Frank O'Rourke (baseball)

Canadian baseball player (1893-1986)

Baseball player

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 August 26, 2011. Retrieved November 10, 2013.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

External links

• Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference