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	3-9 / in Starts: 1-7
Longest Hitting Streak	4 games
Longest On Base Streak	5 games
Most Games w/o HR	11 games
Most Games w/o RBI	7 games
Grand Slams	No bases loaded PA
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 33 PAs	2
Actual Runners on Base	22 (12-6-4) Data is incomplete
Avg. MLBer w/ 33 PAs	3
Avg. Runners on Base	20 (9-6-3)

Most Driven In
B Daniels	1
H Chase	1
R Hartzell	0

Most Driven In By
J Lelivelt	0
B Cree	0
B McKechnie	0

1913 Batting Game Log

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1913 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	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
1	1278	8 (7)	Apr 22	NYY	@	PHA	L,4-7	CG	4	2	0	1	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	0		0		0		.500	.750	.500	1.250	5	1.23	0.110	1.91	0.10%	1.13	1B
2	1279	9	Apr 23	NYY	@	PHA	W,4-0	CG	4	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0		0		.400	.625	.400	1.025	5	1.12	-0.008	1.62	-0.01%	0.10	1B
3	1280	10	Apr 24	NYY	@	PHA	L,1-4	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0		.333	.500	.333	.833	5	1.90	-0.118	2.96	-0.11%	-0.84	1B
4	1281	11	Apr 25	NYY	@	PHA	L,0-4	CG	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0		.333	.467	.333	.800	5	.70	0.027	1.05	0.02%	0.14	1B
5	1282	12	Apr 26	NYY		BOS	L,5-8	CG	4	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0		1		.267	.421	.267	.688	5	2.57	0.340	2.86	0.23%	0.99	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	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
6	1283	22 (9)	May 11	NYY	@	CLE	L,2-7	0-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0		.250	.400	.250	.650	9						PH
7	1284	28 (5)	May 17	NYY	@	CHW	L,3-6	GS-2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0		.235	.381	.235	.616	5	1.42	-0.078	.58	-0.02%	-0.88	1B
8	1285	30 (1)	May 19	NYY	@	SLB	W,8-6	0-0	2	2	1	1	0	0	0		0		0	0	0				0		.263	.391	.263	.654	9						PH
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	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
9	1286	40 (9)	Jun 2 (1)	NYY		BOS	L,3-4	CG	4	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0		0		0		.238	.385	.238	.623	3	1.85	-0.094	.08	0.00%	-0.55	1B
10	1287	41	Jun 2 (2)	NYY		BOS	L,6-8	CG	5	2	0	0	0	0	0		3		0	0	0				0		.217	.419	.217	.637	3						1B
11	1288	49 (7)	Jun 11	NYY		CHW	L,0-1	8-9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0		.208	.406	.208	.615	9	4.05	-0.090	.01	0.00%	-0.34	PH
Jul		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	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
12	1289	91 (41)	Jul 26	NYY		CLE	W,4-3	8-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0		.208	.406	.208	.615	8						PR
							3-9		33	24	3	5	0	0	0	2	8	0	1	0	0		0		1		.208	.406	.208	.615		1.73	0.089	1.65	0.22%	-0.23

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