Frank Lary
1954–1965 · bats R / throws R · ALS, Chicago White Sox, Detroit Tigers, Milwaukee Braves, New York Mets
362G
.177AVG
.219OBP
.234SLG
More career statistics
130H
6HR
54RBI
0SB
128–116W–L
2,162.1IP
1,099K
3.49ERA
292GS
11SV
2Rare feats
Career summary: MLB’s official regular-season totals. Season lines, splits and historical game logs below are reconstructed from the covered Retrosheet records and can differ in coverage or scorer revisions. Compare sources and coverage.
Why official totals and the game-record sums differ
The sources can disagree on historical scorer decisions, appearances, and which games belong to a major-league record. The career summary uses the official total; the source game rows retain their recorded values.
| Statistic | MLB official | Recorded game sum |
|---|---|---|
| Batting · Plate appearances | 828 | 830 |
| Batting · Walks | 39 | 40 |
| Pitching · Batters faced | 9,107 | 9,106 |
| Pitching · p k | 1,099 | 1,098 |
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 362 | 828 | 734 | 68 | 130 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 54 | 39 | 211 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 172 | .177 | .219 | .234 | .453 |
Career pitching
| IP | G | GS | CG | W | L | SV | H | R | ER | HR | BB | K | HBP | WP | ERA | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2,162.3 | 350 | 292 | 126 | 128 | 116 | 11 | 2,123 | 960 | 838 | 197 | 616 | 1,099 | 0 | 0 | 3.49 | 1.267 |
Streaks
5longest hitting streak · 1955-04-29 to 1955-05-25
6longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 76 | Four Batters Hit | 1960-07-21 | 1 in 3,022 games | box score ↗ |
| 60 | 11 scoreless innings | 1960-05-11 | 1 in 3,313 pitcher-games | box score ↗ |
| 47 | One-Hit Shutout | 1961-04-14 | 1 in 193 games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 191 | 423 | 77 | 2 | 32 | 19 | 105 | .207 | .227 | .274 |
| Away | 171 | 407 | 53 | 4 | 22 | 21 | 106 | .146 | .182 | .193 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 35 | 87 | 17 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 31 | .215 | .241 | .304 |
| May | 62 | 153 | 23 | 1 | 7 | 11 | 34 | .173 | .222 | .241 |
| June | 63 | 121 | 15 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 33 | .143 | .182 | .200 |
| July | 77 | 179 | 31 | 1 | 16 | 7 | 43 | .193 | .212 | .224 |
| August | 66 | 159 | 20 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 41 | .142 | .164 | .191 |
| September | 59 | 131 | 24 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 29 | .209 | .221 | .278 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| new-york-yankees | 57 | 147 | 17 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 40 | .131 | .163 | .208 |
| cleveland-guardians | 50 | 114 | 19 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 39 | .186 | .211 | .196 |
| boston-red-sox | 42 | 98 | 15 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 20 | .170 | .194 | .193 |
| baltimore-orioles | 41 | 90 | 10 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 31 | .130 | .167 | .169 |
| kansas-city-athletics | 39 | 98 | 20 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 22 | .235 | .235 | .294 |
| chicago-white-sox | 37 | 97 | 22 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 21 | .253 | .278 | .345 |
| washington-senators-1901-60 | 33 | 94 | 15 | 2 | 10 | 4 | 21 | .183 | .202 | .341 |
| los-angeles-angels-1961-64 | 11 | 26 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .115 | .115 | .115 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1954 |  Detroit Tigers | 3 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 3 | 5 |
| 1955 | Detroit Tigers | 36 | 82 | 16 | – | 2 | – | .195 | 235 | 98 |
| 1956 | Detroit Tigers | 41 | 103 | 19 | 1 | 12 | – | .184 | 294 | 165 |
| 1957 | Detroit Tigers | 40 | 73 | 9 | – | 4 | – | .123 | 237 | 107 |
| 1958 | Detroit Tigers | 39 | 88 | 15 | 1 | 6 | – | .170 | 260 | 131 |
| 1959 | Detroit Tigers | 32 | 80 | 10 | 1 | 2 | – | .125 | 223 | 136 |
| 1960 | Detroit Tigers | 39 | 93 | 17 | 2 | 13 | – | .183 | 274 | 149 |
| 1961 | Detroit Tigers | 42 | 108 | 25 | 1 | 5 | – | .231 | 275 | 146 |
| 1962 | Detroit Tigers | 22 | 24 | 4 | – | 1 | – | .167 | 80 | 41 |
| 1963 | Detroit Tigers | 16 | 35 | 8 | – | 6 | – | .229 | 107 | 46 |
| 1964 | Detroit Tigers, Milwaukee Braves, New York Mets | 24 | 27 | 2 | – | 1 | – | .074 | 87 | 37 |
| 1965 | Chicago White Sox, New York Mets | 28 | 21 | 5 | – | 2 | – | .238 | 84 | 37 |