Frank Bates Stats

Frank Bates was born on Thursday, September 28, 1876, in Cleveland, Tennessee. Bates was 22 years old when he broke into the big leagues on October 7, 1898, with the Cleveland Spiders. His biographical data, year-by-year hitting stats, fielding stats, pitching stats (where applicable), career totals, uniform numbers, salary data and miscellaneous items-of-interest are presented by Baseball Almanac on this comprehensive Frank Bates baseball stats page.
"He (Frank Bates) Has only average speed, very poor command of the ball, and relies almost entirely on the outcurve." - New York Times (August 13, 1899)

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Frank Bates
 
 
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Birth Name:   Creed Napoleon Bates
Nickname:   Frank
Born On:   09-28-1876
Place of Birth Data Born In:   Cleveland, Tennessee
Zodiac:   Libra
Year of Death Data Died On:   Unknown
Place of Death Data Died In:   Unknown
Cemetery:   Unknown
College:   None Attended
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Unknown
Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Unknown
Player Height Chart Height:   5-10½
Player Weight Chart Weight:   156
First Game:   10-07-1898 (Age 22)
Last Game:   05-22-1899
Draft:   Not Applicable
Frank Bates

Frank Bates Pitching Stats
G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD
1898 Spiders 4 4 0 2 1 .667 3.10 4 0 0 29.0 0 30 10 15 0 11 - 5 0 1 0 -
1899 Perfectos 2 0 - 0 0 .000 1.04 0 0 0 8.2 0 7 1 - 0 5 - 0 - - - -
1899 Spiders 20 19 1 1 18 .053 7.24 17 0 0 153.0 0 239 123 181 6 105 - 13 5 23 2 -
G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD
2 Years 26 23 1 3 19 .136 6.33 21 0 0 190.2 0 276 134 196 6 121 - 18 5 24 2 -
Frank Bates

Frank Bates Hitting Stats
G AB R H 2B 3B HR GS RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
1898 Spiders 4 9 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 3 - - 1 - 0 - .111 .333 .111
1899 Perfectos 2 3 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 - - 0 - 0 - .333 .600 .333
1899 Spiders 21 65 5 14 1 0 0 0 3 7 - - 0 - 1 - .215 .301 .231
G AB R H 2B 3B HR GS RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
2 Years 27 77 9 16 1 0 0 0 5 12 - - 1 - 1 - .208 .322 .221
Frank Bates

Frank Bates Fielding Stats
POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF ZR
1898 Spiders P 4 4 87 9 2.3 8 2 6 1 1 n/a n/a n/a .889 2.48 -
1899 Perfectos P 2 0 26 7 3.5 4 2 2 3 0 n/a n/a n/a .571 4.15 -
1899 Spiders OF 2 - - 6 3.0 4 4 0 2 0 n/a n/a n/a .667 0.00 -
1899 Spiders P 20 19 459 56 2.8 48 10 38 8 1 n/a n/a n/a .857 2.82 -
POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF ZR
P Totals 26 23 572 72 2.8 60 14 46 12 2 n/a n/a n/a .833 2.83 --
OF Totals 2 0 0 6 3.0 4 4 0 2 0 n/a n/a n/a .667 0.00 --
2 Years 28 23 572 78 2.8 64 18 46 14 2 n/a n/a n/a .821 3.02 --
Frank Bates

Frank Bates Miscellaneous Stats
SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
1898 Spiders 0 - - - - n/a 0.0 0.0 9.0 0.45 1.55 3.41
1899 Perfectos 0 - - - - n/a 0.0 0.0 3.0 0.00 0.00 5.19
1899 Spiders 0 - - - - n/a 0.0 0.0 21.7 0.12 0.76 6.18
SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
2 Years 0 - - - - n/a 0.0 0.0 15.4 0.15 0.85 5.71
Frank Bates

Frank Bates Miscellaneous Items of Interest
1898 Cleveland Spiders n/a Undetermined n/a n/a
1899 St. Louis Perfectos n/a Undetermined n/a n/a
1899 Cleveland Spiders n/a Undetermined n/a n/a




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