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	7-7 / in Starts: 6-7
Longest Hitting Streak	3 games
Longest On Base Streak	3 games
Most Games w/o HR	13 games
Most Games w/o RBI	7 games
Grand Slams	0 in 1 bases loaded PA and 1 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	2

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 49 PAs	4
Actual Runners on Base	36 (21-10-5)
Avg. MLBer w/ 49 PAs	5
Avg. Runners on Base	29 (15-9-4)

Most Driven In
T McCraw	2
J Foy	1
R Scheinblum	1
F Howard	0
B Allen	0

Most Driven In By
D McLain	2
B Allen	1
T Cullen	1
D Unser	1
T Harrah	1
D Bosman	0

1971 Batting Game Log

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1971 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	221	5 (4)	Apr 11 (1)	WSA		NYY	L,0-1	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	6	1.39	-0.097	2.27	-0.10%	-0.59	C
2	222	6	Apr 11 (2)	WSA		NYY	W,4-3	7-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	7						C
3	223	7	Apr 12	WSA		BOS	L,7-10	CG	5	4	0	2	0	0	0	2	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333	.429	.333	.762	7	1.23	0.057	1.84	0.05%	1.21	C
4	224	9 (1)	Apr 14	WSA		BOS	W,6-5	CG	4	3	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.333	.455	.444	.899	7	1.36	0.137	1.78	0.11%	1.01	C
5	225	10	Apr 17	WSA	@	CLE	W,5-3	CG	4	4	1	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	.308	.400	.462	.862	7	1.50	-0.018	2.18	-0.02%	0.01	C
6	226	12 (1)	Apr 18 (2)	WSA	@	CLE	L,0-1	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.333	.375	.708	7	1.38	-0.103	2.30	-0.10%	-0.72	C
7	227	14 (1)	Apr 21	WSA	@	NYY	W,9-6	CG	5	3	1	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	1	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	.263	.364	.368	.732	7	1.11	-0.042	1.84	-0.04%	0.00	C
8	228	16 (1)	Apr 24	WSA		MIL	W,5-4	CG	4	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.227	.346	.318	.664	7	1.67	-0.279	2.46	-0.25%	-1.06	C
9	229	18 (1)	Apr 26	WSA		MIN	L,2-7	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.192	.300	.269	.569	7	.92	-0.139	1.43	-0.13%	-1.38	C
10	230	19	Apr 27	WSA		MIN	W,2-0	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.172	.273	.241	.514	7	.66	-0.055	1.00	-0.05%	-0.72	C
11	231	21 (1)	Apr 29	WSA		CHW	L,4-5	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.156	.270	.219	.489	7	1.49	-0.110	2.36	-0.11%	-0.62	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
12	232	26 (4)	May 5	WSA	@	MIL	L,3-4	GS-7	3	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.147	.275	.206	.481	7	.49	0.006	.56	0.00%	0.02	C
13	233	29 (2)	May 9	WSA	@	MIN	L,5-6	CG(10)	4	3	2	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.162	.295	.216	.512	6	1.13	-0.034	1.03	-0.02%	-1.00	C
14	234	32 (2)	May 14	WSA		DET	W,3-2	GS-9	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.146	.271	.195	.466	2	.84	-0.128	.69	-0.06%	-1.56	C
							7-7		49	41	6	6	2	0	0	4	7	0	7	0	1	0	2	3	0	2	.146	.271	.195	.466		1.19	-0.805	1.70	-0.71%	-5.40

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