Frank Bolling

Who is Frank Bolling?

Frank Elmore Bolling is a former second baseman in Major League Baseball who played from 1954 through 1966 for the Detroit Tigers and the Milwaukee / Atlanta Braves. He hit and threw right-handed, and is the younger brother of shortstop Milt Bolling.

In a 12-season career, he hit .254 with 106 home runs and 556 runs batted in in 1540 games played.

He reached the majors in 1954 with the Detroit Tigers, playing six seasons with them before moving to the Milwaukee Braves in 1961. He was on the Braves roster when the team moved to Atlanta in 1966.

A fine defensive second baseman, Bolling also averaged 14 home runs from 1957 to 1959, with a career-high 15 in 1957. His most productive season was 1958, when he posted career numbers in hits, doubles, runs and RBIs, and won the Gold Glove Award after leading the American League second basemen in fielding percentage. When his brother Milt was traded to Detroit during the same season, the Bollings became one of only four brother combinations in major league history to play second base / shortstop on the same club.