Frank Pinter

Frank Pinter was an American baseball player (he played catcher) who played for several teams, including the Cuyahoga Falls Moose, Simpson Markets, and Akron Orphans. He was also a member of the Army Unit team that toured North Africa, Italy and France and included several major and high-minor league players. He was able to be behind the plate for four no-hitters in his career. Pinter was privileged enough to have caught the NBF championship game between the Akron Orphans and Baltimore Glenn L. Martin Bombers. Because of the time period he played in, Pinter was forced to do his catching bare-handed. Pinter could be counted on to hit .300 in a season, and even stole 26 bases in 1940. Pinter died in 1975, and was inducted into the Greater Akron Baseball Hall of Fame in 1993.

Frank Pinter broke almost every knuckle in his hands catching. By the time he started bowling, he had to have his bowling ball specially drilled so he could get his fingers in the ball.

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