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Frank Chance

Manager

Frank Leroy Chance

1622 Games
946-648 Record
0.593 Win%
11 Seasons

👤 Personal Information

Bats R
Throws R
Born 9/9/1876
Fresno, CA, USA
Died 9/15/1924
Los Angeles, CA, USA
MLB Debut 1898-04-29
Final Game 1914-04-21

📊 Career Record

1622 Games Managed
946 Wins
648 Losses
0.593 Win Percentage

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📅 Season-by-Season Record

11 seasons
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Frank Chance — 📅 Season-by-Season Record
Year Team Lg G W L Win% Rank P-M
1905 CHN NL 90 55 33 0.625 3 Y
1906 CHN NL 155 116 36 0.763 1st 🏆 Y
1907 CHN NL 155 107 45 0.704 1st 🏆 Y
1908 CHN NL 158 99 55 0.643 1st 🏆 Y
1909 CHN NL 155 104 49 0.680 2 Y
1910 CHN NL 154 104 50 0.675 1st 🏆 Y
1911 CHN NL 158 92 62 0.597 2 Y
1912 CHN NL 153 91 59 0.607 3 Y
1913 NYA AL 153 57 94 0.377 7 Y
1914 NYA AL 137 60 74 0.448 6 Y
1923 BOS AL 154 61 91 0.401 8 N

Frank Chance as a manager

Frank Chance managed 1622 major league games between 1905 and 1923, winning 946 and losing 648 for a .593 percentage. Chance ran the Chicago Cubs (1905-1912), the New York Yankees (1913-1914), and the Boston Red Sox (1923). The best full season was 1906, 116-36 with the Chicago Cubs. The low point came in 1913: 57-94. The Rank column for the Chicago Cubs years shows 3rd, 1st, 1st, 1st, 2nd, 1st, 2nd, and 3rd. The Rank column for the New York Yankees years shows 7th and 6th. The record opens at 55-33 in 1905 and closes at 61-91 in 1923.

First-place seasons under Chance: 1906, 1907, 1908, and 1910. Chance managed in the National League and American League. In 1905, Chance took over a club already in progress that season. Chance was a player-manager in 1914, 1913, 1912, 1911, 1910, 1909 and earlier years back to 1905. The personal information panel gives a birth date of September 9, 1876 in Fresno, CA, USA. Chance died on September 15, 1924. Chance also played in the majors, from 1898 to 1914, as the player page shows.

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