#58 Billy "The little corpRR#" Francis, Catcher, 35 yrs, Cleveland Indians Thursday, 10/26/1918 |
 | Name : Nickname : Birthday : Age : Born in : Height : Weight :
Position : Bats : Throws :
| Billy Francis The little corpRR# 1/1/1883 35 Negro,Lg,Player 5"5 140
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| Desire for Winner : Loyalty : Team Leader Skills : National Popularity : Local Popularity : Consistency : Clutch Performance : Injury Rating : Overall Rating :
| Average Average None at all 2 / 6 (Fair) 0 / 6 (Unknown) Very inconsistent Normal Normal 2.0 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 $ 300,000 1918 (Possible Arbitration) 2 Year(s), 27 Days (371 total Days) 172 Day(s) 3 Year(s), 93 Days (609 total Days) 3 Year(s)
Out of Option Years
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Batting | Contact | Gap | Power | Discipline/Eye | Avoid K's |
Overall | 4 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 10 |
Versus LHP | 5 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 10 |
Versus RHP | 4 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 10 |
Talent | 4 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 10 |
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Running & Bunting Ratings Running Speed : Stealing Ability : Baserunning Instincts : Sacrifice Bunt : Bunt for Hit : Hitter Type :
| 8 7 7 5 1 Normal
| Fielding Ratings C : 3 (Range), .930 (Fielding Pct.) Catcher Arm : 1 Infield Arm : 1 Outfield Arm : 1
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Date | Opp. | Result | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | Spot | | |
9/29 | @DET | L 2-3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | #8 | | |
9/30 | @CHA | W 5-2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #8 | | |
10/1 | PHA | W 3-1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #8 | | |
10/2 | @NYY | W 5-4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #8 | | |
10/4 | WAS | W 6-4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | #8 | | |
10/7 | BOS | W 3-1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #1 | | |
10/8 | BOS | W 6-5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #8 | | |
10/11 | @BOS | W 10-6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #8 | | |
10/15 | BOS | W 13-4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | #8 | | |
10/21 | BSN | W 10-9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #2 | | |
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Batting | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | TAVG | ISO |
Overall | 81 | 175 | 35 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 29 | 29 | 21 | 7 | .200 | .291 | .263 | .553 | .576 | .063 |
Projected | 81 | 175 | 35 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 29 | 29 | 21 | 7 | .200 | .291 | .263 | .553 | .576 | .063 |
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Batting | GS | PA | HP | IW | CI | GDP | SH | SF | TB | EBH | SB | CS | SB% | RC | RC/27 |
Overall | 47 | 207 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 46 | 9 | 17 | 4 | 81.0 | 16.6 | 2.8 |
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| AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
vs. LHP | 49 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .245 | .350 | .327 | .677 |
vs. RHP | 126 | 23 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 22 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | .183 | .264 | .238 | .502 |
Close/Late | 27 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .333 | .400 | .370 | .770 |
Scoring Position | 60 | 17 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | .283 | .372 | .383 | .755 |
Pinch Hitting | 19 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .263 | .346 | .263 | .609 |
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| G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
Home | 37 | 88 | 20 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 18 | 10 | 3 | .227 | .298 | .318 | .616 |
Road | 44 | 87 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 4 | .172 | .272 | .207 | .479 |
March/April | 12 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 0 | .333 | .474 | .333 | .807 |
May | 11 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | .143 | .333 | .143 | .476 |
June | 11 | 23 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .130 | .160 | .174 | .334 |
July | 11 | 23 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | .217 | .208 | .261 | .469 |
August | 11 | 22 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 1 | .227 | .320 | .409 | .729 |
Sept/Oct | 25 | 81 | 16 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 14 | 8 | 3 | .198 | .280 | .259 | .539 |
Postseason | 5 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .222 | .300 | .222 | .522 |
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Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | HP | SF | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | Teams |
1916 | 165 | 587 | 136 | 20 | 7 | 10 | 68 | 95 | 65 | 7 | 0 | 20 | 17 | 7 | .232 | .316 | .341 | .656 | CAG |
1918 | 81 | 175 | 35 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 29 | 29 | 21 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 17 | 4 | .200 | .291 | .263 | .553 | CLE |
Total | 246 | 762 | 171 | 28 | 7 | 11 | 97 | 124 | 86 | 10 | 4 | 27 | 34 | 11 | .224 | .310 | .323 | .633 | |
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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 |
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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 |
1918 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .222 | .300 | .222 | .522 |
Total | 5 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .222 | .300 | .222 | .522 |
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Position | G | GS | PO | A | DP | TC | E | PCT | INN | RANGE | PB | RSTA | RTO | RTO% |
Catcher | 51 | 47 | 192 | 17 | 0 | 219 | 10 | .954 | 412.2 | 4.78 | 0 | 49 | 7 | 14.3 |
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Drafted in 19th round, 293rd overall pick, by Cleveland in 1918... Won World Series with Cleveland in 1918...
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