Frank Brill, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Frank Brill

American baseball player and bowler

Date of Birth: 30-Mar-1864

Place of Birth: Astoria, New York, United States

Date of Death: 19-Nov-1944

Profession: bowler, baseball player

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Aries

Francis Hasbrouck Brill (born Briell) (March 30, 1864 in Astoria, New York – November 19, 1944 in Flushing, New York) was an American professional baseball player and hall-of-fame bowler.
He appeared in one season in Major League Baseball for the Detroit Wolverines during the 1884 season.
He played 12 games as a pitcher and one game as an outfielder.
He later played several seasons of minor league baseball.
During the 1900s he became a prominent ten-pin bowler.
At the first annual national championship held by the American Bowling Congress in 1901, Brill won both the singles (648 pins) and all-events (1,736 pins) championships.
He was inducted into the American Bowling Congress Hall of Fame in 1996.