Frank Chance

Amazingly, despite the fanfare and attention the trio of Joe Tinker, Johnny Evers and Frank Chance received during their careers, an item signed by just the three of them has yet to be certified. However, items have been found with Evers and Tinker autographs on them. All three men possessed visually-appealing autographs, but they vary in scarcity. Of the three Chicago icons Frank Chance's autograph is the toughest to find, with a good portion of the existing examples coming in the form of personal correspondence or signed cuts clipped from larger formats.

Frank Chance died in 1924 at the age of 48.

Frank Leroy Chance (September 9, 1877 - September 15, 1924) was a key member of the turn-of-the-century Chicago Cubs as player manager winning four National League Championships from 1906-1910, winning two World Series titles (1907, 1908). He earned the nickname “The Peerless Leader” as a strict manager who required his players to “do it my way or we meet after the game and let our fists decide who is right.” The rough-and-tumble Frank Chance led by example, leading the National League twice in stolen bases (1903, 1906). During his 17-year career with the Chicago Cubs (1898-1912) and the New York Yankees (1913-1914), Chance hit .298 with 1,273 hits and 405 stolen bases. The Chicago Cubs 116 win total during the 1906 campaign remains a Major League record. The Veterans Committee elected Frank Leroy Chance to the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 1946.

– Tom and Ellen Zappala, The Cracker Jack Collection: Baseball's Prized Players. For more information on their book and/or to order a copy at a special PSA discount, visit http://crackerjackplayers.com/PSA_order.html

PSA Price Guide

	3x5/AP	Gum Card	Photo	Check	HOFPlakBW	HOFPlakG	Letter	SS Bat	SS Ball
	$5,000	UNK	UNK	UNK	IMP	IMP	$15	UNK	$15,000