Frank Bonner (baseball)
American baseball player (1869–1905) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Frank J. Bonner (August 20, 1869 – December 31, 1905) was an American professional baseball utility player. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) from 1894 to 1903 for the Baltimore Orioles, St. Louis Browns, Brooklyn Bridegrooms, Washington Senators, Cleveland Bronchos, Philadelphia Athletics, and Boston Beaneaters. He was born in Lowell, Massachusetts. Bonner was nicknamed "the Human Flea".[1]
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Frank Bonner | |
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Second baseman | |
Born: (1869-08-20)August 20, 1869 Lowell, Massachusetts, US | |
Died: December 31, 1905(1905-12-31) (aged 36) Kansas City, Missouri, US | |
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
MLB debut | |
April 26, 1894, for the Baltimore Orioles | |
Last MLB appearance | |
June 25, 1903, for the Boston Beaneaters | |
MLB statistics | |
Batting average | .257 |
Home runs | 4 |
Runs batted in | 115 |
Teams | |
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Bonner died of blood poisoning at the age of 36.[2] His wife had committed suicide in June of that year.[2]