Frank Strong Lary was an American Major League Baseball pitcher for the Detroit Tigers (1954–1964), New York Mets, Milwaukee Braves (1964), and Chicago White Sox (1965). He led the American League with 21 wins in 1956 and ranked second in the same category with 23 wins in 1961. Lary was selected to the American League All-Star team in 1960 and 1961 and won the Gold Glove Award in 1961. He was known variously as "Taters", "Mule", and the "Yankee Killer." The latter nickname was won due to his 27–10 record against the New York Yankees from 1955 to 1961.

Northport is a city in Tuscaloosa County in the west central part of the State of Alabama. Located on the Black Warrior River across from downtown Tuscaloosa, it is currently the 17th largest city in Alabama with a population of 31,125 in the 2020 US Census. It incorporated in 1871. It is part of the Tuscaloosa Metropolitan Statistical Area.