Jim French

Position: Catcher

Bats: Left • Throws: Right

5-8, 180lb (173cm, 81kg)

Born: August 13, 1941 in Warren, OH us

Schools: Indiana University Bloomington (Bloomington, IN), Ohio University (Athens, OH)

Debut: September 12, 1965 (Age 24-030d, 12,419th in major league history)
vs. CAL 2 AB, 2 H, 0 HR, 2 RBI, 1 SB

Last Game: May 14, 1971 (Age 29-274d)
vs. DET 4 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1968 season

Full Name: Richard James French

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

3.1

607

119

.196

RBI

OBP

.328

SLG

.262

OPS

.590

OPS+

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	28-35 / in Starts: 27-29
Longest Hitting Streak	6 games
Longest On Base Streak	8 games
Most Games w/o HR	39 games
Most Games w/o RBI	12 games
Grand Slams	0 in 8 bases loaded PA and 7 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	2

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 202 PAs	13
Actual Runners on Base	124 (62-39-23)
Avg. MLBer w/ 202 PAs	20
Avg. Runners on Base	123 (64-39-20)

Most Driven In
K McMullen	4
B Allen	2
Self	2
E Stroud	1
T Cullen	1
D Unser	1
M Epstein	1
E Brinkman	1

Most Driven In By
E Brinkman	3
Self	2
L Maye	2
E Stroud	2
K McMullen	1
F Bertaina	1
C Cox	1
F Howard	1

1969 Batting Game Log

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1969 Batting Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
1	89	4 (3)	Apr 11	WSA	@	BAL	W,4-0	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	8	.36	-0.039	.62	-0.04%	-0.67	C
2	90	6 (1)	Apr 13 (1)	WSA	@	BAL	L,0-2	CG	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.143	.143	.143	.286	8	.86	-0.040	1.48	-0.04%	-0.31	C
3	91	9 (2)	Apr 17 (1)	WSA	@	NYY	L,3-7	8-GF(10)	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.125	.125	.125	.250	8	2.23	-0.055	3.02	-0.04%	-0.21	C
4	92	14 (4)	Apr 20 (2)	WSA		BAL	W,5-2	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	.091	.083	.091	.174	8	.49	-0.024	.62	-0.02%	-0.23	C
5	93	15	Apr 21	WSA		DET	L,0-2	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.071	.125	.071	.196	8	1.76	-0.102	2.28	-0.08%	-0.44	C
6	94	20 (4)	Apr 27	WSA	@	CLE	W,6-5	CG	4	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.063	.200	.063	.263	8	.69	0.016	.80	0.01%	0.13	C
May		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
7	95	24 (3)	May 1	WSA		BOS	W,7-6	GS-8	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.059	.261	.059	.320	8	1.82	0.081	2.90	0.08%	0.62	C
8	96	27 (2)	May 4	WSA		CLE	W,4-3	GS-8	3	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.105	.308	.105	.413	8	1.32	0.120	2.15	0.12%	1.00	C
9	97	30 (2)	May 9	WSA	@	SEP	L,0-2	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.091	.276	.091	.367	8	.76	-0.055	1.13	-0.05%	-0.45	C
10	98	32 (1)	May 11	WSA	@	SEP	L,5-6	CG	4	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.083	.303	.083	.386	8	1.26	0.096	1.64	0.08%	0.44	C
11	99	38 (5)	May 18 (1)	WSA	@	CHW	W,3-2	CG(10)	4	4	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.107	.297	.143	.440	8	1.18	-0.005	.88	0.00%	0.14	C
12	100	41 (2)	May 21	WSA		SEP	L,2-6	GS-8	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.103	.325	.138	.463	8	.66	0.036	.63	0.02%	0.47	C
13	101	42	May 22	WSA		SEP	L,6-7	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.103	.325	.138	.463	9						C
14	102	44 (1)	May 24	WSA		KCR	L,4-5	GS-8	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.094	.302	.125	.427	8	1.54	-0.120	.80	-0.04%	-0.98	C
15	103	50 (5)	May 30 (2)	WSA		CHW	L,5-8	GS-9	4	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.088	.319	.118	.437	8	1.75	0.061	.68	0.01%	0.63	C
Jun		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
16	104	57 (6)	Jun 7	WSA	@	MIN	L,1-10	6-GF	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.083	.306	.111	.417	8	.00	0.000	.00	0.00%	-0.41	C
17	105	60 (2)	Jun 11	WSA		OAK	L,4-6	10-GF(13)	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.083	.320	.111	.431	8	1.25	0.027	.36	0.01%	0.11	C
18	106	63 (2)	Jun 14	WSA		CAL	L,2-3	7-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.081	.314	.108	.422	4	2.42	-0.059	.79	-0.01%	-0.20	C
19	107	65 (1)	Jun 18	WSA		BAL	L,1-3	CG	3	3	1	2	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.125	.333	.225	.558	8	.87	0.096	.18	0.01%	1.23	C
20	108	67 (1)	Jun 20	WSA	@	DET	W,7-2	GS-10	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.114	.310	.205	.515	8	1.78	-0.174	.13	-0.01%	-1.02	C
21	109	69 (1)	Jun 22 (1)	WSA	@	DET	W,9-4	CG	4	2	0	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.130	.328	.217	.545	8	1.06	0.171	.07	0.01%	1.27	C
22	110	72 (2)	Jun 24	WSA	@	BAL	L,3-6	GS-7	2	2	1	1	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.146	.333	.292	.625	8	.84	0.149	.07	0.01%	1.66	C
23	111	75 (2)	Jun 28	WSA		BOS	W,4-3	GS-9	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.157	.333	.294	.627	8	1.00	-0.011	.03	0.00%	-0.10	C
24	112	76	Jun 29 (1)	WSA		BOS	W,5-4	GS-9	3	3	0	2	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.185	.348	.352	.700	8	1.00	0.156	.03	0.00%	1.31	C
Jul		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
25	113	78 (1)	Jul 1 (1)	WSA	@	CLE	W,4-1	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.172	.329	.328	.656	8	.40	-0.042	.02	0.00%	-0.74	C
26	114	81 (2)	Jul 3	WSA	@	CLE	L,2-7	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.164	.325	.311	.636	8	.61	-0.039	.09	0.00%	-0.65	C
27	115	82	Jul 4 (1)	WSA	@	BOS	W,5-1	CG	4	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.169	.321	.308	.629	8	1.36	-0.038	.19	0.00%	-0.76	C
28	116	85 (2)	Jul 5 (2)	WSA	@	BOS	L,4-11	CG	4	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.162	.318	.294	.612	8	.33	-0.005	.06	0.00%	-0.01	C
29	117	87 (1)	Jul 7	WSA		CLE	W,7-2	CG	4	2	1	2	1	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.186	.348	.357	.705	8	.72	0.120	.10	0.01%	1.64	C
30	118	89 (1)	Jul 9	WSA		CLE	W,3-0	CG	4	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.178	.344	.342	.687	8	.54	0.026	.06	0.00%	-0.07	C
31	119	91 (1)	Jul 12	WSA		NYY	L,1-3	CG	4	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.173	.351	.333	.684	8	1.88	-0.063	.17	0.00%	-0.22	C
32	120	94 (2)	Jul 14	WSA		DET	W,3-0	CG	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.171	.366	.329	.695	8	.66	0.055	.05	0.00%	1.10	C
33	121	97 (2)	Jul 17	WSA		DET	L,3-4	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.165	.362	.316	.678	8	2.10	-0.113	.18	-0.01%	-0.50	C
34	122	99 (1)	Jul 19 (1)	WSA	@	NYY	L,0-9	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.159	.352	.305	.657	8	.12	-0.009	.00	0.00%	-0.62	C
35	123	101 (1)	Jul 20	WSA	@	NYY	L,2-3	GS-6	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.155	.345	.298	.643	8	2.32	-0.012	.10	0.00%	-0.07	C
36	124	102	Jul 24	WSA	@	OAK	L,1-2	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.149	.336	.287	.624	8	1.38	-0.100	.04	0.00%	-0.67	C
37	125	107 (4)	Jul 30	WSA	@	SEP	L,3-4	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.149	.336	.287	.624	8						C
Aug		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
38	126	109 (1)	Aug 1	WSA	@	CAL	W,5-3	6-GF	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.149	.342	.287	.629	8	2.74	0.115	.00	0.00%	0.37	C
39	127	110	Aug 2	WSA	@	CAL	W,8-7	CG(10)	5	5	1	3	0	1	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.174	.353	.326	.679	8	1.88	0.426	.01	0.00%	1.69	C
40	128	111	Aug 3	WSA	@	CAL	L,2-3	CG(11)	5	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.177	.355	.323	.678	8	1.43	-0.042	.01	0.00%	-0.27	C
41	129	112	Aug 5	WSA	@	CHW	L,4-11	CG	4	4	0	2	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.190	.359	.340	.699	8	.52	-0.012	.00	0.00%	-0.04	C
42	130	113	Aug 6	WSA	@	CHW	W,4-3	GS-9	3	3	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.194	.359	.359	.718	8	1.20	0.073	.00	0.00%	0.13	C
43	131	115 (1)	Aug 9	WSA		SEP	L,6-8	GS-9	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.198	.363	.358	.721	8	.62	0.076	.00	0.00%	1.11	C
44	132	116	Aug 10	WSA		SEP	W,7-5	GS-6	2	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.204	.365	.361	.726	8	1.18	0.074	.00	0.00%	0.46	C
45	133	118 (1)	Aug 12	WSA		KCR	L,3-6	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.198	.362	.351	.713	8	1.50	-0.090	.00	0.00%	-0.66	C
46	134	120 (1)	Aug 15	WSA		MIN	L,0-2	GS-3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.196	.359	.348	.707	8	2.09	-0.055	.00	0.00%	-0.45	C
47	135	129 (8)	Aug 26	WSA	@	MIN	L,4-6	GS-8	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.191	.352	.339	.691	8	.55	-0.041	.00	0.00%	-0.42	C
48	136	131 (1)	Aug 29	WSA		OAK	L,0-5	GS-9	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.186	.345	.331	.675	8	1.11	-0.123	.00	0.00%	-0.99	C
49	137	133 (1)	Aug 31	WSA		OAK	W,8-3	CG	4	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.193	.362	.336	.698	8	.39	0.035	.00	0.00%	0.56	C
Sept		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
50	138	135 (1)	Sep 1 (2)	WSA		CAL	L,7-8	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.195	.359	.333	.692	8	.95	-0.040	.00	0.00%	-0.24	C
51	139	136	Sep 2 (1)	WSA		CAL	W,2-0	CG	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.192	.358	.328	.686	8	.67	-0.024	.00	0.00%	-0.24	C
52	140	140 (3)	Sep 7	WSA	@	BOS	W,3-2	CG(10)	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.186	.350	.318	.668	8	1.51	-0.148	.00	0.00%	-0.82	C
53	141	142 (1)	Sep 9 (2)	WSA	@	BAL	L,2-3	GS-8	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.185	.355	.315	.671	8	1.75	0.038	.00	0.00%	0.22	C
54	142	144 (1)	Sep 11	WSA		NYY	W,7-3	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.182	.351	.311	.662	8	.78	-0.040	.00	0.00%	-0.50	C
55	143	146 (1)	Sep 13	WSA		DET	W,11-6	CG	4	3	1	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	.185	.349	.319	.667	8	1.30	0.183	.00	0.00%	0.33	C
56	144	147	Sep 14	WSA		DET	L,4-7	GS-6	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.184	.351	.316	.667	8	2.58	-0.049	.00	0.00%	-0.35	C
57	145	148	Sep 15	WSA		BAL	W,3-2	CG	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.181	.350	.312	.662	8	.51	-0.013	.00	0.00%	-0.06	C
58	146	151 (2)	Sep 18	WSA	@	NYY	L,3-4	CG	4	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.179	.354	.307	.661	8	1.36	0.063	.00	0.00%	0.23	C
59	147	152	Sep 20	WSA	@	CLE	W,5-3	GS-12	5	5	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.186	.355	.310	.665	8	1.62	0.083	.00	0.00%	0.48	C
60	148	153	Sep 21	WSA	@	CLE	L,3-4	GS-9	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.189	.354	.311	.665	8	.88	-0.034	.00	0.00%	-0.25	C
61	149	154	Sep 24 (1)	WSA	@	DET	W,8-4	CG	5	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.184	.351	.303	.653	8	.42	-0.049	.00	0.00%	-1.76	C
62	150	157 (2)	Sep 26	WSA		CLE	W,4-1	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.181	.345	.297	.642	8	.95	-0.051	.00	0.00%	-0.82	C
63	151	160 (2)	Sep 29	WSA		BOS	L,5-8	CG	4	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.184	.348	.297	.646	8	1.33	0.065	.00	0.00%	0.30	C
							28-35		202	158	14	29	6	3	2	13	41	6	15	0	1	2	2	0	1	0	.184	.348	.297	.646		1.11	0.525	.33	0.02%	0.43

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