Frank Bates Minor League Statistics & History

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Frank Bates

Creed Napoleon Bates

Bats: Unknown, Throws: Right
Height: 5' 10", Weight: 156 lb.

Born: September 28, 1876 in Cleveland, Tennessee, US

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Minors Pitching

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	Lev	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	CG	SHO	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HBP	WP	WHIP	H/9	BB/9	SO/9	SO/BB
1896	19	2 Teams	1 Lg	B	1	5	.167	1.55	8	8	6	0	58.0	67	59	10	27	20	8	2	1.621	10.4	4.2	3.1	0.74
1896	19	Mobile, Columbus	SOUA	B	1	5	.167	1.55	8	8	6	0	58.0	67	59	10	27	20	8	2	1.621	10.4	4.2	3.1	0.74
1896	19	Columbus	SOUA	B	1	4	.200		5	5	5	0
1896	19	Mobile	SOUA	B	0	1	.000		3	3	1	0
1897	20	Chattanooga	SEAL	N/A	3	8	.273	2.05	11	11	10	1	88.0	83	79	20	28	45	6	7	1.261	8.5	2.9	4.6	1.61
1898	21	Dayton	ISLG	B	23	18	.561		41

1900	23	2 Teams	1 Lg	B	2	7	.222		10	9	9	0
1900	23	Wheeling	ISLG	B	4	6	.400		10	10	8	0		175	126
1900	23	Wheeling, Youngstown/Marion	ISLG	B	2	7	.222		10	9	9	0
4 Seasons					29	38	.433	1.85	70	28	25	1	146.0	150	138	30	55	65	14	9	1.404	9.2	3.4	4.0	1.18
B (3 seasons)				B	26	30	.464	1.55	59	17	15	0	58.0	67	59	10	27	20	8	2	1.621	10.4	4.2	3.1	0.74
N/A (1 season)				N/A	3	8	.273	2.05	11	11	10	1	88.0	83	79	20	28	45	6	7	1.261	8.5	2.9	4.6	1.61

A 7890 value in the totals indicates career mark is incomplete.

Minors Batting

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	Lev	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	SB	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	TB	SH
1896	19	2 Teams	1 Lg	B	15		41	4	11	2	1	0	1	.268		.366		15
1896	19	Mobile,Columbus	SOUA	B	15		41	4	11	2	1	0	1	.268		.366		15
1896	19	Columbus	SOUA	B	8
1896	19	Mobile	SOUA	B	7
1897	20	4 Teams	3 Lgs	N/A-C-B	30		114	12	23	6	0	0	1	.202		.254		29
1897	20	Chattanooga	SEAL	N/A	30		114	12	23	6	0	0	1	.202		.254		29
1897	20	Terre Haute	CENL	C
1897	20	Dayton,Wheeling	ISLG	B
1897	20	Dayton	ISLG	B
1897	20	Wheeling	ISLG	B
1898	21	Dayton	ISLG	B	44		143	16	27	7	2	1	0	.189		.287		41	0

1900	23	2 Teams	1 Lg	B	32		107	8	20	3	0	0	0	.187		.215		23
1900	23	Wheeling	ISLG	B	10
1900	23	Wheeling,Youngstown/Marion	ISLG	B	32		107	8	20	3	0	0	0	.187		.215		23
1900	23	Youngstown/Marion	ISLG	B
1900	23	Youngstown/Marion	ISLG	B

1908	31	Meridian	CSTL	D	20		71		18					.254
5 Seasons					141	476	476	40	99	18	3	1	2	.208	.208	.227	.435	108	0
B (4 seasons)				B	91	291	291	28	58	12	3	1	1	.199	.199	.271	.471	79	0
N/A (1 season)				N/A	30	114	114	12	23	6	0	0	1	.202	.202	.254	.456	29
D (1 season)				D	20	71	71		18					.254	.254
C (1 season)				C

A 7890 value in the totals indicates career mark is incomplete.

Minors Fielding

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	Lev		G	RF/G
1896	19	2 Teams	1 Lg	B	OF	7	0.00
1896	19	2 Teams	1 Lg	B	P	8	0.00
1896	19	Mobile, Columbus	SOUA	B	OF	7	0.00
1896	19	Mobile, Columbus	SOUA	B	P	8	0.00
1896	19	Mobile	SOUA	B	OF	4	0.00
1896	19	Mobile	SOUA	B	1B	1	0.00
1896	19	Mobile	SOUA	B	P	3	0.00
1896	19	Columbus	SOUA	B	OF	3	0.00
1896	19	Columbus	SOUA	B	P	5	0.00

1898	21	Dayton	ISLG	B	P	41	0.00

1900	23	2 Teams	1 Lg	B	2B	2	0.00
1900	23	2 Teams	1 Lg	B	P	10	0.00
1900	23	2 Teams	1 Lg	B	SS	10	0.00
1900	23	Wheeling, Youngstown/Marion	ISLG	B	SS	10	0.00
1900	23	Wheeling, Youngstown/Marion	ISLG	B	2B	2	0.00
1900	23	Wheeling, Youngstown/Marion	ISLG	B	P	10	0.00
1900	23	Wheeling	ISLG	B	P	10	0.00
3 Seasons						78	0.00
P (3 seasons)					P	59	0.00
OF (1 season)					OF	7	0.00
2B (1 season)					2B	2	0.00
SS (1 season)					SS	10	0.00

A 7890 value in the totals indicates career mark is incomplete.

Teams Played For

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff
1896	19	Columbus Babies/River Snipes	Southern Association	B		1	1896-06-17	1896-07-12
1896	19	Mobile Blackbirds	Southern Association	B		2	1896-07-15	1896-08-01
1897	20	Wheeling Nailers	Interstate League	B
1897	20	Terre Haute Hottentots	Central League	C
1897	20	Dayton Old Soldiers	Interstate League	B
1897	20	Chattanooga Blues	Southeastern League	N/A			1897-04-19	1897-05-29
1898	21	Dayton Old Soldiers	Interstate League	B			1898-04-28	1898-09-18
1898	21	Cleveland Spiders	National League	MLB		1
1899	22	St. Louis Perfectos	National League	MLB	STL	1
1899	22	Cleveland Spiders	National League	MLB		2
1900	23	Wheeling Stogies	Interstate League	B		1	1900-05-11	1900-06-30
1900	23	Youngstown Little Giants/Marion Glass Blowers	Interstate League	B		2	1900-07-16	1900-07-29
1900	23	Youngstown Little Giants/Marion Glass Blowers	Interstate League	B		3	1900-08-07	1900-09-05

1908	31	Meridian Ribboners	Cotton States League	D

Sabr ID: c8e4922d

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