#23 Billy "The little corpRR#" Francis, Third Base, 35 yrs, St. Louis (N) Cardinals
Sunday, 10/27/1918 |
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| Billy Francis
The little corpRR#
1/1/1883
35
NEGRO,LG,PLAYER
5"5
155
Third Base
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1.0 Stars
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| Big League Contract
$ 555,001
1919
8 Year(s), 0 Days (1376 total Days)
0 Day(s)
9 Year(s), 0 Days (1548 total Days)
14 Year(s)
Not eligible
2 Option Year(s) left
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| Batting | Contact | Gap | Power | Discipline/Eye | Avoid K's |
| Overall | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| Versus LHP | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| Versus RHP | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| Talent | 2 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 4 |
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| 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 | | |
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| Batting | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | TAVG | ISO |
| Overall | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Projected | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
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| Batting | GS | PA | HP | IW | CI | GDP | SH | SF | TB | EBH | SB | CS | SB% | RC | RC/27 |
| Overall | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .0 | .0 | .0 |
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| | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
| vs. LHP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| vs. RHP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Close/Late | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Scoring Position | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Pinch Hitting | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
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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 |
| 1918, AAA | 53 | 110 | 36 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 19 | 19 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 2 | .327 | .353 | .455 | .807 |
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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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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...
Signed as a free agent by St. Louis (N) on 2/8/1918 to a 2-year deal worth $555,001 per year...
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Homeruns
1911 - 6 - 3rd
| RBI
1913 - 66 - 9th
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