Frank O'Rourke (baseball)

Frank O'Rourke
Frank O'Rourke
	Third baseman
	Born: November 28, 1893; Hamilton, Ontario
	Died: May 14, 1986 (aged 92); Chatham, New Jersey
Batted: Right	Threw: Right
MLB debut
	June 12, 1912, for the Boston Braves
Last MLB appearance
	July 28, 1931, for the St. Louis Browns
MLB statistics
Batting average	.254
Home runs	15
Runs batted in	430
Teams
	Boston Braves (1912); Brooklyn Robins (1917–1918); Washington Senators (1920–1921); Boston Red Sox (1922); Detroit Tigers (1924–1925); St. Louis Browns (1927–1931);

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]

O'Rourke was born in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, and debuted as the youngest player in the National League at 17 years age. 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.^[2]

References

↑ "Frank O'Rourke Statistics and History". "baseball-reference.com. Retrieved on 2017-05-14.
↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-08-26. Retrieved 2013-11-10.

External links

Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference

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[statistics-1] "Frank O'Rourke Statistics and History". "baseball-reference.com. Retrieved on 2017-05-14.

[2] "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-08-26. Retrieved 2013-11-10.