Frank O'Rourke

James Francis O'Rourke (Blackie)

Positions: Third Baseman, Shortstop and Second Baseman
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 5' 10", Weight: 165 lb.

Born: November 28, 1893 in Hamilton, Ontario, CAN (All Transactions)
Debut: June 12, 1912
Teams (by GP): Browns/Tigers/Senators/Robins/RedSox/... 1912-1931

Final Game: July 28, 1931
Died: May 14, 1986 in Chatham, NJ
Buried: Graceland Memorial Park, Kenilworth, NJ
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Standard Fielding

Year	Tm	Lg	Age	Pos	G	GS	CG	Inn	Ch	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	RF/9	RF/G	lgFld%	lgRF9	lgRFG	G	Awards
1912	BSN	NL	18	SS	59				283	92	167	24	16	.915		4.39	.931		5.19
1912	BSN	NL	18	3B	1				3	1	1	1	0	.667		2.00	.933		3.20
1917	BRO	NL	23	3B	58				216	72	134	10	6	.954		3.55	.942		3.24
1918	BRO	NL	24	2B	2	2	2		14	2	10	2	1	.857		6.00	.957		5.45
1918	BRO	NL	24	CF	1	1	1		2	1	1	0	0	1.000		2.00	.960		2.70
1918	BRO	NL	24	OF	1	1	1		2	1	1	0	0	1.000		2.00	.960		2.30	0-0-0
1920	WSH	AL	26	SS	13	13	12		84	35	45	4	11	.952		6.15	.944		5.21
1920	WSH	AL	26	3B	1	1	1		5	3	2	0	1	1.000		5.00	.946		3.60
1921	WSH	AL	27	SS	122	120	119		704	272	377	55	58	.922		5.32	.941		5.34
1922	BOS	AL	28	SS	49	44	41		242	86	134	22	16	.909		4.49	.946		5.20
1922	BOS	AL	28	3B	20	16	13		50	12	36	2	2	.960		2.40	.950		3.45
1924	DET	AL	30	2B	40	41	39		263	115	140	8	27	.970		6.38	.966		5.76
1924	DET	AL	30	SS	7	6	6		40	12	25	3	1	.925		5.29	.949		5.14
1925	DET	AL	31	2B	118	115	98		712	309	382	21	67	.971		5.86	.962		5.76
1925	DET	AL	31	3B	6	5	5		17	7	9	1	0	.941		2.67	.947		3.22
1926	DET	AL	32	3B	60	54	49		218	83	121	14	18	.936		3.40	.951		3.37
1926	DET	AL	32	2B	41	38	32		241	98	135	8	25	.967		5.68	.967		5.63
1926	DET	AL	32	SS	10	1	1		17	9	7	1	0	.941		1.60	.944		5.01
1927	SLB	AL	33	3B	121	121	112		447	183	244	20	27	.955		3.53	.952		3.33		MVP-13
1927	SLB	AL	33	2B	16	16	16		107	53	51	3	18	.972		6.50	.961		5.69		MVP-13
1927	SLB	AL	33	1B	3	1	1		14	10	4	0	2	1.000		4.67	.988		10.70		MVP-13
1928	SLB	AL	34	3B	96	96	90		327	150	162	15	13	.954		3.25	.951		3.27
1928	SLB	AL	34	SS	2	0	0		3	1	2	0	0	1.000		1.50	.937		5.10
1929	SLB	AL	35	3B	151	150	142		438	171	242	25	30	.943		2.74	.952		3.10
1929	SLB	AL	35	2B	3	1	1		10	6	4	0	1	1.000		3.33	.968		5.90
1929	SLB	AL	35	SS	2	2	0		16	7	9	0	1	1.000		8.00	.937		5.20
1930	SLB	AL	36	3B	84	79	74		280	116	150	14	16	.950		3.17	.945		3.04
1930	SLB	AL	36	SS	23	25	22		126	40	82	4	13	.968		5.30	.940		5.12
1930	SLB	AL	36	1B	3	1	1		15	11	3	1	2	.933		4.67	.989		10.00
1931	SLB	AL	37	SS	2	1	1		4	1	3	0	0	1.000		2.00	.935		5.20
1931	SLB	AL	37	1B	1	1	1		14	14	0	0	0	1.000		14.00	.991		10.00
	10 Seasons			3B	598	522	486		2001	798	1101	102	113	.949		3.18	.950		3.22
	10 Seasons			SS	289	212	202		1519	555	851	113	116	.926		4.87	.940		5.24
	6 Seasons			2B	220	213	188		1347	583	722	42	139	.969		5.93	.964		5.73
	3 Seasons			1B	7	3	3		43	35	7	1	4	.977		6.00	.989		10.30
	1 Season			CF	1	1	1		2	1	1	0	0	1.000		2.00	.960		2.70
	1 Season			OF	1	1	1		2	1	1	0	0	1.000		2.00	.960		2.30	0-1-0
	14 Seasons			TOT	1115	951	880		4912	1972	2682	258	372	.947		4.17	.951		4.28	0-1-0
Lg				Pos	G	GS	CG	Inn	Ch	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	RF/9	RF/G	lgFld%	lgRF9	lgRFG	G	Awards

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Stats (PO,A,G,etc) for C,P,1B,2B,3B,SS,OF positions is taken from the official reported totals and may have been corrected at various times since their publication.
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Appearances

Year	Tm	Lg	Age	G	GS	Batting	Defense	1B	2B	3B	SS	OF	PH	PR
1912	BSN	NL	18	61		61		0	0	1	59	0
1917	BRO	NL	23	64		64		0	0	58	0	0
1918	BRO	NL	24	4		4		0	2	0	0	1
1920	WSH	AL	26	14	14	14	14	0	0	1	13	0	0	0
1921	WSH	AL	27	123	120	123	121	0	0	0	121	0	1	1
1922	BOS	AL	28	67	60	67	67	0	0	21	50	0	0	0
1924	DET	AL	30	47	47	47	47	0	41	0	7	0	0	0
1925	DET	AL	31	124	120	124	123	0	118	6	0	0	0	1
1926	DET	AL	32	111	93	111	107	0	41	60	10	0	3	1
1927	SLB	AL	33	140	138	140	138	3	16	121	0	0	2	0
1928	SLB	AL	34	99	96	99	96	0	0	96	2	0	3	0
1929	SLB	AL	35	154	153	154	154	0	3	151	2	0	0	0
1930	SLB	AL	36	116	105	116	108	3	0	82	25	0	6	2
1931	SLB	AL	37	8	2	8	3	1	0	0	2	0	4	1
	14 Seasons			1132	948	1132	978	7	221	597	291	1	19	6

Appearances table is calculated solely from full RetroSheet play-by-play data available from 1973 on. A combination of RetroSheet (starting with the 1918 season) and non-RetroSheet data is used for other seasons.

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank · Glossary

MVP (yr lg (rk, shr)) 1927 AL (13, 9%) 0.09 Career Shares (940th)	Errors Committed† s c a p y 1921 AL 55 (1st)	Def. Games as 2B s c a p y 1925 AL 118 (3rd)	Putouts as 2B s c a p y 1925 AL 309 (3rd)
Assists as 2B s c a p y 1925 AL 382 (3rd)	Def. Games as 3B s c a p y 1927 AL 121 (5th) 1928 AL 96 (5th) 1929 AL 151 (2nd)	Putouts as 3B s c a p y 1927 AL 183 (3rd) 1928 AL 150 (2nd) 1929 AL 171 (3rd) 1930 AL 116 (5th)	Assists as 3B s c a p y 1927 AL 244 (5th) 1929 AL 242 (4th)
Errors Committed as 3B s c a p y 1927 AL 20 (4th) 1928 AL 15 (4th) 1929 AL 25 (2nd) 1930 AL 14 (5th)	Def. Games as SS s c a p y 1921 AL 122 (5th)	Putouts as SS s c a p y 1921 AL 272 (5th)	Assists as SS s c a p y 1921 AL 377 (5th)
Errors Committed as SS s c a p y 1921 AL 55 (1st)	Range Factor/Game as 2B s c a p y 1925 AL 5.86 (2nd)	Fielding % as 2B s c a p y 1925 AL .971 (1st)	Range Factor/Game as 3B s c a p y 1927 AL 3.53 (2nd) 1928 AL 3.25 (4th) 1929 AL 2.74 (5th) 1930 AL 3.17 (2nd) Career 3.18 (53rd)
Fielding % as 3B s c a p y 1927 AL .955 (4th) 1928 AL .954 (5th) 1930 AL .950 (5th)	Range Factor/Game as SS s c a p y 1921 AL 5.32 (3rd)	Oldest s c a p y 1931 AL born 1893-11-28 (7th)	Youngest s c a p y 1912 NL born 1893-11-28 (3rd)

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