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Frank O'Rourke

Positions: Third Baseman, Shortstop and Second Baseman

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

5-10, 165lb (178cm, 74kg)

Born: November 28, 1891 in Hamilton, Canada ca

Died: May 14, 1986 in Chatham, NJ

Buried: Graceland Memorial Park, Kenilworth, NJ

Debut: June 11, 1912 (Age 20-196d, 3,701st in major league history)
vs. STL 4 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: July 28, 1931 (Age 39-242d)
vs. PHA 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1912 season

Full Name: James Francis O'Rourke

Nicknames: Blackie

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

-1.3

4069

1032

.254

547

RBI

429

100

OBP

.315

SLG

.334

OPS

.649

OPS+

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	17-44 / in Starts: 15-43
Longest Hitting Streak	3 games
Longest On Base Streak	7 games
Most Games w/o HR	59 games
Most Games w/o RBI	9 games
Grand Slams	0 in 8 bases loaded PA and 6 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	1

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 216 PAs	15
Actual Runners on Base	162 (79-52-31)
Avg. MLBer w/ 216 PAs	22
Avg. Runners on Base	140 (63-48-28)

Most Driven In
G Jackson	6
J Titus	4
A Devlin	3
B Sweeney	1
D Miller	1
B Houser	0
H Gowdy	0
J Kirke	0

Most Driven In By
V Campbell	2
J Kling	2
H Gowdy	1
E McDonald	1
O Hess	1
H Perdue	1
J Kirke	1
J Titus	1

1912 Batting Game Log

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1912 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	1	47 (46)	Jun 11	BSN		STL	W,2-1	CG(10)	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0		.000	.000	.000	.000	7	1.22	-0.128	.03	0.00%	-0.76	SS
2	2	48	Jun 12	BSN		STL	L,6-8	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		0		0		.000	.000	.000	.000	7	.99	-0.100	.03	0.00%	-0.88	SS
3	3	49	Jun 13	BSN		STL	W,6-4	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1		0		0		.000	.000	.000	.000	7	.76	-0.064	.01	0.00%	-1.21	SS
4	4	50	Jun 14	BSN		CIN	L,3-7	CG	4	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0		0		0		.000	.133	.000	.133	7	1.53	0.050	.03	0.00%	0.52	SS
5	5	51	Jun 15	BSN		CIN	L,3-6	GS-6	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0		.000	.118	.000	.118	7	.93	-0.052	.02	0.00%	-0.47	SS
6	6	52	Jun 17 (1)	BSN		CIN	W,4-3	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0		.000	.100	.000	.100	7	1.52	-0.141	.01	0.00%	-1.07	SS
7	7	53	Jun 17 (2)	BSN		CIN	L,0-5	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0		0		0		.000	.083	.000	.083	7	1.39	-0.162	.01	0.00%	-1.74	SS
8	8	54	Jun 18	BSN		CIN	W,4-3	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		0		0		.038	.107	.038	.146	7	1.01	-0.084	.01	0.00%	-0.86	SS
9	9	55	Jun 19	BSN		NYG	L,5-6	GS-8	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0		0		0		.036	.129	.036	.165	7	1.00	-0.030	.02	0.00%	-0.31	SS
10	10	56	Jun 20	BSN		NYG	L,12-21	CG	5	5	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0		0		.061	.139	.061	.199	7	.21	-0.025	.00	0.00%	0.16	SS
11	11	57	Jun 21	BSN		NYG	L,2-5	GS-9	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		0		0		.056	.128	.056	.184	7	2.05	-0.162	.00	0.00%	-1.44	SS
12	12	58	Jun 22 (1)	BSN		NYG	L,5-17	CG	5	5	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		0		0		.073	.136	.073	.210	7	.81	-0.106	.00	0.00%	-1.32	SS
13	13	59	Jun 22 (2)	BSN		NYG	L,12-14	CG	5	5	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0		.087	.143	.087	.230	7	1.38	-0.123	.00	0.00%	-1.16	SS
14	14	60	Jun 24	BSN		BRO	W,9-4	CG	4	4	1	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0		0		.120	.170	.120	.290	7	1.29	0.119	.00	0.00%	0.79	SS
15	15	61	Jun 25	BSN		BRO	L,0-7	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0		.113	.161	.113	.274	7	.14	-0.010	.00	0.00%	-0.52	SS
16	16	62	Jun 26	BSN		BRO	W,8-2	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0		.105	.150	.105	.255	7	1.02	-0.019	.00	0.00%	-0.01	SS
17	17	63	Jun 27	BSN		BRO	L,8-9	GS-8	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0		.098	.141	.098	.239	7	1.21	-0.138	.00	0.00%	-1.97	SS
18	18	64	Jun 28 (1)	BSN	@	NYG	L,3-10	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0		0		0		.092	.132	.092	.225	7	1.37	-0.077	.00	0.00%	-0.79	SS
19	19	65	Jun 28 (2)	BSN	@	NYG	L,3-12	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0		.087	.125	.087	.212	7	.57	-0.059	.00	0.00%	-1.14	SS
20	20	66	Jun 29	BSN	@	NYG	L,6-8	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		0		0		.082	.118	.082	.201	7	.45	-0.069	.00	0.00%	-1.19	SS
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
21	21	67	Jul 1	BSN	@	NYG	L,6-9	GS-8	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0		0		.080	.127	.080	.207	7	.77	-0.026	.00	0.00%	-0.24	SS
22	22	68	Jul 2	BSN	@	NYG	L,3-7	CG	4	4	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0		.089	.133	.101	.234	7	1.20	-0.176	.00	0.00%	-1.75	SS
23	23	69	Jul 3	BSN		PHI	L,5-8	CG	5	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0		0		.096	.148	.108	.256	7	.58	-0.044	.00	0.00%	-1.13	SS
24	24	70	Jul 4 (1)	BSN		PHI	W,7-3	CG	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0		0		1		.105	.163	.116	.279	7	.40	0.012	.00	0.00%	0.74	SS
25	25	71	Jul 4 (2)	BSN		PHI	L,4-7	GS-9	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		0		0		.101	.158	.112	.270	7	1.33	-0.127	.00	0.00%	-1.15	SS
26	26	72	Jul 5	BSN		PHI	L,0-10	CG	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0		.109	.163	.120	.283	7	.50	0.015	.00	0.00%	-0.52	SS
27	27	73	Jul 6	BSN		PHI	L,11-13	GS-9	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		0		0		.104	.157	.115	.271	7	1.50	-0.153	.00	0.00%	-1.52	SS
28	28	74	Jul 8	BSN	@	STL	W,2-1	CG(10)	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0		0		.110	.160	.120	.280	7	1.38	-0.002	.00	0.00%	-0.04	SS
29	29	75	Jul 9 (1)	BSN	@	STL	L,0-3	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0		.108	.157	.118	.275	7	1.40	-0.072	.00	0.00%	-0.62	SS
30	30	76	Jul 9 (2)	BSN	@	STL	L,7-8	CG(11)	5	5	1	1	0	1	0	2	0	0	2	0	0		0		0		.112	.159	.140	.299	7	1.30	0.152	.00	0.00%	1.13	SS
31	31	77	Jul 11	BSN	@	STL	L,6-9	GS-9	4	2	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	1	0	0		0		0		.110	.164	.138	.301	7	1.39	-0.029	.00	0.00%	-0.31	SS
32	32	78	Jul 12	BSN	@	CHC	L,2-4	CG	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1		0		0		.116	.168	.143	.311	7	1.26	-0.037	.00	0.00%	-0.35	SS
33	33	79	Jul 13	BSN	@	CHC	L,4-5	GS-9	3	3	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0		.122	.172	.157	.329	7	1.00	0.023	.00	0.00%	0.15	SS
34	34	80	Jul 14	BSN	@	CHC	L,5-6	GS-7	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0		.128	.177	.162	.340	7	.75	0.023	.00	0.00%	0.15	SS
35	35	81	Jul 15	BSN	@	CHC	L,7-8	CG(10)	5	4	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0		1		0		.124	.178	.157	.335	7	1.73	0.113	.00	0.00%	1.51	SS
36	36	82	Jul 18 (1)	BSN	@	CIN	W,8-2	CG	5	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2		1		0		.121	.174	.153	.327	7	.40	0.013	.00	0.00%	0.26	SS
37	37	83	Jul 18 (2)	BSN	@	CIN	L,1-7	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		0		0		.118	.170	.150	.320	7	.39	-0.030	.00	0.00%	-0.49	SS
38	38	84	Jul 19	BSN	@	CIN	L,2-3	GS-9	3	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0		.123	.174	.154	.328	7	1.11	0.006	.00	0.00%	-0.09	SS
39	39	85	Jul 20	BSN	@	CIN	L,1-2	GS-9	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0		0		.121	.177	.152	.329	7	1.19	-0.044	.00	0.00%	-0.46	SS
40	40	86	Jul 22	BSN	@	PIT	L,0-2	GS-9	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0		.126	.181	.156	.336	7	1.36	-0.103	.00	0.00%	-0.59	SS
41	41	87	Jul 23	BSN	@	PIT	L,0-1	CG	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	0		0		0		.124	.184	.153	.337	8	1.79	0.035	.00	0.00%	0.07	SS
42	42	88	Jul 27 (1)	BSN		STL	L,3-7	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0		0		0		.128	.185	.156	.341	7	1.23	0.094	.00	0.00%	0.09	SS
43	43	89	Jul 27 (2)	BSN		STL	W,3-2	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0		0		.125	.182	.153	.335	7	1.30	0.051	.00	0.00%	0.61	SS
44	44	90	Jul 30	BSN		STL	W,7-6	GS-9	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		0		0		.122	.178	.150	.328	7	1.00	-0.078	.00	0.00%	-0.78	SS
45	45	91	Jul 31	BSN		PIT	L,6-7	CG(19)	8	7	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0		0		.123	.182	.149	.331	7	1.84	-0.179	.00	0.00%	-1.00	SS
Aug		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
46	46	92	Aug 1	BSN		PIT	L,0-1	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0		.122	.180	.147	.327	7	1.45	-0.069	.00	0.00%	-0.53	SS
47	47	93	Aug 2	BSN		PIT	L,0-3	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0		.120	.178	.146	.323	7	.80	-0.042	.00	0.00%	-0.35	SS
48	48	94	Aug 3 (1)	BSN		PIT	W,13-4	CG	4	4	1	2	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0		0		0		.130	.185	.160	.345	7	.20	-0.008	.00	0.00%	0.74	SS
49	49	95	Aug 3 (2)	BSN		PIT	L,3-8	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0		.127	.181	.157	.337	7	.62	-0.067	.00	0.00%	-1.27	SS
50	50	107 (11)	Aug 17 (2)	BSN	@	STL	L,2-3	GS-9	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0		0		.124	.178	.154	.332	7	1.81	-0.097	.00	0.00%	-0.77	SS
51	51	110 (2)	Aug 20 (2)	BSN	@	CIN	W,4-1	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	0		0		0		.122	.179	.151	.331	7	.48	-0.049	.00	0.00%	-0.88	SS
52	52	116 (5)	Aug 26 (2)	BSN	@	PIT	W,8-4	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		0		0		.120	.176	.149	.325	7	.23	-0.026	.00	0.00%	-1.02	SS
53	53	117	Aug 27	BSN	@	PIT	L,4-9	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		0		0		.117	.173	.145	.318	7	.80	-0.093	.00	0.00%	-1.51	SS
54	54	118	Aug 29	BSN	@	PHI	L,1-4	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0		.115	.170	.143	.313	7	1.02	-0.085	.00	0.00%	-0.97	SS
55	55	120 (1)	Aug 31 (1)	BSN	@	PHI	W,4-2	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0		.115	.170	.143	.313	7						SS
56	56	121	Aug 31 (2)	BSN	@	PHI	L,1-3	GS-9	3	3	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0		.124	.178	.151	.329	7	2.05	0.090	.00	0.00%	1.08	SS
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	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
57	57	123 (1)	Sep 2 (2)	BSN		NYG	L,1-6	CG(7)	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0		.122	.175	.149	.324	7	.51	-0.042	.00	0.00%	-0.73	SS
58	58	128 (4)	Sep 7 (1)	BSN	@	BRO	W,2-1	3-GF	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		0		0		.121	.173	.147	.321	7	2.16	0.098	.00	0.00%	0.39	SS
59	59	129	Sep 7 (2)	BSN	@	BRO	L,0-4	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0		.120	.172	.146	.317	7	.50	-0.026	.00	0.00%	-0.21	SS
60	60	136 (6)	Sep 16	BSN		STL	W,8-4	CG	5	4	2	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0		0		.122	.177	.148	.325	2	.35	0.021	.00	0.00%	1.29	3B
61	61	141 (4)	Sep 19 (2)	BSN		PIT	L,7-8	7-GF(7)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0		.122	.177	.148	.325	9						PR
							17-44		216	196	11	24	3	1	0	15	11	0	50	2	6		2		1		.122	.177	.148	.325		1.04	-2.338	.00	-0.01%	-26.45

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