Frank Bonner (baseball) explained

Frank Bonner
Birth Date:20 August 1869
Birth Place:Lowell, Massachusetts, US
Death Place:Kansas City, Missouri, US
Bats:Right
Throws:Right
Debutleague:MLB
Debutdate:April 26
Debutyear:1894
Debutteam:Baltimore Orioles
Finalleague:MLB
Finaldate:June 25
Finalyear:1903
Finalteam:Boston Beaneaters
Statleague:MLB
Stat1label:Batting average
Stat1value:.257
Stat2label:Home runs
Stat2value:4
Stat3label:Runs batted in
Stat3value:115
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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]

Bonner died of blood poisoning at the age of 36.[2] His wife had committed suicide in June of that year.

Notes and References

  1. News: Tosches. Rich. Anyone Seen Pierre Lamere? : Lefty Blasco Needs Just One More Photo to Complete His Collection of Every Cub. 19 October 2017. Los Angeles Times. 18 June 1986.
  2. McKenna, Brian. Early exits: the premature endings of baseball careers, Rowman & Littlefield, 2007, p. 224.