On May 1, 1884, opening day of the 1884 season, Meinke made his Major League Baseball debut with the Detroit Wolverines of the National League. The Wolverines lost the season opener to Philadelphia by a 13-2 score, began the season with an 11-game losing streak, and finished in eighth place with a 28-84 record. Meinke was the Wolverines' lead pitcher during the 1884 season, appearing in 35 games and pitching 289 innings, including 31 complete games.[4] He compiled a respectable 3.18 earned run average (ERA) but, with little support from his teammates, finished the season with an 8-23 record. Meinke also led the National League's pitchers with a perfect 1.000 fielding percentage.[1]
In addition to pitching, Meinke also served in a utility role and appeared in a total of 92 games during the 1884 season, including 51 games at shortstop, four in the outfield, three at second base, and three at third base. He compiled a .165 batting average in 341 at bats and struck out 89 times, the second highest total in the National League behind Sam Wise.[1]
Meinke returned to the Wolverines in 1885 but appeared in only two games, one as a pitcher and one as an outfielder. Meinke allowed two earned runs in five innings and was the losing pitcher in his only game on the mound. His major league career ended on May 22, 1885.[1]
Meinke died in November 1931 at age 68.[2] He was buried at Montrose Cemetery.[1]
Referencesedit
^ abcde"Frank Meinke Statistics and History". baseball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved July 3, 2014.
^ abDeath record for Frank L. Meinke, section foreman, born October 18, 1863, died November 8, 1931. Ancestry.com. Illinois, Deaths and Stillbirths Index, 1916-1947 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011.
^ ab"Frank Meinke Minor League Statistics". baseball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved July 3, 2014.
^"1884 Detroit Wolverines". baseball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved July 3, 2014.
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frank, meinke, frank, louis, meinke, october, 1863, november, 1931, american, professional, baseball, pitcher, from, 1883, 1887, played, seasons, major, league, baseball, detroit, wolverines, from, 1884, 1885, major, league, games, compiled, record, with, stri. Frank Louis Meinke October 18 1863 November 8 1931 was an American professional baseball pitcher from 1883 to 1887 He played two seasons in Major League Baseball for the Detroit Wolverines from 1884 to 1885 In 36 major league games he compiled an 8 24 record with 124 strikeouts and a 3 18 earned run average ERA Frank MeinkeShortstop PitcherBorn 1863 10 18 October 18 1863Chicago Illinois USDied November 8 1931 1931 11 08 aged 68 Chicago Illinois USBatted RightThrew UnknownMLB debutMay 1 1884 for the Detroit WolverinesLast MLB appearanceMay 22 1885 for the Detroit WolverinesMLB statisticsBatting average 163Home runs6Runs batted in24TeamsDetroit Wolverines 1884 1885 Contents 1 Early years 2 Professional baseball player 3 Later years 4 ReferencesEarly years editMeinke was born in 1863 in Chicago 1 His parents Herman and Louise Meinke were both immigrants from Germany 2 Professional baseball player editMeinke began his professional baseball career in 1883 with the Grand Rapids Michigan club in the Northwestern League 3 On May 1 1884 opening day of the 1884 season Meinke made his Major League Baseball debut with the Detroit Wolverines of the National League The Wolverines lost the season opener to Philadelphia by a 13 2 score began the season with an 11 game losing streak and finished in eighth place with a 28 84 record Meinke was the Wolverines lead pitcher during the 1884 season appearing in 35 games and pitching 289 innings including 31 complete games 4 He compiled a respectable 3 18 earned run average ERA but with little support from his teammates finished the season with an 8 23 record Meinke also led the National League s pitchers with a perfect 1 000 fielding percentage 1 In addition to pitching Meinke also served in a utility role and appeared in a total of 92 games during the 1884 season including 51 games at shortstop four in the outfield three at second base and three at third base He compiled a 165 batting average in 341 at bats and struck out 89 times the second highest total in the National League behind Sam Wise 1 Meinke returned to the Wolverines in 1885 but appeared in only two games one as a pitcher and one as an outfielder Meinke allowed two earned runs in five innings and was the losing pitcher in his only game on the mound His major league career ended on May 22 1885 1 Meinke continued to play professional baseball in the minor leagues through the 1887 season including stints with Chattanooga Lookouts of the Southern League 1885 Denver Mountain Lions of the Western League 1886 and LaCrosse Freezers of the Northwestern League 1888 3 Later years editMeinke died in November 1931 at age 68 2 He was buried at Montrose Cemetery 1 References edit a b c d e Frank Meinke Statistics and History baseball reference com Sports Reference LLC Retrieved July 3 2014 a b Death record for Frank L Meinke section foreman born October 18 1863 died November 8 1931 Ancestry com Illinois Deaths and Stillbirths Index 1916 1947 database on line Provo UT USA Ancestry com Operations Inc 2011 a b Frank Meinke Minor League Statistics baseball reference com Sports Reference LLC Retrieved July 3 2014 1884 Detroit Wolverines baseball reference com Sports Reference LLC Retrieved July 3 2014 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Frank Meinke amp oldid 1153832584, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
