Frank Sims

Frank J. Sims was a baseball broadcaster.

Born in 1921, Sims served with the American Army Air Corps during World War II.[1]

He joined the Philadelphia Phillies broadcasting team in 1960, replacing Gene Kelly and working alongside Byrum Saam and Claude Haring. He remained there through 1962. With the San Diego Padres, he worked alongside Duke Snider and Jerry Gross.[2][3] He also worked for the Detroit Tigers, Los Angeles Dodgers,[4] Los Angeles Angels and Albuquerque Dukes.[5][6]

He died on January 23, 2015 at 93 years old. He is interred at Miramar National Cemetery in San Diego.

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