Frank Kitson Notable

b. September 11, 1869 · Baltimore Orioles 1898–1899, Brooklyn Superbas 1900–1902, Detroit Tigers 1903–1905, Washington Senators 1906–1907, New York Highlanders 1907

Frank Kitson played for five clubs across 10 seasons as a pitcher, opening with the Baltimore Orioles in 1898 and closing with the New York Highlanders in 1907.

He went 129 and 118 with a 3.17 earned run average, pitching 2,221 innings in 304 games. He struck out 736, completed 211 of his 250 starts and threw 19 shutouts. Across 352 games he batted .240, with 235 hits and 119 runs. He finished with 4 home runs, 28 doubles and 14 stolen bases.

He led the league in saves once, in 1900, with 4.

He was born in Watson, MI, USA on September 11, 1869, and died on April 13, 1930. 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
1898	BLN	31	86	13	27	1	3	0	16	5	7	2	.314
1899	BLN	45	134	12	27	7	1	0	8	5	13	7	.201
1900	BRO	43	109	20	32	5	1	0	16	6	13	2	.294
1901	BRO	47	133	22	35	5	2	1	16	4	16	0	.263
1902	BRO	40	117	10	32	3	4	1	11	3	12	0	.274
1903	DET	36	116	12	21	0	2	0	4	2	31	2	.181
1904	DET	27	72	9	15	0	0	1	4	1	21	0	.208
1905	DET	33	87	8	16	2	0	0	4	3	21	0	.184
1906	WSH	33	90	9	22	4	4	1	12	8	16	1	.244
1907	NYY/WSH	17	35	4	8	1	0	0	4	1	5	0	.229
Career	—	352	979	119	235	28	17	4	95	38	155	14	.240

Pitching, season by season

Year	Team	W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
1898	BLN	8	5	17	13	0	119.1	123	43	35	32	3.24
1899	BLN	22	16	40	37	0	326.2	327	101	65	75	2.78
1900	BRO	15	13	40	30	4	253.1	283	118	56	55	4.19
1901	BRO	19	11	38	32	2	280.2	312	93	67	127	2.98
1902	BRO	19	13	32	31	0	268.2	258	83	49	114	2.78
1903	DET	15	16	31	28	0	257.2	277	74	38	102	2.58
1904	DET	9	13	26	24	0	199.2	211	68	38	69	3.07
1905	DET	12	14	33	27	1	225.2	230	87	57	78	3.47
1906	WSH	6	14	30	21	0	197.0	196	80	57	59	3.65
1907	NYY/WSH	4	3	17	7	0	93.0	116	35	26	25	3.39
Career	—	129	118	304	250	7	2221.2	2333	782	488	736	3.17

On this day & linked events

1869

Born September 11, 1869

Watson, MI, USA

1930

Died April 13, 1930

1898

Major-league debut: Frank Kitson

Frank Kitson made a major-league debut on May 19, 1898.

1907

Final major-league game: Frank Kitson

Frank Kitson played a final major-league game on July 22, 1907.