Bill Francis

Positions: Third Baseman and Shortstop

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

5-5, 140lb (165cm, 63kg)

Born: February 28, 1879 in Philadelphia, PA us

Died: January 26, 1942 in Chicago, IL

Buried: Lincoln Cemetery, Blue Island, IL

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1923 season

Full Name: William Henry Francis

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

-0.3

287

.178

RBI

OBP

.310

SLG

.195

OPS

.505

OPS+

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Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB
1906	27		2 Teams	BLK	N/A		21	85	77	7	10	0	0	0	2	2		4		.130	.183	.130	.313	10		1	3
1906	27	-1.0	Wilmington	BLK	N/A		5	22	20	2	3	0	0	0	0	1		1		.150	.191	.150	.341	3		0	1
1906	27	-1.0	Philadelphia Giants	BLK	N/A		16	63	57	5	7	0	0	0	2	1		3		.123	.180	.123	.303	7		1	2
1907	28	0.3	Philadelphia	NATC	Non		6	21	18	2	3	0	0	0	0	4		2		.167	.250	.167	.417	3		0	1
1908	29	2.8	Philadelphia	NATC	N/A		30	121	102	15	23	1	0	0	10	4		13		.226	.319	.235	.554	24		1	5
1908-09	29	2.8	Matanzas	CUWL	FgW		10	40	35	4	4	0	0	0	0	2		5	2	.114	.225	.114	.339	4		0	0
1909	30	3.3	Philadelphia	INTC	N/A		18	80	73	10	17	1	2	1	9	1		3		.233	.291	.343	.634	25		3	1
1910	31	3.9	Philadelphia	BLK	Non		19	86	76	11	10	2	2	0	4	3		7		.132	.214	.211	.425	16		1	2
1911	32	5.1	New York	BLK	Non		15	68	56	13	16	5	1	0	9	5		9		.286	.403	.411	.814	23		2	1
1912	33		New York	CNCS	Fgn
1912	33	5.9	New York	BLK	N/A		21	90	82	13	24	2	0	0	8	4		4		.293	.341	.317	.658	26		2	2
1912-13	33	6.8	Fé	CUWL	FgW		19	77	66	7	8	1	0	0	4	4		10		.121	.247	.136	.383	9		1	0
1913	34	6.5	New York	BLK	N/A		16	62	55	5	9	0	1	0	1	1		3		.164	.207	.200	.407	11		0	4
1914	35	6.9	Chicago American Giants	BLK	Non		45	174	148	30	43	6	1	0	18	0		15		.291	.360	.345	.704	51		1	10
1915	36	8.0	Breakers	FLHL	Wtr		6	28	21	3	6	0	0	0	0	0		4		.286	.400	.286	.686	6		0	3
1915	36	9.5	Chicago American Giants	BLK	Non		56	232	195	32	40	6	0	1	17	1		25		.205	.302	.251	.553	49		2	10
1916	37	8.2	Royal Poinciana	FLHL	Wtr		9	30	26	0	4	0	0	0	0	0		2		.154	.241	.154	.395	4		1	1
1916	37	9.8	Chicago American Giants	BLK	Non		62	244	199	27	42	10	0	0	22	1		31		.211	.329	.261	.590	52		4	10
1917	38	10.7	Royal Poinciana	FLHL	Wtr		13	50	43	5	7	2	0	0	5	4		4		.163	.234	.209	.443	9		0	3
1917	38	10.9	Chicago American Giants	BLK	Non		57	211	174	21	35	7	2	0	15	5		26		.201	.325	.264	.590	46		6	5
1918	39	11.6	Chicago	BLK	Non		25	103	87	10	21	4	0	0	13	1		13		.241	.340	.287	.627	25		0	3
1919	40		2 Teams	BLK	Non		47	194	156	19	29	4	3	0	16	7		26		.186	.317	.250	.567	39		4	8
1919	40	12.1	Chicago American Giants	BLK	Non		42	178	142	18	25	4	2	0	14	7		24		.176	.312	.232	.544	33		4	8
1919	40	12.1	Detroit	BLK	Non		5	16	14	1	4	0	1	0	2	0		2		.286	.375	.429	.804	6		0	0
1920	41	13.0	Hilldale	BLK	Non		19	78	69	2	11	1	0	0	6	0		7		.159	.237	.174	.411	12		0	2
1921	42	14.5	Hilldale	BLK	Non		43	195	159	36	47	6	5	5	31	10		21		.296	.385	.491	.875	78		2	13
1922	43	14.9	Hilldale	BLK	Non		39	159	133	21	24	4	0	1	10	2		16		.181	.278	.233	.511	31		2	8
1923	44	15.8	AC	ECL	Maj	AC	53	222	173	30	26	2	0	0	6	1		35		.150	.297	.162	.459	28		1	13
1924	45	18.1	CBN	NNL	Maj	CBN	11	47	40	5	9	0	1	0	3	2		6		.225	.340	.275	.615	11		1
1925	46	19.1	CAG	NNL	Maj	CAG	26	91	74	9	16	1	0	0	8	1		12		.216	.326	.230	.555	17
Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB
Majors (3 seasons)					Majors		90	360	287	44	51	3	1	0	17	4		53		.178	.310	.195	.505	56		2	13
Black Baseball (12 seasons)					Black Baseball		427	1744	1452	222	318	55	14	7	161	35		196						422		24	72
Foreign (2 seasons)					Foreign		29	117	101	11	12	1	0	0	4	6		15	2	.119	.239	.129	.368	13		1	0
Other (9 seasons)					Other		140	567	497	60	103	6	3	1	35	20		39		.207	.276	.237	.513	118		8	23
All Levels (20 Seasons)							686	2788	2337	337	484	65	18	8	217	65		303	2					609		35	108

Fgn (1 season)					Black Baseball
Wtr (3 seasons)					Other		28	108	90	8	17	2	0	0	5	4		10		.189	.277	.211	.488	19		1	7
N/A (5 seasons)					Other		106	438	389	50	83	4	3	1	30	12		27		.213	.277	.247	.523	96		7	15
Non (11 seasons)					Black Baseball		427	1744	1452	222	318	55	14	7	161	35		196		.219	.322	.291	.612	422		24	72
Non (1 season)					Other		6	21	18	2	3	0	0	0	0	4		2		.167	.250	.167	.417	3		0	1