Frank Pearce (1930s pitcher)

Frank Pearce
Frank Pearce
	Pitcher
	Born: August 31, 1905; Middletown, Kentucky
	Died: September 3, 1950 (aged 45); Van Buren, New York
	Batted: Right Threw: Right
MLB debut
	April 20, 1933, for the Philadelphia Phillies
Last MLB appearance
	May 15, 1935, for the Philadelphia Phillies
MLB statistics
Win–loss record	5–6
Earned run average	4.77
Strikeouts	29
Teams
	Philadelphia Phillies (1933–1935);

Franklin Thomas Pearce (August 31, 1905 – September 3, 1950) was a Major League Baseball pitcher. He played parts of three seasons, from 1933 until 1935, for the Philadelphia Phillies. Pearce was effective as a reliever in a game played at Wrigley Field on September 12, 1933. In an afternoon game he relieved Ed Holley in the eighth inning for Philadelphia. The Phillies lost, 2–0, but the two pitchers gave up only six hits combined.^[1] Pearce died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound in 1950.^[2]

References[edit]

^ "Warneke Pitches Cubs To Triumph". The New York Times. September 13, 1933. p. 23.
^ "Frank Pearce, 45, Ex-Phil, Kills Self With Rifle". The Philadelphia Inquirer. September 4, 1950. p. 16.

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[1] "Warneke Pitches Cubs To Triumph". The New York Times. September 13, 1933. p. 23.

[2] "Frank Pearce, 45, Ex-Phil, Kills Self With Rifle". The Philadelphia Inquirer. September 4, 1950. p. 16.

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