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Frank Fleet Notable

b. January 1, 1848 · New York Mutuals 1871, Brooklyn Eckfords 1872, Elizabeth Resolutes 1873, Brooklyn Atlantics 1874–1875, St. Louis Brown Stockings 1875

Frank Fleet played for five clubs across five seasons as a catcher, opening with the New York Mutuals in 1871 and closing with the St. Louis Brown Stockings in 1875.

Across 88 games he batted .228, with 85 hits and 53 runs. He finished with 6 doubles and 2 stolen bases. He went 2 and 6 with a 5.02 earned run average, pitching 75.3 innings in 9 games. He struck out 4.

He played 31 games at second base, with 82 assists and 50 errors. He turned 4 double plays.

He was born in New York, NY, USA on January 1, 1848, and died on June 13, 1900.

Batting, season by season

YearTeam GABR H2B3B HRRBIBB SOSBAVG
1871* NYU 1612 000 1000 .333
1872* ECK 1353912 100 6021 .226
1873* RES 22891123 300 10130 .258
1874* BRA 22971822 000 10111 .227
1875* BRA/STL 301271426 200 10110 .205
Major leagues 0000 000 0000
All seasons 883725385 600 37372 .228

Pitching, season by season

YearTeam WLG GSSVIP HERBB SOERA
1871* NYU 0111 09.020 103010.00
1873* RES 0333 024.057 14015.25
1875* BRA/STL 2254 042.159 18333.83
Major leagues 0000 00.00 000
All seasons 2698 075.1136 4264 5.02

Seasons outside MLB's recognized major leagues appear in All seasons, but not in Major leagues or the leaderboards. For Frank Fleet, that is 1871–1875. Why totals can differ.

On this day & linked events

1848

Born January 1, 1848

New York, NY, USA

1900

Died June 13, 1900