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Joe DiMaggio League
4-28-2079
Frank Durban First Base
Retired (1957, Age 29)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
AVG .212 Total Rating C+   Bats/Throws L/L
OPS .597 Status Deceased (1999) Option Years 0  
H 182 Age at Death 71 Date of Birth 09-03-1928
HR 27 Drafted Round 4, Pick 54
(1951)		 Majors Svc Time 0 years
(0 games)
RBI 82
SB 0
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R C  Contact vs. L D+ Endurance D+   Ldrship A 
Power vs. R A- Power vs. L B- Velocity F    Mentor vR A+
Speed C- Bunt C  Control D+   Mentor vL F 
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS --- Range B  WS Rings 0
1B A+ (100%) LF --- Arm B- WS Appearances 0
2B --- CF ---   Health C+ LCS Appearances 0
3B --- RF ---   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 0
* League requires 50% rating to start at catcher.

Year   Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO HBP SF SB CS E OPS OBP SLG ISO AVG Awards
1951 BAL
81
216
15
50
4
0
7
20
16
 50 2 1
0
 2 3
.637
.289
.347
.116
.231
1952 BAL-BRO
97
363
35
81
11
0
17
45
21
 79 1 1
0
 1 3
.661
.267
.394
.171
.223
1953 BRO-WAS
21
7
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
 1 1 0
0
 0 0
.300
.300
.000
.000
.000
1954 WAS-BRO-STL
36
96
9
22
6
0
1
4
7
 19 0 1
0
 0 1
.602
.279
.323
.094
.229
1956 STL-CIN-BOS
11
35
1
3
0
0
0
0
1
 12 1 0
0
 0 0
.221
.135
.086
.000
.086
1957 PHI-DET
53
142
7
26
6
0
2
13
5
 32 0 3
0
 1 1
.474
.207
.268
.085
.183
Total
299
859
67
182
27
0
27
82
52
 193 5 6
0
 4 8
.597
.259
.338
.126
.212
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1958-11-01Frank Durban has retired from the Free Agency Pool
1958-04-01The Detroit Banana Peels have waived Frank Durban.
1957-09-21The Detroit Banana Peels have promoted Curt Kinder to the major league team. The Detroit Banana Peels have sent Frank Durban to the minors.
1957-08-25The Detroit Banana Peels have promoted Frank Durban to the major league team. The Detroit Banana Peels have sent Curt Kinder to the minors.
1957-08-19The Detroit Banana Peels have acquired Frank Durban from the waiver wire. The Detroit Banana Peels have waived Steve Bilko.
1957-08-16The Philadelphia Road Warriors waive Frank Durban.
1957-08-15The Philadelphia Road Warriors have sent Frank Durban down to the minors.
1957-03-01The Philadelphia Road Warriors have promoted Frank Durban to the major league team. The Philadelphia Road Warriors have sent Tony Dunham to the minors.
1956-09-25The Boston Bambinos have waived Frank Durban.
1956-08-13The Boston Bambinos have promoted Babe Parks to the major league team. The Boston Bambinos have sent Frank Durban to the minors.
1956-07-29The Boston Bambinos have promoted Frank Durban to the major league team. The Boston Bambinos have sent Todd Helton to the minors.
1956-04-15The Boston Bambinos have acquired Frank Durban from the waiver wire. The Boston Bambinos have waived Bill Foss.
1956-04-03The Cincinnati Squeakers have waived Frank Durban.
1956-04-01The Cincinnati Squeakers have acquired Frank Durban from the waiver wire.
1956-04-01The St. Louis Redbirds have waived Frank Durban.
1954-09-28The St. Louis Redbirds have promoted Enos Slaughter to the major league team. The St. Louis Redbirds have promoted Bill Sarni to the major league team. The St. Louis Redbirds have promoted Stan Musial to the major league team. The St. Louis Redbirds have promoted Johnny Madden to the major league team. The St. Louis Redbirds have promoted Solly Hemus to the major league team. The St. Louis Redbirds have promoted Jeff Gaw to the major league team. The St. Louis Redbirds have promoted Bill Remneas to the major league team. The St. Louis Redbirds have promoted Kent Butler to the major league team. The St. Louis Redbirds have sent Frank Durban to the minors. The St. Louis Redbirds have sent Mike Schanz to the minors. The St. Louis Redbirds have sent Joe Tutwiler to the minors. The St. Louis Redbirds have sent Harry Viau to the minors. The St. Louis Redbirds have sent Wes Newsome to the minors. The St. Louis Redbirds have sent Frank Davis to the minors. The St. Louis Redbirds have sent Brian Johnson to the minors. The St. Louis Redbirds have sent Willis Kaiser to the minors.
1954-08-15The St. Louis Redbirds have promoted Brian Johnson to the major league team. The St. Louis Redbirds have promoted Willis Kaiser to the major league team. The St. Louis Redbirds have promoted Bill Mayberry to the major league team. The St. Louis Redbirds have promoted Frank Durban to the major league team. The St. Louis Redbirds have promoted Mike Schanz to the major league team. The St. Louis Redbirds have promoted Harry Viau to the major league team. The St. Louis Redbirds have promoted Wes Newsome to the major league team. The St. Louis Redbirds have promoted Frank Davis to the major league team. The St. Louis Redbirds have promoted Joe Tutwiler to the major league team. The St. Louis Redbirds have sent Solly Hemus to the minors. The St. Louis Redbirds have sent Enos Slaughter to the minors. The St. Louis Redbirds have sent Carlos Baerga to the minors. The St. Louis Redbirds have sent Jeff Gaw to the minors. The St. Louis Redbirds have sent Bill Sarni to the minors. The St. Louis Redbirds have sent Stan Musial to the minors. The St. Louis Redbirds have sent Kent Butler to the minors. The St. Louis Redbirds have sent Johnny Madden to the minors. The St. Louis Redbirds have sent Levi Flinn to the minors.
1954-04-24A trade has been completed between the Brooklyn Cyclones and the St. Louis Redbirds. The St. Louis Redbirds receive Jim Hammonds, Matt Moore, Frank Durban from the Brooklyn Cyclones in exchange for Dan McLaughlin.
1954-04-11The Brooklyn Cyclones have promoted Frank Durban to the major league team. The Brooklyn Cyclones have sent Chaz Porter to the minors.
1954-04-11The Brooklyn Cyclones have acquired Frank Durban from the waiver wire.
1954-04-11The Washington Rough Riders have waived Frank Durban.
1953-06-10The Washington Rough Riders have promoted Joe Powell to the major league team. The Washington Rough Riders have sent Frank Durban to the minors.
1953-06-10A trade has been completed between the Brooklyn Cyclones and the Washington Rough Riders. The Washington Rough Riders receive Frank Durban, Keith McMaster, Bob Rhodes, Ozzie Lapp from the Brooklyn Cyclones in exchange for Chris Williamson.
1953-04-01The Brooklyn Cyclones have promoted Frank Durban to the major league team. The Brooklyn Cyclones have sent Chaz Beem to the minors.
1953-03-03The Brooklyn Cyclones have promoted Larry Jones to the major league team. The Brooklyn Cyclones have sent Frank Durban to the minors.
1952-05-06The Brooklyn Cyclones have renamed Jeff Farrell to Frank Durban.
1952-05-06A trade has been completed between the Brooklyn Cyclones and the Baltimore Boomers. The Baltimore Boomers receive Carl Hampton, John Morris, Jim Staley from the Brooklyn Cyclones in exchange for Jeff Farrell, Tom Schmidt.
1951-08-15The Baltimore Boomers have promoted Jeff Farrell to the major league team. The Baltimore Boomers have sent Henry McDonald to the minors.
1951-07-24The Baltimore Boomers have promoted Henry McDonald to the major league team. The Baltimore Boomers have sent Jeff Farrell to the minors.
1951-06-20The Baltimore Boomers have promoted Jeff Farrell to the major league team. The Baltimore Boomers have sent Henry McDonald to the minors.
1951-05-20The Baltimore Boomers have promoted Emmett Cochran to the major league team. The Baltimore Boomers have sent Jeff Farrell to the minors.
1951-04-25The Baltimore Boomers have promoted Jeff Farrell to the major league team. The Baltimore Boomers have sent Emmett Cochran to the minors.