Frank Foreman

Who was Frank Foreman?

Francis Isaiah "Monkey" Foreman was a starting pitcher who played in Major League Baseball between 1884 and 1902. Listed at 6 ft 0 in, 195 lb., Foreman batted and threw left-handed. He was born in Baltimore, Maryland. His younger brother, Brownie Foreman, also was a major league pitcher.

A well-traveled fastball pitcher, Foreman played for 11 different clubs in five different leagues. He entered the majors in 1884 in the short-lived Union Association, dividing his playing time between the Chicago Browns/Pittsburgh Stogies and Kansas City Cowboys before jumping to the American Association with the Baltimore Orioles. He played later for the Cincinnati Reds of the National League, Washington Statesmen, Washington Senators, Baltimore Orioles, New York Giants, Cincinnati Reds, Boston Americans and Baltimore Orioles.

Foreman enjoyed three solid years from 1889 to 1891, averaging 18 wins and 319 innings pitched per season, with career-highs 23 wins and 414 innings in 1889.