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Frank Foreman
Francis Isaiah Foreman (Monkey)
Bats: Left , Throws: Left
Height: 6' 0" , Weight: 160 lb.

Born: May 1, 1863 in Baltimore, MD (All Transactions)
Debut: May 15, 1884
Final Game: May 10, 1902
Died: November 19, 1957 in Baltimore, MD
Relatives: Brother of Brownie Foreman
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Year Age Tm Lg W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF ERA+ WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB Awards
1884 21 TOT UA 1 3 .250 4.50 4 4 0 2 0 0 26.0 40 29 13 0 4 15 0 0 65 1.692 13.8 0.0 1.4 5.2 3.75
1884 21 CPI UA 1 2 .333 4.00 3 3 0 1 0 0 18.0 23 17 8 0 2 10 0 0 75 1.389 11.5 0.0 1.0 5.0 5.00
1884 21 KCC UA 0 1 .000 5.62 1 1 0 1 0 0 8.0 17 12 5 0 2 5 0 0 50 2.375 19.1 0.0 2.3 5.6 2.50
1885 22 BAL AA 2 1 .667 6.00 3 3 0 2 0 0 27.0 33 32 18 0 9 11 1 0 5 126 54 1.556 11.0 0.0 3.0 3.7 1.22
1889 26 BAL AA 23 21 .523 3.52 51 48 3 43 5 0 414.0 364 257 162 8 137 180 0 0 38 1506 108 1.210 7.9 0.2 3.0 3.9 1.31
1890 27 CIN NL 13 10 .565 3.95 25 24 1 20 0 0 198.1 201 139 87 6 89 57 0 0 7 0 91 1.462 9.1 0.3 4.0 2.6 0.64
1891 28 WAS AA 18 20 .474 3.73 43 41 2 39 1 1 345.1 381 245 143 9 142 170 0 0 17 1423 100 1.514 9.9 0.2 3.7 4.4 1.20
1892 29 TOT NL 2 7 .222 4.34 15 10 5 6 0 0 85.0 93 68 41 7 48 21 0 0 2 0 76 1.659 9.8 0.7 5.1 2.2 0.44
1892 29 WHS NL 2 4 .333 3.30 11 7 4 4 0 0 60.0 53 39 22 3 37 16 0 0 1 0 99 1.500 8.0 0.5 5.6 2.4 0.43
1892 29 BLN NL 0 3 .000 6.84 4 3 1 2 0 0 25.0 40 29 19 4 11 5 0 0 1 0 50 2.040 14.4 1.4 4.0 1.8 0.45
1893 30 NYG NL 0 1 .000 27.00 2 1 1 0 0 0 5.2 19 17 17 1 10 0 0 0 0 0 17 5.118 30.2 1.6 15.9 0.0 0.00
1895 32 CIN NL 11 14 .440 4.11 32 27 5 19 0 1 219.0 253 142 100 11 92 55 0 0 3 0 121 1.575 10.4 0.5 3.8 2.3 0.60
1896 33 CIN NL 14 7 .667 3.97 27 22 3 17 0 1 185.2 212 105 82 2 62 33 0 0 4 0 116 1.476 10.3 0.1 3.0 1.6 0.53
1901 38 TOT AL 12 7 .632 3.88 25 23 2 19 1 1 199.1 233 129 86 3 60 42 8 0 5 0 99 1.470 10.5 0.1 2.7 1.9 0.70
1901 38 BOS AL 0 1 .000 9.00 1 1 0 1 0 0 8.0 8 9 8 1 2 1 2 0 0 0 39 1.250 9.0 1.1 2.3 1.1 0.50
1901 38 BLA AL 12 6 .667 3.67 24 22 2 18 1 1 191.1 225 120 78 2 58 41 6 0 5 0 105 1.479 10.6 0.1 2.7 1.9 0.71
1902 39 BLA AL 0 2 .000 6.06 2 2 0 2 0 0 16.1 28 18 11 0 6 2 0 0 0 86 62 2.082 15.4 0.0 3.3 1.1 0.33
11 Seasons 96 93 .508 3.97 229 205 22 169 7 4 1721.2 1857 1181 760 47 659 586 9 0 81 3141 100 1.461 9.7 0.2 3.4 3.1 0.89
162 Game Avg. 15 15 .508 3.97 36 32 3 26 1 1 270 291 185 119 7 103 92 0 13 100 1.461 9.7 0.2 3.4 3.1 0.89
W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF ERA+ WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB Awards
BLN (3 yrs) 25 25 .500 3.84 58 54 4 47 5 0 466.0 437 318 199 12 157 196 1 0 44 1632 98 1.275 8.4 0.2 3.0 3.8 1.25
CIN (3 yrs) 38 31 .551 4.01 84 73 9 56 0 2 603.0 666 386 269 19 243 145 0 0 14 0 110 1.507 9.9 0.3 3.6 2.2 0.60
WHS (2 yrs) 20 24 .455 3.66 54 48 6 43 1 1 405.1 434 284 165 12 179 186 0 0 18 1423 100 1.512 9.6 0.3 4.0 4.1 1.04
BLA (2 yrs) 12 8 .600 3.86 26 24 2 20 1 1 207.2 253 138 89 2 64 43 6 0 5 86 99 1.526 11.0 0.1 2.8 1.9 0.67
NYG (1 yr) 0 1 .000 27.00 2 1 1 0 0 0 5.2 19 17 17 1 10 0 0 0 0 0 17 5.118 30.2 1.6 15.9 0.0 0.00
CPI (1 yr) 1 2 .333 4.00 3 3 0 1 0 0 18.0 23 17 8 0 2 10 0 0 75 1.389 11.5 0.0 1.0 5.0 5.00
BOS (1 yr) 0 1 .000 9.00 1 1 0 1 0 0 8.0 8 9 8 1 2 1 2 0 0 0 39 1.250 9.0 1.1 2.3 1.1 0.50
KCC (1 yr) 0 1 .000 5.62 1 1 0 1 0 0 8.0 17 12 5 0 2 5 0 0 50 2.375 19.1 0.0 2.3 5.6 2.50
NL (5 yrs) 40 39 .506 4.24 101 84 15 62 0 2 693.2 778 471 327 27 301 166 0 0 16 0 101 1.556 10.1 0.4 3.9 2.2 0.55
AL (2 yrs) 12 9 .571 4.05 27 25 2 21 1 1 215.2 261 147 97 3 66 44 8 0 5 86 95 1.516 10.9 0.1 2.8 1.8 0.67
AA (3 yrs) 43 42 .506 3.70 97 92 5 84 6 1 786.1 778 534 323 17 288 361 1 0 60 3055 101 1.356 8.9 0.2 3.3 4.1 1.25
UA (1 yr) 1 3 .250 4.50 4 4 0 2 0 0 26.0 40 29 13 0 4 15 0 0 65 1.692 13.8 0.0 1.4 5.2 3.75

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Year Age Tm Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards
1884 21 TOT UA 4 14 14 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .071 .071 .071 .143 -51 1 /1O
1884 21 CPI UA 3 11 11 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .091 .091 .091 .182 -38 1 /1O
1884 21 KCC UA 1 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 /1
1885 22 BAL AA 3 14 14 4 4 0 1 0 2 0 0 .286 .286 .429 .714 124 6 0 /1O
1889 26 BAL AA 54 194 181 18 26 2 1 1 11 7 12 35 .144 .201 .182 .383 10 33 1 1/O
1890 27 CIN NL 25 87 75 13 10 1 3 1 7 0 10 13 .133 .253 .267 .520 51 20 2 1/O
1891 28 TOT MLB 51 184 157 26 35 5 5 4 19 6 23 35 .223 .337 .395 .732 113 62 4 1/O
1891 28 CIN NL 1 4 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .250 .500 .750 115 2 0 /O
1891 28 WAS AA 50 180 153 26 34 4 5 4 19 6 23 35 .222 .339 .392 .731 113 60 4 1/O
1892 29 TOT NL 18 57 51 7 17 3 3 1 4 1 6 6 .333 .404 .569 .972 193 29 0 1/O
1892 29 WHS NL 11 31 28 5 13 2 2 1 3 0 3 3 .464 .516 .786 1.302 297 22 0 1
1892 29 BLN NL 7 26 23 2 4 1 1 0 1 1 3 3 .174 .269 .304 .574 71 7 0 /O1
1893 30 NYG NL 2 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 /1
1895 32 CIN NL 32 101 94 14 29 7 0 2 11 1 4 14 .309 .350 .447 .797 101 42 2 1 1
1896 33 CIN NL 27 83 74 9 18 2 0 0 8 2 4 6 .243 .282 .270 .552 42 20 0 5 1
1901 38 TOT AL 25 88 84 12 26 2 2 0 10 1 3 .310 .333 .381 .714 95 32 0 1 1
1901 38 BOS AL 1 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 /1
1901 38 BLA AL 24 84 80 12 26 2 2 0 10 1 3 .325 .349 .400 .749 104 32 0 1 1
1902 39 BLA AL 2 7 7 1 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 .429 .429 .571 1.000 171 4 0 0 /1
11 Seasons 243 832 754 104 169 23 15 9 73 18 62 109 .224 .291 .330 .621 74 249 9 7
162 Game Avg. 162 555 503 69 113 15 10 6 49 12 41 .224 .291 .330 .621 74 166
G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards
CIN (4 yrs) 85 275 247 36 58 11 3 3 26 3 18 33 .235 .297 .340 .637 69 84 4 6
BLN (3 yrs) 64 234 218 24 34 3 3 1 14 8 15 38 .156 .214 .211 .425 23 46 1
WHS (2 yrs) 61 211 181 31 47 6 7 5 22 6 26 38 .260 .365 .453 .818 140 82 4
BLA (2 yrs) 26 91 87 13 29 3 2 0 11 1 3 .333 .356 .414 .769 109 36 0 1
NYG (1 yr) 2 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0
CPI (1 yr) 3 11 11 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .091 .091 .091 .182 -38 1
BOS (1 yr) 1 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0
KCC (1 yr) 1 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0
NL (6 yrs) 105 335 301 43 75 14 6 4 30 4 24 39 .249 .313 .375 .688 86 113 4 6
AL (2 yrs) 27 95 91 13 29 3 2 0 11 1 3 .319 .340 .396 .736 101 36 0 1
AA (3 yrs) 107 388 348 48 64 6 7 5 32 13 35 70 .184 .268 .284 .553 60 99 5
UA (1 yr) 4 14 14 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .071 .071 .071 .143 -51 1

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG LF-CF-RF Awards
1884 TOT UA 21 P 4 17 9 6 2 0 .882 3.75 .835 2.25
1884 CPI UA 21 P 3 7 3 3 1 0 .857 2.00 .843 2.27
1884 CPI UA 21 OF 2 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.45 1-1-0
1884 KCC UA 21 P 1 10 6 3 1 0 .900 9.00 .830 2.20
1885 BAL AA 22 P 3 5 0 4 1 0 .800 1.33 .880 1.80
1885 BAL AA 22 OF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.80 0-0-1
1889 BAL AA 26 P 51 95 9 72 14 1 .853 1.59 .911 1.84
1889 BAL AA 26 OF 3 2 2 0 0 0 1.000 0.67 .900 1.97 0-2-1
1890 CIN NL 27 P 25 45 13 26 6 0 .867 1.56 .902 2.01
1890 CIN NL 27 OF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.90 0-0-1
1891 TOT MLB 28 OF 9 15 10 3 2 0 .867 1.44 .913 1.83 1-6-2
1891 CIN NL 28 OF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.90 1-0-0
1891 WAS AA 28 P 43 83 13 66 4 4 .952 1.84 .904 2.14
1891 WAS AA 28 OF 8 15 10 3 2 0 .867 1.63 .913 1.82 0-6-2
1892 TOT NL 29 P 15 26 3 16 7 0 .731 1.27 .919 2.17
1892 WHS NL 29 P 11 19 1 11 7 0 .632 1.09 .932 2.17
1892 BLN NL 29 OF 5 12 7 2 3 0 .750 1.80 .925 1.86 5-0-1
1892 BLN NL 29 P 4 7 2 5 0 0 1.000 1.75 .886 2.17
1893 NYG NL 30 P 2 1 0 1 0 0 1.000 0.50 .900 2.05
1895 CIN NL 32 P 32 51 11 34 6 1 .882 1.41 .920 2.01
1896 CIN NL 33 P 27 57 8 44 5 2 .912 1.93 .916 2.20
1901 TOT AL 38 P 25 55 4 45 6 0 .891 1.96 .933 2.51
1901 BOS AL 38 P 1 2 0 2 0 0 1.000 2.00 .900 2.50
1901 BLA AL 38 P 24 53 4 43 6 0 .887 1.96 .934 2.51
1902 BLA AL 39 P 2 11 0 9 2 0 .818 4.50 .936 2.65
11 Seasons P 229 446 70 323 53 8 .881 1.72 .911 2.09
6 Seasons OF 21 29 19 5 5 0 .828 1.14 .917 1.82 7-9-6
11 Seasons TOT 250 475 89 328 58 8 .878 1.67 .789 2.07 7-9-6
Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG LF-CF-RF Awards

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

Wins s c a p y
1889 AA--23--8th
1891 AA--18--10th

Win-Loss % s c a p y
1896 NL--.667--7th
1901 AL--.632--7th

Walks & Hits per IP s c a p y
1889 AA--1.210--2nd

Hits per 9 IP s c a p y
1889 AA--7.913--4th

Strikeouts per 9 IP s c a p y
1891 AA--4.431--7th

Games Played s c a p y
1889 AA--51--8th
1891 AA--43--10th

Saves s c a p y
1891 AA--1--3rd
1896 NL--1--4th
1901 AL--1--3rd

Innings Pitched s c a p y
1889 AA--414.0--7th
1891 AA--345.3--10th

Strikeouts s c a p y
1889 AA--180--8th
1891 AA--170--8th

Games Started s c a p y
1889 AA--48--7th
1891 AA--41--9th

Complete Games s c a p y
1889 AA--43--8th
1891 AA--39--7th
Career--169--188th

Shutouts s c a p y
1889 AA--5--3rd

Home Runs s c a p y
1895 NL--11--10th

Bases on Balls s c a p y
1889 AA--137--7th
1891 AA--142--9th

Hits s c a p y
1891 AA--381--6th

Strikeouts / Base On Balls s c a p y
1889 AA--1.314--8th
1891 AA--1.197--8th

Home Runs per 9 IP s c a p y
1889 AA--.174--7th
1896 NL--.097--6th
1901 AL--.136--7th
Career--.246--227th

Losses s c a p y
1889 AA--21--6th
1891 AA--20--7th

Earned Runs s c a p y
1889 AA--162--6th
1891 AA--143--7th

Wild Pitches s c a p y
1889 AA--38--2nd
1891 AA--17--9th
Career--81--156th

Batters Faced s c a p y
1891 AA--1423--7th

Games Finished s c a p y
1892 NL--5--10th

Adjusted ERA+ s c a p y
1889 AA--108--10th

Oldest s c a p y
1901 AL--born 1863-05-01--2nd
1902 AL--born 1863-05-01--2nd

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Gray InkPitching - 48 (522), Average HOFer ≈ 185
Hall of Fame MonitorPitching - 12 (840), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 1 (3944), Average HOFer ≈ 50
Pitching - 1 (1927), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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Transactions

March 20, 1890: Purchased by the Cincinnati Reds from the Baltimore Orioles. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)

April 27, 1901: Signed as a Free Agent with the Boston Americans.

May 16, 1901: Released by the Boston Americans.

June 10, 1901: Signed as a Free Agent with the Baltimore Orioles.

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