1860
Born February 18, 1860
Fall River, MA, USA
Frank Fennelly Notable
b. February 18, 1860 · Washington Nationals 1884, Cincinnati Red Stockings 1884–1888, Philadelphia Athletics 1888–1889, Brooklyn Gladiators 1890
Frank Fennelly played for four clubs across seven seasons as a shortstop, opening with the Washington Nationals in 1884 and closing with the Brooklyn Gladiators in 1890. His longest stay was with the Cincinnati Red Stockings, from 1884 to 1888.
Across 786 games he batted .257, with 781 hits and 609 runs. He finished with 34 home runs, 102 doubles, 82 triples and 175 stolen bases.
He led the league in runs batted in once, in 1885, with 89. He played 769 games at shortstop, with 2,615 assists and 590 errors. He turned 259 double plays.
He was born in Fall River, MA, USA on February 18, 1860, and died on August 4, 1920. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1884 | CIN/WAS | 90 | 379 | 94 | 118 | 22 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 31 | 0 | 0 | .311 |
| 1885 | CIN | 112 | 454 | 82 | 124 | 14 | 17 | 10 | 89 | 38 | 0 | 0 | .273 |
| 1886 | CIN | 132 | 497 | 113 | 124 | 13 | 17 | 6 | 72 | 60 | 0 | 32 | .249 |
| 1887 | CIN | 134 | 526 | 133 | 140 | 15 | 16 | 8 | 97 | 82 | 81 | 74 | .266 |
| 1888 | CIN/PHA | 135 | 495 | 77 | 99 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 68 | 72 | 83 | 48 | .200 |
| 1889 | PHA | 138 | 513 | 70 | 132 | 20 | 5 | 1 | 64 | 65 | 78 | 15 | .257 |
| 1890 | BRG | 45 | 178 | 40 | 44 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 18 | 30 | 0 | 6 | .247 |
| Career | — | 786 | 3042 | 609 | 781 | 102 | 82 | 34 | 408 | 378 | 242 | 175 | .257 |
On this day & linked events
1920
Died August 4, 1920
Image: Goodwin & Company, public domain