Frank O'Rourke (baseball)

Infobox MLB retired
name=Frank O'Rourke
position=Third Baseman


bgcolor1=black
bgcolor2=black
textcolor1=white
textcolor2=white
bats=Right
throws=Right
birthdate=November 28, 1894
deathdate=death date and age|1986|5|14|1894|11|28
debutdate= June 12
debutyear= 1912
debutteam= Boston Braves
finaldate=July 28
finalyear=1931
finalteam=St. Louis Browns
stat1label=Batting average
stat1value=.254
stat2label=Home runs
stat2value=15
stat3label=Runs batted in
stat3value=430
teams=
* Boston Braves (1912)
* Brooklyn Robins (1917-1918)
* Washington Senators (1920-1921)
* Boston Red Sox (1922)
* Detroit Tigers (1924-1925)
* St. Louis Browns (1927-1931)
highlights=

James Francis O'Rourke (November 28, 1894 – May 14, 1986) was a Canadian infielder in Major League Baseball. He played fourteen seasons in the major leagues with the Boston Braves (1912), Brooklyn Robins (1917-18), Washington Senators (1920-21), Boston Red Sox (1922), Detroit Tigers (1924-26), and St. Louis Browns (1927-31).

O'Rourke was born in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, and debuted as the youngest player in the National League at 17 years age. His best season was by|1925, when he batted .293 with 40 doubles, 5 home runs, and 57 RBI. In his career he played at all four infield positions, primarily third base, where he had a .949 career fielding percentage in 598 games. O'Rourke was also a longtime New York Yankees scout.

In 1986, O'Rourke died at age 91 in Chatham, New Jersey. He was inducted posthumously into the Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame in 1996. [http://www.baseballhalloffame.ca/inductees.html]

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