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Frank Ellerbe

Positions: Third Baseman and Shortstop

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

5-10, 165lb (178cm, 74kg)

Born: December 25, 1895 in Marion County, SC us

Died: July 8, 1988 in Latta, SC

Buried: Haselden Family Cemetery, Sellers, SC

Schools: Sewanee: The University of the South (Sewanee, TN), Wofford College (Spartanburg, SC)

Debut: August 28, 1919 (Age 23-246d, 4,782nd in major league history)
vs. NYY 3 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: September 27, 1924 (Age 28-277d)
vs. SLB 5 AB, 2 H, 0 HR, 3 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1919 season

Full Name: Francis Rogers Ellerbe

Nicknames: Governor

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

0.5

1453

389

.268

179

RBI

152

OBP

.306

SLG

.346

OPS

.652

OPS+

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	13-15 / in Starts: 13-14
Longest Hitting Streak	5 games
Longest On Base Streak	5 games
Most Games w/o HR	28 games
Most Games w/o RBI	5 games
Grand Slams	0 in 8 bases loaded PA and 6 AB, Data is incomplete
Go-Ahead Hits:	2

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 116 PAs	20
Actual Runners on Base	110 (52-33-25) Data is incomplete
Avg. MLBer w/ 116 PAs	11
Avg. Runners on Base	72 (34-24-13)

Most Driven In
C Milan	7
J Leonard	5
S Rice	4
P Gharrity	1
J Judge	1
E Foster	1
B Murphy	1
Self	0

Most Driven In By
P Gharrity	3
M Menosky	3
H Shanks	2
B Harris	1
S Agnew	1
Self	0

1919 Batting Game Log

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1919 Batting Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
1	1	115 (114)	Aug 28 (2)	WSH	@	NYY	L,3-5	CG	4	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0		0		.333	.500	.333	.833	5	.58	0.026	.00	0.00%	0.12	SS
2	2	116	Aug 29 (1)	WSH	@	NYY	L,1-4	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0		.143	.250	.143	.393	6	.60	-0.062	.00	0.00%	-0.83	SS
3	3	117	Aug 29 (2)	WSH	@	NYY	L,1-5	CG	4	4	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0		.273	.333	.273	.606	6	1.62	-0.114	.00	0.00%	-0.61	SS
4	4	118	Aug 31	WSH		BOS	W,6-2	CG	5	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0		1		.200	.250	.200	.450	5	1.65	-0.119	.00	0.00%	-1.36	SS
Sept		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
5	5	119	Sep 1 (1)	WSH	@	BOS	L,1-2	CG	4	4	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0		.263	.300	.263	.563	5	1.37	0.113	.00	0.00%	0.43	SS
6	6	120	Sep 1 (2)	WSH	@	BOS	L,1-4	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0		.227	.261	.227	.488	5	1.28	-0.069	.00	0.00%	-0.45	SS
7	7	121	Sep 2	WSH	@	PHA	L,2-4	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		0		1		.231	.259	.231	.490	5	1.66	-0.076	.00	0.00%	-0.82	SS
8	8	122	Sep 3	WSH	@	PHA	W,4-3	CG	4	3	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	1		0		0		.241	.267	.241	.508	5	1.02	0.091	.00	0.00%	0.48	SS
9	9	123	Sep 4 (1)	WSH	@	PHA	W,8-2	CG	5	5	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0		.235	.257	.235	.492	5	.40	-0.044	.00	0.00%	-1.20	SS
10	10	124	Sep 4 (2)	WSH	@	PHA	L,3-6	CG	4	3	1	2	1	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0		0		0		.270	.308	.297	.605	5	1.57	0.218	.00	0.00%	1.72	SS
11	11	125	Sep 6	WSH		NYY	W,4-1	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0		0		0		.244	.279	.268	.547	5	.38	-0.037	.00	0.00%	-1.22	SS
12	12	126	Sep 7	WSH		NYY	L,2-3	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	1	0	0		0		0		.244	.277	.267	.543	5	1.37	0.053	.00	0.00%	1.29	SS
13	13	127	Sep 9	WSH		CHW	L,0-2	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0		.224	.255	.245	.500	5	2.12	-0.263	.00	0.00%	-1.91	SS
14	14	128	Sep 11 (1)	WSH		CHW	W,4-3	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		0		0		.208	.236	.226	.463	5	.67	-0.067	.00	0.00%	-0.92	SS
15	15	129	Sep 11 (2)	WSH		CHW	L,0-5	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0		.193	.220	.211	.431	5	.66	-0.063	.00	0.00%	-0.85	SS
16	16	130	Sep 12	WSH		DET	W,4-0	CG	4	4	0	2	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0		0		.213	.238	.246	.484	5	.74	0.040	.00	0.00%	0.70	SS
17	17	131	Sep 13	WSH		DET	W,9-8	CG	5	3	1	2	1	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	2		0		0		.234	.258	.281	.539	5	.66	0.113	.00	0.00%	2.13	SS
18	18	132	Sep 14	WSH		DET	L,4-9	2-GF	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0		0		0		.224	.246	.269	.515	8	1.15	-0.071	.00	0.00%	-0.84	SS
19	19	133	Sep 16	WSH		SLB	W,5-3	CG	4	4	0	2	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0		0		0		.239	.260	.296	.556	5	.95	0.094	.00	0.00%	0.98	SS
20	20	134	Sep 18 (1)	WSH		SLB	W,12-3	CG	5	4	1	1	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0		0		1		.240	.260	.293	.553	5	1.10	0.070	.00	0.00%	1.93	SS
21	21	135	Sep 18 (2)	WSH		SLB	W,7-0	CG	4	4	2	3	0	1	0	4	0	0	0	0	0		1		0		.266	.284	.342	.626	5	1.41	0.243	.00	0.00%	3.73	SS
22	22	136	Sep 19	WSH		CLE	L,3-12	CG	4	4	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0		.277	.294	.349	.644	5	1.01	-0.057	.00	0.00%	-0.24	SS
23	23	137	Sep 20 (1)	WSH		CLE	L,3-6	CG	4	4	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0		0		.287	.303	.356	.660	5	1.60	0.075	.00	0.00%	0.80	SS
24	24	138	Sep 20 (2)	WSH		CLE	L,1-3	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		0		0		.278	.293	.344	.638	5	2.24	-0.195	.00	0.00%	-1.34	SS
25	25	139	Sep 21	WSH		CLE	L,4-8	CG	5	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1		0		2		.266	.281	.330	.611	5	1.02	-0.151	.00	0.00%	-1.69	SS
26	26	140	Sep 27 (1)	WSH		BOS	W,7-5	CG	4	4	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0				0		.276	.290	.337	.627	5						SS
27	27	141	Sep 27 (2)	WSH		BOS	W,4-1	CG	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1				0		.277	.291	.337	.628	5						SS
28	28	142	Sep 28	WSH		BOS	W,8-7	CG	4	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0		.276	.290	.333	.623	5	.78	-0.005	.00	0.00%	-0.17	SS
							13-15		116	105	13	29	4	1	0	20	2	0	15	0	6		1		5		.276	.290	.333	.623		1.13	-0.257	.00	0.00%	-0.10

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