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Walter French
Walter Edward French (Piggy or Fitz)

Bats Left, Throws Right
Weight 155 lb.
Schools United States Military Academy, Rutgers University

Debut September 15, 1923
Final Game October 6, 1929
Born July 12, 1899 in Moorestown, NJ
Died May 13, 1984 in Mountain Home, AR

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Batting  Glossary / 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 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1923 23 PHA AL  16   39    7    9   3  0   0    2   0  1   5   7  .231  .318  .308   64   12   0           0    
 1925 25 PHA AL  67  100   20   37   9  0   0   14   1  1   1   9  .370  .376  .460  105   46   3           0    
 1926 26 PHA AL 112  397   51  121  18  7   1   36   2  3  18  24  .305  .340  .393   86  156  23           3    
 1927 27 PHA AL 109  326   48   99  10  5   0   41   9  1  16  14  .304  .338  .365   78  119  13           1    
 1928 28 PHA AL  48   74    9   19   4  0   0    7   1  1   2   5  .257  .286  .311   55   23   0           1    
 1929 29 PHA AL  45   45    7   12   1  0   1    9   0  0   2   3  .267  .298  .356   65   16   2           0    
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 6 Seasons      397  981  142  297  45 12   2  109  13  7  44  62  .303  .336  .379   81  372  41   0   0   5   0
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg        400   58  121  18  5   1   44   5  3  18  25  .303  .336  .379   81  152  17   0   0   2   0
 Career High    112  397   51  121  18  7   1   41   9  3  18  24  .305  .340  .393   86  156  23   0   0   3   0
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% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1923 23 PHA AL   44   31    4   3.5   109| .231  .291| .318  .361| .308  .403| .626  .764|  64  .364  -1.9  -0.2   0%
 1925 25 PHA AL  104   67   17   6.8   121| .370  .308| .376  .380| .460  .432| .836  .812| 105  .627   0.6   0.1  50%
 1926 26 PHA AL  441  302   51   4.5   115| .305  .297| .340  .370| .393  .417| .733  .787|  86  .481 -10.2  -1.0  40%
 1927 27 PHA AL  356  241   41   4.5   116| .304  .300| .338  .369| .365  .422| .703  .791|  78  .470 -12.1  -1.2  90%
 1928 28 PHA AL   77   56    6   2.9   111| .257  .292| .286  .358| .311  .415| .597  .773|  55  .284  -5.0  -0.5  50%
 1929 29 PHA AL   49   35    5   3.8   116| .267  .297| .298  .364| .356  .429| .654  .793|  65  .382  -2.6  -0.2   0%
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 6 Seasons      1071  732  124   4.5   115| .303  .299| .336  .369| .379  .420| .715  .789|  81  .473 -31.2  -3.0  65%

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)
Fielding  Glossary
 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO    A    E   DP    FP   lgFP  RFg  lgRFg  RF9  lgRF9  LF   CF   RF
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+----+----+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+
1923 23 PHA AL OF 10 17 1 0 0 1.000 .963 1.80 2.26 0 10 0 1925 25 PHA AL OF 19 31 3 1 0 .971 .966 1.79 2.27 3 0 16 1926 26 PHA AL OF 99 186 12 6 7 .971 .966 2.00 2.23 0 1 98 1927 27 PHA AL OF 94 190 6 9 2 .956 .964 2.09 2.22 8 5 81 1928 28 PHA AL OF 19 33 1 0 0 1.000 .974 1.79 2.22 8 0 11 1929 29 PHA AL OF 10 8 0 0 0 1.000 .964 0.80 2.28 6 1 3
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
1923 23 PHA AL OF 10 17 1 0 0 1.000 .963 1.80 2.26 0 10 0 1925 25 PHA AL OF 19 31 3 1 0 .971 .966 1.79 2.27 3 0 16 1926 26 PHA AL OF 99 186 12 6 7 .971 .966 2.00 2.23 0 1 98 1927 27 PHA AL OF 94 190 6 9 2 .956 .964 2.09 2.22 8 5 81 1928 28 PHA AL OF 19 33 1 0 0 1.000 .974 1.79 2.22 8 0 11 1929 29 PHA AL OF 10 8 0 0 0 1.000 .964 0.80 2.28 6 1 3
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+----+----+ Position Total OF 251 465 23 16 9 .968 .966 1.94 2.23 25 17 209 +--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+----+----+ Overall Total 251 465 23 16 9 .968 .966 1.94 2.23
An Important note about our fielding stats

Postseason Batting Gamelogs / Vs. Pitcher

 Year   Round Tm  Opp WLser  G   AB  R   H  2B 3B HR RBI  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG   SB CS  SH  SF HBP
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+
 1929   WS    PHA CHC     W   1   1   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   1  .000  .000  .000   0  0   0   0   0 
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+

WLser shows whether the player's team Won or Lost the series.


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