Frank Hankinson

Frank Hankinson
Frank Hankinson
	Third baseman
	Born: April 29, 1856; New York City
	Died: April 5, 1911 (aged 54); Palisades Park, New Jersey
	Batted: Right Threw: Right
MLB debut
	May 1, 1878, for the Chicago White Stockings
Last MLB appearance
	October 14, 1888, for the Kansas City Cowboys
MLB statistics
Batting average	.228
Home runs	13
Runs batted in	344
Teams
	Chicago White Stockings (1878–79); Cleveland Blues (1880); Troy Trojans (1881); New York Gothams (1883–84); New York Metropolitans (1885–87); Kansas City Cowboys (1888);

Frank Edward Hankinson (April 29, 1856 – April 5, 1911) was an American third baseman in the early years of Major League Baseball. 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). The Metropolitans and the Cowboys were members of the American Association, while his previous teams were all members of the still-existing National League.

Born in New York City, Hankinson was, for the most part, a third baseman, but over the course of his career he played at every position except catcher; he pitched in 32 games, starting 28 of them. Almost 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 2662⁄3 innings pitched in his career. Hankinson completed all 28 of his starts, 2 of them shutouts.

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.

Twenty-four days before his 55th birthday, he died in Palisades Park, New Jersey.

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Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference, or Baseball Reference (Minors)