1873
Born October 17, 1873
Normal, IL, USA
Frank Dillon Notable
b. October 17, 1873 · Pittsburgh Pirates 1899–1900, Detroit Tigers 1901–1902, Baltimore Orioles 1902, Brooklyn Superbas 1904
Frank Dillon played for four clubs across six seasons as a first baseman, opening with the Pittsburgh Pirates in 1899 and closing with the Brooklyn Superbas in 1904.
Across 312 games he batted .252, with 298 hits and 146 runs. He finished with 1 home run, 44 doubles and 34 stolen bases.
He played 311 games at first base, with 3,160 putouts and 68 errors. He turned 176 double plays.
He was born in Normal, IL, USA on October 17, 1873, and died on September 12, 1931. He batted left-handed and threw right-handed.
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1899 | PIT | 30 | 121 | 21 | 31 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 5 | 7 | 5 | .256 |
| 1900 | PIT | 5 | 18 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .111 |
| 1901 | DET | 74 | 281 | 40 | 81 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 42 | 15 | 15 | 14 | .288 |
| 1902 | BLA/DET | 68 | 250 | 22 | 52 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 22 | 18 | 9 | 2 | .208 |
| 1904 | BRO | 135 | 511 | 60 | 132 | 18 | 6 | 0 | 31 | 40 | 32 | 13 | .258 |
| Career | — | 312 | 1181 | 146 | 298 | 44 | 16 | 1 | 116 | 78 | 63 | 34 | .252 |
On this day & linked events
1931
Died September 12, 1931
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