On July 21, 1947, Mickey Cochrane, Frankie Frisch, Lefty Grove, and Carl Hubbell are inducted into the Hall of Fame. Cochrane and Grove had made their major league debuts in the same game for the Philadelphia Athletics in 1926. Frisch and Hubbell were stars in the National League, Frisch having served as player/manager for the…
1947 – A rule change that allows voting only for players who were active after 1921 produces four new Hall of Fame members: catcher Mickey Cochrane, second baseman Frankie Frisch, and pitchers Lefty Grove and Carl Hubbell, all former Most Valuable Players and World Series winners. Pie Traynor misses selection by two votes. Hubbell was forbidden by Ty Cobb to throw his screwball in Detroit’s farm system, but used it to win 253 games for the New York Giants; Frisch went to the World Series eight times and batted .316 over 19 seasons; Grove won 300 games, and his battery-mate Cochrane retired with .320, the highest lifetime batting average of any catcher.
Carl Hubbell Essentials Position: PitcherBats: Right • Throws: Left6-0, 170lb (183cm, 77kg)Born: June 22, 1903 in Carthage, MODied: November 21, 1988 in Scottsdale, AZBuried: New Hope Cemetery, Meeker, OKHigh School: Meeker HS (Meeker, OK)Debut: July 26, 1928 (5,890th in MLB history)vs. PIT 1.2 IP, 7 H, 1 SO, 0 BB, 2 ER, LLast Game: August 24, 1943vs. CHC 0.0 IP, 2 H, 0 SO, 0 BB, 0 ERHall of Fame: Inducted as Player…
Mickey Cochrane Position: CatcherBats: Left • Throws: Right5-10, 180lb (178cm, 81kg)Born: April 6, 1903 in Bridgewater, MADied: June 28, 1962 in Lake Forest, ILBuried: CrematedHigh School: Bridgewater HS (Bridgewater, MA)School: Boston University (Boston, MA)Debut: April 14, 1925 (6,154th in major league history)vs. BOS 2 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SBLast Game: May 25, 1937vs. NYY 2 AB, 1 H, 1 HR, 1 RBI, 0 SBHall of Fame: Inducted as Player in 1947. (Voted by…
Frankie Frisch Positions: Second Baseman and Third BasemanBats: Both • Throws: Right5-11, 165lb (180cm, 74kg)Born: September 9, 1897 in Bronx, NYDied: March 12, 1973 in Wilmington, DEBuried: Woodlawn Cemetery, Bronx, NYHigh School: Fordham Prep (Bronx, NY)School: Fordham University (New York, NY)Debut: June 17, 1919 ( 4,755th in MLB history)vs. CHC 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SBLast Game: August 5, 1937vs. BSN 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SBHall…