Frank Chance

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Frank Chance was a Hall of Fame first baseman and manager best known as the leader of the early 20th-century Chicago Cubs dynasty.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf Hall of Famer
Major League Baseball manager
baseball manager
baseball player
first baseman
human
bats right
battedAverage .296
burialPlace Angelus-Rosedale Cemetery
causeOfDeath cardiovascular disease
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1877-09-09
dateOfDeath 1924-09-15
familyName Chance
fullName Frank Leroy Chance
givenName Frank
hallOfFame National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum
hallOfFameInductionYear 1946
hits 1593
league Major League Baseball
memberOfSportsTeam Chicago Colts
Chicago Cubs
Chicago Orphans
Los Angeles Angels (minor league)
New York Highlanders
New York Yankees
middleName Leroy
MLBDebutDate 1898-04-29
MLBDebutLeague Major League Baseball
MLBDebutTeam Chicago Colts
MLBFinalDate 1914-09-02
MLBFinalTeam New York Yankees
nickname Peerless Leader
notableWork member of Tinker-to-Evers-to-Chance double-play combination
onBasePercentage .394
partOf early 20th-century Chicago Cubs dynasty
pennantWinner 1906
1907
1908
1910
placeOfBirth Fresno, California, United States
placeOfDeath Los Angeles, California, United States
positionPlayed first baseman
role player-manager
sexOrGender male
sport baseball
stolenBases 403
teamManaged Boston Red Sox
Chicago Cubs
Los Angeles Angels (minor league)
New York Yankees
throws right
worldSeriesChampion 1907
1908


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