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Kevin Brown League
3-28-2195
Frank Ardner Left Field
Retired (1969, Age 38)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
AVG .266 Total Rating B+   Bats/Throws R/R
OPS .760 Status Deceased (2017) Option Years 0  
H 1980 Age at Death 87 Date of Birth 11-17-1930
HR 275 Drafted Round 1, Pick 3
(1950)
Majors Svc Time 17 years
(131 games)
RBI 1135
SB 350 Salary $0.50M Final Contract Year 1969
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R B- Contact vs. L Endurance B-   Ldrship
Power vs. R B+ Power vs. L Velocity   Mentor vR A+
Speed Bunt Control D-   Mentor vL A+
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS --- Range WS Rings 3
1B --- LF A+ (100%) Arm B+ WS Appearances 4
2B --- CF (90.3%)   Health B- LCS Appearances 8
3B --- RF A+ (98.2%)   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 5
* League requires 50% rating to start at catcher.

Year Vs G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS E OPS OBP SLG ISO AVG
1952 Away 45 174 21 36 5 1 2 16 5 47 8 1 4 .508 .227 .282 .075 .207
1952 Home 48 175 20 46 7 3 4 17 11 34 8 1 4 .716 .310 .406 .143 .263
1953 Away 75 288 42 88 9 2 12 43 21 61 14 4 5 .828 .353 .476 .170 .306
1953 Home 75 279 29 63 11 1 5 31 15 74 9 3 2 .594 .268 .326 .100 .226
1954 Away 53 138 14 35 3 1 5 19 11 32 6 1 2 .712 .313 .399 .145 .254
1954 Home 31 83 13 16 4 3 0 8 4 19 3 0 1 .543 .230 .313 .120 .193
1955 Away 47 91 13 26 2 2 1 10 9 13 5 1 1 .731 .347 .385 .099 .286
1955 Home 50 104 19 31 7 1 4 15 10 25 7 0 1 .873 .373 .500 .202 .298
1956 Away 72 244 37 67 7 2 11 38 12 48 13 6 1 .769 .314 .455 .180 .275
1956 Home 62 200 13 37 8 2 5 20 15 51 4 0 3 .562 .242 .320 .135 .185
1957 Away 54 120 22 33 6 0 7 24 15 30 5 1 0 .850 .350 .500 .225 .275
1957 Home 35 105 25 37 6 1 7 22 11 17 4 1 0 1.039 .410 .629 .276 .352
1958 Away 50 112 21 25 4 1 2 17 11 21 5 0 0 .623 .293 .330 .107 .223
1958 Home 46 91 17 32 9 1 2 18 10 13 7 3 0 .954 .416 .538 .187 .352
1959 Away 75 273 40 66 9 2 12 31 24 61 9 0 0 .728 .307 .421 .179 .242
1959 Home 75 276 38 74 13 1 12 51 14 61 10 2 2 .758 .305 .453 .185 .268
1960 Away 74 312 41 70 9 2 9 33 15 67 12 3 0 .612 .259 .353 .128 .224
1960 Home 76 287 52 79 14 5 15 64 25 67 20 2 1 .847 .331 .516 .240 .275
1961 Away 64 254 34 64 13 1 6 34 23 46 16 3 1 .698 .317 .382 .130 .252
1961 Home 63 242 34 50 7 2 9 34 18 65 8 1 2 .630 .266 .364 .157 .207
1962 Away 68 277 55 77 11 3 14 43 20 63 14 1 3 .816 .326 .491 .213 .278
1962 Home 70 267 46 79 12 4 10 44 20 65 22 1 3 .828 .345 .483 .187 .296
1963 Away 74 293 39 83 12 5 8 44 15 52 15 7 2 .764 .324 .440 .157 .283
1963 Home 76 292 55 90 13 7 15 55 22 57 23 4 2 .908 .353 .555 .247 .308
1964 Away 75 297 46 79 19 5 10 55 24 70 18 0 0 .788 .323 .465 .199 .266
1964 Home 74 267 41 77 11 3 15 51 31 57 11 8 0 .884 .363 .521 .232 .288
1965 Away 73 293 43 80 19 3 8 50 25 62 20 6 1 .768 .328 .440 .167 .273
1965 Home 74 277 46 69 10 4 14 41 25 58 16 4 0 .777 .311 .466 .217 .249
1966 Away 73 282 42 83 7 1 10 43 18 73 15 3 2 .767 .334 .433 .138 .294
1966 Home 75 277 40 82 15 2 13 59 30 55 8 3 0 .872 .367 .505 .209 .296
1967 Away 52 202 33 60 8 1 6 29 25 42 4 2 0 .810 .374 .436 .139 .297
1967 Home 55 196 26 39 7 2 5 27 26 34 5 1 2 .623 .291 .332 .133 .199
1968 Away 53 125 16 28 3 2 7 11 12 32 2 1 1 .740 .292 .448 .224 .224
1968 Home 59 122 23 30 6 0 5 18 13 29 3 0 1 .739 .321 .418 .172 .246
1969 Away 34 67 15 24 4 0 3 12 5 14 0 0 1 .955 .403 .552 .194 .358
1969 Home 33 72 11 25 2 1 2 8 6 15 1 0 0 .891 .405 .486 .139 .347
Total Away 1111 3842 574 1024 150 34 133 552 290 834 181 40 24 .746 .319 .427 .161 .267
Total Home 1077 3612 548 956 162 43 142 583 306 796 169 34 24 .774 .323 .451 .187 .265
Total 2188 7454 1122 1980 312 77 275 1135 596 1630 350 74 48 .760 .321 .439 .173 .266
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1969-11-01Frank Ardner has retired from the Colorado Boulders
1969-03-28The Colorado Boulders have promoted Ray Roettger to the major league team. The Colorado Boulders have promoted Frank Ardner to the major league team. The Colorado Boulders have promoted Terry Killian to the major league team. The Colorado Boulders have promoted John Healy to the major league team.
1969-03-28Frank Ardner has signed with the Colorado Boulders for $0.5M per year for 1 year.
1968-06-16Frank Ardner of the Colorado Boulders is injured and is expected to be out 23 days.
1968-03-30The Colorado Boulders have promoted Frank Ardner to the major league team. The Colorado Boulders have promoted Mike McBee to the major league team. The Colorado Boulders have promoted Tug McGraw to the major league team. The Colorado Boulders have promoted Orlando Wills to the major league team. The Colorado Boulders have promoted Jeff Moseley to the major league team.
1968-03-30Frank Ardner has signed with the Colorado Boulders for $0.6M per year for 1 year.
1967-05-02Frank Ardner of the Washington Senators is injured and is expected to be out 24 days.
1967-04-04Frank Ardner of the Washington Senators is injured and is expected to be out 14 days.
1967-03-29The Washington Senators have promoted Con Crete to the major league team. The Washington Senators have promoted Frank Ardner to the major league team.
1967-03-29Frank Ardner has signed with the Washington Senators for $1.5M per year for 1 year.
1965-05-07Frank Ardner of the Pittsburgh Pounders is injured and is expected to be out 2 days.
1962-04-25Frank Ardner of the Pittsburgh Pounders is injured and is expected to be out 17 days.
1961-04-30Frank Ardner of the Pittsburgh Pounders is injured and is expected to be out 29 days.
1959-03-30The Pittsburgh Pounders have promoted Dutch Hurdle to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Pounders have promoted Frank Ardner to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Pounders have sent Tom Gibson to the minors. The Pittsburgh Pounders have sent Owen Ortiz to the minors.
1959-03-30Frank Ardner has signed with the Pittsburgh Pounders for $2.9M per year for 8 years.
1958-09-23Frank Ardner of the Colorado Boulders is injured and is expected to be out 11 days.
1957-10-01Frank Ardner of the Colorado Boulders is injured and is expected to be out 32 days.
1952-09-19Frank Ardner of the Colorado Boulders is injured and is expected to be out 28 days.
1952-05-25The Colorado Boulders have promoted Frank Ardner to the major league team. The Colorado Boulders have sent Muddy Herrnstein to the minors.
1952-03-29The Colorado Boulders have sent Frank Ardner to the minors.
1952-03-28The Colorado Boulders have promoted Clete Cole to the major league team. The Colorado Boulders have promoted Frank Ardner to the major league team.