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| Frank Linzy | |
|---|---|
 Linzy in 1973 | |
| Pitcher | |
| Born: (1940-09-15)September 15, 1940 (age 85) Fort Gibson, Oklahoma, U.S. | |
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
| MLB debut | |
| August 14, 1963, for the San Francisco Giants | |
| Last MLB appearance | |
| September 2, 1974, for the Philadelphia Phillies | |
| MLB statistics | |
| Win–loss record | 62–57 |
| Earned run average | 2.85 |
| Strikeouts | 358 |
| Saves | 110 |
Stats atBaseball Reference  | |
| Teams | |
Frank Alfred Linzy (born September 15, 1940) is anAmerican former professionalbaseball player, used almost exclusively as arelief pitcher. Over the course of hisMajor League Baseball (MLB) career, Linzy played for theSan Francisco Giants (1963;1965–1970),St. Louis Cardinals (1970–1971),Milwaukee Brewers (1972–1973), andPhiladelphia Phillies (1974). He batted and threw right-handed.
In Linzy's first full MLB season (1965), he finished 13th in voting for the NLMost Valuable Player (won by his teammate,Willie Mays) and 3rd in voting forRookie of the Year (won by DodgerJim Lefebvre). That year, the hard-throwing righty had arguably his best season, in which he tallied a 9–3win–loss (W-L) record, 57 games (G), 40 games finished (GF), 21 saves (SV), 812⁄3 innings pitched (IP), allowing 76 hits (H), 19 runs (R), 13 earned runs (ER), 2 home Runs (HR), 23 walks (BB), notching 35 strikeouts (SO), hitting 3 batsmen (HBP), making 5 wild pitches (WP), facing 334 batters (BFP), yielding 8 intentional walks (IBB), and posting a 1.43earned run average (ERA).
Linzy had only two games started (GS), over 11 MLB seasons. But he was not a "closer," in the modern sense of the word; Linzy was more of a 1960s "fireman," in that the Giants called upon him at any time — not just in the 9th inning — but in the 7th, the 8th, or whenever the opposition was threatening to score late in a tight game. In1965 and1966, Linzy was especially effective over the closing weeks in those two heated pennant races.
Linzy's big league totals include a record of 62–57 W-L, 516 G, 2 GS, 342 GF, 110 SV, 8171⁄3 IP, 790 H, 315 R, 259 ER, 35 HR, 282 BB, 358 SO, 14 HBP, 30 WP, 3,454 BFP, 97 IBB, 1 balk (BK), and a 2.85 ERA.
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