Frank House

Full Name: Henry Franklin "Pig" House
Bats: Left Throws: Right
Height: 6-2 Weight: 190 lbs.
Born: Feb 18, 1930 in Bessemer, AL
College: ?
Major League Debut: July 21, 1950
Died:

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CAREER BATTING STATISTICS
 BATTING
YEAR TEAM LG AVG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K OBP SLG
1950
1951
1954
1955
1956
1957
1958
1959
1960
1961
Det
Det
Det
Det
Det
Det
KCA
KCA
Cin
Det
AL
AL
AL
AL
AL
AL
AL
AL
NL
AL
.400
.220
.250
.259
.240
.259
.252
.236
.179
.227
5
18
114
102
94
106
76
98
23
17
5
41
352
328
321
348
202
347
28
22
1
3
35
37
44
31
16
32
0
3
2
9
88
85
77
90
51
82
5
5
1
2
12
11
6
9
6
14
2
1
0
0
1
1
2
0
3
3
0
1
0
1
9
15
10
7
4
1
0
0
0
4
38
53
44
36
24
30
3
3
0
6
31
22
21
35
12
20
0
4
1
2
34
25
19
26
13
23
2
2
.400
.319
.307
.308
.290
.327
.295
.282
.179
.333
.600
.341
.366
.436
.364
.345
.371
.303
.250
.364
Totals AVG
.248
G
653
AB
1994
R
202
H
494
2B
64
3B
11
HR
47
RBI
235
BB
151
K
147
OBP
.302
SLG
.362


 BATTINGBASERUNNINGMISC
YEAR TEAM LG HBP GDP TB IBB SH SF SB CS SB% AB/HR AB/K
1950
1951
1954
1955
1956
1957
1958
1959
1960
1961
Det
Det
Det
Det
Det
Det
KCA
KCA
Cin
Det
AL
AL
AL
AL
AL
AL
AL
AL
NL
AL
0
0
1
3
3
1
1
2
0
0
0
3
7
4
15
12
9
10
2
1
3
14
129
143
117
120
75
105
7
8
--
--
--
4
0
13
2
6
0
0
0
1
1
2
0
5
1
2
0
1
--
--
7
4
3
1
2
0
0
1
0
1
2
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
1
1
0
3
0
0
-.---
.500
.667
-.---
.500
.500
1.000
.000
-.---
-.---
--.-
41.0
39.1
21.9
32.1
49.7
50.5
347.0
--.-
--.-
5.0
20.5
10.4
13.1
16.9
13.4
15.5
15.1
14.0
11.0
Totals HBP
11
GDP
63
TB
721
IBB
25
SH
13
SF
18
SB
6
CS
7
SB%
.462
AB/HR
42.4
AB/K
13.6


CAREER FIELDING STATISTICS
YEAR TEAM LG POS G Ch PO A E DP FPCT
1950
1951
1954
1955
1956
1957
1958
1959
1960
1961
Det
Det
Det
Det
Det
Det
KCA
KCA
Cin
Det
AL
AL
AL
AL
AL
AL
AL
AL
NL
AL
C
C
C
C
C
C
C
C
C
C
5
18
107
93
88
97
55
95
8
14
5
70
494
464
490
591
260
499
23
38
4
56
434
423
450
535
236
447
21
36
1
11
56
35
33
54
22
43
2
1
0
3
4
6
7
2
2
9
0
1
0
1
7
5
8
5
4
7
1
0
1.000
0.957
0.992
0.987
0.986
0.997
0.992
0.982
1.000
0.974
Totals G
580
Ch
2934
PO
2642
A
258
E
34
DP
38
FPCT
0.988


This bonus baby was the Tigers' most active catcher from 1954 to 1957. The chunky, lefthanded-hitting Alabaman peaked in 1955 with 15 HR and 53 RBI in 102 games. He earned his nickname as a baby, when his family used to say he was "big as a house" and he twisted "big" into "pig."


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