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Biography

John J. McGraw says: “Frank Chance, in my opinion, is easily entitled to the place as All-National League first baseman. He was manager of the Cubs in the days of our great rivalry. Those were tough, fighting days—every game a scrapping event. There was no weakening or quitting of a team on either side, Frank Chance least of them all. He was always there with the goods as a hitter, a fielder and a base runner. Frank Chance knew baseball from A to Z. There have been mighty few such combinations as Evers, Tinker and Chance.”

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Stats

Birth Date: September 9, 1876
Birth Location: Fresno, CA
Death Date: September 15, 1924
Death Location: Los Angeles CA, USA
Weight: 190 lb
Height: 6 ft 0 in
Bats: R
Throws: R
Debut Date: April 29, 1898
Final Game Date: April 21, 1914
Years Played: 17
Games Played: 1,288
At Bats: 4,299
Runs: 798
Hits: 1,274
Doubles: 200
Triples: 79
Home Runs: 20
RBIs: 596
Stolen Bases: 403
Base on Balls: 556
Batting Average: 0.296
Position: First Baseman