (2)	May 18	DET	@	BAL	W,6-3	CG	39	10.0	1	2	0	3	1	P
8	37 (4)	May 25	DET	@	KCA	W,8-2	CG	35	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
9	41 (3)	May 30 (1)	DET		KCA	L,6-8	GS	14	2.0	0	0	1	1	0	P
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
10	46 (4)	Jun 4	DET		BAL	W,5-2	CG	32	9.0	0	3	0	3	1	P
11	51 (4)	Jun 8	DET		NYY	W,3-1	CG	36	9.0	2	2	0	4	0	P
12	57 (5)	Jun 16	DET	@	NYY	L,2-3	CG	35	8.1	1	1	0	2	0	P
13	61 (3)	Jun 22	DET	@	BOS	L,7-12	GS	8	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
14	66 (4)	Jun 26 (2)	DET	@	WSH	L,4-12	GS	15	3.1	1	0	0	1	0	P
15	67	Jun 28	DET	@	CHW	W,5-4	GF	5	1.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
16	72 (4)	Jul 2	DET	@	KCA	L,10-11	GS	22	3.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
17	74 (1)	Jul 4 (1)	DET	@	CLE	L,5-6	GF	25	6.2	0	1	0	1	1	P
18	79 (4)	Jul 9	DET		KCA	L,1-2	CG	37	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
19	82 (2)	Jul 14 (1)	DET		BOS	W,6-0	CG	35	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
20	87 (4)	Jul 19	DET		BAL	W,12-4	GS	21	5.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
21	93 (5)	Jul 24 (2)	DET		WSH	L,0-3	GS	27	6.0	0	2	0	2	1	P
22	98 (4)	Jul 28	DET	@	BAL	W,7-5	GS	36	8.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
23	104 (5)	Aug 3	DET	@	WSH	W,3-0	CG	28	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	P
24	109 (4)	Aug 7 (2)	DET	@	NYY	L,2-3	GS	30	7.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
25	110	Aug 9	DET	@	CLE	L,2-4	GF	3	1.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
26	114 (3)	Aug 13	DET		CHW	W,9-8	GS	17	2.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
27	118 (3)	Aug 18	DET		CLE	L,3-5	GS	35	7.1	1	0	1	2	0	P
28	123 (4)	Aug 23	DET		NYY	W,7-2	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
29	128 (4)	Aug 27	DET		BOS	L,3-4	GS	38	8.2	1	2	0	3	0	P
30	130 (1)	Aug 29 (2)	DET		BAL	L,3-4	GF	6	2.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
31	132 (1)	Aug 31	DET		WSH	W,7-4	GS	29	7.0	0	4	0	4	0	P
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
32	137 (4)	Sep 5 (2)	DET		CHW	L,0-3	CG	34	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
33	139 (1)	Sep 8	DET	@	BOS	W,5-4	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
34	143 (3)	Sep 11 (2)	DET	@	WSH	L,0-1	CG	39	8.2	0	3	0	3	0	P
35	147 (3)	Sep 17	DET	@	CLE	W,3-1	CG	43	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	P
36	152 (4)	Sep 24 (1)	DET		CLE	L,2-8	GS	36	7.2	0	1	1	2	0	P
							36gm		235.0	14	46	3	63	4