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Frankie Hayes
  • Birth Name:
    Frank Witman Hayes
  • Nickname:
    Blimp
  • Date of Birth:
    April 13, 1914
  • Zodiac Sign:
    Aries
  • Place of Birth:
    Jamesburg, New Jersey
  • Place of Death:
    Point Pleasant, New Jersey
  • Date of Death:
    June 22, 1955
  • Height:
    6' 0"
  • Weight:
    185 lb
  • Sex:
    Male
  • Nationality:
    American
  • Religion:
    Christianity

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Frankie Hayes

    Career

    Frankie Hayes
    • Profession:
      Sportsman
    • Debut:
      September 21, 1933 for the Philadelphia Athletics

    Trivia

    Frankie Hayes
    • His final career statistics include 119 home runs and 628 RBIs. He had 545 runs scored in his career, averaging 65 a year. He compiled 30 stolen bases in total, and had 213 doubles and 32 triples. He had 1164 career hits.
    • He retired with the Red Sox on May 17, 1947.
    • In the middle of 1945, he was traded to Cleveland and made his final all-star game.
    • In 1944, he made the All-Star team once again, for the 5th time in his career. That year, he hit .248 with 13 home runs and 78 RBIs, picking up a career-high 144 hits in 581 at bats. He had 18 doubles and 6 triples on the season.
    • His best season was probably 1940, when he batted .308 with 16 home runs and 70 RBIs.
    • In his 11 seasons with the Philadelphia Athletics (1933-1942, 1944-1945), he made 5 All-Star teams.
    • When he was first called up to the majors on September 21 of 1933, he was the youngest player in the league at 18 years of age. That year, he was 0 for 5.
    • He played for the Philadelphia Athletics in the most significant portion of his career.
    • Was an American catcher in Major League Baseball from 1933 to 1947.

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