Francis Elmore Bolling was an American baseball second baseman who played twelve seasons in Major League Baseball.
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12 Facts About Frank Bolling
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Frank Bolling batted and threw right-handed, and was the younger brother of shortstop Milt Bolling.
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Frank Bolling was signed as an amateur free agent by the Detroit Tigers in 1951 and played for four of their minor league affiliates until 1954, when the Tigers promoted him to the major leagues.
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Frank Bolling attended McGill–Toolen Catholic High School, and went on to study at Spring Hill College.
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Frank Bolling was signed as an amateur free agent by the Detroit Tigers in June 1951.
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Frank Bolling reached the majors in 1954 with the Detroit Tigers, playing six seasons with them before moving to the Milwaukee Braves in 1961.
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Frank Bolling was on the Braves' roster when the team moved to Atlanta in 1966.
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Fine defensive second baseman, Frank Bolling averaged 14 home runs from 1957 to 1959, with a career-high 15 in 1957.
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Frank Bolling made the National League All-Star team in 1961 and 1962, and was named on The Sporting News NL All-Star Team in 1961.
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Frank Bolling played his final major league game on September 15,1966, two months shy of his 35th birthday.
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Frank Bolling was inducted into the Milwaukee Braves' Wall of Honor at Miller Park in May 2019.
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Frank Bolling had been suffering from cancer in the four years leading up to his death.
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