Standing at just 5'7", Warfield was known primarily for his fielding and baserunning excellence, but he also had several good years at the plate. In 1922, he hit .342 for the Detroit Stars. He played on the Hilldale teams that won the Eastern Colored League pennants from 1923 to 1925, with Warfield being the manager for two of them.
Warfield became player-manager of the Baltimore Black Sox in 1929 and led them to the Negro American League championship. He and teammates Oliver Marcelle, Dick Lundy, and Jud Wilson became known as the "Million Dollar Infield" because their collective talents may have been worth $1,000,000 to the major leagues had they been white. Baseball writer Bill James ranked Warfield as the eighth-greatest second baseman in negro league history, calling him a "complete defensive wizard".[3]
Warfield was known to have a violent nature that led to arguments, and he once bit off part of Oliver Marcelle's nose in a fight over a dice game.[4]
Warfield died of a heart attack in 1932.
Twenty years after his death, Warfield received votes listing him on the 1952 Pittsburgh Courier player-voted poll of the Negro Leagues' best players ever.[5]
References
^"Hilldale Wins Final" Philadelphia Inquirer, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Friday, August 8, 1919, Page 14, Column 4
^"With Taber on Mound Chester Beats Hilldale" Chester Times, Chester, PA, Tuesday, July 29, 1924, Page 6, Column 1
^James, Bill (2001). The New Bill James Historical Baseball Abstract. The Free Press. p. 183.
^The ESPN Baseball Encyclopedia. Sterling Publishing. 2007. p. 1699. ISBN978-1-4027-4771-7.
^"1952 Pittsburgh Courier Poll of Greatest Black Players"
External links
Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference and Baseball-Reference Black Baseball stats and Seamheads
frank, warfield, francis, xavier, warfield, april, 1897, july, 1932, infielder, manager, negro, leagues, warfield, 1924, colored, world, series, second, basemanborn, 1897, april, 1897indianapolis, indianadied, july, 1932, 1932, aged, pittsburgh, pennsylvaniaba. Francis Xavier Warfield April 26 1897 July 24 1932 was an infielder and manager in the Negro leagues Frank WarfieldWarfield at the 1924 Colored World Series Second basemanBorn 1897 04 26 April 26 1897Indianapolis IndianaDied July 24 1932 1932 07 24 aged 35 Pittsburgh PennsylvaniaBatted RightThrew Rightdebut1914 for the Indianapolis ABCsLast appearance1932 for the Washington PilotsNegro league statisticsHits751Batting average 277Home runs11Managerial record237 145 3TeamsAs player Indianapolis ABCs 1914 1915 1917 1918 St Louis Giants 1916 Dayton Marcos 1919 Detroit Stars 1919 1922 1 Hilldale Daisies 1923 1928 2 Baltimore Black Sox 1928 1931 Washington Pilots 1932 As manager Hilldale Daisies 1923 1927 Baltimore Black Sox 1929 1931 Washington Pilots 1932 Career highlights and awardsNegro World Series champion 1925 3 Eastern Colored League pennant 1923 1924 1925 American Negro League pennant 1929 Career EditStanding at just 5 7 Warfield was known primarily for his fielding and baserunning excellence but he also had several good years at the plate In 1922 he hit 342 for the Detroit Stars He played on the Hilldale teams that won the Eastern Colored League pennants from 1923 to 1925 with Warfield being the manager for two of them Warfield became player manager of the Baltimore Black Sox in 1929 and led them to the Negro American League championship He and teammates Oliver Marcelle Dick Lundy and Jud Wilson became known as the Million Dollar Infield because their collective talents may have been worth 1 000 000 to the major leagues had they been white Baseball writer Bill James ranked Warfield as the eighth greatest second baseman in negro league history calling him a complete defensive wizard 3 Warfield was known to have a violent nature that led to arguments and he once bit off part of Oliver Marcelle s nose in a fight over a dice game 4 Warfield died of a heart attack in 1932 Twenty years after his death Warfield received votes listing him on the 1952 Pittsburgh Courier player voted poll of the Negro Leagues best players ever 5 References Edit Hilldale Wins Final Philadelphia Inquirer Philadelphia Pennsylvania Friday August 8 1919 Page 14 Column 4 With Taber on Mound Chester Beats Hilldale Chester Times Chester PA Tuesday July 29 1924 Page 6 Column 1 James Bill 2001 The New Bill James Historical Baseball Abstract The Free Press p 183 The ESPN Baseball Encyclopedia Sterling Publishing 2007 p 1699 ISBN 978 1 4027 4771 7 1952 Pittsburgh Courier Poll of Greatest Black Players External links EditCareer statistics and player information from Baseball Reference and Baseball Reference Black Baseball stats and Seamheads Frank Warfield managerial career statistics at Baseball Reference com and Seamheads Negro League Baseball Players Association biography Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Frank Warfield amp oldid 1101379401, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
