Herman Franks Baseball player

Herman Louis Franks (January 4, 1914 – March 30, 2009) was a catcher, coach, manager, general manager and scout in American Major League Baseball. He was born in Price, Utah, to Italian-American immigrant parents and attended the University of Utah.

Personal facts

Birth dateJanuary 04, 1914
Date of deathMarch 30, 2009

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Baseball player

Career startApril 27, 1939
Career endAugust 28, 1949
batting sideLeft
former teams
San Francisco Giants
St. Louis Cardinals
position
Manager (baseball)
Catcher
teams
Chicago Cubs
Los Angeles Dodgers
Oakland Athletics
San Francisco Giants
St. Louis Cardinals
throwing sideRight

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External resources

  1. http://articles.chicagotribune.com/1999-05-16/sports/9905160128_1_cubs-history-wrigley-field-herman-franks
  2. http://www.baseball-reference.com/managers/frankhe01.shtml
  3. http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/chi-01-herman-franks-obit-apr01,0,19774.story
  4. http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=35375363
  5. http://www.legacy.com/saltlaketribune/Obituaries.asp?Page=LifeStory&PersonId=125641948&IADID=Search-www.legacy.com-www.sltrib.com
  6. http://www.sltrib.com/ci_12040953?IADID=Search-www.sltrib.com-www.sltrib.com