Earl Francis

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-2, 210lb (188cm, 95kg)

Born: July 14, 1935 in Slab Fork, WV us

Died: July 3, 2002 in Pittsburgh, PA

Buried: Homewood Cemetery, Pittsburgh, PA

Debut: June 30, 1960 (Age 24-352d, 11,741st in major league history)
vs. SFG 5.0 IP, 7 H, 0 SO, 3 BB, 3 ER

Last Game: September 27, 1965 (Age 30-075d)
vs. SFG 2.0 IP, 3 H, 1 SO, 1 BB, 1 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1961 season

Full Name: Earl Coleman Francis

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

3.7

ERA

3.77

103

405.2

263

WHIP

1.427

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Team Record in Appearances: 3-20 / in Starts: 3-12

Days of Rest

Run Support in Games Started

Total runs in Starts, Avg. is per 27 outs

Inning/Score Appearance Matrix

Multiple inning appearances: 20, Entered with runners on base: 3

1961 Pitching Game Log

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1961 Pitching Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
1	8	41	Jun 2	PIT		PHI	L,0-6	3-6		99	3.2	3	1	1	3	2	0	0	2.45	3.94	15	3	4	2	0	3		1	0	0	0	0	10	0	0	0	0	1	0	.45	0.031	1.15	0.05%	1.19	3t -2- 1 out d4	6t 3 out d5
2	9	46	Jun 7	PIT	@	LAD	L,3-7	GS-4	L(0-1)	4	4.0	5	4	4	5	2	1	0	5.87	6.36	22	10	5	2	0	0	33			0	0	0	17	1	0	1	0	0	0	.87	-0.234	2.82	-0.46%	-1.83	1b start a 1	4b 3 out d3
3	10	48	Jun 9	PIT	@	SFG	L,6-9	8-GF(8)		1	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5.19	5.92	3	2	1	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.08	0.006	.25	0.01%	0.49	8b --- 0 out d3	8b end d 3
4	11	53	Jun 15	PIT		CIN	L,1-8	3-7		5	5.0	8	4	2	1	3	1	0	4.61	5.43	24	7	5	0	1	8		0	0	0	0	0	23	1	1	1	0	0	1	.20	-0.028	.68	-0.06%	-1.49	3t --- 0 out d4	7t 3 out d8
5	12	57	Jun 18(2)	PIT		STL	L,3-7	9-GF		2	1.0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	4.30	5.10	5	1	1	0	0	2		0	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	.08	0.004	.17	0.01%	0.50	9t --- 0 out d4	9t end d 4
6	13	60	Jun 23	PIT		PHI	L,11-12	9-GF	BL(0-2)	4	1.0	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	4.02	4.94	6	4	1	0	0	1		2	2	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	1	2	2.94	-0.651	6.28	-0.84%	-2.50	9t 12- 0 out a3	9t end d 1
7	14	61	Jun 24	PIT		PHI	L,2-6	6-7		0	2.0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	3.57	4.72	7	4	1	0	0	0		0	0	1	0	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	.15	0.015	.28	0.02%	1.00	6t --- 0 out d5	7t 3 out d5
8	15	63	Jun 25(2)	PIT		PHI	L,3-4	7-GF		0	2.1	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	3.15	4.27	9	5	1	0	0	1		2	0	1	0	0	9	0	0	0	0	0	1	.52	0.081	.93	0.09%	1.51	7t 1-3 2 out d2	9t end d 2
9	16	66	Jun 29	PIT		LAD	W,4-2	GS-8	W(1-2)	3	8.0	3	2	2	4	10	0	0	2.89	3.50	30	14	1	1	0	1	74			0	0	0	25	1	0	1	0	0	0	.82	0.105	1.58	0.12%	2.02	1t start tie	8t 3 out d2
Jul				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
10	17	72	Jul 4	PIT	@	CIN	L,0-2	GS-6	L(1-3)	4	6.0	7	2	2	2	0	1	0	2.91	3.90	25	12	4	1	0	7	48			0	0	0	22	2	0	0	1	1	0	.90	0.048	1.83	0.06%	1.08	1b start tie	6b 3 out d2
11	18	81	Jul 16	PIT	@	LAD	L,11-12	GS-4		11	3.2	3	4	4	4	2	0	0	3.58	3.98	18	5	7	4	0	0	37			0	0	0	13	2	0	0	0	1	0	1.04	-0.048	1.59	-0.04%	-0.29	1b start tie	4b 12- 2 out a1
12	19	87	Jul 23(2)	PIT		MLN	L,4-5	GS-3		6	3.0	6	4	4	2	2	0	1	4.20	4.00	17	3	3	1	2	6	31			1	1	0	13	0	2	0	0	0	0	.90	-0.239	.90	-0.14%	-2.49	1t start tie	3t 3 out d4
13	20	91	Jul 28	PIT		LAD	L,4-6	GS-6	L(1-4)	4	6.0	3	3	1	1	2	0	0	3.86	3.80	23	14	6	2	0	0	59			0	0	0	22	1	0	0	0	0	1	.59	-0.088	.14	-0.01%	0.01	1t start tie	6t 3 out d3
Aug				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
14	21	99	Aug 6(2)	PIT	@	CIN	L,2-3	GS-8		8	7.2	7	2	2	1	2	0	0	3.64	3.60	31	10	12	4	1	6	58			1	0	0	29	1	0	1	1	0	1	1.63	0.394	.09	0.01%	2.78	1b start tie	8b -2- 2 out a1
15	22	104	Aug 10	PIT		STL	L,2-3	GS-8	L(1-5)	3	8.0	10	3	1	1	4	0	0	3.32	3.39	35	12	8	2	2	10	57			0	0	0	34	1	0	1	0	0	2	1.17	0.017	.00	0.00%	1.02	1t start tie	8t 3 out d2
16	23	112	Aug 17(2)	PIT	@	CHC	W,4-3	GS-8	W(2-5)	6	7.0	7	2	2	6	5	0	0	3.25	3.42	35	6	11	4	1	7	54			0	0	0	29	1	0	0	0	0	1	1.53	0.134	.01	0.00%	1.17	1b start a 2	8b 1-- 0 out a2
17	24	117	Aug 23	PIT		MLN	W,7-6	GS-6		5	5.0	8	4	4	2	5	0	0	3.51	3.31	23	6	2	0	1	8	38			0	0	0	21	2	0	0	3	0	0	1.27	-0.095	.01	0.00%	-0.33	1t start tie	6t 123 0 out a2
18	25	123	Aug 28	PIT		CHC	L,4-5	GS-7		4	6.0	5	4	4	1	6	1	0	3.70	3.31	24	7	5	2	0	5	51			0	0	0	23	2	1	0	0	0	0	.94	-0.297	.00	0.00%	-1.61	1t start tie	7t -2- 0 out tie
Sept				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
19	26	129	Sep 4	PIT	@	STL	L,4-9	GS-3	L(2-6)	6	2.2	6	5	4	2	0	0	0	4.01	3.36	15	6	1	0	0	6	26			1	0	0	13	1	0	0	0	0	1	.90	-0.180	.00	0.00%	-2.15	1b start tie	3b 123 2 out d3
20	27	134	Sep 9	PIT	@	MLN	L,3-4	GS-7		4	6.0	3	2	1	5	1	0	0	3.84	3.45	26	11	6	0	1	3	56			1	0	0	21	0	0	0	1	0	1	1.19	0.076	.00	0.00%	0.82	1b start a 1	7b 12- 0 out a2
21	28	140	Sep 16	PIT		STL	L,3-6	GS-7	L(2-7)	6	7.0	8	4	2	2	1	0	0	3.75	3.43	29	10	8	1	1	8	48			0	1	0	27	0	0	1	1	0	1	.87	-0.119	.00	0.00%	-0.49	1t start tie	7t 3 out d1
22	29	143	Sep 19	PIT	@	CIN	L,1-10	5-6		2	2.0	4	2	2	1	0	0	0	3.86	3.44	10	5	2	0	0	2		0	0	0	0	0	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	.06	-0.013	.00	0.00%	-0.97	5b --- 0 out d6	6b 3 out d8
23	30	151	Sep 28	PIT		SFG	L,4-7	GS-5	L(2-8)	8	4.2	10	6	6	3	2	0	0	4.21	3.45	26	7	4	0	0	10	19			0	0	0	23	2	0	0	1	0	0	1.41	-0.447	.00	0.00%	-3.99	1t start tie	5t 1-3 2 out d3
							3-20		W-L:2-8,BSv:1	4.0	102.2	110	60	48	47	53	4	1	4.21	3.45	458	1.66		10%	4%	94	46	5	40%	6	2	0	402	18	4	6	8	4	12	.99	-1.528	.64	-1.19%	-4.55

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