Frank O'Rourke
Third baseman
Born: (1893-11-28)November 28, 1893
Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
Died: May 14, 1986(1986-05-14) (aged 92)
Chatham, New Jersey, U.S.
Batted: Right
Threw: Right
MLB debut
June 11, 1912, for the Boston Braves
Last MLB appearance
July 28, 1931, for the St. Louis Browns
MLB statistics
Batting average.254
Home runs15
Runs batted in430
Teams
Member of the Canadian
Baseball Hall of Fame
Induction1996

James Francis O'Rourke (November 28, 1893 – May 14, 1986) was a Canadian professional baseball infielder. He played in Major League Baseball for the Boston Braves, Brooklyn Robins, Washington Senators, Boston Red Sox, Detroit Tigers, and St. Louis Browns between 1912 and 1931.[1]

Biography

O'Rourke was born in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, and debuted as the third youngest player in the National League at 17 years age.[2] His best season was 1925, when he batted .293 with 40 doubles, 5 home runs, and 57 RBI. In his career, he played at all four infield positions, primarily third base, where he had a .949 career fielding percentage in 598 games. O'Rourke was also a longtime New York Yankees scout.

In 1986, O'Rourke died at age 92 in Chatham, New Jersey. He was inducted posthumously into the Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame in 1996.[3]

References

  1. ↑ "Frank O'Rourke Statistics and History". "baseball-reference.com. Retrieved on 2017-05-14.
  2. ↑ 1912 NL Awards, All-Stars and Other Leaders. Baseball Reference. Retrieved on December 26, 2018.
  3. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-08-26. Retrieved 2013-11-10.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)


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