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Carl Yastrzemski League
10-26-2069
Frankie "The Hammer" Kirk Relief Pitcher
Retired (1968, Age 37)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
ERA 2.86 Total Rating B+   Bats/Throws R/R
W-L 93-61 Status Deceased (2002) Option Years 0  
SV 648 Age at Death 72 Date of Birth 12-06-1930
K 1355 Drafted Round 3, Pick 36
(1950)		 Majors Svc Time 19 years
(29 games)
IP 1849.2
WHIP 1.20
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R F  Contact vs. L D  Endurance C    Ldrship B-
Power vs. R D- Power vs. L D+ Velocity B+   Mentor Val A-
Speed C+ Bunt B- Control B 
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS --- Range D  WS Rings 3
1B --- LF --- Arm C+ WS Appearances 10
2B --- CF ---   Health D- LCS Appearances 16
3B --- RF ---   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 7
* League requires 50% rating to start at catcher.

Year   Team W L G GS CG SHO SV BS IP H R ER HBP BB SO WHIP ERA Awards
1950 DET
2
 1
42
0
0
0
12
 0
67.2
 68 28 28 2 25
55
1.37
3.72
1951 DET
7
 3
122
0
0
0
24
 0
136.0
 109 40 38 2 42
80
1.11
2.51
1952 DET
2
 2
121
0
0
0
38
 0
123.1
 108 49 47 5 49
80
1.27
3.43
1953 DET
8
 3
115
0
0
0
26
 0
119.2
 101 43 43 4 46
86
1.23
3.23
1954 DET
9
 2
126
0
0
0
30
 0
137.1
 121 47 45 2 53
93
1.27
2.95
1955 DET
9
 3
83
11
2
1
26
 0
153.1
 122 46 45 1 59
119
1.18
2.64
1956 DET
8
 5
117
0
0
0
34
 0
130.1
 105 34 32 5 49
82
1.18
2.21
1957 DET
2
 5
100
0
0
0
37
 0
109.2
 96 32 32 4 38
73
1.22
2.63
1958 DET
5
 4
105
0
0
0
29
 0
106.2
 87 30 28 2 34
93
1.13
2.36
1959 DET
4
 1
87
0
0
0
55
 0
86.2
 78 22 22 2 24
61
1.18
2.28
1960 DET
3
 1
85
0
0
0
46
 0
82.0
 56 15 14 1 26
59
1.00
1.54
1961 DET
6
 3
73
0
0
0
38
 0
73.0
 55 22 21 0 26
49
1.11
2.59
1962 DET
1
 6
94
0
0
0
49
 12
88.1
 87 36 35 0 34
87
1.37
3.57
1963 DET
4
 4
100
0
0
0
43
 8
96.1
 85 34 33 1 23
88
1.12
3.08
1964 DET
7
 3
105
0
0
0
43
 5
103.0
 64 26 25 1 31
81
0.92
2.18
1965 DET
4
 3
93
0
0
0
40
 11
79.0
 73 37 34 1 32
61
1.33
3.87
1966 DET
3
 4
58
0
0
0
31
 3
52.1
 51 25 24 1 21
29
1.38
4.13
1967 DET
3
 5
62
0
0
0
36
 6
55.2
 53 22 21 0 23
40
1.37
3.40
1968 DET
6
 3
58
0
0
0
11
 2
49.1
 53 22 21 1 13
39
1.34
3.83
2069
0
 0
0
0
0
0
0
 0
0.0
 0 0 0 0 0
0
0.00
0.00
Total
93
 61
1746
11
2
1
648
 47
1849.2
 1572 610 588 35 648
1355
1.20
2.86
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1968-11-01Frankie "The Hammer" Kirk has retired from the Detroit Mud Hens
1951-03-03The Detroit Mud Hens have renamed Fran Kerksieck to Frankie "The Hammer" Kirk.
1950-05-30The Detroit Mud Hens have promoted Fran Kerksieck to the major league team. The Detroit Mud Hens have sent Jim Podgajny to the minors. The Detroit Mud Hens have sent Don Cardenal to the minors.
1950-04-01The Detroit Mud Hens have promoted Jim Erickson to the major league team. The Detroit Mud Hens have sent Fran Kerksieck to the minors.