1856
Born April 29, 1856
New York, NY, USA
Frank Hankinson Notable
b. April 29, 1856 · Chicago White Stockings 1878–1879, Cleveland Blues 1880, Troy Trojans 1881, New York Gothams 1883–1884, New York Metropolitans 1885–1887, Kansas City Cowboys 1888
Frank Hankinson played for six clubs across 11 seasons as a third baseman, opening with the Chicago White Stockings in 1878 and closing with the Kansas City Cowboys in 1888.
Across 849 games he batted .228, with 747 hits and 410 runs. He finished with 13 home runs, 122 doubles and 31 stolen bases. He went 16 and 12 with a 2.50 earned run average, pitching 266 innings in 32 games. He struck out 81, completed 28 of his 28 starts and threw 2 shutouts.
He played 764 games at third base, with 1,579 assists and 373 errors. He turned 116 double plays.
He was born in New York, NY, USA on April 29, 1856, and died on April 5, 1911. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1878 | CHC | 58 | 240 | 38 | 64 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 27 | 5 | 36 | 0 | .267 |
| 1879 | CHC | 44 | 171 | 14 | 31 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 14 | 0 | .181 |
| 1880 | CLV | 69 | 263 | 32 | 55 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 19 | 1 | 23 | 0 | .209 |
| 1881 | TRO | 85 | 321 | 34 | 62 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 10 | 41 | 0 | .193 |
| 1883 | NYG | 94 | 337 | 40 | 74 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 30 | 19 | 38 | 0 | .220 |
| 1884 | NYG | 105 | 389 | 44 | 90 | 16 | 7 | 2 | 43 | 23 | 59 | 0 | .231 |
| 1885 | NYP | 94 | 362 | 43 | 81 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 44 | 12 | 0 | 0 | .224 |
| 1886 | NYP | 136 | 522 | 66 | 126 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 63 | 49 | 0 | 10 | .241 |
| 1887 | NYP | 127 | 512 | 79 | 137 | 29 | 11 | 1 | 71 | 38 | 43 | 19 | .268 |
| 1888 | KCC | 37 | 155 | 20 | 27 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 11 | 12 | 2 | .174 |
| Career | — | 849 | 3272 | 410 | 747 | 122 | 39 | 13 | 344 | 170 | 266 | 31 | .228 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1878 | CHC | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9.0 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 6.00 |
| 1879 | CHC | 15 | 10 | 26 | 25 | 0 | 230.2 | 248 | 64 | 27 | 69 | 2.50 |
| 1880 | CLV | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 25.0 | 20 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 1.08 |
| 1885 | NYP | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4.50 |
| Career | — | 16 | 12 | 32 | 28 | 1 | 266.2 | 281 | 74 | 31 | 81 | 2.50 |
On this day & linked events
1911
Died April 5, 1911
1878
Major-league debut: Frank Hankinson
Frank Hankinson made a major-league debut on May 1, 1878.
1888
Final major-league game: Frank Hankinson
Frank Hankinson played a final major-league game on October 14, 1888.
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