Frank Chance
[edit] Biography
Frank Chance (Frank Leroy Chance) was born on September 9, 1876 in Fresno, California. He made his Major League debut on April 29, 1898 for the Chicago Orphans. In 1898, his rookie year, he hit .279 with 1 home run and 14 RBI. Chance played for the Chicago Orphans, Chicago Cubs and New York Yankees over the course of his 17 year career.
There is some disagreement on what was Frank Chance's most productive season. Some believe that it was 1906, when he stole 57 bases, hit for a .319 average and knocked in 71 runs. However, others believe that it was 1903, when he stole 67 bases, hit for a .327 average and knocked in 81 runs.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1898
| CHI
| N
| 53
| 147
| 32
| 41
| 1
| 14
| .279
| .338
| .367
| 4
| 3
| 7
| 0
| 6
| 2
| 7
| 0
| 0
|
| 1899
| CHI
| N
| 64
| 192
| 37
| 55
| 1
| 22
| .286
| .351
| .354
| 6
| 2
| 15
| 0
| 4
| 2
| 10
| 0
| 0
|
| 1900
| CHI
| N
| 56
| 149
| 26
| 44
| 0
| 13
| .295
| .413
| .396
| 9
| 3
| 15
| 0
| 15
| 8
| 8
| 0
| 0
|
| 1901
| CHI
| N
| 69
| 241
| 38
| 67
| 0
| 36
| .278
| .376
| .361
| 12
| 4
| 29
| 0
| 9
| 4
| 27
| 0
| 0
|
| 1902
| CHI
| N
| 75
| 240
| 39
| 69
| 1
| 31
| .287
| .396
| .371
| 9
| 4
| 35
| 0
| 8
| 2
| 27
| 0
| 0
|
| 1903
| CHI
| N
| 125
| 441
| 83
| 144
| 2
| 81
| .327
| .439
| .440
| 24
| 10
| 78
| 0
| 10
| 2
| 67
| 0
| 0
|
| 1904
| CHI
| N
| 124
| 451
| 89
| 140
| 6
| 49
| .310
| .382
| .430
| 16
| 10
| 36
| 0
| 16
| 11
| 42
| 0
| 0
|
| 1905
| CHI
| N
| 118
| 392
| 92
| 124
| 2
| 70
| .316
| .450
| .434
| 16
| 12
| 78
| 0
| 17
| 15
| 38
| 0
| 0
|
| 1906
| CHI
| N
| 136
| 474
| 103
| 151
| 3
| 71
| .319
| .419
| .430
| 24
| 10
| 70
| 0
| 12
| 18
| 57
| 0
| 0
|
| 1907
| CHI
| N
| 111
| 382
| 58
| 112
| 1
| 49
| .293
| .395
| .361
| 19
| 2
| 51
| 0
| 13
| 5
| 35
| 0
| 0
|
| 1908
| CHI
| N
| 129
| 452
| 65
| 123
| 2
| 55
| .272
| .338
| .363
| 27
| 4
| 37
| 0
| 8
| 16
| 27
| 0
| 0
|
| 1909
| CHI
| N
| 93
| 324
| 53
| 88
| 0
| 46
| .272
| .341
| .346
| 16
| 4
| 30
| 0
| 4
| 12
| 29
| 0
| 0
|
| 1910
| CHI
| N
| 88
| 295
| 54
| 88
| 0
| 36
| .298
| .395
| .393
| 12
| 8
| 37
| 15
| 10
| 6
| 16
| 0
| 0
|
| 1911
| CHI
| N
| 31
| 88
| 23
| 21
| 1
| 17
| .239
| .432
| .409
| 6
| 3
| 25
| 13
| 5
| 6
| 9
| 2
| 0
|
| 1912
| CHI
| N
| 2
| 5
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| .200
| .500
| .200
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
|
| 1913
| NY
| A
| 12
| 24
| 3
| 5
| 0
| 6
| .208
| .406
| .208
| 0
| 0
| 8
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
|
| 1914
| NY
| A
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 1274
| 4273
| 794
| 1268
| 20
| 590
| .297
| .394
| .395
| 200
| 79
| 546
| 28
| 137
| 110
| 400
| 2
| 0
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 13
| 24
| 3
| 5
| 0
| 6
| .208
| .406
| .208
| 0
| 0
| 8
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
|
|
| 1287
| 4297
| 797
| 1273
| 20
| 596
| .296
| .394
| .394
| 200
| 79
| 554
| 29
| 137
| 111
| 401
| 2
| 0
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1898
| CHI
| N
| C
| 33
| 0
| 0
| 62
| 14
| 4
| 3
| 0
| 9
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .950
|
| 1898
| CHI
| N
| OF
| 17
| 0
| 0
| 23
| 5
| 7
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .800
|
| 1898
| CHI
| N
| 1B
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 18
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .900
|
| 1899
| CHI
| N
| C
| 57
| 0
| 0
| 166
| 64
| 12
| 6
| 0
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .950
|
| 1899
| CHI
| N
| 1B
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1899
| CHI
| N
| OF
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1900
| CHI
| N
| C
| 51
| 0
| 0
| 155
| 65
| 16
| 2
| 0
| 13
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .932
|
| 1900
| CHI
| N
| 1B
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 5
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .857
|
| 1901
| CHI
| N
| C
| 13
| 0
| 0
| 55
| 20
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .987
|
| 1901
| CHI
| N
| 1B
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 27
| 3
| 4
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .882
|
| 1901
| CHI
| N
| OF
| 51
| 0
| 0
| 61
| 7
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .932
|
| 1902
| CHI
| N
| C
| 29
| 0
| 0
| 113
| 27
| 4
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .972
|
| 1902
| CHI
| N
| OF
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1902
| CHI
| N
| 1B
| 38
| 0
| 0
| 391
| 20
| 13
| 21
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .969
|
| 1903
| CHI
| N
| C
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 8
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .889
|
| 1903
| CHI
| N
| 1B
| 121
| 0
| 0
| 1204
| 68
| 36
| 49
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .972
|
| 1904
| CHI
| N
| 1B
| 123
| 0
| 0
| 1205
| 106
| 13
| 48
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .990
|
| 1904
| CHI
| N
| C
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 8
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1905
| CHI
| N
| 1B
| 115
| 0
| 0
| 1165
| 75
| 13
| 54
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .990
|
| 1906
| CHI
| N
| 1B
| 136
| 0
| 0
| 1376
| 82
| 16
| 71
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .989
|
| 1907
| CHI
| N
| 1B
| 109
| 0
| 0
| 1129
| 80
| 10
| 64
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .992
|
| 1908
| CHI
| N
| 1B
| 126
| 0
| 0
| 1291
| 86
| 15
| 56
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .989
|
| 1909
| CHI
| N
| 1B
| 92
| 0
| 0
| 901
| 40
| 6
| 43
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .994
|
| 1910
| CHI
| N
| 1B
| 87
| 0
| 0
| 773
| 38
| 3
| 48
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .996
|
| 1911
| CHI
| N
| 1B
| 29
| 29
| 252
| 289
| 11
| 3
| 12
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .990
|
| 1912
| CHI
| N
| 1B
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 22
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1913
| NY
| A
| 1B
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 86
| 5
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1914
| NY
| A
| 1B
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| Total
|
|
| C
| 186
| 0
| 0
| 567
| 191
| 38
| 15
| 0
| 30
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .952
|
| Total
|
|
| OF
| 73
| 0
| 0
| 88
| 12
| 12
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .893
|
| Total
|
|
| 1B
| 997
| 29
| 252
| 9885
| 615
| 135
| 470
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .987
|
[edit] Transactions
- Signed as a non-drafted free agent by Chicago Orphans (1898).
- Claimed on waivers by Cincinnati Reds from Chicago Cubs (November 9, 1912).
- Claimed on waivers by New York Yankees from Cincinnati Reds (December 11, 1912).
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