FRANK ANTHONY TACCONE

ELECTED: NOVEMBER 1980 INDUCTED: NOVEMBER, 1981

SAN FRANCISCO, CA FREEPORT, BAHAMAS

FRANK TACCONE, KNOWN AS THE “BABE RUTH OF SOFTBALL,” WAS INDUCTED INTO THE USSSA HALL OF FAME IN THE MALE PLAYER CATEGORY. THIS OUTSTANDING PERFORMER WAS ONE OF THE EARLY PIONEERS IN THE USSSA PROGRAM.

TACCONE, WHO EARNED ALL-WORLD HONORS IN 1973 IN DETROIT, MICHIGAN AND IN 1974 AT PINOLE, CALIFORNIA WAS A MEMBER OF THE MAZZOLA-CASTLE TEAM THAT WON THE WORLD SERIES IN 1977 IN PETERSBURG, VIRGINIA.

A BIG MAN WHO TIPPED THE SCALES AT OVER 300 POUNDS, TACCONE ALSO PLAYED FOR ROGER’S INN, AL’S TAVERN, PACE, MAZZOLA INSURANCE AND THE DUPONT INDUSTRIAL TEAM.

TACCONE COMPILED A .500 PLUS LIFETIME BATTING AVERAGE AND BELTED OVER 600 HOME RUNS IN USSSA PLAY. HIS HOME RUN TOTALS WERE CUT SHORT DUE TO SHORT SUMMERS AND COLD WEATHER IN ROCHESTER.

TACCONE RECORDED OVER 200 WINS AS A PITCHER IN NATIONAL PLAY. HIS TAPE-MEASURE HOME RUNS ALWAYS KEPT HIM IN THE LINEUP. WHEN NOT PITCHING, HE SAW ACTION AS A CATCHER OR FIRST BASEMAN.