Frank Brazill

{{Infobox baseball biography

|name=Frank Brazill

|image=Frank Brazill.jpeg

|position=First baseman

|birth_date={{birth date|1899|8|11}}

|birth_place=Scranton, Pennsylvania, U.S.

|death_date={{death date and age|1976|11|3|1899|8|11}}

|death_place=Oakland, California, U.S.

|bats=Left

|throws=Right

|debutleague = MLB

|debutdate=April 13

|debutyear=1921

|debutteam=Philadelphia Athletics

|finalleague = MLB

|finaldate=May 5

|finalyear=1922

|finalteam=Philadelphia Athletics

|statleague = MLB

|stat1label=Batting average

|stat1value=.258

|stat2label=Home runs

|stat2value=0

|stat3label=RBI

|stat3value=20

|teams=

Philadelphia Athletics (1921–22)

}}

Frank Leo Brazill (August 11, 1899 – November 3, 1976) was an American professional baseball first baseman whose career spanned nineteen seasons (1919–1938)."[https://www.newspapers.com/image/26912692/ Frank Brazill]," in "[https://www.newspapers.com/image/858001097/ Baseball]." Seattle, Washington: The Seattle Star, July 13, 1925, p. 11 (subscription required)."Frank Brazill Gets Another Opportunity." Atlanta, Georgia: The Atlanta Constitution, February 15, 1921, p. 12 (subscription required). During the 1921 and 1922 Major League Baseball (MLB) season he was a member of the Philadelphia Athletics.

Biography

Brazill made his professional debut in the minor leagues in 1918 as a member of the Cumberland Colts. The other minor league teams he played for were the Hartford Senators (1919),"[https://www.newspapers.com/image/367317373/ Frank Brazill Shows the Way for Hartford Batsmen]." Hartford, Connecticut: Hartford Courant, June 29, 1919, p. 37 (subscription required). the Winnipeg Maroons (1919), the Atlanta Crackers (1920),"[https://www.newspapers.com/image/26967697/ Jos. Thorburn Hurls Crackers to Victory with Hitless Game]." Atlanta, Georgia: The Atlanta Constitution, April 16, 2020, p. 7 (subscription required). the St. Paul Saints (1920), the Portland Beavers (1921–24, 1928),"[https://www.newspapers.com/image/565764011/ Frank Brazill to Lead Beavers Rest of Season]." Albany, New York: Albany Democrat-Herald, August 9, 1924, p. 1 (subscription required). the Seattle Indians (1925),"[https://www.newspapers.com/image/857964574/ Music Big Hobby at Seattle Camp]." Seattle, Washington: The Seattle Star, March 14, 295, p. 5 (subscription required). the Los Angeles Angels (1926–27), the Mission Reds (1928), the Memphis Chickasaws (1929–1934), the Greenville Buckshots (1934), the Nashville Volunteers (1935), the Oklahoma City Indians (1935), the Tulsa Oilers (1935), the Greenwood Chiefs/Giants (1936–37) and the Fort Smith Giants (1938). He also managed several minor league teams from 1934 to 1939.

The Portland, Seattle and Los Angeles clubs he played with were all in the Pacific Coast League. In 2007, Brazill was inducted to the Pacific Coast League Hall of Fame.{{cite web |title=Frank Brazill |work=Pacific Coast League |publisher=Minor League Baseball |url=https://www.milb.com/news/gcs-18629288 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140717202538/http://www.milb.com/content/page.jsp?sid=l112&ymd=20110504&content_id=18629288&vkey=league3 |archive-date=2014-07-17 |access-date=2022-11-06}}