A college man, "The Fordham Flash" joined the New York Giants in 1919, at age 20. John McGraw worked him hard, and Frisch soon joined the lineup, batting .341 in the pennant-winning year of 1921. Frisch was switching between 2B and 3B as the Giants won 4 pennants in a row 1921-24. Frisch was a big part of those teams, a consistent .300 hitter with speed, some power, lots of runs scored and good RBI totals. He often batted 3rd in a solid lineup. Then the Giants started to slip a bit, Frisch had some injury troubles and was chafing under the tight rein of manager McGraw. In 1926, he left the team unannounced for a while, and was traded after the season to the Cardinals along with pitcher Jimmy Ring for Rogers Hornsby.
Frisch took to the looser atmosphere in St. Louis, and continued hitting .300 with a strong Cardinals team. Another pennant was won in 1928, then again in 1930, and Frisch was voted league MVP when they won in 1931. In 1932 the team slumped, and when 1933 was a slow start the veteran Frisch, at age 34, replaced Gabby Street as manager. In 1934 he won the pennant with Dizzy Dean starring, but he would win no more pennants despite managing the Cardinals for six years, the Pirates for seven, and the Cubs for three. He continued playing through 1937, having played in 8 World Series, with his team winning 4, and batting .294 in the postseason. Frisch served for many years as a member of the Hall of Fame's Veteran's Committee.
Frisch earned 178.52 ratings points.
Frisch's stats: .316 average, 2880 hits, 1532 runs, 466 doubles, 419 steals, 1244 RBI. posted by Shawn Weaver at 10:05 AM
