Todd Frohwirth

Todd Frohwirth
Relief pitcher
Born: (1962-09-28)September 28, 1962
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Died: March 26, 2017(2017-03-26) (aged 54)
Waukesha, Wisconsin
Batted: Right Threw: Right
MLB debut
August 10, 1987, for the Philadelphia Phillies
Last MLB appearance
May 27, 1996, for the California Angels
MLB statistics
Win–loss record 20–19
Earned run average 3.60
Strikeouts 259
Teams

Todd Gerard Frohwirth (September 28, 1962 – March 26, 2017) was an American professional baseball player. He was a 1980 graduate of Messmer High School in Milwaukee and 1984 graduate of Northwest Missouri State University. He split nine seasons between the Philadelphia Phillies, Baltimore Orioles, Boston Red Sox, and California Angels of Major League Baseball. He threw with a submarine delivery.

Major League Baseball career

The Phillies selected Frohwirth in the 13th round of the June 1984 draft.

Frohwirth began the 1987 season with the Reading Phillies and was leading the league with 16 saves when he was promoted to the AAA Maine Guides on June 29, 1987.

The Phillies promoted Frohwirth to the Major Leagues on August 10 when he made his major league debut. He entered the game in the fifth inning when Phillies' teammate Kevin Gross was caught with an illegal substance, sandpaper, in his glove, and was ejected.[1] Frohwirth pitched an effective 1​2⁄3 innings and was awarded the win in the team's 4–2 victory.[2]

He finished the 1987 minor league season with a 1.86 ERA with Reading, 2.51 ERA with Maine in 1987, and finished the season with a combined 23 saves in the minors. He won the 1987 Paul Owens Award as the top pitcher in the Phillies minor league season.

In 1988, he went back down to Maine and went 7–3 with a 2.44 ERA and 13 saves before coming back to the Phillies in 1988 to go 1–2 with an 8.25 ERA and 0 saves. Frohwirth pitched infrequently enough to maintain his rookie status until he had his breakout season in 1989 when he appeared in 45 games, had a 3.59 ERA and allowed fewer hits (56) than innings pitched. After spending most of 1990 at Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre, Frohwiwth was given his release by the Phillies. He then signed with the Orioles and had three solid seasons, compiling a 2.71 ERA in 186 relief outings. He also pitched for the Red Sox and Angels before retiring.[3]

Later career

Frohwirth had a lengthy career coaching high-school basketball in the area, once leading Whitefish Bay High School to the state final.[4]

Frohwirth was the boys' varsity basketball coach at Marquette University High School in Milwaukee, Wisconsin in 2013–14, but the school did not renew his contract.[5]

Frohwith continued to have an affiliation with the Baltimore Orioles as a major league scout. He joined the Orioles in Sarasota at spring training In March 2014 and worked with Orioles submarine relief pitcher Darren O'Day.[6]

Legacy

He died on March 26, 2017, from stomach cancer.[7]

His son Tyler Frohwirth was drafted by the Philadelphia Phillies in the 31st round of the 2016 baseball draft.[8]

References

  1. ↑ "Biggest cheaters in baseball". espn.go.com. Retrieved July 14, 2014.
  2. ↑ "Aug 10, 1987, Cubs at Phillies Play by Play and Box Score". Baseball-Reference.com. August 10, 1987. Retrieved July 14, 2014.
  3. ↑ Hagen, Paul (July 6, 2016). "Where are they now? Frohwirth, Fultz and sons". phillies.com. Retrieved October 7, 2018.
  4. ↑ Radcliffe, JR (December 29, 2017). "March 26: Saying goodbye to Todd Frohwirth". jsonline.com. Journal Sentinel. Retrieved October 7, 2018.
  5. ↑ Stewart, Mark (March 21, 2014). "Todd Frohwirth out as Marquette boys basketball coach". www.jsonline.com. Retrieved February 13, 2016.
  6. ↑ Encina, Edwardo A. (March 5, 2014). "Orioles take different angle to teach O'Day to throw changeup". baltimoresun.com. The Baltimore Sun. Retrieved October 7, 2018.
  7. ↑ Brown, Nick (March 26, 2017). "Former Phillies, Orioles and Red Sox pitcher dies at 54". 12up.com. 12Up. Retrieved June 15, 2017.
  8. ↑ "Tyler Frohwith". baseball-reference.com. Baseball Reference LLC. Retrieved 2018-10-07.


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