Frank Bonner (baseball)

Frank Bonner
Frank Bonner
	Second baseman
	Born: August 20, 1869; Lowell, Massachusetts
	Died: December 31, 1905 (aged 36); Kansas City, Missouri
Batted: Right	Threw: Right
MLB debut
	April 26, 1884, for the Baltimore Orioles
Last MLB appearance
	June 25, 1903, for the Boston Beaneaters
MLB statistics
Batting average	.257
Home runs	4
Runs batted in	115
Teams
	Baltimore Orioles (1894–1895); St. Louis Browns (1895); Brooklyn Bridegrooms (1896); Washington Senators (1899); Cleveland Bronchos (1902); Philadelphia Athletics (1902); Boston Beaneaters (1903);

Frank J. Bonner (August 20, 1869 – December 31, 1905) was an American professional baseball utility player. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) from 1894 to 1903 for the Baltimore Orioles, St. Louis Browns, Brooklyn Bridegrooms, Washington Senators, Cleveland Bronchos, Philadelphia Athletics, and Boston Beaneaters. He was born in Lowell, Massachusetts. Bonner was nicknamed "the Human Flea".[1]

Bonner died of blood poisoning at the age of 36.[2] His wife had committed suicide in June of that year.[2]

References

Tosches, Rich (18 June 1986). "Anyone Seen Pierre Lamere? : Lefty Blasco Needs Just One More Photo to Complete His Collection of Every Cub". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 19 October 2017.
McKenna, Brian. Early exits: the premature endings of baseball careers, Rowman & Littlefield, 2007, p. 224. ISBN 0-8108-5858-4

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