1873
Born August 26, 1873
Chicago, IL, USA
Chick Fraser Notable
b. August 26, 1873 · Louisville Colonels 1896–1898, Cleveland Spiders 1898, Philadelphia Phillies 1899–1900, 1902–1904, Philadelphia Athletics 1901, Boston Beaneaters 1905, Cincinnati Reds 1906, Chicago Cubs 1907–1909
Chick Fraser played for seven clubs across 14 seasons as a pitcher, opening with the Louisville Colonels in 1896 and closing with the Chicago Cubs in 1909.
He went 175 and 212 with a 3.67 earned run average, pitching 3,364 innings in 434 games. He struck out 1,098, completed 342 of his 388 starts and threw 22 shutouts. Across 459 games he batted .178, with 235 hits and 134 runs. He finished with 3 home runs, 34 doubles and 19 stolen bases.
He has a page for his starting pitcher in 1903.
He was born in Chicago, IL, USA on August 26, 1873, and died on May 8, 1940. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1896 | LOU | 45 | 146 | 12 | 22 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 34 | 1 | .151 |
| 1897 | LOU | 37 | 115 | 10 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 19 | 2 | .157 |
| 1898 | CLV/LOU | 32 | 94 | 10 | 17 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 19 | 3 | .181 |
| 1899 | PHI | 40 | 117 | 19 | 21 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 6 | 22 | 2 | .179 |
| 1900 | PHI | 29 | 85 | 8 | 22 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 21 | 2 | .259 |
| 1901 | PHA | 43 | 139 | 17 | 26 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 30 | 4 | .187 |
| 1902 | PHI | 29 | 86 | 15 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 18 | 0 | .174 |
| 1903 | PHI | 32 | 93 | 12 | 19 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 14 | 23 | 4 | .204 |
| 1904 | PHI | 44 | 110 | 5 | 17 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 7 | 33 | 0 | .155 |
| 1905 | BSN | 48 | 156 | 15 | 35 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 31 | 0 | .224 |
| 1906 | CIN | 31 | 82 | 4 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 22 | 0 | .171 |
| 1907 | CHC | 22 | 45 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 0 | .067 |
| 1908 | CHC | 26 | 50 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 1 | .120 |
| 1909 | CHC | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Career | — | 459 | 1319 | 134 | 235 | 34 | 13 | 3 | 96 | 81 | 295 | 19 | .178 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1896 | LOU | 12 | 27 | 43 | 38 | 1 | 349.1 | 396 | 189 | 166 | 91 | 4.87 |
| 1897 | LOU | 15 | 19 | 36 | 34 | 0 | 294.1 | 334 | 132 | 139 | 70 | 4.04 |
| 1898 | CLV/LOU | 9 | 20 | 32 | 32 | 0 | 245.0 | 279 | 146 | 112 | 77 | 5.36 |
| 1899 | PHI | 21 | 12 | 35 | 33 | 0 | 270.2 | 278 | 101 | 85 | 68 | 3.36 |
| 1900 | PHI | 15 | 9 | 29 | 26 | 0 | 223.1 | 250 | 78 | 93 | 58 | 3.14 |
| 1901 | PHA | 22 | 16 | 40 | 37 | 0 | 331.0 | 344 | 140 | 132 | 110 | 3.81 |
| 1902 | PHI | 12 | 13 | 27 | 26 | 0 | 224.0 | 238 | 85 | 74 | 97 | 3.42 |
| 1903 | PHI | 12 | 17 | 31 | 29 | 1 | 250.0 | 260 | 125 | 97 | 104 | 4.50 |
| 1904 | PHI | 14 | 24 | 42 | 36 | 1 | 302.0 | 287 | 109 | 100 | 127 | 3.25 |
| 1905 | BSN | 14 | 21 | 39 | 37 | 0 | 334.1 | 320 | 122 | 149 | 130 | 3.28 |
| 1906 | CIN | 10 | 20 | 31 | 28 | 0 | 236.0 | 221 | 70 | 80 | 58 | 2.67 |
| 1907 | CHC | 8 | 5 | 22 | 15 | 1 | 138.1 | 112 | 35 | 46 | 41 | 2.28 |
| 1908 | CHC | 11 | 9 | 26 | 17 | 2 | 162.2 | 141 | 41 | 61 | 66 | 2.27 |
| 1909 | CHC | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3.0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0.00 |
| Career | — | 175 | 212 | 434 | 388 | 6 | 3364.0 | 3462 | 1373 | 1338 | 1098 | 3.67 |
On this day & linked events
1940
Died May 8, 1940
1896
Major-league debut: Chick Fraser
Chick Fraser made a major-league debut on April 19, 1896.
1903
Chick Fraser's No-Hitter
Chick Fraser started as the Philadelphia Phillies held the Chicago Cubs without a hit on September 18, 1903, winning 10–0.
1909
Final major-league game: Chick Fraser
Chick Fraser played a final major-league game on May 3, 1909.
Image: 1906 Fan Craze (National), public domain