Frank Anthony Taccone

Elected : USSSA National Hall of Fame: November 1980, San Francisco CA.
Inducted : November 1981, Freeport, Bahamas

Frank Taccone, known as the 'Babe Ruth of Softball' was inducted into the USSSA Hall of Fame into the Male Player Category. This outstanding performer was one of the early pioneers in the USSSA Program.

Frank, who earned All-World honors in 1973 at Detroit, Michigan and again 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 Green Tavern, PACE, Mazzola Insurance and the Dupont Industrial Team.

Frank complied 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, New York. Frank also 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.