Frank Chance

Positions: First Baseman, Catcher and Rightfielder

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-0, 190lb (183cm, 86kg)

Born: September 9, 1876 in Fresno, CA us

Died: September 15, 1924 in Los Angeles, CA

Buried: Rosedale Cemetery, Los Angeles, CA

High School: Fresno HS (Fresno, CA)

Debut: April 29, 1898 (Age 21-232d, 2,055th in major league history)

Last Game: April 21, 1914 (Age 37-224d)
vs. WSH 0 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Hall of Fame: Inducted as Player in 1946. (Voted by Old Timers Committee)
Induction ceremony in Cooperstown held in 1947.
View Frank Chance's Page at the Baseball Hall of Fame (plaque, photos, videos).

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1898 season

Full Name: Frank Leroy Chance

Nicknames: Husk or The Peerless Leader

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

46.0

4299

1274

.296

798

RBI

596

403

OBP

.394

SLG

.394

OPS

.788

OPS+

135

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	10-9 / in Starts: 10-9
Longest Hitting Streak	3 games
Longest On Base Streak	15 games
Most Games w/o HR	20 games
Most Games w/o RBI	12 games

Postseason Batting Game Log

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Postseason Batting Game Log
Rk	Year	Series	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
1	1906	WS g1	Oct 9	CHC		CHW	L,1-2	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0		.250	.250	.250	.500	4	1.49	-0.063	78.04	-1.77%	-0.59	1B
2	1906	WS g2	Oct 10	CHC	@	CHW	W,7-1	CG	5	5	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		2		.222	.222	.222	.444	4	.34	-0.022	18.00	-0.61%	-0.08	1B
3	1906	WS g3	Oct 11	CHC		CHW	L,0-3	CG	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0		0		.182	.250	.182	.432	4	.76	-0.032	47.86	-1.18%	-0.32	1B
4	1906	WS g4	Oct 12	CHC	@	CHW	W,1-0	CG	4	4	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0		.267	.313	.267	.579	4	1.29	0.009	80.57	0.58%	0.12	1B
5	1906	WS g5	Oct 13	CHC		CHW	L,6-8	CG	5	4	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0		0		0		.263	.333	.316	.649	4	1.83	-0.055	152.33	-3.12%	-0.01	1B
6	1906	WS g6	Oct 14	CHC	@	CHW	L,3-8	CG	4	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0		0		0		.238	.360	.286	.646	4	.51	-0.033	42.50	-1.85%	-0.36	1B
1907 Postseason			Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
7	1907	WS g1	Oct 8	CHC		DET	T,3-3	CG(12)	6	4	2	1	0	0	0	0	2	0	2	0	0		0		1		.250	.500	.250	.750	3	2.25	-0.027	117.31	-0.27%	0.10	1B
8	1907	WS g2	Oct 9	CHC		DET	W,3-1	CG	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0		1		.286	.500	.286	.786	3	.59	0.047	30.57	1.34%	0.19	1B
9	1907	WS g3	Oct 10	CHC		DET	W,5-1	CG	4	4	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0		.273	.429	.364	.792	3	.42	-0.032	22.51	-0.93%	-0.11	1B
10	1907	WS g4	Oct 11	CHC	@	DET	W,6-1	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0		0		1		.214	.389	.286	.675	3	.69	-0.028	29.98	-0.81%	-0.51	1B
1908 Postseason			Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
11	1908	WS g1	Oct 10	CHC	@	DET	W,10-6	CG	5	4	2	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		1		1		.250	.400	.250	.650	4	1.68	0.077	87.72	2.01%	0.34	1B
12	1908	WS g2	Oct 11	CHC		DET	W,6-1	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0		0		1		.143	.333	.143	.476	4	.43	-0.051	22.66	-1.48%	-0.15	1B
13	1908	WS g3	Oct 12	CHC		DET	L,3-8	CG	4	4	1	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0		2		.273	.385	.273	.657	4	.80	0.157	34.45	4.23%	0.89	1B
14	1908	WS g4	Oct 13	CHC	@	DET	W,3-0	CG	5	4	1	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		1		0		.333	.444	.333	.778	4	1.02	0.103	63.78	4.03%	1.93	1B
15	1908	WS g5	Oct 14	CHC	@	DET	W,2-0	CG	4	4	0	3	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0		0		.421	.500	.421	.921	4	1.00	0.132	38.36	3.28%	1.66	1B
1910 Postseason			Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
16	1910	WS g1	Oct 17	CHC	@	PHA	L,1-4	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0		.000	.000	.000	.000	4	.83	-0.059	43.34	-1.71%	-0.59	1B
17	1910	WS g2	Oct 18	CHC	@	PHA	L,3-9	CG	5	5	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0		0		0		.250	.250	.250	.500	4	2.13	-0.079	114.76	-2.21%	-0.40	1B
18	1910	WS g3	Oct 20	CHC		PHA	L,5-12	GS-3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0		.222	.222	.222	.444	4	1.45	-0.060	62.87	-1.42%	-0.56	1B
19	1910	WS g4	Oct 22	CHC		PHA	W,4-3	CG(10)	4	4	0	2	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0		0		0		.308	.308	.462	.769	4	2.85	0.414	59.04	4.91%	0.94	1B
20	1910	WS g5	Oct 23	CHC		PHA	L,2-7	CG	4	4	1	2	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0		0		.353	.353	.529	.882	4	1.01	0.008	38.78	0.35%	1.00	1B
									82	71	11	22	3	1	0	6	8	0	6	3	0				9		.310	.402	.380	.783

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