Taking the torch to spread the word about the Peter Max inspired 1972 Topps Baseball set...count down style.
Sunday, August 13, 2017
#293 Danny Frisella #294 Danny Frisella In Action
Vagabond reliever who had an up and down career
overshadowed by his tragic unusual death while driving a dune buggy outside his
Phoenix home…took place Jan 1 , 1977….his beginnings were as a Mets prospect….worked his way to the big club
splitting time with AAA club 1967-68….got in enough work to lose Rookie status….sent
to AAA for near duration of the 1969 missing out on the Championship run….got big
league staying power beginning 1970 after learning forkball from Diego Segui…had
best season 1971 with 12 saves and below 2.00 ERA….1972 was able to get 9 saves
but arm troubles limited effectiveness…trade to Braves for 73-74 was not
fruitful and production regressed…..Resurfaced in San Diego 1975 where his
numbers improved but went to St Louis as his next stop….after limited work was
sent to Brewers mid season….decent numbers in what would be his final year.
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ReplyDeleteI don't remember taking away your comments, Jim. No offense. Wow this entry is a comedy of errors. Can't wait for 16th when Hal McRea come to my rescue.
DeleteOops my mistake. Posted late night after a couple of beers...don't drink and blog. Thanks
ReplyDeleteI was just browsing through your blog and came across this missing comment. (I think "removed by the author" means I removed it. If you had deleted it, it would say "by the blog administrator".)
ReplyDeleteAnyway, I don't remember what I would have said, but maybe it was if you go to the Danny Frisella card I posted on my 1968 blog many years ago, there's a link to a Mets' fan discussion page, which included comments by Frisella's widow.
I will do that. Frisella as a player is a bit of an enigma for me. I never had any of his cards and being far away from NL media coverage knew little about other than an occasional mention. Only after he died was more known about him.
ReplyDeleteI read the entries and yes he was remembered fondly by those who knew him. Tragic to die in the prime of one's life. Here is a similar story of a very promising minor leaguer who died in a car crash. He was from Sheboygan Wi which is not far from where I live. I have friends who live nearby where he is buried but have yet to visit the gravesite.
ReplyDeletehttps://sabr.org/gamesproj/game/may-21-1964-cant-miss-jerry-hummitzschs-last-game-shows-what-could-have-been/