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Frank Shellenback

Frank Victor Shellenback (December 16, 1898 – August 17, 1969) was an American pitcher, pitching coach, and scout in Major League Baseball. As a pitcher, he was famous as an expert spitballer when the pitch was still legal in organized baseball; however, because Shellenback, then 21, was on a minor league roster when "trick pitches" was outlawed after…

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Earned run average
3.06
Strikeouts
57
Win–loss record
10–15

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Frank Shellenback

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Frank Shellenback

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related to External links · 8
Frank Shellenback → Baseball AlmanacBaseball AlmanacSABR Baseball, Baseball Reference, Biography ProjectFrank Shellenback, Career, Find, Grave, Minors, Retrosheet
Earned run average · 1
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Strikeouts · 1
Frank Shellenback → 57
Win–loss record · 1
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Frank ShellenbackEarned run average3.061.00infobox
Frank ShellenbackStrikeouts571.00infobox
Frank ShellenbackWin–loss record10–151.00infobox
Frank Shellenbackrelated to External linksCareer0.60section
Frank Shellenbackrelated to External linksBaseball Reference0.60section
Frank Shellenbackrelated to External linksMinors0.60section
Frank Shellenbackrelated to External linksRetrosheet0.60section
Frank Shellenbackrelated to External linksBaseball AlmanacBaseball AlmanacSABR Baseball0.60section
Frank Shellenbackrelated to External linksBiography ProjectFrank Shellenback0.60section
Frank Shellenbackrelated to External linksFind0.60section
Frank Shellenbackrelated to External linksGrave0.60section

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