Born:(1870-11-30)November 30, 1870 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Died: December 3, 1939(1939-12-03) (aged 69) Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Batted: Left
Threw: Left
MLB debut
August 27, 1891, for the Milwaukee Brewers
Last MLB appearance
June 27, 1900, for the Chicago Orphans
MLB statistics
Win–loss record
164–131
Earned run average
3.78
Strikeouts
725
Teams
Milwaukee Brewers (1891)
Washington Senators (NL) (1892)
Pittsburgh Pirates (1893–1898)
Washington Senators (NL) (1898–1899)
Boston Beaneaters (1899)
Chicago Orphans (1900)
Career highlights and awards
2× NL wins leader (1893, 1896)
Frank Bissell "Lefty" Killen (November 30, 1870 – December 3, 1939) was a professional baseball player. He was a left-handed pitcher over parts of ten seasons (1891–1900) with the Milwaukee Brewers, Washington Senators (NL), Pittsburgh Pirates, Boston Beaneaters and Chicago Orphans.[1][2][3]
He was born and later died in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, at the age of 69.[4]
^"Our Second Place: Only Two Out of Three from the Bostons." Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania: The Pittsburgh Press, September 17, 1893, p. 6 (subscription required).
^"Late Sporting." Grand Junction, Colorado: Grand Junction News, May 6, 1893, p. 2 (subscription required).
^"Champion James Corbett: Frank Killen Signs a Pittsburgh Base Ball [sic] Contract." Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania: The Pittsburgh Post, March 25, 1893, p. 6 (subscription required).
^"Two Clever Pitchers." Logansport, Pennsylvania: Logansport Pharos-Tribune, August 12, 1893, p. 6 (subscription required).
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