frank chance september september american professional baseball player baseman chance played major_league_baseball chicago_cubs initially named new_york_yankees served manager cubs yankees boston_red_sox discovered cubs played semi professional baseball attending college chance debuted cubs serving time player chance cubs regular baseman succeeded team manager chance led cubs national_league championships span years won world series championships chance formed strong double play combination chance baseball sad let cubs season chance signed yankees serving player manager seasons joined player manager returning mlb manager chance named manager chicago_white_sox took control team ill died later year noted leadership abilities chance earned nickname leader time leader managerial winning percentage cubs history chance elected early life chance born california september family english scottish descent raised california attended father president national bank chance enrolled pursued degree transferred california playing baseball school baseball team received offer play semi professional baseball team sullivan illinois month current dollar terms accepted returning college year chance led team place finish amateur tournament teams chicago_cubs discovered chance convinced cubs sign backup catcher outfielder receiving year current dollar terms chance scouted teams chose cubs catcher ahead cubs depth chart career chicago cubs chance began career chicago_cubs serving reserve catcher outfielder played irregularly season finger injuries suffered catching chance played games season cubs time catcher cubs baseman left team manager moved chance base chance initially position change agreed received pay raise games season chance recorded batting average stolen bases mark led national_league base percentage best league runs batted rbis tied sixth best chance batting average good sixth place base percentage fourth best league slugging percentage fifth best chance hit home runs tying place stolen bases tied fourth place runs scored seventh best fell ill chance selected succeed manager year batted runs scored rbis batting average sixth best led league base percentage finished seventh slugging percentage stolen bases sixth best league chance batted led runs scored stolen bases batting average fifth best league base percentage finished slugging percentage placed fifth chance stole home second base tie game cincinnati_reds team owner granted percent ownership stake club gratitude chance later sold share franchise approximately cubs won games season taking pennant chicago_white_sox american_league defeated cubs world series chance batted season finishing sixth base percentage best tied seventh stolen bases cubs returned world series chance batted world series cubs defeated tigers games chance began decline season finished doubles finish best categories batting average base percentage stolen bases chance batted world series cubs defeated tigers time games chance began groom successor base rebuilt team nervous breakdown departure replacing respectively cubs returned world series chance batted world series athletics won series games chance ejected game player ejected world series game chance continued transition cubs lineup played games new_york_yankees chance endured correct blood brain caused hit pitches head chance argued murphy releasing expensive players cubs effort save team money new_york_yankees negotiated chance release cubs season cubs released chance hospitalized january chance signed year contract yankees worth current dollar terms serve yankees manager played base yankees served field captain played games season yankees sat place day season won final game finish seventh place chance named yankees new captain struggling season chance criticized talent brought yankees scout repeatedly seeking fired offered resignation team late season condition receive salary accepted team owner chance resigned weeks remaining season served player manager remainder season later career chance returned native california named manager chance won league championship signed angels season granted ownership angels majority owner powers chance remained good friends rest life resigned season declining health served president continuing discipline players fined umpire chance managed boston_red_sox retain chance season sources noted chance agreed year contract necessarily interested returning team described sportswriter better minor league club relationship severed named chicago_white_sox manager season developed severe helm soon developed respiratory complications including chance submitted resignation owner refused accept giving opportunity return team health improved returned chicago briefly april unable charge team chance returned los_angeles underwent emergency surgery april named acting manager season career summary overview chance trio remembered double play ability trio chance known baseball sad written year old newspaper columnist july chance helped develop throw chance took chicago manager playing time decreased end decade cubs won pennant won world series date cubs world series victory highest paid player baseball earning current dollar terms chance lifetime record manager winning percentage winning percentage manager cubs highest franchise history player chance cubs time career leader stolen bases led cubs batting average world series play chance batted recording hits scoring runs stealing bases chance preached including avoiding alcohol players chance fined players shaking hands members opposing team forced delay wedding baseball season marriage abilities playing field august chance suspended remainder season profanity reinstated days later managerial record personal baseball chance worked best fighters era considered chance greatest amateur time chance owned ranch california sold prior manager chance married october advocate baseball women attend baseball games chance died age sources simply said died long illness attributed heart disease brought severe survived wife mother sister brothers chance interred cemetery los_angeles death greatly funeral received widespread publicity los_angeles chicago powers race car driver estate valued honors falling short induction hall_of_fame seven votes chance elected hall_of_fame elected year chance elected baseball field named chance operated played game frank chance field retired players participated exhibition game chance honor contemporary rival chance considered chance greatest players saw city hope national medical center created memory
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