Frank Chance, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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baseball player and manager
Date of Birth: 09-Sep-1876
Place of Birth: Fresno, California, United States
Date of Death: 15-Sep-1924
Profession: baseball player
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Virgo 
About Frank Chance
- Frank Leroy Chance (September 9, 1877 – September 15, 1924) was an American professional baseball player.
- A first baseman, Chance played in Major League Baseball for the Chicago Cubs (initially named the "Orphans") and New York Yankees from 1898 through 1914.
- He also served as manager of the Cubs, Yankees, and Boston Red Sox. Discovered by the Cubs as he played semi-professional baseball while attending college, Chance debuted with the Cubs in 1898, serving as a part-time player.
- In 1903, Chance became the Cubs' regular first baseman, and in 1905, he succeeded Frank Selee as the team's manager.
- Chance led the Cubs to four National League championships in the span of five years (1906–1910) and won the World Series in 1907 and 1908.
- With Joe Tinker and Johnny Evers, Chance formed a strong double play combination, which was immortalized as "Tinker-to-Evers-to-Chance" in "Baseball's Sad Lexicon". Let go by the Cubs after the 1912 season, Chance signed with the Yankees, serving as a player–manager for two seasons.
- He joined the Los Angeles Angels of the Pacific Coast League as a player–manager, returning to MLB in 1923 as manager of the Red Sox.
- Chance was named the manager of the Chicago White Sox in 1924, but never took control of the team as he became ill.
- He died later that year. Noted for his leadership abilities, Chance earned the nickname "Peerless Leader." He is the all-time leader in managerial winning percentage in Cubs history.
- Chance was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in the 1946 balloting by the Veterans Committee, along with Tinker and Evers.
- He was inducted into the Fresno County Athletic Hall of Fame's first class, in 1959.
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