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Frank Hankinson
  • Birth Name:
    Frank Edward Hankinson
  • Date of Birth:
    April 29, 1856
  • Zodiac Sign:
    Taurus
  • Place of Birth:
    New York, New York
  • Place of Death:
    Palisades Park, New Jersey
  • Date of Death:
    April 5, 1911
  • Sex:
    Male
  • Nationality:
    American
  • Religion:
    Christianity

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Frank Hankinson

    Career

    Frank Hankinson
    • Profession:
      Sportsman
    • Debut:
      May 1, 1878 for the Chicago White Stockings

    Trivia

    Frank Hankinson
    • In a 10-season career, Hankinson batted .228 with 13 home runs and 344 RBIs. He had 122 doubles and a total of 747 hits in 3272 at bats.
    • Hankinson completed all 28 of his starts, 2 of them shutouts.
    • All of his pitching came in 1879 with the White Stockings, when he was 15-10 in 25 starts. He was 16-12 with a solid 2.50 ERA in 266 2/3 innings pitched in his career.
    • Hankinson was, for the most part, a third basemen, but over the course of his career he played at every position except catcher; he pitched in 32 games, starting 28 of them.
    • He played for the Chicago White Stockings (1878-1879), Cleveland Blues (1880), Troy Trojans (1881), New York Gothams (1883-1884), New York Metropolitans (1885-1887), and Kansas City Cowboys (1888).
    • Was an American third baseman in the early years of Major League Baseball.

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