Frank Sims
Frank J. Sims (February 18, 1921 – January 23, 2015) was an American baseball broadcaster.
Born in 1921, Sims served with the American Army Air Forces during World War II as a B-17 bomber pilot. At one point he was shot down and taken as a prisoner of war by the Germans.[1]
He joined the
Byrum Saam and Claude Haring. He remained there through 1962. With the San Diego Padres, he worked alongside Duke Snider and Jerry Gross.[2][3] He also worked for the Detroit Tigers, Los Angeles Dodgers,[4] Los Angeles Angels and Albuquerque Dukes.[5][6]
He died on January 23, 2015, at age 93 and is interred at Miramar National Cemetery in San Diego.
References
- Orange County Register. 30 January 2015. Retrieved 2015-05-13.
- ISBN 978-0557053346. Retrieved 2015-05-13.
- ^ "1970 San Diego Padres". Baseball Chronology.
- ^ Broadcasting. Broadcasting Publications. 1965. p. 73.
- ^ "Angels Buoyed by John Trade". The Gainesville Sun. Associated Press. 2 September 1982. p. E1. Retrieved 2015-05-13.
- ISBN 978-1596700246.