Oliver Frank Fletcher (March 6, 1891 – October 7, 1974) was an American

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player. Born in Hildreth, Illinois, he played shortstop and third base and batted and threw right-handed. He sometimes played under the name Fletcher Franks."On the Sport Firing Line". ''The Syracuse Herald''. March 13, 1915. 10. ("The young ball tosser who played shortstop for the Stars last year under the name Fletcher Franks is now being given a trial at shortstop by Pat Moran, manager of the Phillies. This year the former Star is playing under his own name which is Frank Fletcher.") Fletcher played minor league baseball with the Harrisburg Coal Miners of the

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and the Syracuse Stars of the

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. He originally played as a third baseman, but switched to shortstop upon joining the Stars in 1914. The ''Syracuse Herald'' called him "one of the snappiest young players" in his league. Fletcher made his only major league appearance in , when he played in one game for the

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. He struck out in his only at-bat.Frank Fletcher
baseball-reference.com. Retrieved on April 6, 2009. Phillies manager

Pat Moran Patrick Joseph Moran (February 7, 1876 – March 7, 1924) was an American professional baseball player and manager. He was a catcher in Major League Baseball from 1901 to 1914. The year after his retirement, he became a manager, and he led two t ...

gave him a trial during the next season, but he did not appear in any major league games that year. Fletcher later served as a coach for

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's baseball team.High has good pitching staff
. ''The Evening Independent''. March 15, 1921. He died in

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in 1974.

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