Douglas Steven Frobel (born June 6, 1959) is a Canadian retired

professional baseball Professional baseball is organized baseball in which players are selected for their talents and are paid to play for a specific team or club system. It is played in baseball league, leagues and associated farm teams throughout the world. Mod ...

player Player may refer to: Role or adjective * Player (game), a participant in a game or sport ** Gamer, a player in video and tabletop games ** Athlete, a player in sports ** Player character, a character in a video game or role playing game who is ...

. An

outfielder An outfielder is a person playing in one of the three defensive positions in baseball or softball, farthest from the batter. These defenders are the left fielder, the center fielder, and the right fielder. As an outfielder, their duty is to cat ...

, he appeared in 268 Major League

games A game is a structured form of play, usually undertaken for entertainment or fun, and sometimes used as an educational tool. Many games are also considered to be work (such as professional players of spectator sports or games) or art (such ...

over five seasons (1982–1985; 1987). He batted left-handed, threw right-handed, stood tall and weighed . Signed as an amateur

free agent In professional sports, a free agent is a player who is eligible to sign with other clubs or franchises; i.e., not under contract to any specific team. The term is also used in reference to a player who is under contract at present but who is a ...

in 1977, Frobel was developed in the Pittsburgh Pirates' farm team, farm system to take over the starting right fielder position from Dave Parker in 1984, after he batting average (baseball), batted .304 with 24 home runs and 80 runs batted in for the Triple-A (baseball), Triple-A Hawaii Islanders in 1983. Prone to strikeouts, Frobel never played regularly but had a career high of 12 home runs in 126 games played in 1984. In 607 MLB plate appearances and 542 at bats, Frobel registered 109 hit (baseball), hits and 155 strikeouts. A park in Nepean, Ontario was named after him.

External links

, o
Retrosheet
o
Baseball Reference (Minor and Mexican leagues)
o
Pura Pelota (Venezuelan Winter League)
1959 births Living people Auburn Red Stars players Baseball people from Ontario Birmingham Barons players Buffalo Bisons (minor league) players Canadian expatriate baseball players in Mexico Canadian expatriate baseball players in the United States Charleston Pirates players Cleveland Indians players Diablos Rojos del México players Hawaii Islanders players Indianapolis Indians players Jacksonville Expos players Major League Baseball players from Canada Major League Baseball right fielders Mexican League baseball players Montreal Expos players Navegantes del Magallanes players Canadian expatriate baseball players in Venezuela Pittsburgh Pirates players Portland Beavers players Salem Pirates players Shelby Pirates players Sportspeople from Ottawa Tidewater Tides players Vancouver Canadians players {{Canada-baseball-outfielder-stub