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

Fielding stats are given overall and by position. In some cases, they will be identical.

1901 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1901 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	3 (2)	Apr 21	CHC	@	STL	L,5-12	CG	0	8.0	2	3	0	5	0
2	7 (3)	Apr 28	CHC		CIN	L,4-6	CG	0	9.0	4	3	0	7	0
3	8	Apr 29	CHC		CIN	W,9-6	GF	0		6	0	0	6	0
4	9	Apr 30	CHC		CIN	W,8-7	GS	0		0	0	0	0	0
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
5	10	May 1	CHC	@	PIT	W,8-3	CG	0	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
6	12 (1)	May 3	CHC	@	PIT	L,6-10	CG	0	8.0	9	5	0	14	0
7	14 (1)	May 5	CHC		PIT	L,2-4	CG	0	9.0	7	2	1	10	0
8	15	May 7	CHC		PIT	L,0-8		0		1	1	0	2	1
9	16	May 8	CHC		PIT	L,7-8	CG	0	9.0	9	1	0	10	0
10	19 (2)	May 11	CHC		STL	W,12-2	CG	0	9.0	7	2	0	9	0
11	21 (1)	May 14	CHC	@	NYG	L,0-3	GS	0		2	1	0	3	0
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
12	42 (20)	Jun 11	CHC		BRO	L,5-9	CG	0	9.0	5	1	1	7	0
13	43	Jun 12	CHC		BRO	W,8-1	CG	0	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
14	44	Jun 13	CHC		NYG	L,7-9	GS	0		1	1	0	2	0
15	45	Jun 14	CHC		NYG	L,1-4	CG	0	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
16	46	Jun 15	CHC		NYG	W,9-2	CG	0	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
17	47	Jun 16	CHC		NYG	T,4-4	CG	0	14.0	5	0	0	5	0
18	48	Jun 19 (1)	CHC	@	BSN	L,2-6	CG	0	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
19	49	Jun 19 (2)	CHC	@	BSN	L,6-7	CG	0	8.0	3	0	0	3	0
20	50	Jun 20 (1)	CHC	@	BSN	L,5-6	CG	0	8.2	2	0	1	3	0
21	53 (2)	Jun 22 (1)	CHC	@	BRO	W,16-6	CG	0	9.0	2	1	0	3	0
22	54	Jun 22 (2)	CHC	@	BRO	W,5-2	CG	0	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
23	55	Jun 24	CHC	@	BRO	L,1-2	CG	0	8.0	1	1	0	2	0
24	56	Jun 25	CHC	@	BRO	L,2-5	CG	0	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
25	57	Jun 27 (1)	CHC	@	PHI	L,7-16	CG	0	8.0	7	0	1	8	0
26	58	Jun 27 (2)	CHC	@	PHI	L,3-4	CG	0	8.0	6	1	2	9	0
27	59	Jun 28	CHC	@	PHI	L,2-4	GS	0		1	0	0	1	0
28	60	Jun 29	CHC	@	NYG	L,1-14	CG	0	8.0	0	0	0	0	0
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
29	61	Jul 1	CHC	@	NYG	L,4-6	GS	0		2	1	0	3	0
30	62	Jul 2	CHC	@	NYG	L,2-6	CG	0	8.0	0	0	0	0	0
31	63	Jul 4 (1)	CHC		BRO	W,5-3	CG	0	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
32	64	Jul 4 (2)	CHC		BRO	W,10-9	CG	0	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
33	65	Jul 5	CHC		BRO	L,5-12	CG	0	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
34	66	Jul 6	CHC		BRO	L,6-8	CG	0	9.0	0	0	1	1	0
35	67	Jul 7	CHC		BRO	L,5-8	CG	0	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
36	68	Jul 8	CHC		PHI	W,2-1	CG	0	10.0	0	0	0	0	0
37	69	Jul 9	CHC		PHI	L,3-6	GS	0		0	0	0	0	0
38	70	Jul 10	CHC		PHI	L,2-6	CG	0	9.0	2	0	1	3	0
39	71	Jul 11	CHC		PHI	L,3-4	CG	0	11.0	0	0	0	0	0
40	72	Jul 12	CHC		BSN	L,0-7	CG	0	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
41	73	Jul 13	CHC		BSN	W,7-6	CG	0	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
42	74	Jul 14	CHC		PIT	L,1-3	CG	0	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
43	75	Jul 15	CHC		BSN	W,4-1	CG	0	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
44	76	Jul 16	CHC		BSN	L,2-4	CG	0	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
45	77	Jul 17	CHC		NYG	W,7-4	CG	0	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
46	78	Jul 18	CHC		NYG	W,6-5	CG	0	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
47	79	Jul 19	CHC		NYG	W,5-2	CG	0	9.0	2	1	0	3	0
48	80	Jul 20	CHC		NYG	W,7-2	CG	0	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
49	81	Jul 21	CHC		NYG	W,5-2	GS	0		0	0	0	0	0
50	86 (4)	Jul 26	CHC		CIN	W,5-2	CG	0	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
51	87	Jul 27	CHC		CIN	W,9-3	CG	0	9.0	1	1	0	2	0
52	88	Jul 29	CHC	@	CIN	W,3-2	CG	0	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
53	89	Jul 30	CHC	@	CIN	W,5-4	CG	0	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
54	90	Jul 31	CHC	@	CIN	L,4-5	CG	0	13.2	0	0	0	0	0
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
55	91	Aug 1	CHC		STL	W,5-1	CG	0	9.0	1	0	1	2	0
56	92	Aug 3	CHC		STL	L,2-5	CG	0	9.0	1	1	0	2	0
57	93	Aug 4	CHC		STL	L,3-4	CG	0	9.0	0	1	0	1	0
58	94	Aug 5	CHC	@	CIN	L,7-10	CG	0	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
59	95	Aug 6	CHC	@	CIN	W,6-2	CG	0	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
60	96	Aug 7	CHC	@	CIN	L,3-6	CG	0	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
61	97	Aug 8	CHC	@	PIT	L,6-7	CG	0	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
62	98	Aug 9	CHC	@	PIT	W,4-1	CG	0	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
63	99	Aug 11	CHC		PIT	L,1-5	CG	0	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
64	100	Aug 15	CHC	@	STL	W,4-2	CG	0	9.0	1	0	1	2	0
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
65	136 (35)	Sep 26	CHC		NYG	L,1-5	CG	0	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
66	139 (2)	Oct 5	CHC		PIT	W,2-1	CG	0	9.0	3	1	0	4	0
67	140	Oct 6	CHC		PIT	L,5-9	CG	0	9.0	6	1	0	7	1
							70gm		135.0	143	30	10	183	3