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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+

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

1917 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1917 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	76 (75)	Jul 14 (2)	BRO		PIT	W,1-0	CG	33	9.0	0	2	1	3	0
2	81 (4)	Jul 21 (1)	BRO		CIN	L,2-6	GF	14	4.0	0	0	0	0	0
3	82	Jul 21 (2)	BRO		CIN	L,1-9	GF	20	5.0	0	2	1	3	0
4	87 (4)	Jul 26 (2)	BRO	@	PIT	W,5-1	CG	34	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
5	88	Jul 27	BRO	@	PIT	L,1-5	CG	35	8.0	1	1	0	2	0
6	90 (1)	Jul 28 (2)	BRO	@	PIT	W,4-2	GS	26	7.0	1	2	0	3	0
7	91	Jul 30	BRO	@	CIN	W,7-3	CG	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
8	92	Jul 31	BRO	@	CIN	W,4-2	CG	35	9.0	1	1	0	2	0
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
9	93	Aug 1	BRO	@	CIN	W,6-2	CG	39	9.0	1	1	0	2	0
10	94	Aug 2	BRO	@	CIN	W,6-2	CG	35	9.0	0	4	0	4	0
11	95	Aug 3	BRO	@	STL	W,3-2	CG	33	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
12	96	Aug 4	BRO	@	STL	L,0-3	CG	33	8.0	0	2	0	2	0
13	97	Aug 5 (1)	BRO	@	STL	W,9-2	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
14	98	Aug 5 (2)	BRO	@	STL	L,1-4	CG	33	8.0	0	2	0	2	1
15	99	Aug 6	BRO	@	STL	L,0-1	CG	30	8.1	1	0	0	1	0
16	100	Aug 8	BRO	@	CHC	L,0-2	GS	18	5.0	1	1	0	2	0
17	102 (1)	Aug 10	BRO	@	CHC	L,4-5	CG	47	10.2	2	4	0	6	0
18	103	Aug 11	BRO	@	CHC	L,3-4	CG	42	10.2	0	4	0	4	0
19	104	Aug 13 (1)	BRO	@	NYG	L,3-4	CG	35	8.0	2	4	0	6	0
20	105	Aug 13 (2)	BRO	@	NYG	W,2-1	CG	30	9.0	0	1	0	1	0
21	106	Aug 14 (1)	BRO	@	NYG	L,4-5	CG	35	8.0	3	1	0	4	0
22	107	Aug 14 (2)	BRO	@	NYG	W,3-1	CG	34	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
23	108	Aug 15 (1)	BRO	@	NYG	W,3-2	GS	35	8.0	2	2	0	4	0
24	109	Aug 15 (2)	BRO	@	NYG	L,1-7	CG	35	8.0	0	0	0	0	0
25	110	Aug 16	BRO		CIN	L,2-3	CG	36	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
26	111	Aug 18 (1)	BRO		CIN	L,2-5	GS	29	8.0	3	2	0	5	0
27	112	Aug 18 (2)	BRO		CIN	W,9-2	CG	33	9.0	1	3	0	4	1
28	113	Aug 20	BRO		PIT	L,0-1	CG	36	10.0	0	3	1	4	0
29	114	Aug 21	BRO		PIT	T,3-3	CG	47	13.0	0	1	0	1	0
30	115	Aug 22	BRO		PIT	W,6-5	CG	93	22.0	1	3	0	4	0
31	116	Aug 23	BRO		STL	L,5-7	CG	36	9.0	0	0	1	1	0
32	117	Aug 25 (1)	BRO		STL	W,12-0	CG	30	9.0	0	2	1	3	0
33	118	Aug 25 (2)	BRO		STL	W,4-0	CG	36	9.0	0	1	1	2	0
34	119	Aug 27	BRO		CHC	W,7-1	CG	31	9.0	2	1	0	3	1
35	120	Aug 28	BRO		CHC	L,0-2	CG	39	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
36	121	Aug 29	BRO		CHC	W,2-1	CG	36	9.0	1	6	0	7	0
37	122	Aug 31 (1)	BRO		NYG	W,5-4	CG	42	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
38	123	Aug 31 (2)	BRO		NYG	T,1-1	CG	39	11.0	0	0	0	0	0
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
39	124	Sep 1	BRO		NYG	L,2-3	CG	42	9.0	0	1	0	1	0
40	125	Sep 3 (1)	BRO		PHI	L,0-5	CG	39	9.0	1	1	1	3	0
41	126	Sep 3 (2)	BRO		PHI	L,3-9	CG	43	9.0	1	5	0	6	1
42	127	Sep 4	BRO		PHI	T,0-0	CG	45	14.0	0	3	1	4	0
43	128	Sep 5 (1)	BRO	@	BSN	W,8-1	CG	33	9.0	0	1	0	1	0
44	129	Sep 5 (2)	BRO	@	BSN	L,1-2	CG	40	8.0	0	0	1	1	0
45	130	Sep 7 (1)	BRO	@	BSN	L,0-5	CG	37	8.0	2	2	0	4	0
46	131	Sep 7 (2)	BRO	@	BSN	L,2-8	CG	39	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
47	132	Sep 10 (1)	BRO	@	NYG	W,13-6	GS	36	7.0	1	2	0	3	0
48	133	Sep 10 (2)	BRO	@	NYG	W,2-1	CG	33	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
49	141 (7)	Sep 18 (2)	BRO	@	STL	L,4-12	GF	21	4.0	0	0	0	0	0
50	145 (3)	Sep 24	BRO	@	CHC	L,2-4	CG	31	8.0	2	4	0	6	0
51	149 (3)	Sep 28	BRO	@	PIT	W,3-1	CG	31	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
52	150	Sep 29 (1)	BRO	@	PIT	W,3-2	CG	33	9.0	0	3	0	3	1
53	151	Sep 29 (2)	BRO	@	PIT	W,7-3	CG	36	9.0	3	3	0	6	0
54	152	Oct 2	BRO		BSN	L,2-6	CG	41	9.0	3	3	0	6	0
55	153	Oct 3 (1)	BRO		BSN	L,3-9	CG	43	9.0	1	0	1	2	1
56	154	Oct 3 (2)	BRO		BSN	W,3-1	CG	35	9.0	1	1	0	2	0
57	155	Oct 4 (1)	BRO		BSN	W,5-1	CG	35	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
58	156	Oct 4 (2)	BRO		BSN	L,2-4	CG	39	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
							58gm		509.0	72	134	10	216	6