- Frank Foreman
Francis Isaiah Foreman [Monkey] (
May 1 ,1863 -November 19 ,1957 ) was astarting pitcher who played inMajor League Baseball between 1884 and by|1902. Listed at 6' 0", 195 lb., Foreman batted and threwleft-handed . He was born inBaltimore, Maryland . His younger brother,Brownie Foreman , also was a major league pitcher. A well-traveled,fastball er pitcher, Foreman played for 11 different clubs in five different leagues. He entered the majors in 1884 in the short-livedUnion Association , dividing his playing time between theChicago Browns/Pittsburgh Stogies and Kansas City Cowboys before jumping to the American Association with the Baltimore Orioles (1885, 1889). He played later for theCincinnati Reds of theNational League (1890), Washington Statesmen (AA, 1891), Washington Senators (NL, 1892), Baltimore Orioles (NL, 1892), New York Giants (NL, 1893),Cincinnati Reds (NL, 1895-1896), Boston Americans (American League , 1901) and Baltimore Orioles (AL, 1901-1902). Foreman enjoyed three solid years from 1889 to 1891, averaging 18 wins and 319innings pitched per season, with career-highs 23 wins and 414 innings in 1889. In an eleven-season career, he posted a 96-93 record with 586strikeout s and a 3.97 ERA in 169 appearances, including 205 starts, 169complete game s, sevenshutout s, 169games finished , four saves, and 1721⅔ innings of work.Following his playing career, Foreman scouted for various teams. According baseball sources, he discovered future Hall of Famer
Eddie Plank while pitching atGettysburg College .Foreman died in his home of Baltimore, Maryland at age 94.
As of by|2007, he ranks 23rd among major league pitchers with 142 batters hit-by-pitches.
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