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Jim French
Richard James French

Bats Left, Throws Right
Height 5' 7", Weight 182 lb.
School Ohio University

Debut September 12, 1965
  vs. CAL 2 AB, 2 H, 0 HR, 2 RBI, 1 SB
Final Game May 14, 1971
Born August 13, 1941 in Warren, OH

Signed by the Washington Senators as an amateur free agent in 1963. (All Transactions)

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Batting  Glossary /
Gamelogs: / Splits: / HR Log / PI Finders:Game / Streak / Event / PI vs. Pitcher
/ Neutralize Stats
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  SB CS  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG *OPS+  TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1965 23 WSA AL  13   37    4   11   0  0   1    7   1  0   9   5  .297  .435  .378  136   14   0   0   1   0   1
 1966 24 WSA AL  10   24    0    5   1  0   0    3   0  1   4   5  .208  .321  .250   68    6   0   0   0   0   0
 1967 25 WSA AL   6   16    0    1   0  0   0    1   0  0   3   4  .063  .211  .063  -14    1   0   0   1   0   0
 1968 26 WSA AL  59  165    9   32   5  0   1   10   1  2  19  19  .194  .277  .242   61   40   3   3   0   1   1
 1969 27 WSA AL  63  158   14   29   6  3   2   13   1  0  41  15  .184  .348  .297   88   47   1   2   6   0   0
 1970 28 WSA AL  69  166   20   35   3  1   1   13   0  1  38  23  .211  .358  .259   77   43   2   0   2   0   5
 1971 29 WSA AL  14   41    6    6   2  0   0    4   0  2   7   7  .146  .271  .195   38    8   1   0   0   0   3
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 7 Seasons      234  607   53  119  17  4   5   51   3  6 121  78  .196  .328  .262   74  159   7   5  10   1  10
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg        420   37   82  12  3   3   35   2  4  84  54  .196  .328  .262   74  110   5   3   7   1   7
 Career High     69  166   20   35   6  3   2   13   1  2  41  23                          47   3   3   6   1   5
Special Batting  Glossary
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  PA  Outs  RC  RC/G   AIR    BA *lgBA   OBP *lgOBP  SLG *lgSLG  OPS *lgOPS*OPS+  OWP *BtRns BtWin SB% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1965 23 WSA AL   46   27    7   7.0    90| .297  .248| .435  .318| .378  .381| .813  .699| 136  .732   2.4   0.2 100%
 1966 24 WSA AL   28   20    2   2.7    89| .208  .247| .321  .314| .250  .381| .571  .695|  68  .337  -0.8  -0.1   0%
 1967 25 WSA AL   19   15    0   0.0    81| .063  .239| .211  .307| .063  .358| .274  .665| -14  .000  -2.2  -0.2   0%
 1968 26 WSA AL  191  142   13   2.5    77| .194  .235| .277  .303| .242  .347| .519  .651|  61  .343  -7.0  -0.8  33%
 1969 27 WSA AL  202  132   20   4.1    90| .184  .247| .348  .323| .297  .373| .645  .696|  88  .486  -0.3   0.0 100%
 1970 28 WSA AL  206  139   17   3.3    93| .211  .252| .358  .325| .259  .385| .617  .710|  77  .380  -3.1  -0.3   0%
 1971 29 WSA AL   49   41    2   1.3    87| .146  .248| .271  .319| .195  .368| .466  .687|  38  .114  -3.0  -0.3   0%
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 7 Seasons       741  516   61   3.2    87| .196  .245| .328  .317| .262  .369| .590  .687|  74  .395 -14.1  -1.5  33%

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)
Fielding  Glossary / Sort by Position, then Year
 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO    A    E   DP    FP   lgFP  RFg  lgRFg  RF9  lgRF9  GS   Inn    PB  WP  SB   CS
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+---+---+----+---+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+
1965 23 WSA AL C 13 68 8 2 0 .974 .988 5.85 5.67 6.26 6.96 12 109.3 1 2 4 4 1966 24 WSA AL C 10 45 2 1 0 .979 .987 4.70 5.86 6.13 6.86 8 69.0 1 5 6 3 1967 25 WSA AL C 6 28 2 1 0 .968 .990 5.00 6.15 6.14 7.22 5 44.0 0 1 6 1 1968 26 WSA AL C 53 268 42 5 2 .984 .990 5.85 6.01 6.39 6.97 47 436.3 6 15 31 22 1969 27 WSA AL C 63 316 44 4 8 .989 .987 5.71 5.59 6.63 6.65 56 489.0 2 22 31 31 1970 28 WSA AL C 62 267 23 8 4 .973 .988 4.68 5.82 5.87 6.65 52 444.3 5 16 16 20 LF 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.50 0.00 1.80 0 1.0 1971 29 WSA AL C 14 60 7 1 2 .985 .988 4.79 5.63 5.23 6.37 13 115.3 1 2 4 4
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
1965 23 WSA AL C 13 68 8 2 0 .974 .988 5.85 5.67 6.26 6.96 12 109.3 1 2 4 4 1966 24 WSA AL C 10 45 2 1 0 .979 .987 4.70 5.86 6.13 6.86 8 69.0 1 5 6 3 1967 25 WSA AL C 6 28 2 1 0 .968 .990 5.00 6.15 6.14 7.22 5 44.0 0 1 6 1 1968 26 WSA AL C 53 268 42 5 2 .984 .990 5.85 6.01 6.39 6.97 47 436.3 6 15 31 22 1969 27 WSA AL C 63 316 44 4 8 .989 .987 5.71 5.59 6.63 6.65 56 489.0 2 22 31 31 1970 28 WSA AL C 62 267 23 8 4 .973 .988 4.68 5.82 5.87 6.65 52 444.3 5 16 16 20 1971 29 WSA AL C 14 60 7 1 2 .985 .988 4.79 5.63 5.23 6.37 13 115.3 1 2 4 4 1970 28 WSA AL LF 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.50 0.00 1.80 0 1.0 1970 28 WSA AL OF 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.80 0.00 1.80 0 1.0
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+---+---+----+---+ Position Total C* 221 1052 128 22 16 .982 .988 5.34 5.79 6.22 6.76 193 1707.3 16 63 98 85 LF* 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.50 0.00 1.80 0 1.0 +--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+---+---+----+---+ Overall Total 222 1052 128 22 16 .982 .988 5.32 5.77 6.22 6.75 193 1708
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Transactions 

Before 1963 Season: Signed by the Washington Senators as an amateur free agent.

September 27, 1971: Released by the Washington Senators.


The transaction information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet. Last transaction is September 30, 2007.
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