Frank Sullivan
1953–1963 · bats R / throws R · ALS, Boston Red Sox, Minnesota Twins, Philadelphia Phillies
351G
.144AVG
.189OBP
.164SLG
More career statistics
76H
0HR
22RBI
0SB
97–100W–L
1,732.0IP
959K
3.60ERA
219GS
18SV
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 | 612 | 613 |
| Batting · Walks | 30 | 31 |
| Pitching · Batters faced | 7,336 | 7,338 |
| Pitching · p k | 959 | 960 |
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 351 | 612 | 529 | 36 | 76 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 22 | 30 | 160 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 87 | .144 | .189 | .164 | .353 |
Career pitching
| IP | G | GS | CG | W | L | SV | H | R | ER | HR | BB | K | HBP | WP | ERA | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1,732.0 | 351 | 219 | 73 | 97 | 100 | 18 | 1,702 | 797 | 692 | 149 | 559 | 959 | 0 | 0 | 3.60 | 1.305 |
Streaks
6longest hitting streak · 1957-09-02 to 1958-04-14
6longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 41 | 12 innings pitched | 1955-08-10 | 1 in 613 pitcher-games | box score ↗ |
| 38 | 12 strikeouts | 1960-06-17 | 1 in 426 pitcher-games | box score ↗ |
| 29 | 7 walks allowed | 1955-05-01 | 1 in 192 pitcher-games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 180 | 306 | 31 | 0 | 12 | 16 | 84 | .117 | .154 | .136 |
| Away | 171 | 307 | 45 | 0 | 10 | 15 | 76 | .170 | .195 | .192 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 33 | 42 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 8 | .147 | .143 | .235 |
| May | 58 | 102 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 22 | .060 | .127 | .072 |
| June | 58 | 128 | 13 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 40 | .112 | .148 | .121 |
| July | 66 | 112 | 13 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 37 | .134 | .161 | .155 |
| August | 74 | 132 | 26 | 0 | 7 | 10 | 29 | .234 | .273 | .270 |
| September | 61 | 96 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 24 | .161 | .156 | .161 |
| October | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| detroit-tigers | 41 | 83 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 19 | .101 | .133 | .130 |
| baltimore-orioles | 41 | 92 | 15 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 21 | .200 | .228 | .253 |
| chicago-white-sox | 39 | 82 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 19 | .143 | .183 | .143 |
| cleveland-guardians | 38 | 72 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 25 | .132 | .153 | .147 |
| new-york-yankees | 36 | 62 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 18 | .122 | .177 | .143 |
| washington-senators-1901-60 | 35 | 83 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 19 | .179 | .169 | .205 |
| kansas-city-athletics | 35 | 80 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 25 | .125 | .125 | .125 |
| chicago-cubs | 13 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | .300 | .250 | .300 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1953 |  Boston Red Sox | 14 | 4 | 1 | – | – | – | .250 | 25 | 17 |
| 1954 | Boston Red Sox | 36 | 68 | 7 | – | 1 | – | .103 | 206 | 125 |
| 1955 | Boston Red Sox | 35 | 89 | 10 | – | 6 | – | .112 | 260 | 129 |
| 1956 | Boston Red Sox | 34 | 85 | 12 | – | 3 | – | .141 | 242 | 116 |
| 1957 | Boston Red Sox | 31 | 79 | 13 | – | 1 | – | .165 | 240 | 128 |
| 1958 | Boston Red Sox | 32 | 67 | 11 | – | 3 | – | .164 | 199 | 103 |
| 1959 | Boston Red Sox | 30 | 60 | 12 | – | 4 | – | .200 | 177 | 107 |
| 1960 | Boston Red Sox | 40 | 40 | 5 | – | 2 | – | .125 | 153 | 97 |
| 1961 |  Philadelphia Phillies | 49 | 33 | 5 | – | 2 | – | .152 | 159 | 114 |
| 1962 | Minnesota Twins, Philadelphia Phillies | 40 | 4 | – | – | – | – | .000 | 56 | 22 |
| 1963 |  Minnesota Twins | 10 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 11 | 2 |