[Highlander]

Frankie Frisch- The Fordham Flash was the first pick of the 1918 draft and was taken by the Cardinals. He made his debut with them at 20 years old the following year. He played in St. Louis until the middle of the 1927 season when they traded him to the Philadelphia Phillies for a package of OF Adam Comorosky, P Milt Shoffner, C Dutch Krauss and 3B Ira Smith. Frisch played in Philly for the rest of his career, retiring in 1938 at age 39. He played very sparingly his last two years.

Frankie's numbers came out like this-

10132 AB (T-58th), 3109 H (39th), .307 BA (92nd), .774 OPS, 1593 R (52nd), 482 doubles , 157 triples (T-43rd), 104 HR, 1122 RBI, 500 SB (52nd), 79.8 WAR (50th)

Frisch was all over the career leader board in a number of categories and he had some excellent seasons. He started right off in his rookie year, batting .301 with a league leading 20 triples and 53 steals. Strangely, his best year was probably the year he was traded, 1927. He started off with St. Louis in incredible fashion, with a .367 BA and 42 steals in just 92 games. He slowed down after the trade, but his final numbers were .340/.396/.451, 107 R, 37 doubles, 8 triples, 5 HR, 59 RBI, 56 SB and 7.8 WAR. Once he got to Philly, he really got to the plate at an incredible rate, leading the league in 5 of his first 6 years there. He also scored over 100 runs 5 years in a row once he got to the Phillies...and he followed those years up with 3 more in the 90's.

Frisch ended up a 3-time champion. He won Rookie of the Year, was a 7-time Gold Glove winner, 3-time Silver Slugger, and 7-time All-Star. 1944 was his first year on the HOF ballot, and not surprisingly, he was voted in...with 93.4% of the vote.