Frank Bolling

Francis Elmore Bolling (November 16, 1931 – July 11, 2020) was an American baseball second baseman who played twelve seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB). He played for the Detroit Tigers and Milwaukee/Atlanta Braves from 1954 until 1966. He batted and threw right-handed, and was the younger brother of shortstop Milt Bolling.

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. After completing military service in 1955, he went on to spend five more seasons with the organization. He was subsequently dealt to the Milwaukee Braves. The team moved to Atlanta in 1966, the final season of his career, and he played his last game on September 15 that year.

Early life Bolling was born in Mobile, Alabama, on November 16, 1931. He attended McGill–Toolen Catholic High School, and went on to study at Spring Hill College. He was signed as an amateur free agent by the Detroit Tigers in June 1951. The others are Garvin and Granny Hamner (for the Philadelphia Phillies in 1945), the twins Eddie and Johnny O'Brien with the Pittsburgh Pirates in the mid-1950s, and Cal and Billy Ripken for the Baltimore Orioles during the 1980s. It was also the last game the Braves played in Milwaukee before moving to Atlanta.

Bolling died on July 11, 2020, at the age of 88.