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+

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

1970 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1970 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	2 (1)	Apr 7	WSA		DET	W,14-4	GF	12	3.0	1	0	0	1	0	C
2	8 (5)	Apr 18	WSA	@	CLE	L,4-9	CG	45	8.0	7	0	0	7	0	C
3	10 (1)	Apr 21	WSA		NYY	W,7-5	GF	19	4.0	3	0	0	3	0	C
4	11	Apr 22	WSA		NYY	W,2-1	GF	10	3.0	3	0	0	3	0	C
5	12	Apr 23	WSA		NYY	L,6-11	GS	37	6.0	7	0	0	7	0	C
6	19 (6)	Apr 30	WSA		MIL	W,12-2	CG	37	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
7	20	May 1	WSA		OAK	L,5-12	GF	7	1.0	2	0	0	2	0	PH C
8	21	May 2	WSA		OAK	L,3-6	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH C
9	23 (1)	May 3 (2)	WSA		OAK	W,6-4	CG	39	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	C
10	24	May 5	WSA	@	CAL	W,6-1	CG	41	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
11	28 (3)	May 10 (1)	WSA	@	MIL	L,5-6	GS	29	6.0	5	2	0	7	0	C
12	30 (1)	May 12	WSA	@	OAK	L,3-5	GS	31	8.0	5	1	0	6	0	C
13	32 (1)	May 15	WSA		BAL	L,3-4	CG	47	11.0	8	0	0	8	0	C
14	34 (1)	May 18	WSA		CLE	W,7-3	CG	39	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
15	36 (1)	May 20	WSA	@	NYY	W,2-0	CG	36	9.0	5	2	0	7	0	C
16	38 (1)	May 22	WSA	@	DET	L,2-3	GS	33	7.0	3	1	0	4	0	C
17	41 (2)	May 25	WSA	@	BOS	L,3-5	GF	10	2.0	1	1	0	2	0	C
18	43 (1)	May 27	WSA	@	BOS	W,7-5	GS	28	5.0	2	0	0	2	0	C
19	44	May 29	WSA		KCR	W,5-4	GF	18	4.0	3	1	0	4	0	C
20	46 (1)	May 31	WSA		KCR	L,5-6	GS	38	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	C
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
21	47	Jun 2	WSA		CHW	W,4-3	GS	26	7.0	7	0	0	7	0	C
22	50 (2)	Jun 5	WSA		MIN	L,1-2	CG	33	9.0	3	1	0	4	0	C
23	51	Jun 6	WSA		MIN	L,2-4	GS	30	6.2	7	1	0	8	1	C
24	52	Jun 7	WSA		MIN	L,9-10	CG	52	11.0	5	1	0	6	1	C
25	53	Jun 9	WSA	@	KCR	L,1-8	CG	36	8.0	4	2	0	6	0	C
26	56 (2)	Jun 13	WSA	@	CHW	W,12-7	CG	41	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
27	57	Jun 14 (1)	WSA	@	CHW	W,8-4	CG	36	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	C
28	59 (1)	Jun 15	WSA	@	MIN	L,3-5	GS	32	7.0	9	0	0	9	0	C
29	60	Jun 16	WSA	@	MIN	L,3-7	CG	39	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
30	63 (2)	Jun 19 (1)	WSA	@	BAL	L,10-12	GS	40	7.0	6	0	1	7	0	C
31	71 (7)	Jun 27	WSA		BAL	W,5-3	CG	39	9.0	7	2	0	9	0	C
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
32	75 (3)	Jul 1	WSA	@	BOS	L,5-6	CG	39	8.0	6	0	1	7	0	C
33	77 (1)	Jul 3	WSA	@	NYY	W,4-3	CG	39	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
34	80 (2)	Jul 5 (2)	WSA	@	NYY	W,7-3	CG	39	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	C
35	84 (3)	Jul 8	WSA	@	CLE	L,5-6	CG	35	8.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
36	87 (2)	Jul 11	WSA		NYY	L,1-3	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	C
37	91 (3)	Jul 18	WSA		CAL	W,4-0	CG	33	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
38	94 (2)	Jul 21	WSA		OAK	L,0-4	CG	35	9.0	8	2	0	10	0	C
39	98 (3)	Jul 26	WSA	@	CAL	L,10-11	GS	18	3.0	1	0	0	1	0	C
40	102 (3)	Jul 31	WSA	@	OAK	L,4-5	GS	23	5.0	1	0	0	1	0	C
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
41	104 (1)	Aug 2 (1)	WSA	@	OAK	W,6-2	GS	14	3.0	1	0	0	1	0	C
42	110 (5)	Aug 7	WSA		BOS	L,1-3	CG	36	9.0	3	2	1	6	0	C
43	114 (3)	Aug 11	WSA		MIN	W,3-2	GS	30	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	C
44	117 (2)	Aug 14	WSA		CHW	W,6-5	CG	41	10.0	8	0	2	10	0	C
45	119 (1)	Aug 16	WSA		CHW	W,2-1	CG	31	9.0	3	2	0	5	0	C
46	121 (1)	Aug 18	WSA		KCR	L,8-12	CG	48	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
47	125 (3)	Aug 23	WSA	@	MIN	W,11-1	CG	32	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	C
48	127 (1)	Aug 26	WSA	@	CHW	L,1-3	CG	32	8.0	3	1	0	4	0	C
49	128	Aug 28 (1)	WSA	@	KCR	W,2-1	GS	30	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
50	132 (3)	Aug 31	WSA		CLE	W,5-4	CG	40	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
51	135 (2)	Sep 3	WSA		CLE	L,2-4	GS	36	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	C LF
52	137 (1)	Sep 5	WSA		DET	W,3-2	GF	10	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	C
53	140 (2)	Sep 8	WSA		NYY	L,3-7	CG	46	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	C
54	142 (1)	Sep 10	WSA	@	CLE	L,4-13	CG	45	8.0	6	0	0	6	0	C
55	144 (1)	Sep 12	WSA	@	DET	L,4-6	GF	9	1.1	2	0	0	2	0	C
56	147 (2)	Sep 16	WSA		BAL	W,2-0	CG	34	9.0	6	0	1	7	0	C
57	150 (2)	Sep 19 (2)	WSA	@	BOS	L,3-11	CG	42	8.0	5	0	1	6	0	C
58	151	Sep 20	WSA	@	BOS	L,1-3	GS	24	7.0	2	1	0	3	1	C
59	157 (5)	Sep 26	WSA		BOS	L,3-6	CG	43	9.0	8	1	0	9	1	C
60	160 (2)	Sep 29 (2)	WSA	@	BAL	L,2-3	CG	45	10.0	7	0	1	8	0	C
61	162 (1)	Oct 1	WSA	@	BAL	L,2-3	CG	42	8.1	7	0	0	7	0	C
							63gm		445.1	267	23	8	298	4