Frank Anthony Pytlak (July 30, 1908 – May 8, 1977), nicknamed "Rabbit",[1] was an American professional baseball player.

[2] He played in Major League Baseball as a catcher for the Cleveland Indians (1932–40) and Boston Red Sox (1941 and 1945–46).

[4] On August 20, 1938, as part of a publicity stunt by the Come to Cleveland Committee, Pytlak, along with Indians' rookie catcher, Hank Helf, successfully caught baseballs dropped from Cleveland's 708-foot-tall (216 m) Terminal Tower by Indians' third baseman Ken Keltner.

[5] Pytlak was the Indians' catcher on October 2, 1938, when Bob Feller set a modern major league record of 18 strikeouts against the Detroit Tigers.

[10] Pytlak was traded to the Boston Red Sox in 1941 where he became the starting catcher, replacing Gene Desautels.

[11] He joined the athletic division there on April 17, 1942, and spent the summer playing for the Great Lakes team and batted .319 in 40 games.

[8] Early in 1943, Pytlak was transferred to the navy recruiting station in Buffalo, where he served for the remainder of the war.