Todd Frohwirth

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. In the minor leagues, he played in Reading (2–4, 1.86 ERA, 19 saves) and Maine (1–4, 2.51 ERA, 4 saves) in 1987 before playing with the Phillies (1–0, 0.00 ERA, 0 saves) in 1987. 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. 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.

Frohwirth made his major league debut on August 10, 1987, entering the game in the fifth inning when Phillies' teammate Kevin Gross was ejected after being caught pitching with an illegal substance, sandpaper, in his glove.^[1] Frohwirth pitched an effective 1 ²⁄₃ innings and was awarded the win in the team's 4–2 victory.^[2]

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.^[3] He died on March 26, 2017, from stomach cancer.^[4]

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• Career statistics and player information from MLB, or Baseball-Reference, or Baseball-Reference (Minors)