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Frank O'Rourke

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Full Name: James Francis O'Rourke Primary Position: 3B,SS,2B
Height/Weight: 5' 10.5"/165 First Game: June 12, 1912
Birthdate: November 28, 1894 Final Game: July 28, 1931
Birthplace: Hamilton, Ontario (Canada) MLB Experience: 14 years
Died: May 14, 1986
Deathplace: Chatham, New Jersey
Bat/Throw: Right/Right
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Contents

  • 1 Biography
  • 2 Statistics
    • 2.1 Batting Stats
    • 2.2 Fielding Stats
  • 3 Transactions
  • 4 Trivia
  • 5 Video Gallery
  • 6 Picture Gallery
  • 7 See Also
  • 8 Categories

[edit] Biography

Frank O'Rourke (James Francis O'Rourke) was born on November 28, 1894 in Hamilton, Ontario (Canada). He made his Major League debut on June 12, 1912 for the Boston Braves. In 1912, his rookie year, he hit .122 with 0 home runs and 16 RBI. O'Rourke played for the Boston Braves, Brooklyn Superbas, Brooklyn Robins, Washington Senators, Boston Red Sox, Detroit Tigers and St. Louis Browns over the course of his 14 year career.

There is some disagreement on what was Frank O'Rourke's most productive season. Some believe that it was 1925, when he hit for a .293 average and knocked in 57 runs. However, others believe that it was 1929, when he knocked in 62 runs.

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[edit] Batting Stats

Year Team G AB R H HR RBI AVG OBP SLG 2B 3B BB SO HBP SH SB IBB GDP
1912 BOS N 61 196 11 24 0 16 .122 .177 .148 3 1 11 50 2 7 1 0 0
1917 BRO N 64 198 18 47 0 15 .237 .294 .283 7 1 14 25 2 7 11 0 0
1918 BRO N 4 12 0 2 0 2 .167 .231 .167 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 0
1920 WAS A 14 54 8 16 0 5 .296 .321 .315 1 0 2 5 0 2 2 0 0
1921 WAS A 123 444 51 104 3 54 .234 .287 .329 17 8 26 56 7 9 6 0 0
1922 BOS A 67 216 28 57 1 17 .264 .335 .370 14 3 20 28 3 7 6 0 0
1924 DET A 47 181 28 50 0 19 .276 .332 .359 11 2 12 19 3 10 7 0 0
1925 DET A 124 482 88 141 5 57 .293 .350 .436 40 7 32 37 11 29 5 0 0
1926 DET A 111 363 43 88 1 41 .242 .321 .300 16 1 35 33 7 17 8 0 0
1927 STL A 140 538 85 144 1 39 .268 .358 .331 25 3 64 43 12 13 19 0 0
1928 STL A 99 391 54 103 1 62 .263 .303 .348 24 3 21 19 1 25 10 0 0
1929 STL A 154 585 81 147 2 62 .251 .306 .332 23 9 41 28 5 28 14 0 0
1930 STL A 115 400 52 107 1 41 .268 .326 .333 15 4 35 30 0 15 11 0 0
1931 STL A 8 9 0 2 0 0 .222 .222 .222 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0
Total NL 129 406 29 73 0 33 .180 .236 .214 10 2 26 78 4 14 12 0 0
Total AL 1002 3663 518 959 15 397 .262 .324 .347 186 40 288 299 49 156 89 0 0
Total 1131 4069 547 1032 15 430 .254 .315 .333 196 42 314 377 53 170 101 0 0

[edit] Fielding Stats

Year Team POS G GS INN PO A ERR DP TP PB SB CS PkO AVG
1912 BOS N 3B 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .667
1912 BOS N SS 59 0 0 92 167 24 16 0 0 0 0 0 .915
1917 BRO N 3B 58 0 0 72 134 10 6 0 0 0 0 0 .954
1918 BRO N OF 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1918 BRO N 2B 2 0 0 2 10 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 .857
1920 WAS A SS 13 0 0 35 45 4 12 0 0 0 0 0 .952
1920 WAS A 3B 1 0 0 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1921 WAS A SS 122 0 0 272 377 55 52 0 0 0 0 0 .922
1922 BOS A SS 49 0 0 86 134 22 17 0 0 0 0 0 .909
1922 BOS A 3B 20 0 0 12 36 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 .960
1924 DET A 2B 40 0 0 115 140 8 27 0 0 0 0 0 .970
1924 DET A SS 7 0 0 12 25 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 .925
1925 DET A 3B 6 0 0 7 9 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .941
1925 DET A 2B 118 0 0 309 382 21 67 0 0 0 0 0 .971
1926 DET A SS 10 0 0 9 7 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .941
1926 DET A 3B 60 0 0 83 121 14 18 0 0 0 0 0 .936
1926 DET A 2B 41 0 0 98 135 8 25 0 0 0 0 0 .967
1927 STL A 1B 3 0 0 10 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1927 STL A 3B 121 0 0 183 244 20 27 0 0 0 0 0 .955
1927 STL A 2B 16 0 0 53 51 3 18 0 0 0 0 0 .972
1928 STL A 3B 96 0 0 150 162 15 13 0 0 0 0 0 .954
1928 STL A SS 2 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1929 STL A 3B 151 0 0 171 242 25 30 0 0 0 0 0 .943
1929 STL A 2B 3 0 0 6 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1929 STL A SS 2 0 0 7 9 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1930 STL A 3B 84 0 0 116 150 14 16 0 0 0 0 0 .950
1930 STL A SS 23 0 0 40 82 4 13 0 0 0 0 0 .968
1930 STL A 1B 3 0 0 11 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 .933
1931 STL A SS 2 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1931 STL A 1B 1 0 0 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
Total 1B 7 0 0 35 7 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 .977
Total OF 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
Total 2B 220 0 0 583 722 42 139 0 0 0 0 0 .969
Total SS 289 0 0 555 851 113 112 0 0 0 0 0 .926
Total 3B 598 0 0 798 1101 102 111 0 0 0 0 0 .949

[edit] Transactions

  • Sold by Brooklyn Robins to Washington Senators (January, 1920).
  • Traded by Washington Senators to Boston Red Sox as part of 3-team trade in which Washington Senators sent Jose Acosta and Bing Miller to Philadelphia Athletics; Philadelphia Athletics sent Joe Dugan to Boston Red Sox; and Boston Red Sox sent Roger Peckinpaugh to Washington Senators (January 10, 1922).
  • Claimed on waivers by Detroit Tigers from Boston Red Sox (October 24, 1922).
  • Traded by Detroit Tigers with Lefty Stewart, Billy Mullen and Otto Miller to St. Louis Browns in exchange for Marty McManus, Bobby LaMotte and Pinky Hargrave (January 15, 1927).

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