#23 Billy "The little corpRR"" Francis, Third Base, 34 yrs, Philadelphia (A) Athletics Tuesday, 10/24/1917 |
 | Name : Nickname : Birthday : Age : Born in : Height : Weight :
Position : Bats : Throws :
| Billy Francis The little corpRR" 1/1/1883 34 NEGRO,LG,PLAYER 5"5 155
Third Base R R
| Desire for Winner : Loyalty : Team Leader Skills : National Popularity : Local Popularity : Consistency : Clutch Performance : Injury Rating : Overall Rating :
| Minimal Minimal None at all 1 / 6 (Insignificant) 0 / 6 (Unknown) Good Normal Prone 1.0 Stars
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Contract : Salary : Signed Through : Years of MLB Service : MLB Service Days this Year : Years on 40-Man Roster : Years of Pro Service : Arbitration Eligibility : Minor League Option Years :
| Big League Contract $ 768,000 1917 8 Year(s), 0 Days (1376 total Days) 172 Day(s) 8 Year(s), 0 Days (1376 total Days) 13 Year(s) Not eligible 3 Option Year(s) left
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Batting | Contact | Gap | Power | Discipline/Eye | Avoid K's |
Overall | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 8 |
Versus LHP | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 9 |
Versus RHP | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 8 |
Talent | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 8 |
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Running & Bunting Ratings Running Speed : Stealing Ability : Baserunning Instincts : Sacrifice Bunt : Bunt for Hit : Hitter Type :
| 7 2 1 3 1 Normal
| Fielding Ratings 1B : 8 (Range), .990 (Fielding Pct.) 2B : 3 (Range), .985 (Fielding Pct.) 3B : 6 (Range), .929 (Fielding Pct.) SS : 1 (Range), .981 (Fielding Pct.) Catcher Arm : 1 Infield Arm : 10 Outfield Arm : 2
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Date | Opp. | Result | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | Spot | | |
8/3 | @CLE | W 5-3 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #7 | | |
8/5 | @CLE | L 5-11 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | #8 | | |
8/7 | @CHA | L 3-4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #8 | | |
8/19 | @SLA | W 2-1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | #1 | | |
8/22 | @WAS | W 5-3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | #8 | | |
8/25 | BOS | W 4-3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | #5 | | |
8/26 | BOS | W 8-4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | #8 | | |
9/8 | @NYA | W 3-2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #7 | | |
9/17 | @CLE | L 3-4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | #8 | | |
9/22 | @DET | L 1-3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | #1 | | |
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Batting | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | TAVG | ISO |
Overall | 29 | 79 | 19 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 13 | .241 | .277 | .278 | .556 | .413 | .038 |
Projected | 29 | 79 | 19 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 13 | .241 | .277 | .278 | .556 | .413 | .038 |
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Batting | GS | PA | HP | IW | CI | GDP | SH | SF | TB | EBH | SB | CS | SB% | RC | RC/27 |
Overall | 19 | 85 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 22 | 3 | 0 | 2 | .0 | 6.8 | 2.8 |
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| AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
vs. LHP | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 | .333 | .500 | .833 |
vs. RHP | 73 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .233 | .273 | .260 | .533 |
Close/Late | 13 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .308 | .400 | .308 | .708 |
Scoring Position | 19 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .316 | .300 | .368 | .668 |
Pinch Hitting | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 | .500 | .500 | 1.000 |
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| G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
Home | 12 | 32 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 7 | .188 | .222 | .219 | .441 |
Road | 17 | 47 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 6 | .277 | .306 | .319 | .625 |
May | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .500 | .500 | .500 | 1.000 |
June | 10 | 22 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 6 | .136 | .208 | .182 | .390 |
July | 4 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .167 | .167 | .167 | .333 |
August | 9 | 31 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 4 | .290 | .273 | .355 | .628 |
Sept/Oct | 3 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | .300 | .417 | .300 | .717 |
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Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | HP | SF | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | Teams |
1910 | 151 | 549 | 148 | 30 | 2 | 2 | 67 | 44 | 32 | 0 | 13 | 40 | 4 | 8 | .270 | .303 | .342 | .645 | BRO PIT |
1911 | 152 | 547 | 136 | 24 | 5 | 6 | 53 | 57 | 40 | 0 | 5 | 49 | 1 | 3 | .249 | .297 | .344 | .641 | PIT |
1912 | 153 | 548 | 140 | 25 | 5 | 4 | 63 | 64 | 42 | 0 | 2 | 51 | 3 | 4 | .255 | .307 | .341 | .649 | PIT |
1913 | 145 | 527 | 141 | 30 | 7 | 3 | 66 | 57 | 32 | 0 | 6 | 55 | 3 | 4 | .268 | .306 | .368 | .674 | PIT |
1914 | 127 | 450 | 105 | 17 | 3 | 4 | 56 | 42 | 29 | 0 | 5 | 45 | 2 | 7 | .233 | .277 | .311 | .588 | PIT |
1915 | 42 | 121 | 25 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 12 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 0 | .207 | .254 | .298 | .551 | PIT |
1916 | 162 | 596 | 116 | 20 | 2 | 2 | 58 | 44 | 27 | 0 | 6 | 68 | 2 | 5 | .195 | .227 | .245 | .472 | PIT PHA |
1917 | 29 | 79 | 19 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 2 | .241 | .277 | .278 | .556 | PHA |
Total | 961 | 3417 | 830 | 153 | 26 | 22 | 377 | 327 | 214 | 0 | 38 | 334 | 15 | 33 | .243 | .285 | .322 | .607 | |
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Career Minor League Batting Stats |
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Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
1904, A | 95 | 345 | 83 | 21 | 0 | 10 | 31 | 36 | 35 | 98 | 11 | 9 | .241 | .307 | .388 | .696 |
1904, AA | 18 | 75 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 18 | 2 | 2 | .173 | .241 | .240 | .481 |
1904, AAA | 18 | 51 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 15 | 0 | 3 | .196 | .255 | .235 | .490 |
1905, A | 136 | 491 | 124 | 35 | 3 | 10 | 48 | 65 | 60 | 121 | 14 | 11 | .253 | .333 | .397 | .730 |
1906, A | 136 | 481 | 120 | 17 | 2 | 17 | 62 | 41 | 55 | 99 | 11 | 10 | .249 | .322 | .399 | .721 |
1907, A | 138 | 475 | 149 | 26 | 0 | 40 | 97 | 89 | 83 | 56 | 21 | 20 | .314 | .414 | .621 | 1.035 |
1908, A | 94 | 345 | 142 | 20 | 2 | 36 | 92 | 75 | 48 | 21 | 12 | 16 | .412 | .483 | .794 | 1.278 |
1908, AA | 44 | 162 | 55 | 7 | 1 | 20 | 40 | 28 | 15 | 18 | 2 | 7 | .340 | .393 | .765 | 1.159 |
1909, AA | 118 | 436 | 158 | 13 | 6 | 49 | 93 | 82 | 69 | 39 | 13 | 18 | .362 | .447 | .757 | 1.204 |
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Career Postseason Batting Stats |
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Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
1913 | 5 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .167 | .318 | .333 | .652 |
Total | 5 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .167 | .318 | .333 | .652 |
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Position | G | GS | PO | A | DP | TC | E | PCT | INN | RANGE | PB | RSTA | RTO | RTO% |
Second Base | 11 | 7 | 20 | 26 | 9 | 48 | 2 | .958 | 74.0 | 5.84 | | | | |
Third Base | 9 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 13 | 1 | .923 | 48.2 | 2.40 | | | | |
Shortstop | 7 | 7 | 12 | 28 | 4 | 41 | 1 | .976 | 62.0 | 5.95 | | | | |
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Drafted in 2nd round, 25th overall pick, by Brooklyn in 1904... Injured on 3/13/1905 with a Inflamed Rib Cage Muscle, out for one week... Injured on 9/5/1908 with a Inflamed Thigh Muscle, out for one week... Injured on 5/28/1909 with a Pulled Calf Muscle, out for 3-4 weeks... Signed as a free agent by Pittsburgh on 2/2/1910 to a 2-year deal worth $860,000 per year... Had first career hit (double) on 4/1/1910, off Eddie Cicotte (BSN)... Hit first career homerun on 4/14/1910, off Addie Joss (NYG)... 1/31/1913: Gets a new one-year contract worth $1,278,571 through salary arbitration... 1/31/1914: Gets a new one-year contract worth $1,528,571 through salary arbitration... 1/31/1915: Gets a new one-year contract worth $1,528,571 through salary arbitration... 8/29/1915: Signed a contract extension with Pittsburgh, $768,000 per year, for 2 years. Traded from Pittsburgh to Philadelphia (A) on 2/12/1916 (Going to PIT: P Rip Vowinkel. Going to PHA: C Frank Gibson, 3B Billy Francis)... Had 5 hits with 0 RBI against Boston (A) on 5/3/1916...
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Batting Leader Boards Appearances |
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Homeruns 1911 - 6 - 3rd
| RBI 1913 - 66 - 9th
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