1892
Born June 8, 1892
Jacksonville, FL, USA
Chance Cummings Notable
b. June 8, 1892 · Atlantic City Bacharach Giants 1918, Hilldale Club 1921, Atlantic City Bacharach Giants 1923–1926, 1928, New York Lincoln Giants 1927
Chance Cummings played for three clubs across 11 seasons as a first baseman, opening with the Atlantic City Bacharach Giants in 1918 and closing with the Atlantic City Bacharach Giants in 1928.
Across 294 games he batted .259, with 280 hits and 152 runs. He finished with 2 home runs, 20 doubles and 36 stolen bases. He went 0 and 0 with a 0.00 earned run average, pitching 0.7 innings in 1 game.
He played 272 games at first base, with 1,872 putouts and 40 errors. He turned 48 double plays.
He was born in Jacksonville, FL, USA on June 8, 1892, and died on April 22, 1974. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1918* | AC | 16 | 57 | 8 | 18 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | .316 |
| 1921* | HIL | 14 | 48 | 3 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .250 |
| 1923 | ACB | 51 | 170 | 20 | 42 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 10 | 0 | 4 | .247 |
| 1924 | ACB | 67 | 248 | 46 | 63 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 24 | 1 | 19 | .254 |
| 1925 | ACB | 73 | 295 | 39 | 83 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 28 | 17 | 0 | 6 | .281 |
| 1926 | ACB | 53 | 204 | 29 | 51 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 21 | 20 | 4 | 3 | .250 |
| 1927 | NLG | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 1928 | ACB | 19 | 53 | 7 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .208 |
| Major leagues | — | 264 | 974 | 141 | 250 | 16 | 5 | 2 | 87 | 74 | 5 | 32 | .257 |
| All seasons | — | 294 | 1079 | 152 | 280 | 20 | 8 | 2 | 103 | 80 | 5 | 36 | .259 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1918* | AC | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Major leagues | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| All seasons | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
Seasons outside MLB's recognized major leagues appear in All seasons, but not in Major leagues or the leaderboards. For Chance Cummings, that is 1918–1921. Why totals can differ.
On this day & linked events
1974