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

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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Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	W	L	W-L%	ERA	RA9	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W
1954	18	-3.4	Clinton	MSOH	D	PIT	11	9	.550	3.10	4.55	28	23		16	0		180.0	136	91	62	5	119		169	6	0	4		1.417	6.8	0.3	6.0	8.5	1.42

1959	23	-4.2	Salt Lake City	PCL	AAA	PIT	6	5	.545	3.33	4.21	29	27		3	1		154.0	128	72	57	2	113		97	7	1	3		1.565	7.5	0.1	6.6	5.7	0.86
1960	24	-3.9	Columbus	IL	AAA	PIT	5	4	.556	3.04	3.41	11	11		4	1		74.0	52	28	25	6	30	1	61	1	0	3		1.108	6.3	0.7	3.6	7.4	2.03
1960	24	-3.4	PIT	NL	Maj	PIT	1	0	1.000	2.00	2.50	7	0	3	0	0	0	18.0	14	5	4	0	4	0	8	1	0	0	69	1.000	7.0	0.0	2.0	4.0	2.00
1961	25	-2.5	Columbus	IL	AAA	PIT	3	1	.750	1.76	1.98	9	5		3	1		41.0	22	9	8	0	17	0	34	1	0	1		0.951	4.8	0.0	3.7	7.5	2.00
1961	25	-2.4	PIT	NL	Maj	PIT	2	8	.200	4.21	5.26	23	15	4	0	0	0	102.2	110	60	48	4	47	7	53	1	0	5	458	1.529	9.6	0.4	4.1	4.6	1.13
1962	26	-1.8	PIT	NL	Maj	PIT	9	8	.529	3.07	3.48	36	23	2	5	1	0	176.0	153	68	60	8	83	10	121	2	1	8	744	1.341	7.8	0.4	4.2	6.2	1.46
1963	27	-1.3	PIT	NL	Maj	PIT	4	6	.400	4.53	5.46	33	13	3	0	0	0	97.1	107	59	49	6	43	11	72	4	0	2	432	1.541	9.9	0.6	4.0	6.7	1.67
1964	28	2.3	Columbus	IL	AAA	PIT	10	10	.500	4.15	5.05	30	29		8	2		180.0	173	101	83	19	71	2	120	3	0	4		1.356	8.7	1.0	3.6	6.0	1.69
1964	28	-0.2	PIT	NL	Maj	PIT	0	1	.000	8.53	9.95	2	1	1	0	0	0	6.1	7	7	6	2	1	0	6	1	0	0	28	1.263	9.9	2.8	1.4	8.5	6.00
1965	29	3.3	Jacksonville	IL	AAA	STL	10	11	.476	4.10	4.65	31	27		4	1		182.0	171	94	83	17	70	3	128	3	0	6		1.324	8.5	0.8	3.5	6.3	1.83
1965	29	0.7	STL	NL	Maj	STL	0	0		5.06	6.75	2	0	0	0	0	0	5.1	7	4	3	1	3	2	3	0	0	1	26	1.875	11.8	1.7	5.1	5.1	1.00
1966	30		2 Teams	PCL	AAA	CAL-CHW	7	7				25	24		5	2		131.0	112	58	54	9	63	3	77	1	0	6
1966	30	4.4	Seattle	PCL	AAA	CAL						5
1966	30	4.4	Indianapolis	PCL	AAA	CHW						20
Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	W	L	W-L%	ERA	RA9	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W
Majors (6 seasons)					Majors		16	23	.410	3.77	4.50	103	52	13	5	1	0	405.2	398	203	170	21	181	30	263	9	1	16	1757	1.427	8.8	0.5	4.0	5.8	1.45
Minors (7 seasons)					Minors		45	40				163	122		38	6		811.0	682	395	318	49	420	6	609	21	1	21
All Levels (9 Seasons)							61	63				266	174	13	43	7	0	1216.2	1080	598	488	70	601	36	872	30	2	37	1757

AAA (6 seasons)					Minors		34	31				135	99		22	6		631.0	546	304	256	44	301	6	440	15	1	17
D (1 season)					Minors		11	9	.550	3.10	4.55	28	23		16	0		180.0	136	91	62	5	119		169	6	0	4		1.417	6.8	0.3	6.0	8.5	1.42