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Frank Funk from the Chronology
Nov 27, 1962 - The Braves swap aging slugger Joe Adcock and P Jack Curtis to the Indians for P Frank Funk‚ OFs Don Dillard and Ty Cline. With the addition of the 35-year-old slugger Adcock‚ 1B prospect Walt Bond will spend another year in the minors. Bond hit .380 with 6 HRs in 50 at-bats for Cleveland in September.
Jul 9, 1961 - Sherm Lollar's 9th-inning pinch-hit grand slam off Frank Funk for the White Sox crushes Cleveland 7-5. It is the 5th pinch slam in the AL this season-two by the Sox-and ties the ML record. The Sox also win a 2nd game 9-8. Over the afternoon 8 HRs are hit.

