Born:(1859-10-26)October 26, 1859 Amherst, New Hampshire, U.S.
Died: July 5, 1909(1909-07-05) (aged 49) Denver, Colorado, U.S.
MLB debut
April 19, 1890, for the Boston Beaneaters
Last MLB appearance
June 27, 1905, for the Chicago Cubs
MLB statistics
Games
2,180
Managerial record
1,284–862
Winning %
.598
Teams
Boston Beaneaters (1890–1901)
Chicago Orphans / Cubs (1902–1905)
Career highlights and awards
5× NL champion (1891–1893, 1897, 1898)
Member of the National
Baseball Hall of Fame
Induction
1999
Election method
Veterans Committee
Frank Gibson Selee (October 26, 1859 – July 5, 1909) was an American Major League Baseball manager in the National League (NL). In his 16-year Major League career, he managed the Boston Beaneaters (1890–1901) and Chicago Orphans / Cubs (1902–1905),[1] winning 1,284 games. Selee managed the Beaneaters during their 1890s run of five NL championships. His 1892 and 1898 teams each won 100 games, becoming the first teams to ever achieve the mark in baseball history (only one other team achieved the feat in the 19th century); their 102 wins in each season would not be surpassed by a National League team until 1902. After joining the Orphans, he helped build the team that would become the Cubs dynasty of the 1900s. He was elected to the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 1999.
^"Frank Selee's Obituary". The New York Times, Tuesday. July 6, 1909. Archived from the original on April 19, 2008. Retrieved 2008-12-17.
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Chance became the Cubs' regular first baseman, and in 1905, he succeeded FrankSelee as the team's manager. Chance led the Cubs to 100 wins in 1906, 1907...
franchise history. After taking over for Hall of Fame manager FrankSelee in 1905, Frank Chance — another Hall of Famer — managed the team through the...
After playing for the local minor league baseball team for one season, FrankSelee, manager of the Cubs, purchased Evers's contract and soon made him his...
people from multiple classified ballots: Orlando Cepeda, Nestor Chylak, FrankSelee, and Smokey Joe Williams. Brett, Ryan, and Yount were all newly eligible...
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Hall of Famer Harry Wright, who managed the team for eleven seasons. FrankSelee was the next manager to have managed the team for eleven seasons, with...
Caps/Beaneaters won eight pennants during the 19th century. Their manager was FrankSelee, the first manager not to double as a player as well. The 1898 team finished...
year, they rebounded to secure the 1877 and 1878 pennants. Managed by FrankSelee, they were a dominant force in the 19th century, winning eight pennants...
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19th century.[citation needed] It featured five Hall of Famers: manager FrankSelee, pitcher Kid Nichols, third baseman Jimmy Collins, and outfielders Billy...
History". Baseball-Reference.com. "FrankSelee Minor Leagues Statistics & History". Baseball-Reference.com. "FrankSelee – Society for American Baseball...
1914. Oshkosh had two Baseball Hall of Fame members serve as managers. FrankSelee managed the 1887 Oshkosh team to the league championship and Kid Nichols...
(1902), Joe Kelley (1892), Heinie Manush (1922), Kid Nichols (1889) and FrankSelee (1888-1889, MGR) were all members of Omaha teams. After a partial season...
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contract in 1886 with an Oshkosh, Wisconsin, team which was managed by FrankSelee in 1887. In 1888, with the Washington Nationals of the National League...
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the franchise for $125,000. Chance took over as manager for the ailing FrankSelee in that year, and the Cubs responded by winning four pennants and two...
baseball's dead-ball era, Cub infielders Joe Tinker, Johnny Evers, and Frank Chance were made famous as a double-play combination by Franklin P. Adams'...
Nicholas Young Managers: Bill Carrigan, Ned Hanlon, Miller Huggins, FrankSelee, John Montgomery Ward Umpires: Tom Connolly, Bill Dinneen, Bob Emslie...
"Colts" was still more common, as Selee preferred that name. But Selee retired due to ill health in mid-season 1905, and Frank Chance was elevated to the managing...
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