Frank Grube

Franklin Thomas Grube was an American professional baseball and professional football player. In baseball, he was a catcher whose career lasted for 14 seasons, including 394 games in Major League Baseball as a member of the Chicago White Sox and St. [Louis Browns]. In football, he played left end for the [New York Yankees (NFL)|New York football Yankees] of the NFL, appearing in 11 games in 1928. Grove was listed as tall and weighed ; he threw and batted right-handed.
Grube was born in Easton, Pennsylvania, and attended Lafayette College in that city. In the majors, he collected 274 hits, including 59 doubles and one home run ; he batting [average (baseball)|batted].244 with 107 runs batted in. Grube was the White Sox' most used catcher in both and.
He was shot while visiting New York City, and died July 2, 1945, at Knickerbocker Hospital at age 40.