Ben Francisco

Position: Outfielder

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-1, 195lb (185cm, 88kg)

Born: October 23, 1981 in Santa Ana, CA us

Draft: Drafted by the Cleveland Indians in the 32nd round of the 1999 MLB June Amateur Draft from Servite HS (Anaheim, CA) and the Cleveland Indians in the 5th round of the 2002 MLB June Amateur Draft from University of California, Los Angeles (Los Angeles, CA).

High School: Servite HS (Anaheim, CA)

Schools: Cypress College (Cypress, CA), University of California, Los Angeles (Los Angeles, CA)

Debut: May 1, 2007 (Age 25-190d, 19,072nd in major league history)
vs. TOR 0 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: May 17, 2013 (Age 31-206d)
vs. TOR 4 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 2008 season

Agents: John Boggs & Associates

Full Name: Louis Benjamin Francisco

Twitter: @bennyfresh_8

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

2.5

1579

400

.253

199

RBI

190

OBP

.323

SLG

.418

OPS

.741

OPS+

Summary of 50 Home Runs

(For more accurate walk-off HR totals, see the Batting Event Finder)

0 leading off, 1 walk-off, 2 tying, 18 go ahead

5 Tms
CLE	28
PHI	17
TBR	2
HOU	2
NYY	1

Platoon
vs RHP	31
vs LHP	19

Home/Road
Away	27
Home	23

Outs
2	18
0	17
1	15

22 Opps
TBD/TBR	6
DET	5
TEX	4
CIN	3
SEA	3
WSN	3
HOU	3
MIN	2
COL	2
SDP	2
CHC	2
NYM	2
PIT	2
BOS	2
FLA	2
ARI	1
OAK	1
LAA	1
BAL	1
ATL	1
TOR	1
CHW	1

40 Pitchers
Andy Sonnanstine	5
Aquilino López	3
Ross Detwiler	3
Bud Norris	2
Érik Bédard	2
Tobi Stoner	1
Chad Durbin	1
Nate Robertson	1
Vladimir Núñez	1
Jered Weaver	1
Greg Maddux	1
James Russell	1
Ricky Nolasco	1
Ricky Romero	1
Brad Penny	1
Mat Latos	1
Jorge De La Rosa	1
Matt Guerrier	1
Liván Hernández	1
Vin Mazzaro	1
Jeff Karstens	1
David Weathers	1
Ryan Rowland-Smith	1
Shawn Camp	1
Blaine Boyer	1
Justin Thomas	1
John Danks	1
Jon Lester	1
Miguel Batista	1
Kevin Gregg	1
Jeff Francis	1
Sean West	1
Jeremy Affeldt	1
C.J. Wilson	1
Vicente Padilla	1
Scott Feldman	1
Joaquín Benoit	1
Travis Wood	1
Jamie Walker	1
David Hernandez	1

22 Parks
Progressive (CLE)	13
CitizensBank (PHI)	7
Comerica Pk (DET)	3
MinuteMaidPk (HOU)	3
Wrigley Fld (CHI)	2
TropicanaFld (STP)	2
Rangers Bpk (ARL)	2
T-Mobile Pk (SEA)	2
Nationals Pk (WAS)	2
Metrodome (MIN)	2
Turner Fld (ATL)	1
SunLife Stad (MIA)	1
GreatAmer BP (CIN)	1
Yankee Stad3 (NYC)	1
Rogers Ctr (TOR)	1
Coors Fld (DEN)	1
PNC Pk (PIT)	1
Fenway Pk (BOS)	1
Chase Field (PHO)	1
Angel Stad (ANA)	1
Petco Pk (SAN)	1
Guaranteed (CHI)	1

Where Hit
7	40
78	9
8	1

General field locations
when available.

Pitches
3	12
2	11
5	10
1	6
6	4
7+	4
4	3

Pitches in PA
when available.

Game Totals
1·HR gms	42
2·HR gms	4

Gms w/ this # = 0
are not shown.

Bases
---	29
1--	14
12-	3
-2-	2
1-3	2

76 RBI
RISP	7
0 on	29
1 on	16
2 on	5
Any on	21

Inning
1	6
2	10
3	5
4	5
5	4
6	6
7	4
8	4
9	5
Extra	1

1-3	21
4-6	15
7-end	14

RelScore
+4..	6
+3	3
+2	4
+1	7
Tied	14
-1	5
-3	4
-4..	7

Ahead	20
Tied	14
Behind	16

Before event,
for batter

Count
1-0	7
0-0	6
1-1	6
2-2	6
3-2	5
3-1	5
0-2	4
1-2	4
0-1	4
2-0	2
2-1	1

Pitch data mostly complete since 1988.

DefPos
RF	21
LF	19
CF	6
DH	3
PH	1

OrderPos
3rd	12
6th	12
7th	7
5th	6
9th	6
2nd	4
8th	2
4th	1

Leverage
High Lev	10
Medium Lev	17
Low Lev	23

Play By Play

WE and WPA Explanation

Play By Play
2007	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
1	1	1	1	2007-06-29	CLE		TBD	Shawn Camp	tied 1-1	b 9	0	---	5,(2-2) ..BCCBX	1	9	7	0.352	100%	Walk-Off	Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
2	2	2	1	2007-07-02	CLE		TBD	Andy Sonnanstine	ahead 2-0	b 4	1	---	3,(1-1) CBX	1	7	7	0.079	84%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
3	3	3	1	2007-07-03	CLE	@	DET	Chad Durbin	behind 3-4	t 8	1	---	1,(0-0) ..X	1	6	PH	0.241	45%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF)
2008	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
4	4	1	1	2008-05-17	CLE	@	CIN	David Weathers	tied 1-1	t 8	1	---	5,(3-1) BCBBX	1	5	9	0.267	72%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF)
5	5	2	1	2008-05-24	CLE		TEX	Scott Feldman	behind 1-2	b 3	1	1-3	6,(2-2) FBFF*BX	3	4	9	0.231	75%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF Line); G. Sizemore Scores; T. Hafner Scores
6	6	3	1	2008-06-02	CLE	@	TEX	Joaquín Benoit	tied 8-8	t 7	2	1--	1,(0-0) .X	2	2	7	0.328	78%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); A. Cabrera Scores
7	7	4	1	2008-06-15	CLE		SDP	Greg Maddux	tied 0-0	b 3	2	12-	1,(0-0) X	3	3	7	0.270	82%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF Line); F. Gutiérrez Scores/unER; J. Carroll Scores/unER; B. Francisco Scores/unER
8	8	5	1	2008-06-19	CLE	@	COL	Jorge De La Rosa	tied 0-0	t 1	1	-2-	5,(1-2) BCFFX	2	3	7	0.144	66%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); G. Sizemore Scores
9	9	6	1	2008-06-29	CLE		CIN	Jeremy Affeldt	behind 3-9	b 9	2	1--	5,(3-1) CBBBX	2	3	9	0.001	0%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); J. Velandia Scores/unER; B. Francisco Scores/unER
10	10	7	1	2008-07-04	CLE	@	MIN	Liván Hernández	behind 2-5	t 6	0	---	2,(1-0) BX	1	3	7	0.084	22%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
11	11	8	1	2008-07-10	CLE		TBR	Andy Sonnanstine	ahead 3-2	b 5	2	1--	3,(0-2) CFX	2	3	7	0.185	87%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); J. Carroll Scores
12	12	9	1	2008-07-30	CLE		DET	Nate Robertson	tied 0-0	b 1	2	---	4,(2-1) BBFX	1	3	DH	0.101	61%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
13	13	10	2	2008-07-30	CLE		DET	Aquilino López	ahead 8-7	b 6	1	---	3,(1-1) BCX	1	3	DH	0.113	83%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
14	14	11	1	2008-08-03	CLE	@	MIN	Matt Guerrier	behind 1-5	t 8	0	---	2,(1-0) ..BX	1	3	9	0.035	7%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
15	15	12	1	2008-08-11	CLE		BAL	Jamie Walker	ahead 10-8	b 8	0	---	3,(2-0) BBX	1	3	9	0.034	97%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line)
16	16	13	1	2008-08-26	CLE	@	DET	Aquilino López	ahead 6-0	t 4	2	1--	1,(0-0) X	2	3	9	0.036	98%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); F. Gutiérrez Scores
17	17	14	2	2008-08-26	CLE	@	DET	Aquilino López	ahead 8-2	t 7	0	1--	2,(1-0) BX	2	3	9	0.011	100%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); F. Gutiérrez Scores
18	18	15	1	2008-09-26	CLE	@	CHW	John Danks	tied 0-0	t 1	1	---	3,(1-1) CBX	1	2	DH	0.094	57%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
2009	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
19	19	1	1	2009-04-08	CLE	@	TEX	Vicente Padilla	behind 1-6	t 6	2	-2-	2,(1-0) BX	2	8	7	0.064	11%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); S. Choo Scores
20	20	2	1	2009-04-28	CLE		BOS	Brad Penny	behind 4-7	b 3	1	12-	6,(3-2) BCFBBX	3	9	7	0.252	53%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line); J. Peralta Scores/unER; M. DeRosa Scores
21	21	3	1	2009-05-17	CLE	@	TBR	Andy Sonnanstine	behind 0-1	t 2	2	12-	5,(3-1) BBBCX	3	9	8	0.272	66%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF); D. Dellucci Scores; M. DeRosa Scores
22	22	4	2	2009-05-17	CLE	@	TBR	Andy Sonnanstine	behind 3-7	t 5	0	---	5,(1-2) CCBFX	1	9	8	0.061	17%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF Line)
23	23	5	1	2009-05-27	CLE		TBR	Andy Sonnanstine	behind 1-5	b 2	1	1-3	3,(1-1) BFX	3	8	8	0.183	42%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); M. DeRosa Scores; R. Garko Scores
24	24	6	1	2009-07-04	CLE		OAK	Vin Mazzaro	tied 1-1	b 3	0	1--	5,(2-2) 1CFBB1X	2	9	7	0.170	76%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line); L. Valbuena Scores
25	25	7	1	2009-07-19	CLE		SEA	Érik Bédard	behind 0-3	b 2	2	1--	2,(1-0) *BX	2	7	8	0.173	40%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF); J. Peralta Scores
26	26	8	1	2009-07-24	CLE	@	SEA	Ryan Rowland-Smith	ahead 3-0	t 7	2	---	2,(0-1) CX	1	9	7	0.054	93%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
27	27	9	1	2009-07-26	CLE	@	SEA	Miguel Batista	ahead 10-2	t 6	2	---	2,(0-1) CX	1	7	7	0.004	100%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line)
28	28	10	1	2009-07-28	CLE	@	LAA	Jered Weaver	ahead 1-0	t 2	0	---	8,(3-2) BSCBFBFX	1	7	8	0.093	69%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line)
29	29	11	1	2009-08-07	PHI		FLA	Ricky Nolasco	behind 0-3	b 7	0	1--	1,(0-0) X	2	6	9	0.188	36%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); R. Ibañez Scores
30	30	12	1	2009-08-11	PHI	@	CHC	Kevin Gregg	tied 3-3	t 12	0	---	3,(1-1) CBX	1	6	9	0.331	83%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
31	31	13	1	2009-09-06	PHI	@	HOU	Bud Norris	tied 1-1	t 4	1	---	1,(0-0) X	1	6	9	0.132	61%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
32	32	14	1	2009-09-13 (1)	PHI		NYM	Tobi Stoner	ahead 1-0	b 4	2	---	5,(2-2) CSBBX	1	6	9	0.111	76%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line)
33	33	15	1	2009-09-18	PHI	@	ATL	Vladimir Núñez	ahead 8-3	t 9	1	---	2,(0-1) FX	1	2	8	0.004	100%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF)
2010	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
34	34	1	1	2010-07-03	PHI	@	PIT	Justin Thomas	ahead 10-2	t 6	2	---	7,(2-2) BCSBFFX	1	5	7	0.004	100%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
35	35	2	1	2010-07-18	PHI	@	CHC	James Russell	behind 5-11	t 9	1	---	4,(1-2) FFBX	1	6	7	0.001	0%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
36	36	3	1	2010-07-25	PHI		COL	Jeff Francis	behind 0-1	b 2	1	1--	5,(3-1) BBC+1BX	2	6	7	0.195	64%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); J. Werth Scores
37	37	4	1	2010-08-03	PHI	@	FLA	Sean West	tied 0-0	t 2	0	---	6,(3-2) CBBBCX	1	5	9	0.105	60%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
38	38	5	1	2010-09-29	PHI	@	WSN	Ross Detwiler	ahead 1-0	t 2	0	---	2,(1-0) BX	1	5	7	0.098	71%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
39	39	6	2	2010-09-29	PHI	@	WSN	Ross Detwiler	ahead 5-1	t 5	2	1--	2,(1-0) *BX	2	5	7	0.066	96%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); W. Valdez Scores
2011	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
40	40	1	1	2011-04-03	PHI		HOU	Bud Norris	ahead 3-0	b 1	2	---	3,(0-2) CFX	1	6	9	0.063	86%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
41	41	2	1	2011-04-06	PHI		NYM	Blaine Boyer	ahead 9-7	b 6	0	---	7,(2-2) BFBSFFX	1	6	9	0.064	92%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
42	42	3	1	2011-04-21	PHI	@	SDP	Mat Latos	tied 0-0	t 2	0	---	3,(0-2) CFX	1	6	9	0.117	62%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF)
43	43	4	1	2011-04-26	PHI	@	ARI	David Hernandez	behind 3-7	t 9	2	1--	3,(1-1) C*BX	2	5	9	0.007	1%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); R. Howard Scores
44	44	5	1	2011-05-20	PHI		TEX	C.J. Wilson	behind 0-1	b 2	2	1--	5,(3-1) BBFBX	2	7	9	0.225	63%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); R. Ibañez Scores
45	45	6	1	2011-05-25	PHI		CIN	Travis Wood	tied 0-0	b 1	0	1--	6,(3-2) B1LB1CBX	2	2	9	0.161	74%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line); J. Rollins Scores
2012	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
46	46	1	1	2012-07-27	HOU		PIT	Jeff Karstens	ahead 3-1	b 4	0	---	3,(0-2) CSX	1	7	9	0.075	87%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF Line)
47	47	2	1	2012-08-07	HOU		WSN	Ross Detwiler	tied 0-0	b 1	1	1--	2,(0-1) 1CX	2	3	7	0.176	73%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line); J. Altuve Scores
48	48	3	1	2012-09-02	TBR	@	TOR	Ricky Romero	ahead 1-0	t 2	0	---	4,(1-2) CFBX	1	6	9	0.095	70%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
49	49	4	1	2012-09-26	TBR	@	BOS	Jon Lester	ahead 2-1	t 5	1	---	8,(3-2) CBBFBFFX	1	7	7	0.119	73%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line)
2013	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
50	50	1	1	2013-05-01	NYY		HOU	Érik Bédard	ahead 3-0	b 3	2	---	3,(2-0) BBX	1	6	9	0.060	89%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line)