Fred Dunlap

Position: Second Baseman
Bats: Right • Throws: Right
5-8, 165lb (173cm, 74kg)
Born: May 21, 1859 in Philadelphia, PA
Died: December 1, 1902 in Philadelphia, PA
Buried: Lawnview Cemetery, Rockledge, PA
Debut: May 1, 1880 (451st in major league history)
Last Game: April 20, 1891
Full Name: Frederick C. Dunlap
Nicknames: Sure Shot
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Nine Players Who Debuted in 1880

Tim Keefe
Roger Connor
Mickey Welch
Old Hoss Radbourn
Buck Ewing
Harry Stovey
Fred Dunlap
Arlie Latham
Larry Corcoran

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Notable Events and Chronology

June 10, 1880

Boston’s Charley Jones‚ last year’s home run king with 9‚ hits 2 homers in one inning‚ becoming the first big leaguer to accomplish this feat. Both homers come off Buffalo’s Tom Poorman in the 8th inning of a 19 – 3 rout. Jones now has league-high 4 homers‚ one more than Fred Dunlap.

August 8, 1886

1886 – Rumors of the imminent demise of the St. Louis Maroons abound after star 2B Fred Dunlap is sold to Detroit for $4‚700.

June 11, 1887

Detroit’s Fred Dunlap establishes a National League record by starting 4 double plays at second base. He participates in 5 double plays in all to tie the existing major league mark and helps the Sluggers edge the Hoosiers‚ 7 – 6.

January 2, 1888

star second baseman Fred “Sure Shot” Dunlap signs with Pittsburgh of the National League

July 9, 1888

Hardie Richardson‚ Fred Dunlap’s replacement‚ breaks his ankle and is lost for the season.

April 20, 1891

Against Baltimore (AA)‚ Washington 2B Fred Dunlap‚ once considered the greatest in the game‚ suffers a career-ending broken left leg. The injury occurs in the 1st inning after Dunlap walks‚ steals‚ 2B‚ and‚ following a single‚ circles 3B and attempts to return to the bag when he sees he can’t get home. As noted by Bob Schaefer‚ it is the 2nd time that Dunlap has broken a leg in a game: the first occurred on July 5‚ 1887 when he collided with Sam Thompson in the 7th inning.

December 21, 1911

In the New York Evening Journal‚ 80s player-manager Sam Crane picks his all-time list

Biography

In ten NL seasons, the slick-fielding Dunlap at various times led NL second basemen in all fielding categories and twice batted over .300. But his greatest year was 1884 when, playing for powerhouse St. Louis in the short-lived Union Association, he led UA second basemen in all five fielding categories while leading the league in BA (his .412 was 52 points above that of the next-best hitter), slugging (.621), runs (160), and HR (13). His 160 runs scored set a new ML record, and still rank fourteenth-best of all time.

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