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Frank Secory

Full name Frank Edward Secory
Born August 24, 1912, Mason City, Iowa
Died April 7, 1995, Port Huron, Michigan
Buried at Willow Grove Cemetery, Armada, Michigan (Cremated)
First Game: April 28, 1940; Final Game: August 10, 1946
Umpired First Game: April 16, 1952; Umpired Final Game: October 1, 1970
Bat: Right Throw: Right Height: 6' 1" Weight: 200
Ejections as umpire: 1952 (12), 1953 (6), 1954 (7), 1955 (5), 1956 (7), 1957 (9), 1958 (4), 1959 (8), 1960 (11), 1961 (4), 1962 (7), 1963 (4), 1964 (2), 1965 (6), 1966 (7), 1967 (2), 1968 (3). Total: 104
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                           Batting Record
Year Team                     G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI   BB IBB   SO HBP  SH  XI ROE GDP   SB  CS   AVG   OBP   SLG   BFW Year Team
1940 DET A    Daily Splits    1     1    0    0   0   0   0    0    0   0    1   0   0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000  .000   0.0 1940 DET A
1942 CIN N    Daily Splits    2     5    1    0   0   0   0    1    3   0    2   0   0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .375  .000   0.0 1942 CIN N
1944 CHI N    Daily Splits   22    56   10   18   1   0   4   17    6   1    8   0   4   0   2   0    1   0  .321  .387  .554   0.5 1944 CHI N
1945 CHI N    Daily Splits   35    57    4    9   1   0   0    6    2   0    7   0   3   0   3   2    0   0  .158  .186  .175  -0.9 1945 CHI N
1946 CHI N    Daily Splits   33    43    6   10   3   0   3   12    6   0    6   0   0   0   0   1    0   0  .233  .327  .512   0.0 1946 CHI N
Total NL ( 4 Years)          92   161   21   37   5   0   7   36   17   1   23   0   7   0   5   3    1   0  .230  .303  .391  -0.4 Total NL
Total AL ( 1 Year )           1     1    0    0   0   0   0    0    0   0    1   0   0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000  .000   0.0 Total AL
Total    ( 5 Years) Splits   93   162   21   37   5   0   7   36   17   1   24   0   7   0   5   3    1   0  .228  .302  .389  -0.4 Total
Year Team                     G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI   BB IBB   SO HBP  SH  XI ROE GDP   SB  CS   AVG   OBP   SLG   BFW Year Team

              World Series Batting Record
Year Team                     G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI   BB IBB   SO HBP  SH  SF  XI ROE GDP   SB  CS   AVG   OBP   SLG Year Team
1945 CHI N    Daily Splits    5     5    0    2   0   0   0    0    0   0    2   0   0   0   0   0   0    0   0  .400  .400  .400 1945 CHI N


                           Fielding Record
Year Team               POS    G   GS   CG   INN      PO    A  ERR   DP  TP   AVG  LF-G CF-G RF-G
1942 CIN N Daily Splits  OF    2    2    1    18       6    0    1    0   0  .857     2    0    0 
1942 CIN N               LF    2    2    1    18       6    0    1    0   0  .857
1944 CHI N Daily Splits  OF   17   15   13   132      44    0    0    0   0 1.000    17    1    0 
1944 CHI N               LF   17   15   13   129      42    0    0    0   0 1.000
1944 CHI N               CF    1    0    0     3       2    0    0    0   0 1.000
1945 CHI N Daily Splits  OF   12    8    7    77.1    20    0    0    0   0 1.000    10    0    2 
1945 CHI N               LF   10    6    6    60.1    16    0    0    0   0 1.000
1945 CHI N               RF    2    2    1    17       4    0    0    0   0 1.000
1946 CHI N Daily Splits  OF   10    7    3    47      10    0    2    0   0  .833    10    0    0 
1946 CHI N               LF   10    7    3    47      10    0    2    0   0  .833
Total ( 4 Years) Splits  OF   41   32   24   274.1    80    0    3    0   0  .964    39    1    2 
Total ( 4 Years)         LF   39   30   23   254.1    74    0    3    0   0  .961
Total ( 1 Year )         RF    2    2    1    17       4    0    0    0   0 1.000
Total ( 1 Year )         CF    1    0    0     3       2    0    0    0   0 1.000
Year Team               POS    G   GS   CG   INN      PO    A  ERR   DP  TP   AVG  LF-G CF-G RF-G


                           Umpiring Record
Year LG             G   HP   1B   2B   3B   LF   RF
1952 NL Daily     148   37   38   33   40    0    0 
1953 NL Daily     156   44   33   38   41    0    0 
1954 NL Daily     155   38   43   35   39    0    0 
1955 NL Daily     149   40   35   39   35    0    0 
1956 NL Daily     154   39   40   37   38    0    0 
1957 NL Daily     156   40   40   37   39    0    0 
1958 NL Daily     156   43   43   33   39    0    0 
1959 NL Daily     160   40   40   41   39    0    0 
1960 NL Daily     153   41   38   37   37    0    0 
1961 NL Daily     156   36   40   34   39    7    0 
1962 NL Daily     162   41   41   40   40    0    0 
1963 NL Daily     161   41   42   39   39    0    0 
1964 NL Daily     160   43   40   37   40    0    0 
1965 NL Daily     155   41   39   37   38    0    0 
1966 NL Daily     155   39   37   40   39    0    0 
1967 NL Daily     167   43   41   40   43    0    0 
1968 NL Daily     158   40   40   37   39    2    0 
1969 NL Daily     161   38   42   40   41    0    0 
1970 NL Daily     155   39   36   40   40    0    0 
Total (19 Years) 2977  763  748  714  745    9    0 
Year LG             G   HP   1B   2B   3B   LF   RF

              World Series Umpiring Record
Year LG             G   HP   1B   2B   3B   LF   RF
1957 ML Daily       7    0    0    0    0    4    3 
1959 ML Daily       6    1    1    2    2    0    0 
1964 ML Daily       7    2    1    1    1    1    1 
1969 ML Daily       5    1    1    0    1    1    1 
Total ( 4 Years)   25    4    3    3    4    6    5 
Year LG             G   HP   1B   2B   3B   LF   RF

              All-Star Game Umpiring Record
Year LG             G   HP   1B   2B   3B   LF   RF
1955 ML Daily       1    0    0    0    0    1    0 
1958 ML Daily       1    0    0    0    0    0    1 
1961 ML Daily       1    0    1    0    0    0    0 
1964 ML Daily       1    0    0    1    0    0    0 
1967 ML Daily       1    0    1    0    0    0    0 
1970 ML Daily       1    0    0    1    0    0    0 
Total ( 6 Years)    6    0    2    2    0    1    1 
Year LG             G   HP   1B   2B   3B   LF   RF


Ejection Information

Date                Team   Ejected             Reason
 5-23-1952     BOX  PIT N  Pete Castiglione    Balls and strikes (Threw bat)
 7-22-1952     BOX  CHI N  Paul Minner         Balk call
 7-25-1952     BOX  BRO N  Ralph Branca        HBP non-call
 7-25-1952     BOX  BRO N  Roy Campanella      HBP non-call
 7-25-1952     BOX  BRO N  Clem Labine         HBP non-call
 8-17-1952     BOX  PHI N  Eddie Mayo          Interference non-call
 8-17-1952     BOX  PHI N  Connie Ryan         Interference non-call
 9- 4-1952     BOX  BRO N  Roy Campanella      HBP call
 9- 4-1952     BOX  BRO N  Clem Labine         HBP call
 9-10-1952(1)  BOX  CHI N  Roy Smalley         Call at 2B
 9-11-1952     BOX  BRO N  Billy Cox           Called third strike (Threw bat)
 9-20-1952     BOX  STL N  Solly Hemus         Call at 3B
 5-21-1953     BOX  STL N  Eddie Stanky        Call at 2B
 5-26-1953(2)  BOX  CHI N  Phil Cavarretta     Balls and strikes
 6- 9-1953     BOX  NY  N  Leo Durocher        Balls and strikes
 7- 5-1953     BOX  BRO N  Jim Hughes          Bench jockeying
 7- 5-1953     BOX  BRO N  Jackie Robinson     Bench jockeying
 7- 8-1953     BOX  PIT N  Gene Hermanski      Arguing balk call
 4-28-1954     BOX  STL N  Eddie Stanky        Balls and strikes
 4-28-1954     BOX  STL N  Johnny Riddle       Balls and strikes (Threw towel)
Date                Team   Ejected             Reason
 4-28-1954     BOX  BRO N  Dick Williams       Called third strike
 5-16-1954(1)  BOX  NY  N  Al Dark             Called third strike
 6-20-1954     BOX  NY  N  Whitey Lockman      Call at 1B (Threw glove)
 7- 5-1954(2)  BOX  PIT N  Clyde Sukeforth     Balls and strikes
 9-19-1954     BOX  BRO N  Tom Lasorda         Bench jockeying
 5-24-1955     BOX  BRO N  Don Newcombe        Balls and strikes
 6-10-1955     BOX  CHI N  Eddie Miksis        Called third strike
 7-16-1955     BOX  PHI N  Andy Seminick       Call at 1B
 7-30-1955     BOX  PIT N  Frank Thomas        Balls and strikes
 8- 6-1955     BOX  STL N  Harry Walker        Called third strike
 5- 6-1956(1)  BOX  PHI N  Wally Westlake      Called third strike
 5-20-1956(2)  BOX  CIN N  Smoky Burgess       Balls and strikes
 6-30-1956     BOX  NY  N  Ray Mueller         Balls and strikes
 7-22-1956(2)  BOX  STL N  Ken Boyer           Call at 1B
 8- 1-1956     BOX  BRO N  Don Newcombe        Called third strike
 8-22-1956     BOX  STL N  Fred Hutchinson     Call at 1B
 9- 5-1956     BOX  PHI N  Richie Ashburn      Called third strike (Threw bat)
 5- 7-1957     BOX  CHI N  George Myatt        Balls and strikes
 5-22-1957     BOX  CIN N  Wally Post          Balls and strikes
 6-16-1957(1)  BOX  BRO N  Walter Alston       Called third strike
Date                Team   Ejected             Reason
 6-16-1957(1)  BOX  BRO N  Pee Wee Reese       Called third strike
 7- 1-1957     BOX  CHI N  George Myatt        Called third strike
 7- 1-1957     BOX  CHI N  Bob Scheffing       Called third strike
 7-16-1957     BOX  NY  N  Hank Sauer          Bench jockeying
 8-22-1957     BOX  BRO N  Don Newcombe        Bench jockeying
 9-13-1957     BOX  PHI N  Ed Bouchee          Called third strike
 5-23-1958     BOX  LA  N  Don Newcombe        Bench jockeying
 6-15-1958     BOX  PHI N  Harry Anderson      Balls and strikes
 8-31-1958     BOX  CHI N  Bob Scheffing       HBP non-call
 8-31-1958     BOX  CHI N  Lee Walls           HBP non-call
 5- 4-1959     BOX  SF  N  Bill Rigney         Warning to both teams
 5-20-1959(1)  BOX  CIN N  Wally Moses         Call at 1B
 5-20-1959(2)  BOX  CIN N  Jerry Lynch         Fair/foul call
 7-16-1959(1)  BOX  SF  N  Bill Rigney         Call at 1B
 7-16-1959(1)  BOX  SF  N  Wes Westrum         Call at 1B
 8- 7-1959     BOX  STL N  Don Blasingame      Interference non-call
 8-23-1959(2)  BOX  PIT N  Frank Oceak         Balls and strikes
 9-15-1959     BOX  LA  N  Duke Snider         Called third strike
 4-25-1960     BOX  STL N  Chris Cannizzaro    Call at HP
 5-31-1960     BOX  CIN N  Dutch Dotterer      Balls and strikes
Date                Team   Ejected             Reason
 5-31-1960     BOX  CIN N  Bob Grim            Bench jockeying
 5-31-1960     BOX  CIN N  Bill Henry          Bench jockeying
 5-31-1960     BOX  CIN N  Whitey Lockman      Bench jockeying
 5-31-1960     BOX  CIN N  Cal McLish          Bench jockeying
 5-31-1960     BOX  CIN N  Don Newcombe        Bench jockeying
 5-31-1960     BOX  CIN N  Bob Purkey          Bench jockeying
 5-31-1960     BOX  CIN N  Joe Nuxhall         Hit by pitch on swinging strike
 6-15-1960     BOX  SF  N  Bob Schmidt         Fair/foul
 8-12-1960     BOX  PHI N  Gene Mauch          Balls and strikes
 4-30-1961(1)  BOX  LA  N  Norm Larker         Call at 1B
 5-10-1961     BOX  PIT N  Roberto Clemente    Interference call (Threw helmet)
 5-14-1961     BOX  STL N  Solly Hemus         Call at 3B
 7-13-1961     BOX  SF  N  Jim Davenport       Called third strike
 5-10-1962     BOX  LA  N  Jim Gilliam         Call at 2B (Threw helmet)
 5-12-1962     BOX  PIT N  Danny Murtaugh      Balk call
 6-17-1962     BOX  SF  N  Al Dark             Call at 1B
 7-27-1962     BOX  SF  N  Al Dark             Not granting time out
 8- 7-1962     BOX  CIN N  Don Zimmer          Balk non-call
 8-10-1962     BOX  NY  N  Gene Woodling       Called third strike
 9-23-1962     BOX  LA  N  Greg Mulleavy       Call at 1B
Date                Team   Ejected             Reason
 4-18-1963     BOX  LA  N  Maury Wills         Balls and strikes
 8- 4-1963(2)  BOX  STL N  Johnny Keane        Call at 1B
 8- 4-1963(2)  BOX  STL N  Tim McCarver        Call at 1B
 8-17-1963     BOX  CIN N  Vada Pinson         Called third strike
 6-26-1964     BOX  HOU N  Hal Woodeshick      Bench jockeying
 7-20-1964     BOX  SF  N  Al Dark             Calls (mulitple) at 1B
 4-30-1965     BOX  NY  N  Yogi Berra          Home run non-call
 5-16-1965     BOX  MIL N  Joe Torre           Call at HP
 6-13-1965(2)  BOX  CHI N  Al Dark             Balk non-call
 7- 9-1965     BOX  MIL N  Whit Wyatt          Called third strike
 8- 8-1965(2)  BOX  PIT N  Roberto Clemente    Call at 2B
 9- 6-1965(1)  BOX  STL N  Ken Boyer           Call at 1B
 5-22-1966     BOX  STL N  Red Schoendienst    Call at HP
 7- 2-1966(1)  BOX  HOU N  Bob Aspromonte      Called third strike
 8-27-1966(1)  BOX  CIN N  Dave Bristol        Balk call (Reversed twice)
 9-11-1966(2)  BOX  HOU N  John Bateman        Call at 1B
 9-11-1966(2)  BOX  HOU N  Nellie Fox          Call at 1B
 9-11-1966(2)  BOX  HOU N  Grady Hatton        Call at 1B
 9-23-1966     BOX  STL N  Red Schoendienst    Called third strike
 6- 3-1967     BOX  HOU N  Bob Aspromonte      Balls and strikes
Date                Team   Ejected             Reason
 7- 3-1967     BOX  CIN N  Bob Lee             Fighting
 9-14-1968     BOX  ATL N  Milt Pappas         Fair/foul call
 9-23-1968(1)  BOX  PIT N  Manny Jimenez       Balk non-call
 9-23-1968(1)  BOX  PIT N  Larry Shepard       Balk non-call


Transaction Information

Claimed on waivers by Cincinnati Reds from Detroit Tigers (September 11, 1940).

Sold by Cincinnati Reds to Milwaukee (American Association) (May 2, 1942).

Sold by Milwaukee (American Association) to Chicago Cubs (August 26, 1944).

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