Frank Foreman

Positions: Pitcher and Outfielder

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-0, 160lb (183cm, 72kg)

Born: May 1, 1863 in Baltimore, MD us

Died: November 19, 1957 in Baltimore, MD

Buried: St. Mary Cemetery, Baltimore, MD

Debut: 1884 (684th in major league history)

Last Game: May 10, 1902 (Age 39-009d)

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1885 season

Full Name: Francis Isaiah Foreman

Nicknames: Monkey

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Relatives: Brother of John Foreman

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

17.1

ERA

3.97

229

205

1721.2

586

WHIP

1.461

Standard Pitching

Standard Pitching
Year	Age	Tm	Lg	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	ERA+	FIP	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W	Awards
1884	21	TOT	UA	1	3	.250	4.50	4	4	0	2	0	0	26.0	40	29	13	0	4		15		0	5	125	69	2.58	1.692	13.8	0.0	1.4	5.2	3.75
1884	21	CPI	UA	1	2	.333	4.00	3	3	0	1	0	0	18.0	23	17	8	0	2		10		0	3	81	78	2.50	1.389	11.5	0.0	1.0	5.0	5.00
1884	21	KCC	UA	0	1	.000	5.63	1	1	0	1	0	0	8.0	17	12	5	0	2		5		0	2	44	54	2.77	2.375	19.1	0.0	2.3	5.6	2.50
1885	22	BAL	AA	2	1	.667	6.00	3	3	0	2	0	0	27.0	33	32	18	0	9		11	1	0	6	126	56	3.18	1.556	11.0	0.0	3.0	3.7	1.22

1889	26	BAL	AA	23	21	.523	3.52	51	48	3	43	5	0	414.0	364	257	162	8	137		180	40	0	36	1768	108	3.67	1.210	7.9	0.2	3.0	3.9	1.31
1890	27	CIN	NL	13	10	.565	3.95	25	24	1	20	0	0	198.1	201	139	87	6	89		57	20	0	7	899	92	4.38	1.462	9.1	0.3	4.0	2.6	0.64
1891	28	WAS	AA	18	20	.474	3.73	43	41	2	39	1	1	345.1	381	245	143	9	142		170	43	0	14	1593	99	3.49	1.514	9.9	0.2	3.7	4.4	1.20
1892	29	TOT	NL	2	7	.222	4.34	15	10	5	6	0	0	85.0	93	68	41	7	48		21	6	0	2	402	77	4.92	1.659	9.8	0.7	5.1	2.2	0.44
1892	29	WHS	NL	2	4	.333	3.30	11	7	4	4	0	0	60.0	53	39	22	3	37		16	5	0	1	275	99	4.65	1.500	8.0	0.5	5.6	2.4	0.43
1892	29	BLN	NL	0	3	.000	6.84	4	3	1	2	0	0	25.0	40	29	19	4	11		5	1	0	1	127	51	5.56	2.040	14.4	1.4	4.0	1.8	0.45
1893	30	NYG	NL	0	1	.000	27.00	2	1	1	0	0	0	5.2	19	17	17	1	10		0	1	0	0	47	18	11.36	5.118	30.2	1.6	15.9	0.0	0.00

1895	32	CIN	NL	11	14	.440	4.11	32	27	5	19	0	1	219.0	253	142	100	11	92		55	15	0	3	995	121	5.20	1.575	10.4	0.5	3.8	2.3	0.60
1896	33	CIN	NL	14	7	.667	3.97	27	22	4	17	0	1	185.2	212	110	82	2	62		33	8	0	4	815	116	4.21	1.476	10.3	0.1	3.0	1.6	0.53

1901	38	TOT	AL	12	7	.632	3.88	25	23	2	19	1	1	199.1	233	129	86	3	60		42	8	0	5	876	100	3.72	1.470	10.5	0.1	2.7	1.9	0.70
1901	38	BOS	AL	0	1	.000	9.00	1	1	0	1	0	0	8.0	8	9	8	1	2		1	2	0	0	35	42	5.80	1.250	9.0	1.1	2.3	1.1	0.50
1901	38	BLA	AL	12	6	.667	3.67	24	22	2	18	1	1	191.1	225	120	78	2	58		41	6	0	5	841	106	3.64	1.479	10.6	0.1	2.7	1.9	0.71
1902	39	BLA	AL	0	2	.000	6.06	2	2	0	2	0	0	16.1	28	18	11	0	6		2	0	0	0	80	63	3.52	2.082	15.4	0.0	3.3	1.1	0.33
11 Yrs				96	93	.508	3.97	229	205	23	169	7	4	1721.2	1857	1186	760	47	659		586	142	0	82	7726	100	4.04	1.461	9.7	0.2	3.4	3.1	0.89
162 Game Avg.				15	15	.508	3.97	36	32	4	26	1	1	270	291	186	119	7	103		92	22	0	13	1211	100	4.04	1.461	9.7	0.2	3.4	3.1	0.89
				W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	ERA+	FIP	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W	Awards
BLN (3 yrs)				25	25	.500	3.84	58	54	4	47	5	0	466.0	437	318	199	12	157		196	42	0	43	2021	98	3.74	1.275	8.4	0.2	3.0	3.8	1.25
CIN (3 yrs)				38	31	.551	4.01	84	73	10	56	0	2	603.0	666	391	269	19	243		145	43	0	14	2709	110	4.62	1.507	9.9	0.3	3.6	2.2	0.60
WHS (2 yrs)				20	24	.455	3.66	54	48	6	43	1	1	405.1	434	284	165	12	179		186	48	0	15	1868	99	3.66	1.512	9.6	0.3	4.0	4.1	1.04
BLA (2 yrs)				12	8	.600	3.86	26	24	2	20	1	1	207.2	253	138	89	2	64		43	6	0	5	921	101	3.63	1.526	11.0	0.1	2.8	1.9	0.67
NYG (1 yr)				0	1	.000	27.00	2	1	1	0	0	0	5.2	19	17	17	1	10		0	1	0	0	47	18	11.36	5.118	30.2	1.6	15.9	0.0	0.00
CPI (1 yr)				1	2	.333	4.00	3	3	0	1	0	0	18.0	23	17	8	0	2		10		0	3	81	78	2.50	1.389	11.5	0.0	1.0	5.0	5.00
BOS (1 yr)				0	1	.000	9.00	1	1	0	1	0	0	8.0	8	9	8	1	2		1	2	0	0	35	42	5.80	1.250	9.0	1.1	2.3	1.1	0.50
KCC (1 yr)				0	1	.000	5.63	1	1	0	1	0	0	8.0	17	12	5	0	2		5		0	2	44	54	2.77	2.375	19.1	0.0	2.3	5.6	2.50

NL (5 yrs)				40	39	.506	4.24	101	84	16	62	0	2	693.2	778	476	327	27	301		166	50	0	16	3158	101	4.72	1.556	10.1	0.4	3.9	2.2	0.55
AL (2 yrs)				12	9	.571	4.05	27	25	2	21	1	1	215.2	261	147	97	3	66		44	8	0	5	956	96	3.71	1.516	10.9	0.1	2.8	1.8	0.67
AA (3 yrs)				43	42	.506	3.70	97	92	5	84	6	1	786.1	778	534	323	17	288		361	84	0	56	3487	101	3.57	1.356	8.9	0.2	3.3	4.1	1.25
UA (1 yr)				1	3	.250	4.50	4	4	0	2	0	0	26.0	40	29	13	0	4		15		0	5	125	69	2.58	1.692	13.8	0.0	1.4	5.2	3.75

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