Frisk was born in Kalkaska, Michigan. After playing for semi-pro teams, he started his organized baseball career in 1898, as a pitcher. That season, he went 14-3 with a 2.79 earned run average for the Canadian League\'s Hamilton Hams. He also batted .311. In 1899, he went to the Detroit Tigers of the Western League before being purchased by the Cincinnati Reds in August. He went 3-6 for Cincinnati and was then returned to Detroit. In 1900, Frisk went 6-9. The Western League had become the American League, and 1901 was its first year as a "major league." Frisk hit .313 early that season but had a mediocre record as a pitcher and was released in July.\n', '

Frisk then spent 1901 to 1903 with the Denver Grizzlies of the new Western League. It was during this period that he converted into a full-time outfielder. In 1902, he had his breakout season, batting .373 with 14 home runs and leading the league in both categories. His slugging percentage was .618. It had been a smooth transition from pitching, but in 1903 Frisk slumped down to .273 and subsequently moved to the Pacific Coast League. In 1904, he batted .336 with the Seattle Siwashes to win another batting championship. He was drafted by the St. Louis Browns that fall.\n', '

1905 was Frisk\'s only full season in Major League Baseball. He hit .261 with three home runs; those were not impressive numbers, but they were not bad for that era. Frisk\'s OPS+ was over 100. His fielding percentage was below average, however, and he went back down to the minor leagues in 1906. He bounced from the American Association\'s St. Paul Saints to the Browns in both 1906 and 1907 and played his last major league game on April 23, 1907. In 158 career major league games, Frisk had a total of 135 hits. He then spent most of the next decade in the Northwestern League.\n', '

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