Born in Washington, D.C., he was signed by the New York Giants as an amateur free agent in 1954. Funk was acquired by Cleveland's AAA International League Toronto Maple Leafs team prior to the 1959 season. He made the most of his debut after a late season call-up from the Maple Leafs in September 1960, finishing with a 4–2 record, a 1.99 earned run average, and 1 save in just nine games for Cleveland.
His best season was 1961, when he posted a won-loss record of 11–11 and led Cleveland with 11 saves and an ERA of 3.31, appearing in 56 games. Two of his victories, both recorded in May, involved pitching over seven innings per game in relief during 15-inning games against the Baltimore Orioles and Minnesota Twins.[1]
After a 2–1 season with a 3.24 ERA and six saves in 1962 over 47 games, he was traded to the Milwaukee Braves along with outfielders Don Dillard and Ty Cline for first baseman Joe Adcock and pitcher Jack Curtis. He pitched one season for the Braves, posting a record of 3–3 over 25 games, with an ERA of 2.68 in 1963.
frank, funk, baseball, franklin, funk, born, august, 1935, american, former, major, league, baseball, pitcher, played, from, 1960, cleveland, indians, milwaukee, braves, during, year, baseball, career, compiled, wins, strikeouts, frank, funkpitcherborn, 1935, . Franklin Ray Funk born August 30 1935 is an American former Major League Baseball pitcher He played from 1960 63 for the Cleveland Indians and Milwaukee Braves During a 4 year baseball career he compiled 20 wins 150 strikeouts and a 3 01 ERA Frank FunkPitcherBorn 1935 08 30 August 30 1935 age 88 Washington D C U S Batted RightThrew RightMLB debutSeptember 3 1960 for the Cleveland IndiansLast MLB appearanceSeptember 22 1963 for the Milwaukee BravesMLB statisticsWin loss record20 17Earned run average3 01Strikeouts150TeamsCleveland Indians 1960 1962 Milwaukee Braves 1963 Born in Washington D C he was signed by the New York Giants as an amateur free agent in 1954 Funk was acquired by Cleveland s AAA International League Toronto Maple Leafs team prior to the 1959 season He made the most of his debut after a late season call up from the Maple Leafs in September 1960 finishing with a 4 2 record a 1 99 earned run average and 1 save in just nine games for Cleveland His best season was 1961 when he posted a won loss record of 11 11 and led Cleveland with 11 saves and an ERA of 3 31 appearing in 56 games Two of his victories both recorded in May involved pitching over seven innings per game in relief during 15 inning games against the Baltimore Orioles and Minnesota Twins 1 After a 2 1 season with a 3 24 ERA and six saves in 1962 over 47 games he was traded to the Milwaukee Braves along with outfielders Don Dillard and Ty Cline for first baseman Joe Adcock and pitcher Jack Curtis He pitched one season for the Braves posting a record of 3 3 over 25 games with an ERA of 2 68 in 1963 He served as a minor league manager and pitching coach and also coached in the Major Leagues with the San Francisco Giants Seattle Mariners Kansas City Royals and Colorado Rockies References edit Frank Funk 1962 Cleveland Indians Sketchbook 1962 External links editCareer statistics and player information from MLB or Baseball Reference or Baseball Reference Minors Retrosheet Venezuelan Professional Baseball League Preceded byOzzie Virgil Sr San Francisco Giants bullpen coach1976 Succeeded byTom Haller Preceded byDon Bryant Seattle Mariners bullpen coach1980 1981 Succeeded byBill Plummer Preceded byDave Duncan Seattle Mariners pitching coach1983 1984 Succeeded byPhil Regan Preceded byGary Blaylock Kansas City Royals pitching coach1988 1990 Succeeded byPat Dobson Preceded byLarry Bearnarth Colorado Rockies pitching coach1996 1998 Succeeded byMilt May Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Frank Funk baseball amp oldid 1156905567, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
