FRANKIE FRISCH·1934

In ’34 the Flash was player-manager in St. Louis — second base by day, the dugout on his back the same afternoon. He hit .305, punched thirty doubles, and rode herd on a Gas House crew that won ninety-five and lost fifty-eight. Switch-hitter writing himself into the batting order, then running the club from the same shoes. October brought a pennant, then a World Series.

PLAYER-MANAGER

He called the shots, then switched-hit for himself — the dual life was the whole trick.

GAS HOUSE GANG

Ninety-five and fifty-eight — unkempt, scrapping ballplayers running wild behind the skipper at second.

WORLD SERIES

.305 with thirty doubles, running the club from second — St. Louis rode him to October.

Frankie Frisch, circa 1938. Wikimedia Commons. Public domain (US).