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Frank Biscan

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Left • Throws: Left

5-11, 190lb (180cm, 86kg)

Born: March 13, 1920 in Mount Olive, IL us

Died: May 22, 1959 in St. Louis, MO

Buried: Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery, St. Louis, MO

High School: Mount Olive HS (Mount Olive, IL)

Debut: May 3, 1942 (Age 22-051d, 9,251st in major league history)
vs. WSH 4.1 IP, 3 H, 2 SO, 4 BB, 1 ER

Last Game: September 30, 1948 (Age 28-201d)
vs. DET 2.0 IP, 3 H, 1 SO, 0 BB, 2 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1946 season

Full Name: Frank Stephen Biscan

Nicknames: Porky

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

0.2

ERA

5.28

148.1

WHIP

1.847

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	11-36 / in Starts: 0-4
Longest Hitting Streak	1 game
Longest On Base Streak	3 games
Most Games w/o HR	15 games
Most Games w/o RBI	9 games
Grand Slams	0 in 1 bases loaded PA and 0 AB, Data is incomplete
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 30 PAs	2
Actual Runners on Base	10 (5-4-1) Data is incomplete
Avg. MLBer w/ 30 PAs	3
Avg. Runners on Base	20 (10-6-3)

Most Driven In
W Platt	1

Most Driven In By
C Stevens	2
W Platt	1

1948 Batting Game Log

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1948 Batting Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
1	28	3 (2)	Apr 25 (1)	SLB		CHW	L,1-4	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0					9						P
2	29	6 (2)	Apr 27	SLB		DET	W,9-8	6-9	2	2	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.500	.500	1.000	1.500	9	1.62	0.038	4.16	0.06%	0.05	P
May		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
3	30	14 (7)	May 10	SLB	@	WSH	L,2-6	7-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.500	.500	1.000	1.500	9						P
4	31	16 (1)	May 12	SLB	@	PHA	L,4-8	7-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.500	.500	1.000	1.500	8						P
5	32	18 (1)	May 15	SLB	@	DET	L,1-4	6-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.500	.500	1.000	1.500	9						P
6	33	20 (1)	May 18	SLB		NYY	W,6-5	5-GF	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.250	.400	.500	.900	9	.76	-0.033	1.26	-0.03%	-0.15	P
7	34	22 (1)	May 20	SLB		WSH	W,17-7	4-GF	4	3	2	2	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.429	.556	.714	1.270	9	.38	0.039	.59	0.04%	1.01	P
8	35	26 (3)	May 23 (2)	SLB		PHA	L,1-8	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.429	.556	.714	1.270	9						P
9	36	27	May 25	SLB		BOS	W,9-4	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.429	.556	.714	1.270	9						P
10	37	28	May 26	SLB		BOS	L,3-5	9-10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.429	.556	.714	1.270	9						P
11	38	29	May 28	SLB		DET	W,5-4	6-GF	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.333	.455	.556	1.010	9	.77	-0.043	1.01	-0.03%	-0.46	P
12	39	31 (1)	May 30	SLB		DET	L,4-6	0-0	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	.364	.462	.545	1.007	9						P
Jun		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
13	40	37 (5)	Jun 4 (2)	SLB	@	BOS	L,2-7	4-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.333	.429	.500	.929	9	.40	-0.011	.52	-0.01%	-0.18	P
14	41	39 (1)	Jun 6 (1)	SLB	@	NYY	L,3-4	6-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.308	.400	.462	.862	9	2.35	-0.061	2.76	-0.04%	-0.25	P
15	42	43 (3)	Jun 9	SLB	@	WSH	L,2-5	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.308	.400	.462	.862	9						P
16	43	44	Jun 10	SLB	@	WSH	L,4-5	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.308	.400	.462	.862	9						P
17	44	47 (2)	Jun 13 (1)	SLB	@	PHA	W,7-5	7-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.308	.400	.462	.862	9						P
18	45	49 (1)	Jun 16	SLB		WSH	W,6-5	3-9	3	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.333	.444	.467	.911	9	1.19	0.067	.41	0.01%	0.61	P
19	46	51 (1)	Jun 19	SLB		NYY	L,5-10	6-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.333	.444	.467	.911	9						P
20	47	53 (1)	Jun 20 (2)	SLB		NYY	L,2-6	0-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.333	.444	.467	.911	9						P
21	48	55 (1)	Jun 22	SLB		PHA	L,6-7	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.333	.444	.467	.911	9						P
22	49	57 (1)	Jun 24	SLB		PHA	L,5-6	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.333	.444	.467	.911	9						P
23	50	60 (2)	Jun 27 (2)	SLB		BOS	L,3-6	0-0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	.313	.421	.438	.859	9						P
Jul		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
24	51	63 (2)	Jul 1	SLB		CHW	W,8-5	0-GF	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	.278	.381	.389	.770	9						P
25	52	65 (1)	Jul 3	SLB		CLE	L,2-8	6-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.263	.364	.368	.732	9	.30	-0.009	.01	0.00%	-0.25	P
26	53	66	Jul 5 (1)	SLB	@	CHW	L,2-3	0-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.263	.364	.368	.732	9						P
27	54	70 (3)	Jul 8	SLB	@	DET	L,2-12	GS-7	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.238	.360	.333	.693	9	1.71	0.068	.02	0.00%	0.57	P
28	55	73 (2)	Jul 11 (2)	SLB	@	CLE	L,0-5	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.238	.360	.333	.693	9						P
29	56	76 (2)	Jul 17	SLB	@	NYY	L,0-4	GS-9	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.208	.321	.292	.613	9	.97	-0.114	.01	0.00%	-1.15	P
30	57	79 (2)	Jul 19	SLB	@	BOS	L,1-4	0-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.208	.321	.292	.613	9						P
31	58	82 (2)	Jul 22	SLB	@	PHA	L,7-8	GS-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.208	.321	.292	.613	9						P
32	59	87 (4)	Jul 28	SLB		NYY	L,0-4	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.208	.321	.292	.613	9						P
33	60	88	Jul 30	SLB		WSH	L,2-3	9-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.208	.321	.292	.613	9						P
Aug		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
34	61	93 (4)	Aug 3	SLB		BOS	L,8-15	7-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.208	.321	.292	.613	9						P
35	62	101 (7)	Aug 11 (1)	SLB		CLE	L,5-7	5-6	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.200	.310	.280	.590	9	.32	-0.008	.00	0.00%	-0.32	P
36	63	102	Aug 11 (2)	SLB		CLE	W,12-4	7-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.200	.310	.280	.590	9						P
37	64	104 (1)	Aug 12 (2)	SLB		CLE	L,3-26	1-1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.200	.310	.280	.590	9						P
38	65	108 (3)	Aug 17	SLB	@	CLE	L,0-8	5-5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.200	.310	.280	.590	9						P
39	66	114 (5)	Aug 25	SLB	@	WSH	L,6-14	7-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.192	.300	.269	.569	9	.00	0.000	.00	0.00%	-0.24	P
40	67	119 (4)	Aug 29 (1)	SLB	@	BOS	L,2-10	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.192	.300	.269	.569	2						P
41	68	121 (1)	Aug 31	SLB	@	NYY	L,9-10	5-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.192	.300	.269	.569	9						P
Sept		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
42	69	123 (1)	Sep 3 (1)	SLB		CLE	L,0-7	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.192	.300	.269	.569	9						P
43	70	127 (3)	Sep 6 (2)	SLB		DET	W,11-10	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.192	.300	.269	.569	9						P
44	71	130 (2)	Sep 10	SLB	@	CHW	W,10-7	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.192	.300	.269	.569	9						P
45	72	137 (6)	Sep 15	SLB		PHA	L,7-8	GS-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.192	.300	.269	.569	9						P
46	73	140 (2)	Sep 18	SLB		BOS	L,6-11	5-6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.192	.300	.269	.569	9						P
47	74	151 (10)	Sep 30	SLB	@	DET	L,2-7	7-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.192	.300	.269	.569	9						P
							11-36		30	26	3	5	2	0	0	2	4	0	7	0	0		0	0	0	0	.192	.300	.269	.569		.94	-0.067	.84	-0.01%	-0.74

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