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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	26-21 / in Starts: 26-21
Longest Hitting Streak	7 games
Longest On Base Streak	13 games
Most Games w/o HR	47 games
Most Games w/o RBI	6 games
Grand Slams	0 in 2 bases loaded PA and 1 AB, Data is incomplete
Go-Ahead Hits:	2

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 206 PAs	18
Actual Runners on Base	126 (57-45-24) Data is incomplete
Avg. MLBer w/ 206 PAs	23
Avg. Runners on Base	137 (68-43-25)

Most Driven In
T Rigney	4
B Jones	3
H Heilmann	3
D Pratt	2
L Burke	2
H Manush	1
T Cobb	1
L Woodall	1

Most Driven In By
T Cobb	5
A Wingo	4
H Heilmann	3
B Jones	3
T Rigney	2
D Pratt	2
J Bassler	2
K Holloway	2

1924 Batting Game Log

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1924 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	335	105 (104)	Aug 6	DET		NYY	W,5-2	CG(5)	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.333	.333	.333	.667	1	.85	-0.015	6.93	-0.07%	-0.09	2B
2	336	106	Aug 7	DET		BOS	L,2-4	CG	5	5	0	3	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.500	.500	.625	1.125	1	1.36	-0.048	8.14	-0.17%	-0.42	2B
3	337	107	Aug 8	DET		BOS	W,14-5	CG	5	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.364	.462	.455	.916	2	.24	-0.008	1.28	-0.03%	-0.46	2B
4	338	108	Aug 9	DET		BOS	W,3-2	CG(11)	5	5	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0				0	0	.313	.389	.375	.764	2						2B
5	339	109	Aug 10	DET		BOS	W,13-7	CG	6	4	3	3	1	0	0	1	1	0	1	1	0		0		1	0	.400	.500	.500	1.000	2	.98	0.199	6.11	0.74%	3.50	2B
6	340	110	Aug 13 (1)	DET	@	PHA	W,8-4	CG	5	4	1	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		0		0	0	.458	.536	.583	1.119	2	1.10	0.025	7.09	0.09%	0.04	2B
7	341	111	Aug 13 (2)	DET	@	PHA	L,7-8	CG(11)	6	6	0	3	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0		0		1	0	.467	.529	.600	1.129	2	1.39	0.172	9.86	0.73%	1.78	2B
8	342	112	Aug 14	DET	@	PHA	L,5-11	CG	5	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		0		0	0	.412	.474	.529	1.003	2	1.20	-0.234	7.81	-0.92%	-2.16	2B
9	343	113	Aug 15	DET	@	PHA	W,4-3	CG	5	5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.385	.442	.487	.929	2	1.42	-0.051	9.09	-0.19%	-0.91	2B
10	344	114	Aug 16	DET	@	WSH	W,5-2	CG	5	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1		0		0	0	.349	.404	.442	.846	2	.89	-0.095	7.61	-0.49%	-1.47	2B
11	345	115	Aug 17	DET	@	WSH	L,1-8	CG	4	4	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	0		0		0	0	.340	.392	.447	.839	2	.35	-0.036	2.94	-0.18%	0.48	2B
12	346	116	Aug 18	DET	@	WSH	L,3-6	CG	4	4	1	2	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.353	.400	.471	.871	2	.94	0.109	7.52	0.52%	1.10	2B
13	347	117	Aug 19 (1)	DET	@	WSH	L,3-4	CG	4	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.345	.390	.455	.844	2	1.02	-0.010	6.71	-0.04%	-0.22	2B
14	348	118	Aug 19 (2)	DET	@	WSH	L,3-5	CG	5	5	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.350	.391	.450	.841	2	1.23	-0.060	8.12	-0.24%	-0.23	2B
15	349	119	Aug 22	DET	@	NYY	W,8-6	CG(12)	6	6	2	3	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0		1	0	.364	.400	.500	.900	6	1.44	0.368	9.94	1.52%	1.83	2B
16	350	120	Aug 23	DET	@	NYY	L,1-8	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.357	.392	.486	.878	2	1.04	-0.104	9.33	-0.56%	-1.23	2B
17	351	121	Aug 24	DET	@	NYY	W,7-2	CG	5	5	1	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.347	.380	.480	.860	4	.82	-0.082	5.78	-0.35%	0.00	2B
18	352	122	Aug 25	DET	@	BOS	L,3-4	CG(11)	5	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0				0	0	.329	.369	.456	.825	4						2B
19	353	123	Aug 27 (1)	DET	@	BOS	W,5-4	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	1	.325	.364	.446	.809	4	.87	-0.085	3.35	-0.20%	-1.06	2B
20	354	124	Aug 27 (2)	DET	@	BOS	L,3-6	CG	5	5	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0		1	0	.330	.366	.443	.809	4	.71	0.016	3.60	0.05%	0.64	2B
21	355	125	Aug 29 (1)	DET	@	SLB	L,0-3	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		0		0	0	.326	.361	.435	.796	6	.62	-0.033	3.05	-0.10%	-0.24	SS
22	356	126	Aug 29 (2)	DET	@	SLB	L,6-7	CG	5	5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.320	.353	.423	.776	2	1.49	-0.057	6.81	-0.16%	-0.95	2B
23	357	127	Aug 30	DET	@	SLB	W,6-1	CG	4	4	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.317	.349	.426	.775	7	.47	0.013	1.70	0.03%	-0.03	SS
24	358	128	Aug 31	DET	@	SLB	L,4-14	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.305	.336	.410	.746	7	.73	-0.083	3.42	-0.24%	-0.85	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
25	359	129	Sep 1 (1)	DET	@	CHW	W,16-5	CG	6	3	1	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	0		0		1	0	.296	.339	.398	.737	5	.59	0.057	2.04	0.12%	0.39	2B
26	360	130	Sep 1 (2)	DET	@	CHW	L,2-10	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.286	.328	.384	.712	7	.25	-0.028	1.12	-0.08%	-1.65	SS
27	361	131	Sep 2 (1)	DET	@	CHW	L,2-6	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.284	.325	.379	.705	7	.38	-0.015	.89	-0.02%	-0.41	2B
28	362	132	Sep 2 (2)	DET	@	CHW	L,5-8	CG	4	2	1	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.288	.333	.381	.715	7	.61	-0.016	1.24	-0.02%	0.08	2B
29	363	133	Sep 3 (1)	DET	@	CHW	W,6-2	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		0		0	0	.281	.326	.372	.697	7	1.02	-0.089	1.38	-0.07%	-1.57	2B
30	364	134	Sep 3 (2)	DET	@	CHW	W,6-4	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1		0	0	.272	.316	.360	.676	7	.73	-0.092	1.51	-0.11%	-1.51	2B
31	365	135	Sep 5 (1)	DET		CLE	W,7-3	CG	4	4	2	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		1	0	.287	.328	.372	.701	7	.68	0.045	1.31	0.05%	0.54	2B
32	366	136	Sep 5 (2)	DET		CLE	W,20-1	CG	5	4	2	2	1	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.293	.333	.383	.717	7	.25	0.025	.73	0.04%	1.30	2B
33	367	137	Sep 6	DET		CLE	W,5-4	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	1	.285	.324	.372	.696	7	.48	-0.064	1.66	-0.13%	-1.38	2B
34	368	138	Sep 7	DET		CLE	W,8-7	CG	4	3	2	1	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	1	0		0		0	0	.286	.329	.386	.715	7	1.96	0.015	6.33	0.03%	0.65	2B
35	369	139	Sep 9	DET		CHW	W,7-3	CG	4	3	2	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.287	.333	.385	.718	7	.53	0.045	2.24	0.11%	-0.19	2B
36	370	140	Sep 10	DET		CHW	L,8-12	CG	5	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		0		0	0	.277	.323	.372	.694	7	.70	-0.112	3.31	-0.32%	-2.25	2B
37	371	141	Sep 11	DET		CHW	W,5-4	CG(10)	5	4	2	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		1		1	0	.276	.325	.375	.700	7	1.18	0.149	4.19	0.32%	0.33	2B
38	372	142	Sep 13	DET		WSH	L,4-6	GS-9	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.271	.319	.368	.687	7	.87	-0.092	3.97	-0.25%	-0.86	2B
39	373	143	Sep 14	DET		WSH	W,5-2	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		1		0	0	.270	.318	.365	.682	7	.87	0.035	1.47	0.04%	0.41	2B
40	374	144	Sep 15	DET		WSH	W,2-0	CG	3	2	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1		0		0	0	.280	.326	.373	.698	7	.94	0.068	2.95	0.13%	0.60	2B
41	375	145	Sep 16	DET		PHA	L,2-14	CG	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.280	.326	.372	.698	7	.05	-0.004	.14	-0.01%	0.77	2B
42	376	146	Sep 17	DET		PHA	L,8-9	GS-0	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0				0	0	.281	.326	.371	.697	7						2B
43	377	147	Sep 18	DET		PHA	L,3-5	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0				0	0	.275	.319	.363	.681	7						2B
44	378	148	Sep 19	DET		NYY	W,6-5	CG	4	3	1	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0		0	1	.282	.328	.368	.696	7	1.22	0.091	.01	0.00%	0.52	2B
45	379	149	Sep 20	DET		NYY	W,6-5	GS-9	4	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	1		1		0	0	.278	.328	.364	.692	6	1.51	0.051	.01	0.00%	0.30	SS
46	380	150	Sep 21	DET		NYY	W,4-3	CG	4	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0				0	0	.274	.326	.358	.684	6						SS
47	381	151	Sep 22	DET		BOS	W,9-1	GS-0	4	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1				0	1	.276	.332	.359	.691	7						2B SS
							26-21		206	181	28	50	11	2	0	18	12	1	19	3	7		4		7	4	.276	.332	.359	.691		.90	-0.030	4.48	-0.40%	-4.87

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