Frank O'Rourke Baseball player

James Francis O'Rourke (November 28, 1893 – May 14, 1986) was a Canadian infielder in Major League Baseball. He played fourteen seasons in the major leagues with the Boston Braves (1912), Brooklyn Robins (1917–18), Washington Senators (1920–21), Boston Red Sox (1922), Detroit Tigers (1924–26), and St. Louis Browns (1927–31).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 91 in Chatham, New Jersey. He was inducted posthumously into the Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame in 1996.

Personal facts

Frank O'Rourke
Birth dateNovember 28, 1893
Birth place
Hamilton Ontario
Date of deathMay 14, 1986
Place of death
Chatham New Jersey

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Baseball player

Career startJune 12, 1912
Career endJuly 28, 1931
batting sideRight
former teams
Atlanta Braves
Baltimore Orioles
position
Third baseman
teams
Atlanta Braves
Baltimore Orioles
Boston Red Sox
Detroit Tigers
Los Angeles Dodgers
Minnesota Twins
throwing sideRight

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