Frank Sullivan (baseball)

Frank Sullivan
Pitcher
Born: January 23, 1930 (1930-01-23) Hollywood, California
Batted: Right	Threw: Right
MLB debut
July 31, 1953 for the Boston Red Sox
Last MLB appearance
June 12, 1963 for the Minnesota Twins
Career statistics
Win-Loss	97-100
Earned run average	3.60
Strikeouts	959
Teams
Boston Red Sox (1953-1960) Philadelphia Phillies (1961-1962) Minnesota Twins (1962-1963)
Career highlights and awards
All star in 1955 and 1956 Led AL in wins in 1955 with 18 Led AL in innings pitched in 1955 with 260.0

Franklin Leal Sullivan (born January 23, 1930 in Hollywood, California) is a retired American professional baseball player. He was a right-handed pitcher over parts of eleven seasons (1953–1963) with the Boston Red Sox, Philadelphia Phillies and Minnesota Twins. He tied for the American League lead in wins in 1955 with Boston. For his career, he compiled a 97-100 record in 351 appearances, with a 4.15 ERA and 959 strikeouts.

Sullivan was named to the American League All-Star team in 1955 and 1956. He was elected to the Red Sox Hall of Fame in 2008. Sullivan was one of the tallest pitchers of his time, at 6 feet 6 inches (1.98 m). After the 1960 season, the Red Sox traded him to the Phillies for another towering right-hander, 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)-Gene Conley, enabling Conley to play Major League baseball and NBA basketball for two teams in the same city (as the backup to Bill Russell of the Boston Celtics).

In September 2008, Frank Sullivan published a memoir entitled "Life is More than 9 Innings."

See also

• List of Major League Baseball wins champions

External links

• Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference, or Fangraphs, or The Baseball Cube

Preceded by Bob Lemon & Early Wynn

American League Wins Champion 1955 (with Whitey Ford & Bob Lemon)

Succeeded by Frank Lary