1868
Born March 25, 1868
Lee, MA, USA
Frank Dwyer Notable
b. March 25, 1868 · Chicago White Stockings 1888–1889, Chicago Pirates 1890, Cincinnati Kelly's Killers 1891, Milwaukee Brewers 1891, St. Louis Browns 1892, Cincinnati Reds 1892–1899
Frank Dwyer played for six clubs across 12 seasons as a pitcher, opening with the Chicago White Stockings in 1888 and closing with the Cincinnati Reds in 1899.
He went 177 and 151 with a 3.84 earned run average, pitching 2,819 innings in 366 games. He struck out 565, completed 271 of his 318 starts and threw 12 shutouts. Across 394 games he batted .229, with 287 hits and 178 runs. He finished with 5 home runs, 28 doubles and 16 stolen bases.
He led the league in saves once, in 1893, with 2.
He was born in Lee, MA, USA on March 25, 1868, and died on February 4, 1943. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1888 | CHC | 5 | 21 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | .190 |
| 1889 | CHC | 36 | 135 | 14 | 27 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 0 | .200 |
| 1890 | CHI | 16 | 53 | 10 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .264 |
| 1891 | CKK/MIL | 48 | 181 | 25 | 49 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 20 | 6 | 16 | 5 | .271 |
| 1892 | CIN/STL | 51 | 157 | 19 | 23 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 2 | .146 |
| 1893 | CIN | 38 | 120 | 22 | 24 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 9 | 5 | 2 | .200 |
| 1894 | CIN | 54 | 172 | 31 | 46 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 28 | 15 | 13 | 0 | .267 |
| 1895 | CIN | 37 | 113 | 14 | 30 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 16 | 5 | 5 | 2 | .265 |
| 1896 | CIN | 36 | 110 | 17 | 29 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 15 | 11 | 15 | 3 | .264 |
| 1897 | CIN | 37 | 94 | 13 | 25 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | .266 |
| 1898 | CIN | 31 | 85 | 11 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 1 | .141 |
| 1899 | CIN | 5 | 11 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .364 |
| Career | — | 394 | 1252 | 178 | 287 | 28 | 21 | 5 | 136 | 70 | 88 | 16 | .229 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1888 | CHC | 4 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 42.0 | 32 | 5 | 9 | 17 | 1.07 |
| 1889 | CHC | 16 | 13 | 32 | 30 | 0 | 276.0 | 307 | 110 | 72 | 63 | 3.59 |
| 1890 | CHI | 3 | 6 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 69.1 | 98 | 48 | 25 | 17 | 6.23 |
| 1891 | CKK/MIL | 19 | 23 | 45 | 41 | 0 | 375.0 | 424 | 166 | 145 | 128 | 3.98 |
| 1892 | CIN/STL | 22 | 18 | 44 | 38 | 1 | 332.1 | 352 | 109 | 73 | 63 | 2.95 |
| 1893 | CIN | 18 | 15 | 37 | 30 | 2 | 287.1 | 332 | 132 | 93 | 53 | 4.13 |
| 1894 | CIN | 19 | 21 | 45 | 39 | 1 | 348.0 | 471 | 196 | 106 | 49 | 5.07 |
| 1895 | CIN | 18 | 15 | 37 | 31 | 0 | 280.1 | 355 | 132 | 74 | 46 | 4.24 |
| 1896 | CIN | 24 | 11 | 36 | 34 | 1 | 288.2 | 321 | 101 | 60 | 57 | 3.15 |
| 1897 | CIN | 18 | 13 | 37 | 31 | 0 | 247.1 | 315 | 104 | 56 | 41 | 3.78 |
| 1898 | CIN | 16 | 10 | 31 | 28 | 0 | 240.0 | 257 | 81 | 42 | 29 | 3.04 |
| 1899 | CIN | 0 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 32.2 | 48 | 20 | 9 | 2 | 5.51 |
| Career | — | 177 | 151 | 366 | 318 | 6 | 2819.0 | 3312 | 1204 | 764 | 565 | 3.84 |
On this day & linked events
1943
Died February 4, 1943
1888
Major-league debut: Frank Dwyer
Frank Dwyer made a major-league debut on September 20, 1888.
1899
Final major-league game: Frank Dwyer
Frank Dwyer played a final major-league game on July 24, 1899.
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