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Frank Wickware

Frank Ellis Wickware
(The Red Ant)

Born: March 18, 1888 in Girard, KS
Died: November 2, 1967 in Schenectady, NY
(79 years old)

Bats: R

Throws: R

Ht: 5'10"

Wt: 180

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Notes:

Buried: Vale Cemetery (Schenectady, NY)

Pitching

Glossary

Basic Pitching

Year	Team	Lg	Age	Pos	W	L	W%	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	R	ER	H	HR	BB	K	WP	BK	HBP	BF	ERA	ERA+
1910	LEL	WES	22	SP	8	0	1.000	10	8	8	1	1	79.2	22	16	63	1	11	56	0	0	309	1.81	125
1910-11	LEL	NvC	22	SP	1	1	.500	3	3	2	0	0	22.0	10	8	22	1	7	8	0	3	91	3.27	48
1911	MULT	EAS / WES	23	SP	4	5	.444	13	10	9	0	0	94.0	57	45	85	1	38	74	0	4	399	4.31	83
1911-12	FE	CUB	23	SP	10	3	.769	17	14	11	0	0	117.1	50	34	93	0	59	44	2	10	494	2.61	110
1912	BRG / CAG	EAS / WES	24	SP	6	5	.545	13	10	10	2	0	101.0	45	32	100	2	20	66	0	4	417	2.85	110
1912-13	NLG	NvC	24	SP	2	2	.500	6	4	2	1	1	35.0	21	16	28	0	22	17	0	6	151	4.11	74
1913	MOH	EAS	25	SP	6	4	.600	14	10	8	3	1	86.2	22	12	61	1	14	81	0	8	335	1.25	218
1914	MULT	EAS / WES	26	SP	6	7	.462	14	14	13	2	0	116.0	52	39	120	0	39	94	0	5	492	3.03	125
1915	CAG	NvH / WES	27	SP	5	7	.417	22	19	0	10	0	0	135.0	67	46	124	2	36	90	0	3	558	3.07	75
1915-16	SFP	CUB	27	SP	2	4	.333	8	7	4	1	0	50.1	32	20	44	0	29	25	0	4	227	3.58	99
1916	ABC / CAG	WES	28	SP	8	7	.533	25	19	12	4	1	169.2	66	41	125	0	74	89	2	1	687	2.17	114
1917	MULT	WES	29	SP	3	3	.500	7	6	6	1	0	49.0	19	13	42	0	22	18	0	1	205	2.39	93
1917-18	RP	FHL	29	SP	2	1	.667	5	4	1	1	0	28.2	10	7	22	0	9	18	0	1	130	2.20	95
1918	CAG	WES	30	SP	3	4	.429	9	6	1	2	0	0	53.0	31	25	54	0	19	19	0	0	225	4.25	79
1919	MULT	MULT	31	SP	6	4	.600	15	8	4	5	0	0	92.2	25	18	64	2	29	56	1	0	2	369	1.75	176
1920	CAG	NNL	32	SP	4	2	.667	7	5	2	0	0	37.0	18	17	31	1	13	25	0	1	3	146	4.14	74
1921	COG	NNL	33	SP	0	2	.000	4	4	0	0	0	0	9.1	23	19	23	4	8	4	2	0	0	59	18.32	23
12	15			SP	76	61	.555	192	151	5	105	16	4	1276.1	570	408	1101	15	449	784	7	1	55	5294	2.88	100
162 Game Average					15	12	.555	38	30	7	21	3	1	253.0	113	81	218	3	89	155	1	2	11	1050	2.88	100

Year	Team	Lg	Age	Pos	W	L	W%	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	R	ER	H	HR	BB	K	WP	BK	HBP	BF	ERA	ERA+
12	Negro Leagues				60	49	.550	152	118	4	84	14	3	1009.2	443	320	875	14	312	663	4	1	30	4150	2.85	103
4	vs Latin Leagues				15	10	.600	34	28	19	2	1	224.2	113	78	187	1	117	94	2	23	963	3.12	90
2	vs High Minors				1	2	.333	5	4	1	2	0	0	34.0	14	10	31	0	15	16	1	0	2	145	2.65	81
1	vs Semipros				0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	8.0	0	0	8	0	5	11	0	0	0	36	0.00	0

Year	Team	Lg	Age	Pos	W	L	W%	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	R	ER	H	HR	BB	K	WP	BK	HBP	BF	ERA	ERA+
2	Chicago Leland Giants			SP	9	2	.818	15	12	11	1	1	113.2	45	35	102	3	22	72	0	4	456	2.77	87
1	Philadelphia Giants I			RP	0	1	.000	1	1	1	0	0	8.0	5	4	7	0	3	7	0	0	35	4.50	92
9	Chicago American Giants			SP	33	29	.532	90	70	1	47	8	0	606.2	267	194	509	5	198	380	2	1	15	2465	2.88	93
1	Fé			SP	10	3	.769	17	14	11	0	0	117.1	50	34	93	0	59	44	2	10	494	2.61	110
1	Brooklyn Royal Giants			SP	2	1	.667	3	3	3	1	0	26.0	5	4	25	0	4	15	0	0	102	1.38	315
1	New York Lincoln Giants			SP	2	2	.500	6	4	2	1	1	35.0	21	16	28	0	22	17	0	6	151	4.11	74
2	Schenectady Mohawk Giants			SP	7	11	.389	22	18	16	3	1	151.2	64	43	150	1	42	128	0	11	636	2.55	147
1	Louisville White Sox			RP	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	5.0	4	3	9	0	0	3	0	1	23	5.40	70
1	San Francisco Park			SP	2	4	.333	8	7	4	1	0	50.1	32	20	44	0	29	25	0	4	227	3.58	99
1	Indianapolis ABCs I			SP	2	0	1.000	4	3	2	0	1	23.0	13	6	18	0	13	14	0	0	103	2.35	122
1	Jewell's ABCs of Indianapolis			SP	1	1	.500	2	2	2	0	0	18.0	7	5	10	0	10	4	0	0	72	2.50	109
2	Chicago Giants			-	0	3	.000	5	5	0	1	0	0	10.2	27	23	27	4	10	4	2	0	1	70	19.41	21
1	Royal Poinciana Hotel			SP	2	1	.667	5	4	1	1	0	28.2	10	7	22	0	9	18	0	1	130	2.20	95
1	Bacharach Giants I			RP	3	1	.750	6	4	1	3	0	0	44.0	6	6	31	0	16	30	1	0	2	177	1.23	210
1	Detroit Stars I			SP	3	2	.600	7	3	3	1	0	0	38.1	14	8	26	2	12	23	0	0	0	153	1.88	196

Advanced Pitching

Year	Team	Lg	Age	Pos	IP	WHIP	Lg	K%	Lg	BB%	Lg	K/BB	Lg	HR%	Lg
1910	LEL	WES	22	SP	79.2	0.93	1.00	18.1%	15.6%	3.6%	5.4%	5.09	2.91	0.3%	0.9%
1910-11	LEL	NvC	22	SP	22.0	1.32	1.03	8.8%	11.7%	7.7%	7.5%	1.14	1.56	1.1%	0.1%
1911	MULT	EAS / WES	23	SP	94.0	1.31	1.25	18.5%	13.6%	9.5%	7.5%	1.95	1.96	0.3%	0.8%
1911-12	FE	CUB	23	SP	117.1	1.30	1.32	8.9%	12.7%	11.9%	12.0%	0.75	1.06	0.0%	0.5%
1912	BRG / CAG	EAS / WES	24	SP	101.0	1.19	1.21	15.8%	14.1%	4.8%	6.3%	3.30	2.25	0.5%	0.7%
1912-13	NLG	NvC	24	SP	35.0	1.43	1.26	11.3%	12.0%	14.6%	11.1%	0.77	1.08	0.0%	0.1%
1913	MOH	EAS	25	SP	86.2	0.87	1.21	24.2%	15.1%	4.2%	7.1%	5.79	2.13	0.3%	0.4%
1914	MULT	EAS / WES	26	SP	116.0	1.37	1.40	19.1%	12.5%	7.9%	7.7%	2.41	1.65	0.0%	0.8%
1915	CAG	NvH / WES	27	SP	135.0	1.19	1.02	16.1%	13.4%	6.5%	6.2%	2.50	1.95	0.4%	0.8%
1915-16	SFP	CUB	27	SP	50.1	1.45	1.48	11.0%	9.4%	12.8%	11.4%	0.86	0.82	0.0%	0.1%
1916	ABC / CAG	WES	28	SP	169.2	1.17	1.10	13.0%	13.0%	10.8%	8.6%	1.20	1.56	0.0%	0.4%
1917	MULT	WES	29	SP	49.0	1.31	1.07	8.8%	11.1%	10.7%	8.0%	0.82	1.53	0.0%	0.2%
1917-18	RP	FHL	29	SP	28.2	1.08	1.02	13.8%	17.1%	6.9%	8.4%	2.00	2.04	0.0%	0.0%
1918	CAG	WES	30	SP	53.0	1.38	1.23	8.4%	8.5%	8.4%	8.7%	1.00	0.98	0.0%	0.4%
1919	MULT	MULT	31	SP	92.2	1.00	1.20	15.2%	14.7%	7.9%	8.1%	1.93	1.69	0.5%	0.8%
1920	CAG	NNL	32	SP	37.0	1.19	1.18	17.1%	11.2%	8.9%	7.6%	1.92	1.49	0.7%	0.5%
1921	COG	NNL	33	SP	9.1	3.32	1.37	6.8%	10.5%	13.6%	7.3%	0.50	1.43	6.8%	0.8%
12	15			SP	1276.1	1.21	1.19	14.8%	13.2%	8.5%	8.2%	1.75	1.72	0.3%	0.6%

Year	Team	Lg	Age	Pos	IP	WHIP	Lg	K%	Lg	BB%	Lg	K/BB	Lg	HR%	Lg
12	Negro Leagues				1009.2	1.18	1.17	16.0%	13.3%	7.5%	7.5%	2.13	1.83	0.3%	0.6%
4	vs Latin Leagues				224.2	1.35	1.32	9.8%	11.7%	12.1%	11.3%	0.80	1.06	0.1%	0.3%
2	vs High Minors				34.0	1.35	1.04	11.0%	17.9%	10.3%	7.6%	1.07	2.36	0.0%	0.6%
1	vs Semipros				8.0	1.63	1.00	30.6%	20.0%	13.9%	6.4%	2.20	3.13	0.0%	1.1%

Year	Team	Lg	Age	Pos	IP	WHIP	Lg	K%	Lg	BB%	Lg	K/BB	Lg	HR%	Lg
2	Chicago Leland Giants			SP	113.2	1.09	1.06	15.8%	14.4%	4.8%	6.1%	3.27	2.51	0.7%	0.7%
1	Philadelphia Giants I			RP	8.0	1.25	1.46	20.0%	14.2%	8.6%	8.0%	2.33	1.77	0.0%	0.6%
9	Chicago American Giants			SP	606.2	1.17	1.11	15.4%	12.9%	8.0%	7.5%	1.92	1.76	0.2%	0.7%
1	Fé			SP	117.1	1.30	1.32	8.9%	12.7%	11.9%	12.0%	0.75	1.06	0.0%	0.5%
1	Brooklyn Royal Giants			SP	26.0	1.12	1.48	14.7%	14.2%	3.9%	6.3%	3.75	2.26	0.0%	0.7%
1	New York Lincoln Giants			SP	35.0	1.43	1.26	11.3%	12.0%	14.6%	11.1%	0.77	1.08	0.0%	0.1%
2	Schenectady Mohawk Giants			SP	151.2	1.27	1.38	20.1%	14.3%	6.6%	7.9%	3.05	1.87	0.2%	0.5%
1	Louisville White Sox			RP	5.0	1.80	1.31	13.0%	11.7%	0.0%	7.5%	0.00	1.55	0.0%	0.9%
1	San Francisco Park			SP	50.1	1.45	1.48	11.0%	9.4%	12.8%	11.4%	0.86	0.82	0.0%	0.1%
1	Indianapolis ABCs I			SP	23.0	1.35	1.19	13.6%	12.4%	12.6%	8.6%	1.08	1.43	0.0%	0.4%
1	Jewell's ABCs of Indianapolis			SP	18.0	1.11	1.21	5.6%	11.0%	13.9%	8.3%	0.40	1.33	0.0%	0.2%
2	Chicago Giants			-	10.2	3.47	1.37	5.7%	10.5%	14.3%	7.5%	0.40	1.41	5.7%	0.7%
1	Royal Poinciana Hotel			SP	28.2	1.08	1.02	13.8%	17.1%	6.9%	8.4%	2.00	2.04	0.0%	0.0%
1	Bacharach Giants I			RP	44.0	1.07	1.06	16.9%	18.3%	9.0%	8.0%	1.88	2.28	0.0%	0.6%
1	Detroit Stars I			SP	38.1	0.99	1.34	15.0%	10.4%	7.8%	9.1%	1.92	1.14	1.3%	1.0%

Opponent's Batting

Year	Team	Lg	Age	Pos	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	SB	CS	BB	SO	IBB	HBP	SH	SF	DP	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS
1910	LEL	WES	22	SP	10	309	289	22	63	4	1	1	2	11	56	0	9	3	.218	.247	.249	.496
1910-11	LEL	NvC	22	SP	3	91	77	10	22	1	0	1	0	7	8	3	4	4	.286	.368	.338	.705
1911	MULT	EAS / WES	23	SP	13	399	348	57	85	18	6	1	10	38	74	4	9	4	.244	.326	.339	.665
1911-12	FE	CUB	23	SP	17	494	405	50	93	4	1	0	38	59	44	10	20	9	.230	.342	.244	.586
1912	BRG / CAG	EAS / WES	24	SP	13	417	383	45	100	11	3	2	5	20	66	4	10	6	.261	.305	.321	.626
1912-13	NLG	NvC	24	SP	6	151	113	21	28	3	1	0	11	22	17	6	10	2	.248	.397	.292	.689
1913	MOH	EAS	25	SP	14	335	303	22	61	12	2	1	24	14	81	8	10	7	.201	.255	.264	.519
1914	MULT	EAS / WES	26	SP	14	492	427	52	120	16	2	0	40	39	94	5	21	3	.281	.348	.328	.676
1915	CAG	NvH / WES	27	SP	22	558	504	67	124	16	3	2	17	36	90	3	15	3	.246	.300	.302	.602
1915-16	SFP	CUB	27	SP	8	227	188	32	44	2	4	0	22	29	25	4	6	5	.234	.348	.287	.636
1916	ABC / CAG	WES	28	SP	25	687	597	66	125	16	7	0	14	74	89	1	15	15	.209	.298	.260	.557
1917	MULT	WES	29	SP	7	205	174	19	42	8	1	0	2	22	18	1	8	4	.241	.330	.299	.629
1917-18	RP	FHL	29	SP	5	130	116	10	22	5	0	0	4	9	18	1	3	2	.190	.254	.233	.487
1918	CAG	WES	30	SP	9	225	196	31	54	10	1	0	9	19	19	0	10	5	.276	.340	.337	.676
1919	MULT	MULT	31	SP	15	369	326	25	64	13	5	2	13	29	56	2	12	1	.196	.266	.285	.551
1920	CAG	NNL	32	SP	7	146	127	18	31	3	2	1	3	1	13	25	3	3	2	.244	.329	.323	.652
1921	COG	NNL	33	SP	4	59	44	23	23	4	4	4	4	1	8	4	0	0	6	0	.523	.596	1.068	1.664
12	15			SP	192	5294	4617	570	1101	146	43	15	218	2	449	784	0	55	171	75	.238	.313	.298	.612

Year	Team	Lg	Age	Pos	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	SB	CS	BB	SO	IBB	HBP	SH	SF	DP	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS
12	Negro Leagues				152	4150	3677	443	875	128	36	14	140	2	312	663	0	30	129	54	.238	.303	.304	.607
4	vs Latin Leagues				34	963	783	113	187	10	6	1	71	117	94	23	40	20	.239	.354	.271	.625
2	vs High Minors				5	145	128	14	31	5	1	0	6	15	16	2	0	1	.242	.331	.297	.628
1	vs Semipros				1	36	29	0	8	3	0	0	1	5	11	0	2	0	.276	.382	.379	.762

Year	Team	Lg	Age	Pos	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	SB	CS	BB	SO	IBB	HBP	SH	SF	DP	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS
2	Chicago Leland Giants			SP	15	456	416	45	102	10	3	3	2	22	72	4	14	8	.245	.290	.305	.595
1	Philadelphia Giants I			RP	1	35	31	5	7	0	0	0	0	3	7	0	1	0	.226	.294	.226	.520
9	Chicago American Giants			SP	90	2465	2182	267	509	76	23	5	52	1	198	380	15	70	32	.233	.301	.296	.598
1	Fé			SP	17	494	405	50	93	4	1	0	38	59	44	10	20	9	.230	.342	.244	.586
1	Brooklyn Royal Giants			SP	3	102	97	5	25	2	0	0	1	4	15	0	1	3	.258	.287	.278	.565
1	New York Lincoln Giants			SP	6	151	113	21	28	3	1	0	11	22	17	6	10	2	.248	.397	.292	.689
2	Schenectady Mohawk Giants			SP	22	636	557	64	150	18	3	1	58	42	128	11	26	10	.269	.333	.318	.651
1	Louisville White Sox			RP	1	23	22	4	9	5	1	0	2	0	3	1	0	0	.409	.435	.727	1.162
1	San Francisco Park			SP	8	227	188	32	44	2	4	0	22	29	25	4	6	5	.234	.348	.287	.636
1	Indianapolis ABCs I			SP	4	103	90	13	18	2	0	0	9	13	14	0	0	2	.200	.301	.222	.523
1	Jewell's ABCs of Indianapolis			SP	2	72	60	7	10	1	0	0	0	10	4	0	2	1	.167	.286	.183	.469
2	Chicago Giants			-	5	70	51	27	27	6	4	4	6	1	10	4	0	1	7	0	.529	.613	1.039	1.652
1	Royal Poinciana Hotel			SP	5	130	116	10	22	5	0	0	4	9	18	1	3	2	.190	.254	.233	.487
1	Bacharach Giants I			RP	6	177	156	6	31	7	1	0	4	16	30	2	3	0	.199	.282	.256	.538
1	Detroit Stars I			SP	7	153	133	14	26	5	2	2	9	12	23	0	8	1	.195	.262	.308	.570

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