Frank Selee
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Frank Gibson Selee (October 26, 1859 - July 5, 1909) was a successful Major League Baseball manager in the National League. Selee was born in Amherst, NH. He was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1999.
Selee managed the Boston Beaneaters (1890-1901) and the Chicago Cubs (1902-1905). His Beaneaters captured five NL pennants during his tenure (1891-93, 1897-98). His 1892 team, aided by the first 150-game schedule in history, became the first team to win 100 games in a season. With the Cubs, he created the famous Tinker to Evers to Chance infield combination, primarily by converting Chance from a catcher to a first baseman. Although he had to retire early due to illness, he had built the foundation of a baseball dynasty, and the Cubs won the pennant four times in the five seasons after he left.
Selee died of consumption at the age of 49 in Denver, CO.[1] He was laid to rest at Wyoming Cemetery in Melrose, MA.[2]
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| Frank Selee is a member of the Baseball Hall of Fame |
[edit] Trivia
An animated representation of Selee appeared, as a speaking role, by name, in the 1991 episode "Batter Up" in Back to the Future: The Animated Series, which involved Marty and the Brown children traveling back to 1891 to help one of Marty's ancestors, a player for the Beaneaters, to improve his game.
[edit] References
- ^ DeadBallEra.com - Selee's Obituary. Retrieved October 25, 2006.
- ^ FindAGrave.com. Retrieved October 25, 2006.
[edit] External links
- Baseball Hall of Fame biography
- Baseball-Reference.com - managerial statistics and analysis
- BaseballLibrary.com
| Preceded by Jim Hart |
Boston Beaneaters Managers 1890-1901 |
Succeeded by Al Buckenberger |
| Preceded by Tom Loftus |
Chicago Orphans/Cubs Manager 1902-1905 |
Succeeded by Frank Chance |
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