Frank Chapman (baseball)

Frank Chapman (baseball)

Frank H. Chapman (November 1861 - December 2, 1937) was a professional baseball player who appeared in one game for the Philadelphia Athletics of the American Association in 1887. He was thought to have been a player named Fred Chapman and the youngest player to ever play in a Major League Baseball game until new findings by the Society for American Baseball Research (SABR) revealed that he was a different player, and much older, than previously believed.

Read more about Frank Chapman (baseball):  Career, Mistaken Identity

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