Walt French

Positions: Rightfielder and Pinch Hitter

Bats: Left • Throws: Right

5-7, 155lb (170cm, 70kg)

Born: July 12, 1899 in Moorestown, NJ us

Died: May 13, 1984 in Mountain Home, AR

Buried: Cremated

High School: Moorestown HS (Moorestown, NJ)

Schools: Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey (New Brunswick, NJ), United States Military Academy (West Point, NY)

Debut: September 15, 1923 (Age 24-065d, 5,801st in major league history)
vs. SLB 4 AB, 2 H, 0 HR, 1 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: October 6, 1929 (Age 30-086d)
vs. NYY 2 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1925 season

Full Name: Walter Edward French

Nicknames: Piggy or Fitz

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1929 World Series

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

0.9

981

297

.303

142

RBI

109

OBP

.336

SLG

.379

OPS

.715

OPS+

Fielding stats are given overall and by position. In some cases, they will be identical.

1927 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1927 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	18 (17)	May 3	PHA		BOS	W,7-2	GF	9	2.0	0	0	0	0	0
2	19	May 5	PHA		BOS	L,2-3	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0
3	20	May 7	PHA	@	CLE	L,10-11	CG	51	10.2	1	1	0	2	0
4	21	May 8	PHA	@	CLE	L,2-4	CG	34	8.0	3	0	0	3	0
5	22	May 9	PHA	@	CLE	L,1-6	GS	25	6.0	4	0	0	4	0
6	23	May 10	PHA	@	DET	W,6-3	GF	7	1.0	0	0	0	0	0
7	24	May 11	PHA	@	DET	W,3-1	GF	7	2.0	0	0	0	0	0
8	25	May 12	PHA	@	DET	L,7-9	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0
9	26	May 13	PHA	@	DET	W,10-3	GF	13	3.0	0	0	0	0	0
10	28 (1)	May 15	PHA	@	SLB	L,6-8	GF	12	3.0	0	0	0	0	0
11	29	May 16	PHA	@	SLB	W,10-8	GF	14	2.0	0	0	0	0	0
12	32 (2)	May 20	PHA	@	CHW	W,12-5	GF	25	5.0	4	0	0	4	0
13	33	May 21	PHA	@	CHW	L,5-7	GF	7	1.0	0	0	0	0	0
14	42 (8)	May 31 (1)	PHA		NYY	L,3-10	GF	19	4.0	1	0	0	1	0
15	43	May 31 (2)	PHA		NYY	L,5-18	GF	15	3.0	1	0	1	2	0
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
16	57 (13)	Jun 18	PHA		CHW	W,6-2	GF	17	4.0	1	0	0	1	0
17	58	Jun 21 (1)	PHA		WSH	L,4-5	CG	35	9.0	4	0	1	5	0
18	59	Jun 21 (2)	PHA		WSH	W,8-2	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
19	60	Jun 22 (1)	PHA		WSH	L,2-4	CG	36	9.0	2	1	0	3	0
20	61	Jun 22 (2)	PHA		WSH	W,13-7	CG	39	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
21	62	Jun 23	PHA		WSH	W,4-1	CG	33	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
22	63	Jun 25 (1)	PHA	@	NYY	W,7-6	CG	40	9.0	3	1	0	4	0
23	64	Jun 25 (2)	PHA	@	NYY	W,4-2	CG	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
24	65	Jun 26 (1)	PHA	@	NYY	W,4-2	CG	33	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
25	66	Jun 26 (2)	PHA	@	NYY	L,3-7	CG	37	8.0	3	0	0	3	0
26	67	Jun 27	PHA	@	NYY	L,2-6	CG	41	8.0	0	0	0	0	0
27	68	Jun 28	PHA	@	NYY	L,8-9	CG	43	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
28	69	Jun 29	PHA	@	WSH	L,3-5	CG	36	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
29	70	Jun 30	PHA	@	WSH	L,5-6	CG	40	8.0	0	0	0	0	0
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
30	71	Jul 1	PHA	@	WSH	L,1-2	CG	35	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
31	81 (9)	Jul 11	PHA	@	SLB	W,7-6	CG	40	9.0	3	1	0	4	0
32	82	Jul 12	PHA	@	CHW	L,5-8	CG	42	8.0	0	0	0	0	0
33	85 (2)	Jul 15 (2)	PHA	@	CHW	W,13-10		4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0
34	90 (4)	Jul 21	PHA	@	CLE	W,8-3	CG	40	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
35	91	Jul 24 (1)	PHA	@	CLE	L,6-9	GS	32	6.0	3	0	0	3	0
36	93 (1)	Jul 25	PHA		DET	W,6-5	CG	52	13.0	3	0	1	4	0
37	94	Jul 26 (1)	PHA		DET	L,4-10	CG	42	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
38	95	Jul 26 (2)	PHA		DET	W,5-2	CG	35	9.0	5	0	0	5	0
39	96	Jul 27	PHA		DET	L,1-3	CG	36	9.0	3	1	0	4	1
40	97	Jul 28	PHA		DET	L,2-5	CG	39	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
41	98	Jul 29	PHA		CHW	L,4-6	CG	39	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
42	99	Jul 30	PHA		CHW	W,5-3	CG	39	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
43	100	Aug 2 (1)	PHA		CHW	L,4-7	CG	39	9.0	0	0	2	2	0
44	101	Aug 2 (2)	PHA		CHW	W,6-5	CG	48	12.0	4	0	0	4	0
45	102	Aug 3 (1)	PHA		CLE	W,9-2	CG	34	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
46	103	Aug 3 (2)	PHA		CLE	W,7-4	CG	43	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
47	104	Aug 4	PHA		CLE	L,0-3	CG	38	9.0	6	0	0	6	0
48	105	Aug 6 (1)	PHA		SLB	W,5-4	CG	50	13.0	2	0	0	2	0
49	106	Aug 6 (2)	PHA		SLB	L,0-2	CG	31	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
50	107	Aug 9	PHA		NYY	W,8-1	CG	35	9.0	1	0	1	2	0
51	108	Aug 10	PHA		BOS	W,12-2	CG	32	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
52	109	Aug 11 (1)	PHA		BOS	W,4-0	CG	36	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
53	110	Aug 11 (2)	PHA		BOS	L,0-2	CG	36	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
54	111	Aug 12	PHA		BOS	W,7-1	CG	35	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
55	112	Aug 13	PHA		BOS	W,6-2	CG	40	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
56	113	Aug 16 (1)	PHA	@	CLE	W,6-3	CG	40	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
57	114	Aug 16 (2)	PHA	@	CLE	W,8-0	CG	36	9.0	1	0	1	2	0
58	115	Aug 17	PHA	@	CLE	W,4-1	CG	35	9.0	5	0	0	5	0
59	116	Aug 18	PHA	@	CLE	L,1-2	CG	33	8.0	4	0	0	4	0
60	117	Aug 19	PHA	@	CLE	W,5-3	CG	34	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
61	118	Aug 20	PHA	@	CHW	W,5-2	CG	36	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
62	119	Aug 21	PHA	@	CHW	W,8-6	CG	0	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
63	120	Aug 22	PHA	@	CHW	L,3-6	CG	39	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
64	121	Aug 24	PHA	@	SLB	W,4-3	CG	34	9.0	6	0	0	6	0
65	122	Aug 25	PHA	@	SLB	W,6-1	CG	35	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
66	123	Aug 26	PHA	@	SLB	W,7-0	CG	32	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
67	124	Aug 27	PHA	@	DET	W,8-7	CG	41	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
68	125	Aug 28	PHA	@	DET	W,9-5	CG	39	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
69	126	Aug 29	PHA	@	DET	W,5-0	CG	34	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
70	127	Aug 31	PHA	@	WSH	L,3-5	CG	0	8.0	0	0	0	0	0
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
71	128	Sep 2	PHA		NYY	L,2-12	CG	49	9.0	4	1	0	5	1
72	129	Sep 3	PHA		NYY	W,1-0	CG	31	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
73	130	Sep 5 (1)	PHA		WSH	W,2-1	GS	32	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
74	131	Sep 5 (2)	PHA		WSH	W,3-0	CG	32	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
75	132	Sep 6 (1)	PHA		WSH	L,9-14	GS	24	4.0	0	0	0	0	0
76	133	Sep 6 (2)	PHA		WSH	W,4-0	CG	30	9.0	4	0	1	5	0
77	134	Sep 8	PHA		DET	W,9-1	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
78	135	Sep 9	PHA		DET	L,2-5	CG	39	9.0	5	0	0	5	0
79	136	Sep 10	PHA		DET	W,6-4	CG	36	9.0	7	0	0	7	0
80	137	Sep 12	PHA		DET	W,5-4	CG	38	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
81	138	Sep 13	PHA		CHW	W,15-5	CG	35	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
82	139	Sep 14	PHA		CHW	W,5-4	CG	44	11.0	5	0	0	5	0
83	140	Sep 15	PHA		CHW	W,5-4	CG	34	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
84	141	Sep 16	PHA		SLB	W,6-3	CG	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
85	142	Sep 17 (1)	PHA		SLB	L,0-6	GS	33	8.0	0	0	0	0	0
86	143	Sep 17 (2)	PHA		SLB	W,13-0	CG	31	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
87	144	Sep 20 (1)	PHA		SLB	W,4-1	GS	0	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
88	145	Sep 20 (2)	PHA		SLB	W,7-3	CG	0	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
89	146	Sep 21	PHA		CLE	L,5-6	CG	41	9.0	5	0	0	5	0
90	148 (1)	Sep 22 (2)	PHA		CLE	W,5-2	GF	25	7.0	3	0	0	3	0
91	150 (1)	Sep 24 (2)	PHA		CLE	L,3-4	CG	39	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
92	151	Sep 27	PHA	@	NYY	L,4-7	CG	41	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
93	153 (1)	Oct 1 (1)	PHA		BOS	W,10-2	CG	31	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
94	154	Oct 1 (2)	PHA		BOS	W,3-2	GF	19	4.0	1	0	0	1	0
							94gm			191	6	8	205	2