Francis Patterson "Frank" Abercrombie (January 2, 1850 – November 11, 1939) was an American professional baseball shortstop who made one appearance in the National Association for the Troy Haymakers in 1871.

[3] Abercrombie attended Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in Troy, New York, where he played baseball.

[4] Abercrombie played in his only professional baseball game on October 21, 1871, against the Chicago White Stockings.

[5] For Troy's next game (their last of the season), their regular shortstop Dickie Flowers reclaimed his usual position.

[6] After his brief time in professional baseball, Abercrombie worked as a civil engineer, and at one point served as the superintendent of the New York Division of the Pennsylvania Railroad.