Frank Chance

Positions: First Baseman, Catcher and Rightfielder

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-0, 190lb (183cm, 86kg)

Born: September 9, 1876 in Fresno, CA us

Died: September 15, 1924 in Los Angeles, CA

Buried: Rosedale Cemetery, Los Angeles, CA

High School: Fresno HS (Fresno, CA)

Debut: April 29, 1898 (Age 21-232d, 2,055th in major league history)

Last Game: April 21, 1914 (Age 37-224d)
vs. WSH 0 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Hall of Fame: Inducted as Player in 1946. (Voted by Old Timers Committee)
Induction ceremony in Cooperstown held in 1947.
View Frank Chance's Page at the Baseball Hall of Fame (plaque, photos, videos).

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1898 season

Full Name: Frank Leroy Chance

Nicknames: Husk or The Peerless Leader

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

46.0

4299

1274

.296

798

RBI

596

403

OBP

.394

SLG

.394

OPS

.788

OPS+

135

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	19-10 / in Starts: 19-8
Longest Hitting Streak	7 games
Longest On Base Streak	16 games
Most Games w/o HR	22 games
Most Games w/o RBI	5 games

RBI Opportunities

1911 Batting Game Log

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1911 Batting Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	acLI	cWPA	Pos
1	1245	1	Apr 12	CHC		STL	T,3-3	CG(11)	5	5	1	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0				0		.200	.200	.400	.600	4			1B
2	1246	2	Apr 14	CHC		STL	L,1-2	CG	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1				0		.250	.250	.375	.625	4			1B
3	1247	3	Apr 15	CHC		STL	T,3-3	CG(10)	5	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	2		1	0	0				1		.273	.385	.364	.748	4			1B
4	1248	4	Apr 16	CHC		PIT	L,1-4	CG	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	1		0	0	0				0		.286	.412	.357	.769	4			1B
5	1249	5	Apr 17	CHC		PIT	W,7-2	CG	4	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	1		1	0	0				2		.235	.381	.294	.675	4			1B
6	1250	6	Apr 18	CHC		PIT	W,3-0	CG	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	2		0	0	0				1		.222	.417	.278	.694	4			1B
7	1251	7	Apr 20	CHC	@	STL	W,9-5	CG	5	4	2	3	0	1	0	4	0	0	1	0	0				0		.318	.464	.455	.919	4			1B
8	1252	8	Apr 21	CHC	@	STL	W,6-1	CG	4	3	2	2	1	1	0	2	1		0	0	0				1		.360	.500	.600	1.100	4			1B
9	1253	9	Apr 22	CHC	@	STL	W,7-4	CG	5	3	2	1	0	0	0	0	2		0	0	0				1		.357	.514	.571	1.085	4			1B
10	1254	10	Apr 23	CHC	@	STL	W,7-0	CG	5	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	1		1	0	0				0		.344	.500	.531	1.031	4			1B
11	1255	11	Apr 24	CHC	@	CIN	L,4-7	CG	5	2	0	1	0	0	0	1	1		0	1	0				1		.353	.522	.529	1.051	4			1B
12	1256	12	Apr 25	CHC	@	CIN	W,5-4	CG	4	3	0	1	0	1	0	1	1		2	0	0				0		.351	.520	.568	1.088	4			1B
13	1257	13	Apr 26	CHC	@	CIN	W,10-8	GS-0	4	2	2	1	1	0	0	2	1		0	0	1				0		.359	.528	.590	1.118	4			1B
May		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	acLI	cWPA	Pos
14	1258	21 (7)	May 6	CHC		CIN	L,4-5	0-GF	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		0	0	0				0		.359	.537	.590	1.127	9			PH
15	1259	22	May 7	CHC		STL	L,5-6	CG(10)	4	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	1		0	0	0				0		.333	.517	.548	1.065	4			1B
16	1260	23	May 9	CHC	@	NYG	L,3-5	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0				0		.326	.500	.522	1.022	4			1B
17	1261	24	May 10	CHC	@	NYG	L,1-11	GS-0	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0		.306	.477	.490	.967	4			1B
18	1262	25	May 11	CHC	@	NYG	W,9-3	CG	5	4	2	0	0	0	0	0	1		0	0	0				1		.283	.457	.453	.910	4			1B
19	1263	26	May 12	CHC	@	NYG	W,6-3	CG	4	4	1	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0				0		.281	.446	.456	.902	4			1B
20	1264	27	May 13	CHC	@	BRO	W,5-4	CG(10)	5	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	1		1	0	0				0		.267	.436	.433	.869	4			1B
21	1265	28	May 15	CHC	@	BRO	W,6-2	CG	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1		1	1	1				1		.262	.444	.426	.871	4			1B
22	1266	29	May 16	CHC	@	BRO	L,2-3	CG	4	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		0	1	0				0		.254	.447	.413	.860	4			1B
23	1267	30	May 17	CHC	@	BRO	L,0-1	GS-0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0				0		.250	.442	.406	.848	4			1B
24	1268	31	May 18	CHC	@	PHI	W,11-2	CG	5	3	1	2	0	0	1	3	2		0	0	0				0		.269	.462	.463	.924	4			1B
25	1269	32	May 19	CHC	@	PHI	W,7-2	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		1	0	0				0		.257	.453	.443	.895	4			1B
26	1270	33	May 20	CHC	@	PHI	W,7-4	CG	5	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	2		0	0	0				0		.247	.450	.425	.875	4			1B
27	1271	34	May 22	CHC	@	PHI	W,6-2	CG	4	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	1		0	1	0				0		.240	.452	.413	.865	4			1B
28	1272	35	May 23	CHC	@	BSN	W,6-4	CG	4	3	1	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0				0		.244	.454	.423	.877	4			1B
29	1273	37 (1)	May 27	CHC	@	STL	W,7-6	CG(11)	6	5	2	2	1	0	0	1	1		0	0	0				0		.253	.456	.434	.890	4			1B
Jun		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	acLI	cWPA	Pos
30	1274	67 (29)	Jun 30	CHC	@	CIN	W,3-2	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0				0		.241	.441	.414	.854	4			1B
Sept		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	acLI	cWPA	Pos
31	1275	130 (62)	Sep 14 (2)	CHC	@	PIT	L,2-4	0-0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0				0		.239	.437	.409	.846	9			PH
							19-10		125	88	23	21	6	3	1	18	26	0	13	5	3				9		.239	.437	.409	.846

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