Frank Pearce (1870s pitcher)

For other people named Frank Pearce, see Frank Pearce (disambiguation).

Franklin Johnson Pearce (1860–1926) was an American Major League Baseball player who appeared as a relief pitcher in one game for the 1876 Louisville Grays of the National League. He was 16 years, 188 days old on the day of his lone major league appearance, making him one of the half-dozen youngest players in major league history—and he remains the youngest ever to be making his final ML appearance.

Frank Pearce
Pitcher
Born: March 30, 1860 Jefferson County, Kentucky
Died: November 13, 1926(1926-11-13) (aged 66) Louisville, Kentucky
Batted: Unknown Threw: Unknown
MLB debut
October 4, 1876, for the Louisville Grays
Last MLB appearance
October 4, 1876, for the Louisville Grays
MLB statistics
Pitching record	0-0
Earned run average	4.50
Strikeouts	1
Stats at Baseball Reference
Teams
Louisville Grays (1876)

External links

• Career statistics from Baseball Reference · Retrosheet