Frank Reiber
# Frank Reiber

Frank Bernard Reiber (September 19, 1909 – December 26, 2002), nicknamed "Tubby," was an American baseball catcher. He played in Major League Baseball for the Detroit Tigers in 1933, 1935 and 1936. He also played 11 years in the minor leagues, including stints with the Evansville Hubs (1930–1931), Beaumont Exporters (1932), Toledo Mud Hens (1933, 1937), Montreal Royals (1934, 1936), Toronto Maple Leafs (1938–1939), and Portland Beavers (1940–1941).

## Early years

Reiber was born in Huntington, West Virginia, in 1909. He moved to Detroit as a boy and attended Detroit Central High School.

## Professional baseball

Reiber played for the Detroit Tigers in 1933, 1935, and 1936, appearing in 44 major league games. He compiled a .271 batting average with 23 hits, 13 runs scored, two doubles, one triple, and two home runs. Reiber was a backup catcher with the 1935 Detroit Tigers team that won the 1935 World Series.

He also played 11 years in the minor leagues, including stints with the Fort Smith Twins (1930), Evansville Hubs (1930–1931), Beaumont Exporters (1932), Toledo Mud Hens (1933, 1937), Montreal Royals (1934, 1936), Toronto Maple Leafs (1938–1939), and Portland Beavers (1940–1941).

## Later years

Reiver died in 2002 in Bradenton, Florida, at age 93.

