Frank Foreman
[edit] Biography
Born on May 1, 1863 in Baltimore, Maryland, Frank Foreman (Francis Isaiah Foreman) played for the Kansas City Unions, Chicago Browns, Baltimore Orioles, Cincinnati Reds, Washington Senators, New York Giants and Boston Americans over the course of his 11 year career. Foreman broke into the bigs on May 15, 1884 with the Kansas City Unions, and put up a 3.52 ERA in 414 innings pitched in 1889, his rookie year.
Most people believe that Frank Foreman's best season was 1889, when he posted a 3.52 ERA, won 23 games and struck out 180 batters.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Pitching Stats
| 1884
| KC
| U
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 5.62
| 5
| 12
| 5
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 8
| 17
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1884
| CHI
| U
| 3
| 3
| 1
| 2
| 4.00
| 10
| 17
| 8
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 18
| 23
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1884
| TOT
| U
| 4
| 4
| 1
| 3
| 4.50
| 15
| 29
| 13
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 26
| 40
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1885
| BAL
| a
| 3
| 3
| 2
| 1
| 6.00
| 11
| 32
| 18
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 27
| 33
| 0
| 9
| 0
| 5
| 1
|
| 1889
| BAL
| a
| 51
| 48
| 23
| 21
| 3.52
| 180
| 257
| 162
| 43
| 5
| 0
| 414
| 364
| 8
| 137
| 0
| 38
| 0
|
| 1890
| CIN
| N
| 25
| 24
| 13
| 10
| 3.95
| 57
| 139
| 87
| 20
| 0
| 0
| 198.1
| 201
| 6
| 89
| 0
| 7
| 0
|
| 1891
| WAS
| a
| 43
| 41
| 18
| 20
| 3.73
| 170
| 245
| 143
| 39
| 1
| 1
| 345.1
| 381
| 9
| 142
| 0
| 17
| 0
|
| 1892
| WAS
| N
| 11
| 7
| 2
| 4
| 3.30
| 16
| 39
| 22
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 60
| 53
| 3
| 37
| 0
| 1
| 0
|
| 1892
| BAL
| N
| 4
| 3
| 0
| 3
| 6.84
| 5
| 29
| 19
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 25
| 40
| 4
| 11
| 0
| 1
| 0
|
| 1892
| TOT
| N
| 15
| 10
| 2
| 7
| 4.34
| 21
| 68
| 41
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 85
| 93
| 7
| 48
| 0
| 2
| 0
|
| 1893
| NY
| N
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 27.00
| 0
| 17
| 17
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 5.2
| 19
| 1
| 10
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1895
| CIN
| N
| 32
| 27
| 11
| 14
| 4.11
| 55
| 142
| 100
| 19
| 0
| 1
| 219
| 253
| 11
| 92
| 0
| 3
| 0
|
| 1896
| CIN
| N
| 27
| 22
| 14
| 7
| 3.97
| 33
| 105
| 82
| 17
| 0
| 1
| 185.2
| 212
| 2
| 62
| 0
| 4
| 0
|
| 1901
| BOS
| A
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 9.00
| 1
| 9
| 8
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 8
| 8
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 2
|
| 1901
| BAL
| A
| 24
| 22
| 12
| 6
| 3.67
| 41
| 120
| 78
| 18
| 1
| 1
| 191.1
| 225
| 2
| 58
| 0
| 5
| 6
|
| 1901
| TOT
| A
| 25
| 23
| 12
| 7
| 3.88
| 42
| 129
| 86
| 19
| 1
| 1
| 199.1
| 233
| 3
| 60
| 0
| 5
| 8
|
| 1902
| BAL
| A
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 2
| 6.06
| 2
| 18
| 11
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 16.1
| 28
| 0
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
| UA
|
| 4
| 4
| 1
| 3
| 4.50
| 15
| 29
| 13
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 26
| 40
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 101
| 84
| 40
| 39
| 4.24
| 166
| 471
| 327
| 62
| 0
| 2
| 693.2
| 778
| 27
| 301
| 0
| 16
| 0
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 27
| 25
| 12
| 9
| 4.05
| 44
| 147
| 97
| 21
| 1
| 1
| 215.2
| 261
| 3
| 66
| 0
| 5
| 8
|
| Total
| AA
|
| 97
| 92
| 43
| 42
| 3.70
| 361
| 534
| 323
| 84
| 6
| 1
| 786.1
| 778
| 17
| 288
| 0
| 60
| 1
|
| Total
|
|
| 229
| 205
| 96
| 93
| 3.97
| 586
| 1181
| 760
| 169
| 7
| 4
| 1721.2
| 1857
| 47
| 659
| 0
| 81
| 9
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1884
| KC
| U
| P
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 6
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .900
|
| 1884
| CHI
| U
| P
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .857
|
| 1884
| CHI
| U
| OF
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1884
| TOT
| U
| P
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 9
| 6
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .882
|
| 1885
| BAL
| a
| P
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .800
|
| 1885
| BAL
| a
| OF
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1889
| BAL
| a
| P
| 51
| 0
| 0
| 9
| 72
| 14
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .853
|
| 1889
| BAL
| a
| OF
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1890
| CIN
| N
| OF
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1890
| CIN
| N
| P
| 25
| 0
| 0
| 13
| 26
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .867
|
| 1891
| WAS
| a
| P
| 43
| 0
| 0
| 13
| 66
| 4
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .952
|
| 1891
| WAS
| a
| OF
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 10
| 3
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .867
|
| 1891
| CIN
| N
| OF
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1891
| Total
|
| OF
| 9
| 0
| 0
| 10
| 3
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .867
|
| 1892
| WAS
| N
| P
| 11
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 11
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .632
|
| 1892
| BAL
| N
| OF
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 7
| 2
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .750
|
| 1892
| BAL
| N
| P
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1892
| TOT
| N
| P
| 15
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 16
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .731
|
| 1893
| NY
| N
| P
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1895
| CIN
| N
| P
| 32
| 0
| 0
| 11
| 34
| 6
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .882
|
| 1896
| CIN
| N
| P
| 27
| 0
| 0
| 8
| 44
| 5
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .912
|
| 1901
| BOS
| A
| P
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1901
| BAL
| A
| P
| 24
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 43
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .887
|
| 1901
| TOT
| A
| P
| 25
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 45
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .891
|
| 1902
| BAL
| A
| P
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 9
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .818
|
| Total
|
|
| P
| 229
| 0
| 0
| 70
| 323
| 53
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .881
|
| Total
|
|
| OF
| 21
| 0
| 0
| 19
| 5
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .828
|
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1884
| KC
| U
| 1
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1884
| CHI
| U
| 3
| 11
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| .091
| .091
| .091
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1884
| TOT
| U
| 4
| 14
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| .071
| .071
| .071
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1885
| BAL
| a
| 3
| 14
| 4
| 4
| 0
| 2
| .286
| .286
| .429
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1889
| BAL
| a
| 54
| 181
| 18
| 26
| 1
| 11
| .144
| .201
| .182
| 2
| 1
| 12
| 35
| 1
| 0
| 7
| 0
| 0
|
| 1890
| CIN
| N
| 25
| 75
| 13
| 10
| 1
| 7
| .133
| .253
| .267
| 1
| 3
| 10
| 13
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1891
| WAS
| a
| 50
| 153
| 26
| 34
| 4
| 19
| .222
| .339
| .392
| 4
| 5
| 23
| 35
| 4
| 0
| 6
| 0
| 0
|
| 1891
| CIN
| N
| 1
| 4
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| .250
| .250
| .500
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1891
| Total
|
| 51
| 157
| 26
| 35
| 4
| 19
| .223
| .337
| .395
| 5
| 5
| 23
| 35
| 4
| 0
| 6
| 0
| 0
|
| 1892
| WAS
| N
| 11
| 28
| 5
| 13
| 1
| 3
| .464
| .516
| .786
| 2
| 2
| 3
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1892
| BAL
| N
| 7
| 23
| 2
| 4
| 0
| 1
| .174
| .269
| .304
| 1
| 1
| 3
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
|
| 1892
| TOT
| N
| 18
| 51
| 7
| 17
| 1
| 4
| .333
| .404
| .569
| 3
| 3
| 6
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
|
| 1893
| NY
| N
| 2
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1895
| CIN
| N
| 32
| 94
| 14
| 29
| 2
| 11
| .309
| .350
| .447
| 7
| 0
| 4
| 14
| 2
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
|
| 1896
| CIN
| N
| 27
| 74
| 9
| 18
| 0
| 8
| .243
| .282
| .270
| 2
| 0
| 4
| 6
| 0
| 5
| 2
| 0
| 0
|
| 1901
| BOS
| A
| 1
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1901
| BAL
| A
| 24
| 80
| 12
| 26
| 0
| 10
| .325
| .349
| .400
| 2
| 2
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
|
| 1901
| TOT
| A
| 25
| 84
| 12
| 26
| 0
| 10
| .310
| .333
| .381
| 2
| 2
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
|
| 1902
| BAL
| A
| 2
| 7
| 1
| 3
| 0
| 1
| .429
| .429
| .571
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
| UA
|
| 4
| 14
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| .071
| .071
| .071
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 105
| 301
| 43
| 75
| 4
| 30
| .249
| .313
| .375
| 14
| 6
| 24
| 39
| 4
| 6
| 4
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 27
| 91
| 13
| 29
| 0
| 11
| .319
| .340
| .396
| 3
| 2
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
| AA
|
| 107
| 348
| 48
| 64
| 5
| 32
| .184
| .268
| .284
| 6
| 7
| 35
| 70
| 5
| 0
| 13
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
|
|
| 243
| 754
| 104
| 169
| 9
| 73
| .224
| .291
| .330
| 23
| 15
| 62
| 109
| 9
| 7
| 18
| 0
| 0
|
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- Sold by Baltimore Orioles to Cincinnati Reds (@March 20, 1890).
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