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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	25-43 / in Starts: 21-30
Longest Hitting Streak	3 games
Longest On Base Streak	4 games
Most Games w/o HR	48 games
Most Games w/o RBI	15 games
Grand Slams	1 in 2 bases loaded PA and 2 AB, Data is incomplete
Go-Ahead Hits:	2

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 199 PAs	17
Actual Runners on Base	115 (57-38-20) Data is incomplete
Avg. MLBer w/ 199 PAs	22
Avg. Runners on Base	132 (66-42-24)

Most Driven In
L Sewell	5
G Burns	4
J Sewell	2
Self	1
R Knode	1
R Stephenson	1
G Myatt	1
B Jacobson	1

Most Driven In By
C Jamieson	3
M McManus	2
P McNulty	2
W Gerber	1
Self	1
G Sisler	1
F Brower	1
N McMillan	1

1924 Batting Game Log

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1924 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	354	1	Apr 15	SLB	@	CHW	W,7-3	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	8	.75	-0.076	1.95	-0.12%	-0.86	3B
2	355	2	Apr 16	SLB	@	CHW	L,2-3	GS-6	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	8	1.09	-0.053	3.13	-0.09%	-0.55	3B
3	356	3	Apr 17	SLB	@	CHW	L,3-6	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.100	.100	.100	.200	8	.95	0.001	2.49	0.00%	-0.18	3B
4	357	4	Apr 18	SLB	@	CHW	L,1-5	CG	3	3	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	1	.231	.231	.231	.462	8	.93	0.001	2.39	0.00%	-0.14	3B
5	358	5	Apr 19	SLB	@	DET	L,4-7	GS-5	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.200	.200	.200	.400	8	.99	-0.055	2.31	-0.08%	-0.56	3B
6	359	6	Apr 20	SLB	@	DET	L,2-9	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.176	.176	.176	.353	8	.78	-0.040	1.77	-0.05%	-0.36	3B
7	360	7	Apr 22	SLB	@	DET	L,4-8	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.190	.190	.190	.381	8	.75	-0.054	1.50	-0.06%	0.35	3B
8	361	13 (5)	Apr 28	SLB		CLE	W,4-3	CG	5	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		1		0	0	.200	.200	.200	.400	2	1.66	0.022	2.15	0.02%	0.15	3B
May		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
9	362	14	May 1	SLB		DET	W,8-7	GS-4	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.185	.185	.185	.370	2	1.10	-0.055	1.84	-0.06%	-0.59	3B
10	363	16 (1)	May 3	SLB		DET	W,6-5	7-GF	2	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.207	.207	.207	.414	2	1.94	0.031	3.90	0.04%	0.13	PH 3B
11	364	18 (1)	May 5	SLB	@	CLE	L,3-5	CG	4	3	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		0		0	0	.219	.219	.250	.469	2	1.02	-0.035	2.43	-0.05%	-0.25	3B
12	365	19	May 6	SLB	@	CLE	W,7-4	CG	5	4	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		0		0	0	.222	.222	.278	.500	2	.59	-0.014	1.26	-0.02%	-0.69	3B
13	366	21 (1)	May 8	SLB	@	CLE	W,4-1	CG	4	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1		0		0	0	.211	.231	.263	.494	2	.65	-0.025	1.60	-0.04%	-0.53	3B
14	367	24 (2)	May 15	SLB	@	NYY	W,2-1	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.190	.209	.238	.447	2	1.04	-0.105	4.07	-0.25%	-1.09	3B
15	368	27 (2)	May 22	SLB	@	WSH	W,3-1	CG	4	4	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.217	.234	.283	.517	2	.98	0.096	3.39	0.20%	1.07	3B
16	369	28	May 23	SLB	@	PHA	L,0-5	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.200	.216	.260	.476	2	.98	-0.173	3.42	-0.36%	-1.80	3B
17	370	29	May 24	SLB	@	PHA	L,1-2	CG(8)	4	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.189	.218	.245	.463	2	1.88	-0.139	6.19	-0.28%	-0.86	3B
18	371	31 (1)	May 27	SLB	@	DET	L,4-5	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.193	.220	.246	.466	2	.69	-0.053	2.31	-0.11%	-0.56	3B
19	372	34 (2)	May 29	SLB	@	DET	L,7-13	GS-6	3	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		0		0	0	.203	.230	.254	.484	2	1.24	0.025	3.88	0.05%	0.46	3B
20	373	36 (1)	May 30 (2)	SLB		CHW	L,4-11	8-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1		0	0	.200	.226	.250	.476	2	.01	0.000	.03	0.00%	0.91	3B
21	374	37	May 31	SLB		CHW	L,2-12	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.194	.219	.242	.461	8	.62	-0.033	1.64	-0.05%	-0.32	3B
Jun		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
22	375	38	Jun 1	SLB		CHW	L,4-7	GS-8	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.200	.224	.246	.470	8	1.17	-0.043	2.78	-0.06%	-0.35	3B
				Player went from St. Louis Browns to Cleveland Indians
23	376	42	Jun 9	CLE		WSH	W,6-1	CG	4	3	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.221	.243	.265	.508	8	.40	0.039	.34	0.02%	0.14	3B
24	377	43	Jun 10	CLE		WSH	W,4-3	CG	4	4	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.250	.270	.292	.562	8	2.38	0.079	2.33	0.05%	1.36	3B
25	378	44	Jun 11	CLE		BOS	W,5-4	CG	4	2	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0		1		0	0	.243	.273	.284	.557	8	.58	0.032	.76	0.03%	0.55	3B
26	379	45	Jun 12	CLE		BOS	L,3-4	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.231	.259	.269	.528	8	1.73	-0.172	2.66	-0.16%	-1.10	3B
27	380	46	Jun 13	CLE		BOS	L,3-8	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.220	.247	.256	.503	8	1.04	-0.118	1.35	-0.09%	-1.25	3B
28	381	47	Jun 14	CLE		BOS	W,3-2	CG(11)	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.221	.247	.256	.503	8	1.46	-0.175	1.57	-0.11%	-1.19	3B
29	382	48	Jun 15	CLE		NYY	W,10-3	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.213	.239	.247	.486	8	.39	-0.021	.48	-0.02%	-0.56	3B
30	383	49	Jun 16	CLE		NYY	W,2-1	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.215	.240	.247	.487	8	1.50	-0.046	2.05	-0.04%	-0.50	3B
31	384	50	Jun 17	CLE		NYY	L,5-7	GS-9	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		0		0	0	.211	.235	.242	.477	7	.68	-0.052	1.09	-0.05%	-1.36	3B
32	385	51	Jun 18	CLE		NYY	W,6-5	CG	4	4	0	1	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.212	.235	.263	.498	8	1.70	-0.041	2.30	-0.03%	-0.59	3B
33	386	52	Jun 19 (1)	CLE	@	DET	W,16-5	CG	5	5	1	2	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.221	.243	.269	.512	8	.71	0.101	1.15	0.10%	1.28	3B
34	387	53	Jun 19 (2)	CLE	@	DET	L,2-3	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.213	.234	.259	.493	8	1.05	-0.113	1.96	-0.13%	-0.75	3B
35	388	54	Jun 20	CLE	@	DET	W,11-9	CG	5	5	1	2	0	1	0	1	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.221	.241	.283	.525	8	.75	0.085	1.10	0.08%	-0.29	3B
36	389	55	Jun 21	CLE	@	DET	L,5-6	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.217	.237	.278	.516	8	.88	-0.046	1.58	-0.05%	-0.44	3B
37	390	56	Jun 22	CLE	@	DET	W,7-5	CG	4	4	1	2	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		1		0	0	.227	.246	.294	.540	8	1.47	0.197	2.36	0.19%	1.46	3B
38	391	57	Jun 23 (1)	CLE	@	CHW	W,4-3	CG	4	4	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.236	.254	.301	.555	8	.92	-0.014	1.58	-0.02%	-0.15	3B
39	392	58	Jun 23 (2)	CLE	@	CHW	W,4-1	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.230	.248	.294	.542	8	.36	-0.030	.75	-0.04%	-0.68	3B
40	393	59	Jun 25 (1)	CLE	@	CHW	L,1-2	GS-10	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1		0	0	.233	.250	.295	.545	8	1.11	0.217	2.71	0.32%	1.16	3B
41	394	63 (3)	Jun 28	CLE		DET	L,3-9	6-7	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.231	.248	.292	.540	9	.25	-0.008	.47	-0.01%	-0.26	PH
Jul		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
42	395	67 (3)	Jul 2	CLE		SLB	L,4-6	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.229	.246	.290	.536	9	1.05	-0.028	1.90	-0.03%	-0.27	PH
43	396	68	Jul 3	CLE		SLB	L,10-16	GS-8	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.224	.241	.284	.524	7	1.05	-0.069	1.55	-0.06%	-0.78	2B
44	397	71 (2)	Jul 5	CLE	@	CHW	L,7-8	8-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.224	.241	.284	.524	9						PR
45	398	79 (7)	Jul 12 (2)	CLE	@	WSH	L,2-9	6-GF	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.228	.245	.287	.531	8	.03	0.001	.05	0.00%	0.14	PR 3B
46	399	87 (7)	Jul 20 (1)	CLE	@	NYY	L,1-4	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.228	.245	.287	.531	8						3B
47	400	88	Jul 20 (2)	CLE	@	NYY	L,4-10	GS-8	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1		0	0	.223	.239	.281	.520	8	.64	-0.006	.25	0.00%	-0.15	3B
48	401	97 (8)	Jul 30	CLE		PHA	W,5-4	9-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.223	.239	.281	.520	8						3B
49	402	98	Jul 31 (1)	CLE		PHA	L,3-7	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.221	.238	.279	.516	9	.22	-0.007	.03	0.00%	-0.35	PH
Aug		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
50	403	101 (2)	Aug 2	CLE		PHA	L,4-12	8-9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.220	.236	.277	.513	9	.06	-0.002	.01	0.00%	-0.33	PH
51	404	107 (5)	Aug 8	CLE		NYY	W,10-8	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.220	.236	.277	.513	7						3B
52	405	112 (4)	Aug 14	CLE	@	WSH	L,0-1	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.220	.236	.277	.513	7						2B
53	406	114 (1)	Aug 16 (2)	CLE	@	PHA	L,6-7	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.220	.236	.277	.513	8						PR 3B
54	407	126 (11)	Aug 28 (2)	CLE		CHW	L,6-7	7-GF(10)	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.217	.233	.273	.506	8	3.91	-0.094	.00	0.00%	-0.43	3B
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
55	408	130 (3)	Sep 1 (1)	CLE	@	SLB	L,8-11	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.217	.233	.273	.506	8						3B
56	409	138 (7)	Sep 7	CLE	@	DET	L,7-8	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.217	.233	.273	.506	8						3B
57	410	139	Sep 11 (1)	CLE	@	SLB	W,12-7	9-GF	1	1	1	1	0	0	1	4	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.222	.238	.299	.537	8	2.27	0.162	.00	0.00%	3.29	PH 3B
58	411	143 (3)	Sep 14	CLE		PHA	W,4-3	CG	4	4	0	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0				0	0	.236	.252	.324	.576	8						3B
59	412	144	Sep 16	CLE		WSH	L,2-6	CG	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.238	.258	.325	.583	8	.58	0.014	.00	0.00%	0.16	3B
60	413	145	Sep 17	CLE		WSH	L,2-3	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.234	.253	.318	.571	8	1.00	-0.082	.00	0.00%	-0.76	3B
61	414	146	Sep 18	CLE		WSH	L,5-9	CG	4	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.234	.253	.316	.570	8	.82	-0.057	.00	0.00%	-0.58	3B
62	415	147	Sep 19	CLE		BOS	L,3-5	CG(12)	5	5	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0				0	0	.233	.251	.313	.564	8						3B
63	416	148	Sep 21 (1)	CLE		BOS	L,0-2	GS-9	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.229	.247	.307	.554	8	2.00	-0.222	.00	0.00%	-1.81	3B
64	417	149	Sep 21 (2)	CLE		BOS	L,5-11	CG	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1				0	0	.231	.249	.308	.556	8						3B
65	418	150	Sep 22	CLE		NYY	L,4-10	GS-9	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1		0	0	.233	.250	.308	.558	8	.92	0.041	.00	0.00%	0.26	3B
66	419	151	Sep 23	CLE		NYY	L,2-8	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.227	.244	.301	.546	8	.84	-0.090	.00	0.00%	-1.19	3B
67	420	152	Sep 24	CLE		NYY	L,0-2	CG	4	4	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.233	.250	.306	.556	8	1.48	0.049	.00	0.00%	-0.12	3B
68	421	153	Sep 27	CLE		SLB	W,12-1	CG	5	5	1	2	0	1	0	3	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.238	.254	.319	.573	8	.53	0.124	.00	0.00%	0.31	3B
							25-43		199	185	14	44	4	4	1	17	3	0	13	1	7		7		0	1	.238	.254	.319	.573		1.04	-1.129	1.65	-1.42%	-12.40

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