Player Profile: Frank Bolling

Name:	Frank Elmore Bolling
Second baseman; Right-handed batter
Lived:	1931 -
Career span:	1954 - 1966
Hall of Fame?	No
Primary teams:	Detroit Tigers (1954-1960) , Milwaukee/Atlanta Braves (1961-1966)
Best Year:	1958 - 164 hits, 91 runs, 75 RBI, Gold Glove
Major awards:	American League Gold Glove Award, 1958 N.L. All Star 1961, 1962

Player notes: Frank Bolling was a highly effective secondbaseman for the Tigers and Braves during his 12 year career. He was a good fielder, and had decent pop in his bat for a second baseman of his era, hitting a total of 106 home runs and driving in 556 runs. He was involved in a six player trade between Detroit and Milwaukee before the 1961 season, going to the Braves along with a prospect for Bill Bruton and three other players.

After he retired, Bolling returned to his native Mobile, AL, where he got involved in charity work and started a baseball league for physically or mentally challenged youth, the Frank Bolling Adaptive Baseball League. As far as I can determine, this was the first league of it's kind, and now there are a number of such leagues across the country.