Frank Prescott Norton (June 9, 1845 – August 1, 1920) was an American professional baseball player, who played in one game for the

Washington Olympics The Olympic Club of Washington, D.C., or Washington Olympics in modern nomenclature, was an early professional baseball team. When the National Association of Base Ball Players permitted openly professional clubs for the 1869 season, the Oly ...

on May 5, 1871. He struck out in his only at-bat and played

third base A third baseman, abbreviated 3B, is the player in baseball or softball whose responsibility is to defend the area nearest to third base — the third of four bases a baserunner must touch in succession to score a run. In the scoring system us ...

and

outfield The outfield, in cricket, baseball and softball is the area of the field of play further from the batsman or batter than the infield. In association football, the outfield players are positioned outside the goal area. In bat and ball games ...

in the game. He made an error at third, on his only recorded fielding chance.

References

The National Association of Base Ball players by Marshall D. Wright

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