Born:(1877-09-09)September 9, 1877 Salida, California, U.S.
Died: September 15, 1924(1924-09-15) (aged 47) Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Batted: Right
Threw: Right
MLB debut
April 29, 1898, for the Chicago Orphans
Last MLB appearance
April 21, 1914, for the New York Yankees
MLB statistics
Batting average
.296
Home runs
20
Runs batted in
596
Stolen bases
401
Managerial record
946–648
Teams
As player
Chicago Orphans / Cubs (1898–1912)
New York Yankees (1913–1914)
As manager
Chicago Cubs (1905–1912)
New York Yankees (1913–1914)
Boston Red Sox (1923)
Career highlights and awards
2× World Series champion (1907, 1908)
2× NL stolen base leader (1903, 1906)
NL runs scored leader (1906)
Chicago Cubs Hall of Fame
Member of the National
Baseball Hall of Fame
Induction
1946
Election method
Old-Timers Committee
Frank Leroy Chance (September 9, 1877 – September 15, 1924) was an American professional baseball player. A first baseman, Chance played in Major League Baseball for the Chicago Cubs and New York Yankees from 1898 through 1914. He also served as manager of the Cubs, Yankees, and Boston Red Sox.
Discovered by the Cubs as he played semi-professional baseball while attending college, Chance debuted with the Cubs in 1898, serving as a part-time player. In 1903, Chance became the Cubs' regular first baseman, and in 1905, he succeeded Frank Selee as the team's manager. Chance led the Cubs to 100 wins in 1906, 1907, 1909, and 1910, becoming the first manager to compile four 100-win seasons (only eight other managers have accomplished the feat in MLB history), with no other manager other than Chance leading a team to 100 wins four times in five seasons. They would win four National League championships in that span and won the World Series in 1907 and 1908. With Joe Tinker and Johnny Evers, Chance formed a strong double play combination, which was immortalized as "Tinker-to-Evers-to-Chance" in "Baseball's Sad Lexicon".
Let go by the Cubs after the 1912 season, Chance signed with the Yankees, serving as a player–manager for two seasons. He joined the Los Angeles Angels of the Pacific Coast League as a player–manager, returning to MLB in 1923 as manager of the Red Sox. Chance was named the manager of the Chicago White Sox in 1924, but never took control of the team as he became ill. He died later that year.
Noted for his leadership abilities, Chance earned the nickname "Peerless Leader." He is the all-time leader in managerial winning percentage in Cubs history. Chance was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in the 1946 balloting by the Veterans Committee, along with Tinker and Evers. He was inducted into the Fresno County Athletic Hall of Fame's first class, in 1959.
Frank Leroy Chance (September 9, 1877 – September 15, 1924) was an American professional baseball player. A first baseman, Chance played in Major League...
baseball's dead-ball era, Cub infielders Joe Tinker, Johnny Evers, and FrankChance were made famous as a double-play combination by Franklin P. Adams' poem...
out at second after Frank Schulte grounded and got to first base. Solly Hofman was also walked by Coombs, allowing FrankChance to single and load the...
1903–1905, and Kid Elberfeld, the captain from 1906–1907, while manager FrankChance may have served as captain in 1913. In addition, right after The New...
National League and the 14th at West Side Park. Skippered by player-manager FrankChance, the Cubs won the National League pennant with a record of 116–36, a...
scoring FrankChance. The Sox put the tying run on second base in the top of the ninth thanks to a two-out walk and a passed ball, but Frank Isbell grounded...
franchise history. After taking over for Hall of Fame manager Frank Selee in 1905, FrankChance — another Hall of Famer — managed the team through the 1912...
double-play combination with Joe Tinker and FrankChance, which was immortalized as "Tinker-to-Evers-to-Chance" in the poem "Baseball's Sad Lexicon". Evers...
] by Rudolf Virchow. Translated from the 2nd ed. of the original by FrankChance. With notes and numerous emendations, principally from MS. notes of the...
and an RBI triple by Frank Schulte (the last two hits coming off after stolen bases) scored a run each. A wild pitch to FrankChance scored the Cubs' last...
Hall of Fame and Museum. Retrieved October 15, 2010. "Hall of Famers: FrankChance". National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum. Retrieved October 15, 2010...
conceded a run on a ground ball for the second out, and Cub player-manager FrankChance then pinch hit Del Howard for Joe Tinker. Wild Bill Donovan (25–4 in...
Sal's Last Chance Saloon. It was also closed from 1977 through 1980, finally changing its name to The Chance. The theater is owned by Frank Pallett, who...
before they had a chance to record. In 1978, Sinatra filed a $1 million lawsuit against a land developer for using his name in the "Frank Sinatra Drive Center"...
franchise history, when the team was known as the Boston Americans. FrankChance (left), shown with Miller Huggins, managed the team in 1923. Heinie Wagner...
over as manager again for 34 games before Lopez returned. Hall of Famer FrankChance was hired to manage the team for the 1924 but illness forced him to retire...
Annelies Marie Frank (German: [ˈanə(liːs maˈʁiː) ˈfʁaŋk] , Dutch: [ˌɑnəˈlis maːˈri ˈfrɑŋk, ˈɑnə ˈfrɑŋk] ; 12 June 1929 – c. February or March 1945) was...
Luck by Chance is a 2009 Indian Hindi-language drama film written and directed by Zoya Akhtar in her directorial debut. Produced by Farhan Akhtar and Ritesh...
complete the season. Baseball Hall of Fame member FrankChance played for Watsonville in 1898. Chance was playing for Watsonville while attending Washington...
During the course of the season he had numerous run-ins with manager FrankChance, resulting in his being fined on several occasions for drunkenness and...
This team included four future Hall of Famers: manager / first baseman FrankChance, second baseman Johnny Evers, shortstop Joe Tinker, and pitcher Mordecai...
combination with teammates Johnny Evers and FrankChance that was immortalized as "Tinker-to-Evers-to-Chance" in the poem "Baseball's Sad Lexicon". However...
Tinker Evers Chance The most famous double play trio—although they never set any records—were Joe Tinker, Johnny Evers and FrankChance, who were the...
LePine". retrosheet.org. Retrosheet, Inc. Retrieved December 29, 2009. "FrankChance". retrosheet.org. Retrosheet, Inc. Retrieved December 29, 2009. "Nick...
Global Information
