| Frank O'Rourke | |
| Position: | Third baseman |
| Birth Date: | 28 November 1893 |
| Birth Place: | Hamilton, Ontario, Canada |
| Death Place: | Chatham, New Jersey, U.S. |
| Bats: | Right |
| Throws: | Right |
| Debutleague: | MLB |
| Debutdate: | June 11 |
| Debutyear: | 1912 |
| Debutteam: | Boston Braves |
| Finalleague: | MLB |
| Finaldate: | July 28 |
| Finalyear: | 1931 |
| Finalteam: | St. Louis Browns |
| Statleague: | MLB |
| Stat1label: | Batting average |
| Stat1value: | .254 |
| Stat2label: | Home runs |
| Stat2value: | 15 |
| Stat3label: | Runs batted in |
| Stat3value: | 430 |
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| Hoflink: | Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame |
| Hoftype: | Canadian |
| Hofdate: | 1996 |
James Francis O'Rourke (November 28, 1893 – May 14, 1986) was a Canadian professional baseball infielder. He played in Major League Baseball for the Boston Braves, Brooklyn Robins,Washington Senators, Boston Red Sox, Detroit Tigers, and St. Louis Browns between 1912 and 1931.[1]
O'Rourke was born in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, and debuted as the third youngest player in the National League at 17 years age.[2] His best season was, when he batted .293 with 40 doubles, 5 home runs, and 57 RBI. In his career, he played at all four infield positions, primarily third base, where he had a .949 career fielding percentage in 598 games. O'Rourke was also a longtime New York Yankees scout.
In 1986, O'Rourke died at age 92 in Chatham, New Jersey. He was inducted posthumously into the Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame in 1996.[3]