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Walter French
Walter Edward French (Piggy and Fitz)
Bats: Left , Throws: Right
Weight: 155 lb.

Born: July 12, 1899 in Moorestown, NJ
High School: Moorestown (Moorestown, NJ)
Schools: United States Military Academy, Rutgers University (All Transactions)
Debut: September 15, 1923
Final Game: October 6, 1929
Died: May 13, 1984 in Mountain Home, AR
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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
1923 23 PHA AL 16 44 39 7 9 3 0 0 2 0 1 5 7 .231 .318 .308 .626 64 12 0 0 O
1925 25 PHA AL 67 104 100 20 37 9 0 0 14 1 1 1 9 .370 .376 .460 .836 105 46 0 3 O
1926 26 PHA AL 112 441 397 51 121 18 7 1 36 2 3 18 24 .305 .340 .393 .733 86 156 3 23 O
1927 27 PHA AL 109 356 326 48 99 10 5 0 41 9 1 16 14 .304 .338 .365 .703 78 119 1 13 O
1928 28 PHA AL 48 77 74 9 19 4 0 0 7 1 1 2 5 .257 .286 .311 .597 55 23 1 0 O
1929 29 PHA AL 45 49 45 7 12 1 0 1 9 0 0 2 3 .267 .298 .356 .653 65 16 0 2 O
6 Seasons 397 1071 981 142 297 45 12 2 109 13 7 44 62 .303 .336 .379 .715 81 372 5 41
162 Game Avg. 162 437 400 58 121 18 5 1 44 5 3 18 25 .303 .336 .379 .715 81 152 2 17

Postseason Batting

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Year Age Tm Lg Series Opp Rslt G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1929 29 PHA AL WS CHC W 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0
1 WS 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG LF-CF-RF Awards
1923 PHA AL 23 OF 10 18 17 1 0 0 1.000 1.80 .961 2.26 0-10-0
1925 PHA AL 25 OF 19 35 31 3 1 0 .971 1.79 .966 2.27 3-0-16
1926 PHA AL 26 OF 99 204 186 12 6 7 .971 2.00 .966 2.23 0-1-98
1927 PHA AL 27 OF 94 205 190 6 9 2 .956 2.09 .964 2.22 8-5-81
1928 PHA AL 28 OF 19 34 33 1 0 0 1.000 1.79 .974 2.22 8-0-11
1929 PHA AL 29 OF 10 8 8 0 0 0 1.000 0.80 .962 2.28 6-1-3
6 Seasons OF 251 504 465 23 16 9 .968 1.94 .965 2.23 25-17-209
6 Seasons TOT 251 504 465 23 16 9 .968 1.94 .934 2.23 25-17-209

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Hall of Fame MonitorBatting - 5 (1493), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 12 (1438), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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Name and misspellings: Walter Edward Piggy,Fitz Walter French

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