Frank Gabler
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Frank Harold Gabler was a right-handed Major League Baseball
pitcher who played for the New York Giants
(1935-1937), Boston Bees
(1937-1938) and Chicago White Sox
(1938). He was nicknamed The Great Gabbo.
Gabler made his major league debut on April 19, 1935 with the Giants. In his rookie season, he went 2-1 with a 5.70 ERA in 26 appearances (one start). The following season, Gabler went 9-8 with a 3.12 ERA in 43 games (14 starts) for the Giants. He began 1937 with the New York team, however he was traded to the Bees with cash for Wally Berger
on June 15. In 25 games in 1938, Gabler went 4-7 with a 5.61 ERA. Gabler began the 1938 season with the Bees, appeared in one game for them and was then purchased by the White Sox on May 2. He appeared in 19 games (seven starts) and went 1-7 with a 9.43 ERA. On September 29, 1938, he appeared in his final big league game. Overall, he went 16-23 with a 5.26 ERA in 113 games in his four-year big league career.
He appeared in one World Series
- in 1936
. He made two relief appearances against the New York Yankees
and posted a 7.20 ERA.
Gabler played in the minor leagues as well, from 1932-1934, 1939-1942, 1946 and 1949-1952. He went 59-68 in 313 games over a 12-year minor league career. He managed the Idaho Falls Russets for part of the 1949 season, the Yuma Panthers
for part of the 1950 season and the El Centro Imps for part of the 1952 season.
Major League Baseball
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pitcher who played for the New York Giants
San Francisco Giants
The San Francisco Giants are a Major League Baseball team based in San Francisco, California, playing in the National League West Division....
(1935-1937), Boston Bees
Atlanta Braves
The Atlanta Braves are a professional baseball club based in Atlanta, Georgia. The Braves are a member of the Eastern Division of Major League Baseball's National League. The Braves have played in Turner Field since 1997....
(1937-1938) and Chicago White Sox
Chicago White Sox
The Chicago White Sox are a Major League Baseball team located in Chicago, Illinois.The White Sox play in the American League's Central Division. Since , the White Sox have played in U.S. Cellular Field, which was originally called New Comiskey Park and nicknamed The Cell by local fans...
(1938). He was nicknamed The Great Gabbo.
Gabler made his major league debut on April 19, 1935 with the Giants. In his rookie season, he went 2-1 with a 5.70 ERA in 26 appearances (one start). The following season, Gabler went 9-8 with a 3.12 ERA in 43 games (14 starts) for the Giants. He began 1937 with the New York team, however he was traded to the Bees with cash for Wally Berger
Wally Berger
Walter Anton Berger was an American center fielder in Major League Baseball who played for four National League teams, primarily the Boston Braves. One of the league's top sluggers of the early 1930s, in his initial season he hit 38 home runs, a record for rookies which stood until . He still...
on June 15. In 25 games in 1938, Gabler went 4-7 with a 5.61 ERA. Gabler began the 1938 season with the Bees, appeared in one game for them and was then purchased by the White Sox on May 2. He appeared in 19 games (seven starts) and went 1-7 with a 9.43 ERA. On September 29, 1938, he appeared in his final big league game. Overall, he went 16-23 with a 5.26 ERA in 113 games in his four-year big league career.
He appeared in one World Series
World Series
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- in 1936
1936 World Series
The 1936 World Series matched the New York Yankees against the New York Giants, with the Yankees winning in six games to earn their fifth championship....
. He made two relief appearances against the New York Yankees
New York Yankees
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and posted a 7.20 ERA.
Gabler played in the minor leagues as well, from 1932-1934, 1939-1942, 1946 and 1949-1952. He went 59-68 in 313 games over a 12-year minor league career. He managed the Idaho Falls Russets for part of the 1949 season, the Yuma Panthers
Yuma Panthers
The Yuma Panthers were a Sunset League and Southwest International League baseball team based in Yuma, Arizona, USA. Frank Gabler and Ed Mayer played for them....
for part of the 1950 season and the El Centro Imps for part of the 1952 season.