Frank Reiber
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Frank Bernard Reiber nicknamed "Tubby," was a Major League Baseball
catcher with the Detroit Tigers
for three seasons, 1933, 1935 and 1936. Born in Huntington, West Virginia
, Reiber played in 44 major league games. He had a .271 batting average
with 15 hits, 7 runs scored, 2 doubles and 1 home run. Reiber was a backup catcher with the Detroit Tigers team that won the 1935 World Series
. Reiber died in Bradenton, Florida
at age 93 in 2002.
Major League Baseball
Major League Baseball is the highest level of professional baseball in the United States and Canada, consisting of teams that play in the National League and the American League...
catcher with the Detroit Tigers
Detroit Tigers
The Detroit Tigers are a Major League Baseball team located in Detroit, Michigan. One of the American League's eight charter franchises, the club was founded in Detroit in as part of the Western League. The Tigers have won four World Series championships and have won the American League pennant...
for three seasons, 1933, 1935 and 1936. Born in Huntington, West Virginia
Huntington, West Virginia
Huntington is a city in Cabell and Wayne counties in the U.S. state of West Virginia, along the Ohio River. Most of the city is in Cabell County, for which it is the county seat. A small portion of the city, mainly the neighborhood of Westmoreland, is in Wayne County. Its population was 49,138 at...
, Reiber played in 44 major league games. He had a .271 batting average
Batting average
Batting average is a statistic in both cricket and baseball that measures the performance of cricket batsmen and baseball hitters. The two statistics are related in that baseball averages are directly descended from the concept of cricket averages.- Cricket :...
with 15 hits, 7 runs scored, 2 doubles and 1 home run. Reiber was a backup catcher with the Detroit Tigers team that won the 1935 World Series
1935 World Series
The 1935 World Series featured the Detroit Tigers and the Chicago Cubs, with the Tigers winning in six games for their first championship in five Series appearances. They had lost in , , , and ....
. Reiber died in Bradenton, Florida
Bradenton, Florida
Bradenton is a city in Manatee County, Florida, United States. The U.S. Census Bureau estimated the city's 2007 population to be 53,471. Bradenton is the largest Principal City of the Bradenton-Sarasota-Venice, Florida Metropolitan Statistical Area, which had a 2007 estimated population of 682,833...
at age 93 in 2002.