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Jim French
Richard James French
Bats: Left , Throws: Right
Height: 5' 7" , Weight: 182 lb.

Born: August 13, 1941 in Warren, OH
School: Ohio University
Signed by the Washington Senators as an amateur free agent in 1963. (All Transactions)
Debut: September 12, 1965
Final Game: May 14, 1971
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Year Age Tm Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards
1965 23 WSA AL 13 46 37 4 11 0 0 1 7 1 0 9 5 .297 .435 .378 .813 136 14 1 0 0 0 1 2
1966 24 WSA AL 10 28 24 0 5 1 0 0 3 0 1 4 5 .208 .321 .250 .571 68 6 0 0 0 0 0 2
1967 25 WSA AL 6 19 16 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 4 .063 .211 .063 .273 -14 1 0 0 0 0 1 /2
1968 26 WSA AL 59 191 165 9 32 5 0 1 10 1 2 19 19 .194 .277 .242 .519 61 40 1 1 3 3 0 2
1969 27 WSA AL 63 202 158 14 29 6 3 2 13 1 0 41 15 .184 .348 .297 .646 88 47 0 0 1 2 6 2
1970 28 WSA AL 69 206 166 20 35 3 1 1 13 0 1 38 23 .211 .358 .259 .617 77 43 5 0 2 0 2 2/7
1971 29 WSA AL 14 49 41 6 6 2 0 0 4 0 2 7 7 .146 .271 .195 .466 38 8 3 0 1 0 0 2
7 Seasons 234 741 607 53 119 17 4 5 51 3 6 121 78 .196 .328 .262 .590 74 159 10 1 7 5 10
162 Game Avg. 162 513 420 37 82 12 3 3 35 2 4 84 54 .196 .328 .262 .590 74 110 7 1 5 3 7

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr Rtz Rtzrd Rtzhm Rctch RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG PB WP SB CS CS% Awards
1965 WSA AL 23 C 13 12 109.1 78 68 8 2 0 .974 1.0 11.0 1 6.26 5.85 .988 6.96 5.67 1 2 4 4 50%
1966 WSA AL 24 C 10 8 69.0 48 45 2 1 0 .979 -1.0 -17.4 -1 6.13 4.70 .987 6.86 5.86 1 5 6 3 33%
1967 WSA AL 25 C 6 5 44.0 31 28 2 1 0 .968 -1.0 -27.3 -1 6.14 5.00 .990 7.22 6.15 0 1 6 1 14%
1968 WSA AL 26 C 53 47 436.1 315 268 42 5 2 .984 1.0 2.8 1 6.39 5.85 .990 6.97 6.01 6 15 31 22 42%
1969 WSA AL 27 C 63 56 489.0 364 316 44 4 8 .989 8.0 19.6 8 6.63 5.71 .987 6.65 5.59 2 22 31 31 50%
1970 WSA AL 28 C 62 52 444.1 298 267 23 8 4 .973 3.0 8.1 3 5.87 4.68 .988 6.65 5.82 5 16 16 20 56%
1970 WSA AL 28 LF 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.00 0.00 1.80 1.50
1970 WSA AL 28 OF 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.00 0.00 1.80 1.80
1971 WSA AL 29 C 14 13 115.1 68 60 7 1 2 .985 1.0 10.4 1 5.23 4.79 .988 6.37 5.63 1 2 4 4 50%
7 Seasons C 221 193 1707.1 1202 1052 128 22 16 .982 12.0 8.4 12 6.22 5.34 .988 6.76 5.79 16 63 98 85 46%
1 Season LF 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.00 0.00 1.80 1.50
1 Season OF 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.00 0.00 1.80 1.80
7 Seasons TOT 222 193 1708.1 1202 1052 128 22 16 .982 12.0 8.4 0.0 0.0 0.0 12 6.22 5.32 .970 6.75 5.77 16 63 98 85 46%

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  1. Bob Davis (988)
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  6. Tom Nieto (971)
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  9. Paddy Livingston (965)
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  2. Bob Davis (988)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C

Transactions

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

September 27, 1971: Released by the Washington Senators.

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