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Frank Bancroft

Manager

Frank Carter Bancroft

718 Games
375-333 Record
0.530 Win%
9 Seasons

👤 Personal Information

Born 5/9/1846
Lancaster, MA, USA
Died 3/30/1921
Cincinnati, OH, USA

📊 Career Record

718 Games Managed
375 Wins
333 Losses
0.530 Win Percentage

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📅 Season-by-Season Record

9 seasons
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Frank Bancroft — 📅 Season-by-Season Record
Year Team Lg G W L Win% Rank P-M
1880 WOR NL 85 40 43 0.482 5 N
1881 DTN NL 84 41 43 0.488 4 N
1882 DTN NL 86 42 41 0.506 6 N
1883 CL2 NL 100 55 42 0.567 4 N
1884 PRO NL 114 84 28 0.750 1st 🏆 N
1885 PRO NL 110 53 57 0.482 4 N
1887 PH4 AA 55 26 29 0.473 5 N
1889 IN3 NL 68 25 43 0.368 7 N
1902 CIN NL 16 9 7 0.562 4 N

Frank Bancroft as a manager

In 718 games as a manager between 1880 and 1902, Bancroft went 375-333, a .530 mark. Bancroft ran the Worcester Ruby Legs (1880), the Detroit Wolverines (1881-1882), the Cleveland Blues (1883), the Providence Grays (1884-1885), the Philadelphia Athletics (1887), and the Indianapolis Hoosiers (1889). Bancroft's strongest year in the dugout came in 1884, when the Providence Grays went 84-28. The weakest full season was 1889, at 25-43. With the Detroit Wolverines (1881-1882), the finishes read 4th and 6th. The Rank column for the Providence Grays years shows 1st and 4th.

The record opens at 40-43 in 1880 and closes at 9-7 in 1902. First-place seasons under Bancroft: 1884. The Lg column places these seasons in the National League and American Association. In 1902, Bancroft took over a club already in progress that season. Bancroft was born on May 9, 1846, in Lancaster, MA, USA. Bancroft died on March 30, 1921.

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