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Frank Doljack
Outfielder
Born: (1907-10-05)October 5, 1907
Cleveland, Ohio, U.S.
Died: January 23, 1948(1948-01-23) (aged 40)
Cleveland, Ohio, U.S.
Batted: Right
Threw: Right
MLB debut
September 4, 1930, for the Detroit Tigers
Last MLB appearance
July 3, 1943, for the Cleveland Indians
MLB statistics
Batting average.269
Home runs9
Runs batted in85
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Frank Joseph "Dolie" Doljack (October 5, 1907 – January 23, 1948) was a player in Major League Baseball.

Frank started playing ball on Cleveland sandlots. He won the Babe Ruth Home Run Trophy in Class D in 1928. In 1929, while also playing winter ball in the Coast League, he signed on with the Tigers. He played outfielder for the Detroit Tigers in the thirties. He played in the 1934 World Series. Frank also played basketball, was an expert swimmer, and hunted in northern Michigan in the off season. His four brothers all played baseball too. He was a manager for the boxer Lloyd Marshall.

Frank died in 1948 due to a weakened heart from childhood rheumatic fever.

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