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Merkle923 · 07-27-2015, 10:58 PM

Ah, major league baseball 136 years ago. Frank Hankinson had been the starting third baseman of the Chicago White Stockings as a rookie in 1878, and was then moved to the starting rotation in 1879. He joined Cleveland in 1880 - as the third baseman.

Hankinson, who couldn't hit, lasted through the New York Mets' move to Kansas City in 1888 and then went home to New York. I can't find anything to confirm this, but there's a Frank Hankinson public school in Staten Island, and a school board member by the same name active at the same time as the ballplayer's later years, so it's an excellent chance the school is named for him despite his OPS+ of just 77 ;-)

Hankinson is depicted on his extraordinary "Four Base Hits" card from 1887.

07-27-2015, 10:58 PM	#25765
Merkle923 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Aug 2013 Posts: 2,225	Frank Hankinson 1878 Ah, major league baseball 136 years ago. Frank Hankinson had been the starting third baseman of the Chicago White Stockings as a rookie in 1878, and was then moved to the starting rotation in 1879. He joined Cleveland in 1880 - as the third baseman. Hankinson, who couldn't hit, lasted through the New York Mets' move to Kansas City in 1888 and then went home to New York. I can't find anything to confirm this, but there's a Frank Hankinson public school in Staten Island, and a school board member by the same name active at the same time as the ballplayer's later years, so it's an excellent chance the school is named for him despite his OPS+ of just 77 ;-) Hankinson is depicted on his extraordinary "Four Base Hits" card from 1887. Last edited by Merkle923; 08-01-2017 at 11:23 PM.