Frank O'Rourke
James Francis O'Rourke
Born: November 28, 1891
Hamilton, ON CAN
Deceased: 1986
Chatham, NJ USA
Primary Position: 3B
All Position(s) Played: 1B, 2B, 3B, SS, CF, OF, PH, PR
Bats: R
Throws: R
Height: 5'10"
Weight: 165
Career: 1912-1931
Frank O'Rourke compiled a career batting average of .254 with 15 home runs and 430 RBI in his 1133-game career with the Boston Braves, Brooklyn Robins, Washington Senators, Boston Red Sox, Detroit Tigers and St. Louis Browns. He began playing during the 1912 season and last took the field during the 1931 campaign.
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Batting:
| Year | Lg | Team | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1912 | NL | Boston Braves | 61 | 216 | 196 | 11 | 24 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 50 | .122 | .177 | .148 | .325 | 29 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 1917 | NL | Brooklyn Robins | 64 | 221 | 198 | 18 | 47 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 11 | 0 | 14 | 25 | .237 | .294 | .283 | .577 | 56 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 1918 | NL | Brooklyn Robins | 4 | 13 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .167 | .231 | .167 | .397 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1920 | AL | Washington Senators | 14 | 58 | 54 | 8 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | .296 | .321 | .315 | .636 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1921 | AL | Washington Senators | 123 | 486 | 444 | 51 | 104 | 17 | 8 | 3 | 54 | 6 | 7 | 26 | 56 | .234 | .287 | .329 | .616 | 146 | 0 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 1922 | AL | Boston Red Sox | 67 | 246 | 216 | 28 | 57 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 17 | 6 | 6 | 20 | 28 | .264 | .335 | .370 | .705 | 80 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 1924 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 47 | 206 | 181 | 28 | 50 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 19 | 7 | 4 | 12 | 19 | .276 | .332 | .359 | .691 | 65 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 1925 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 124 | 554 | 482 | 88 | 141 | 40 | 7 | 5 | 57 | 5 | 8 | 32 | 37 | .293 | .350 | .436 | .786 | 210 | 0 | 11 | 29 | 0 | 0 |
| 1926 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 111 | 422 | 363 | 43 | 88 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 41 | 8 | 6 | 35 | 33 | .242 | .321 | .300 | .621 | 109 | 0 | 7 | 17 | 0 | 0 |
| 1927 | AL | St. Louis Browns | 140 | 627 | 538 | 85 | 144 | 25 | 3 | 1 | 39 | 18 | 8 | 64 | 43 | .268 | .358 | .331 | .689 | 178 | 0 | 12 | 13 | 0 | 0 |
| 1928 | AL | St. Louis Browns | 99 | 438 | 391 | 54 | 103 | 24 | 3 | 1 | 62 | 10 | 2 | 21 | 19 | .263 | .303 | .348 | .650 | 136 | 0 | 1 | 25 | 0 | 0 |
| 1929 | AL | St. Louis Browns | 154 | 659 | 585 | 81 | 147 | 23 | 9 | 2 | 62 | 14 | 7 | 41 | 28 | .251 | .306 | .332 | .637 | 194 | 0 | 5 | 28 | 0 | 0 |
| 1930 | AL | St. Louis Browns | 115 | 450 | 400 | 52 | 107 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 41 | 11 | 9 | 35 | 30 | .268 | .326 | .333 | .659 | 133 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 |
| 1931 | AL | St. Louis Browns | 8 | 10 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .222 | .222 | .222 | .444 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 1131 | 4606 | 4069 | 547 | 1032 | 196 | 42 | 15 | 430 | 100 | 59 | 314 | 377 | .254 | .315 | .333 | .649 | 1357 | 0 | 53 | 170 | 0 | 0 |
Fielding:
| Year | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1912 | NL | Boston Braves | 3B | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .667 | 2.000 | |
| 1912 | NL | Boston Braves | SS | 59 | 0 | 0.0 | 92 | 167 | 24 | 16 | .915 | 4.390 | |
| 1917 | NL | Brooklyn Robins | 3B | 58 | 0 | 0.0 | 72 | 134 | 10 | 6 | .954 | 3.552 | |
| 1918 | NL | Brooklyn Robins | 2B | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 10 | 2 | 1 | .857 | 6.000 | |
| 1918 | NL | Brooklyn Robins | OF | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.000 | |
| 1920 | AL | Washington Senators | 3B | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 5.000 | |
| 1920 | AL | Washington Senators | SS | 13 | 0 | 0.0 | 35 | 45 | 4 | 12 | .952 | 6.154 | |
| 1921 | AL | Washington Senators | SS | 122 | 0 | 0.0 | 272 | 377 | 55 | 52 | .922 | 5.320 | |
| 1922 | AL | Boston Red Sox | 3B | 20 | 0 | 0.0 | 12 | 36 | 2 | 1 | .960 | 2.400 | |
| 1922 | AL | Boston Red Sox | SS | 49 | 0 | 0.0 | 86 | 134 | 22 | 17 | .909 | 4.490 | |
| 1924 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 2B | 40 | 0 | 0.0 | 115 | 140 | 8 | 27 | .970 | 6.375 | |
| 1924 | AL | Detroit Tigers | SS | 7 | 0 | 0.0 | 12 | 25 | 3 | 1 | .925 | 5.286 | |
| 1925 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 2B | 118 | 0 | 0.0 | 309 | 382 | 21 | 67 | .971 | 5.856 | |
| 1925 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 3B | 6 | 0 | 0.0 | 7 | 9 | 1 | 0 | .941 | 2.667 | |
| 1926 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 2B | 41 | 0 | 0.0 | 98 | 135 | 8 | 25 | .967 | 5.683 | |
| 1926 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 3B | 60 | 0 | 0.0 | 83 | 121 | 14 | 18 | .936 | 3.400 | |
| 1926 | AL | Detroit Tigers | SS | 10 | 0 | 0.0 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 0 | .941 | 1.600 | |
| 1927 | AL | St. Louis Browns | 1B | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 | 4.667 | |
| 1927 | AL | St. Louis Browns | 2B | 16 | 0 | 0.0 | 53 | 51 | 3 | 18 | .972 | 6.500 | |
| 1927 | AL | St. Louis Browns | 3B | 121 | 0 | 0.0 | 183 | 244 | 20 | 27 | .955 | 3.529 | |
| 1928 | AL | St. Louis Browns | 3B | 96 | 0 | 0.0 | 150 | 162 | 15 | 13 | .954 | 3.250 | |
| 1928 | AL | St. Louis Browns | SS | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.500 | |
| 1929 | AL | St. Louis Browns | 2B | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 3.333 | |
| 1929 | AL | St. Louis Browns | 3B | 151 | 0 | 0.0 | 171 | 242 | 25 | 30 | .943 | 2.735 | |
| 1929 | AL | St. Louis Browns | SS | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 8.000 | |
| 1930 | AL | St. Louis Browns | 1B | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 2 | .933 | 4.667 | |
| 1930 | AL | St. Louis Browns | 3B | 84 | 0 | 0.0 | 116 | 150 | 14 | 16 | .950 | 3.167 | |
| 1930 | AL | St. Louis Browns | SS | 23 | 0 | 0.0 | 40 | 82 | 4 | 13 | .968 | 5.304 | |
| 1931 | AL | St. Louis Browns | 1B | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 14.000 | |
| 1931 | AL | St. Louis Browns | SS | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.000 | |
| Totals | 1115 | 0 | 0.0 | 1972 | 2682 | 258 | 366 | .947 | 4.174 |
Statistical data from Baseball Databank, made available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License
