Frank Chance (Frank Leroy Chance) was born on September 9, 1876 in Fresno, California. He made his Major League debut on April 29, 1898 for the Chicago Orphans. In 1898, his rookie year, he hit .279 with 1 home run and 14 RBI. Chance played for the Chicago Orphans, Chicago Cubs and New York Yankees over the course of his 17 year career.
There is some disagreement on what was Frank Chance's most productive season. Some believe that it was 1906, when he stole 57 bases, hit for a .319 average and knocked in 71 runs. However, others believe that it was 1903, when he stole 67 bases, hit for a .327 average and knocked in 81 runs.
Statistics
Batting Stats
Year
Team
G
AB
R
H
HR
RBI
AVG
OBP
SLG
2B
3B
BB
SO
HBP
SH
SB
IBB
GDP
1898
CHI
N
53
147
32
41
1
14
.279
.338
.367
4
3
7
0
6
2
7
0
0
1899
CHI
N
64
192
37
55
1
22
.286
.351
.354
6
2
15
0
4
2
10
0
0
1900
CHI
N
56
149
26
44
0
13
.295
.413
.396
9
3
15
0
15
8
8
0
0
1901
CHI
N
69
241
38
67
0
36
.278
.376
.361
12
4
29
0
9
4
27
0
0
1902
CHI
N
75
240
39
69
1
31
.287
.396
.371
9
4
35
0
8
2
27
0
0
1903
CHI
N
125
441
83
144
2
81
.327
.439
.440
24
10
78
0
10
2
67
0
0
1904
CHI
N
124
451
89
140
6
49
.310
.382
.430
16
10
36
0
16
11
42
0
0
1905
CHI
N
118
392
92
124
2
70
.316
.450
.434
16
12
78
0
17
15
38
0
0
1906
CHI
N
136
474
103
151
3
71
.319
.419
.430
24
10
70
0
12
18
57
0
0
1907
CHI
N
111
382
58
112
1
49
.293
.395
.361
19
2
51
0
13
5
35
0
0
1908
CHI
N
129
452
65
123
2
55
.272
.338
.363
27
4
37
0
8
16
27
0
0
1909
CHI
N
93
324
53
88
0
46
.272
.341
.346
16
4
30
0
4
12
29
0
0
1910
CHI
N
88
295
54
88
0
36
.298
.395
.393
12
8
37
15
10
6
16
0
0
1911
CHI
N
31
88
23
21
1
17
.239
.432
.409
6
3
25
13
5
6
9
2
0
1912
CHI
N
2
5
2
1
0
0
.200
.500
.200
0
0
3
0
0
1
1
0
0
1913
NY
A
12
24
3
5
0
6
.208
.406
.208
0
0
8
1
0
1
1
0
0
1914
NY
A
1
0
0
0
0
0
.000
.000
.000
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Total
NL
1274
4273
794
1268
20
590
.297
.394
.395
200
79
546
28
137
110
400
2
0
Total
AL
13
24
3
5
0
6
.208
.406
.208
0
0
8
1
0
1
1
0
0
Total
1287
4297
797
1273
20
596
.296
.394
.394
200
79
554
29
137
111
401
2
0
Fielding Stats
Year
Team
POS
G
GS
INN
PO
A
ERR
DP
TP
PB
SB
CS
PkO
AVG
1898
CHI
N
C
33
0
0
62
14
4
3
0
9
0
0
0
.950
1898
CHI
N
OF
17
0
0
23
5
7
1
0
0
0
0
0
.800
1898
CHI
N
1B
3
0
0
18
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
.900
1899
CHI
N
C
57
0
0
166
64
12
6
0
7
0
0
0
.950
1899
CHI
N
1B
1
0
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1.000
1899
CHI
N
OF
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
.000
1900
CHI
N
C
51
0
0
155
65
16
2
0
13
0
0
0
.932
1900
CHI
N
1B
1
0
0
5
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
.857
1901
CHI
N
C
13
0
0
55
20
1
2
0
1
0
0
0
.987
1901
CHI
N
1B
6
0
0
27
3
4
1
0
0
0
0
0
.882
1901
CHI
N
OF
51
0
0
61
7
5
0
0
0
0
0
0
.932
1902
CHI
N
C
29
0
0
113
27
4
2
0
0
0
0
0
.972
1902
CHI
N
OF
4
0
0
4
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1.000
1902
CHI
N
1B
38
0
0
391
20
13
21
0
0
0
0
0
.969
1903
CHI
N
C
2
0
0
8
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
.889
1903
CHI
N
1B
121
0
0
1204
68
36
49
0
0
0
0
0
.972
1904
CHI
N
1B
123
0
0
1205
106
13
48
0
0
0
0
0
.990
1904
CHI
N
C
1
0
0
8
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1.000
1905
CHI
N
1B
115
0
0
1165
75
13
54
0
0
0
0
0
.990
1906
CHI
N
1B
136
0
0
1376
82
16
71
0
0
0
0
0
.989
1907
CHI
N
1B
109
0
0
1129
80
10
64
0
0
0
0
0
.992
1908
CHI
N
1B
126
0
0
1291
86
15
56
0
0
0
0
0
.989
1909
CHI
N
1B
92
0
0
901
40
6
43
0
0
0
0
0
.994
1910
CHI
N
1B
87
0
0
773
38
3
48
0
0
0
0
0
.996
1911
CHI
N
1B
29
29
252
289
11
3
12
0
0
0
0
0
.990
1912
CHI
N
1B
2
0
0
22
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
1.000
1913
NY
A
1B
7
0
0
86
5
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
1.000
1914
NY
A
1B
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1.000
Total
C
186
0
0
567
191
38
15
0
30
0
0
0
.952
Total
OF
73
0
0
88
12
12
1
0
0
0
0
0
.893
Total
1B
997
29
252
9885
615
135
470
0
0
0
0
0
.987
Transactions
Signed as a non-drafted free agent by Chicago Orphans (1898).
Claimed on waivers by Cincinnati Reds from Chicago Cubs (November 9, 1912).
Claimed on waivers by New York Yankees from Cincinnati Reds (December 11, 1912).
