1973 â Hall of Fame member Frankie Frisch dies in Wilmington, Delaware, at the age of 74. Frisch batted .316 over a 19-year career. As player-manager for the St. Louis Cardinals, he led the team to the 1934 World Championship.
1951 â With the Cubs 10 games under .500 at 35-45, Phil Cavarretta replaces Frankie Frisch as manager. They will go 27-47 the rest of the way to finish in last place.
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 theâŠ
1947 â 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 Detroitâs 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.
1941 â Pittsburgh Pirates manager Frankie Frisch is ejected by umpire Jocko Conlan from the second game of a doubleheader when he appears on the field with an umbrella to protest the playing conditions at Brooklynâs Ebbets Field. The rainy argument is later portrayed in a famous oil painting by artist Norman Rockwell.
On September 11, 1938, the St. Louis Cardinals fire manager Frankie Frisch. St. Louis replaces him with Mike Gonzalez, who becomes the first Cuban-born manager in major league history.
 Baseball is the only game you can watch on the radio. Join the community today and listen to hundreds of broadcasts from baseballâs golden age! Sign Up or learn more July 11, 1936 Jerome (Dizzy) Dean, whose potent right wing has rocketed the Cardinals into the National League lead, suffered a brain concussion inâŠ
The Cardsâ Paul Dean tops the Braves, 8 â 5, as Joe Medwick and Frankie Frisch have three hits apiece.
Kitty Burke, an avid Redsâ fan annoyed at Ducky Medwickâs retort to her heckling by telling her she couldnât get a hit if she were swinging at an elephant, grabs Babe Hermanâs bat as he comes to the plate in the bottom of the eighth inning, comes on to the field demanding a turn at bat. After some consternation, Cardinal pitcher Paul Dean complies by tossing the ball underhanded to the popular local nightclub blues singer, who grounds out to the pitcher, much to the delight of the cheering crowd.
On October 9, 1934, Dizzy Dean and the St. Louis Cardinals win the seventh game of the World Series 11-0, the Cardinals erupted for 7 runs in the 3rd inning. Dizzy Dean with 1 out doubled to left, Pepper Martin singled to first and stole second, then Jack Rothrock walked. Frankie Frisch lines a threeâŠ
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