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. 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.
External links
- Baseball Hall of Fame biography (http://www.baseballhalloffame.org/hofers_and_honorees/hofer_bios/selee_frank.htm)
- Baseball-Reference.com - career managing statistics and teams (http://www.baseball-reference.com/managers/seleefr99.shtml)