Walt French

Positions: Rightfielder and Pinch Hitter

Bats: Left • Throws: Right

5-7, 155lb (170cm, 70kg)

Born: July 12, 1899 in Moorestown, NJ us

Died: May 13, 1984 in Mountain Home, AR

Buried: Cremated

High School: Moorestown HS (Moorestown, NJ)

Schools: Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey (New Brunswick, NJ), United States Military Academy (West Point, NY)

Debut: September 15, 1923 (Age 24-065d, 5,801st in major league history)
vs. SLB 4 AB, 2 H, 0 HR, 1 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: October 6, 1929 (Age 30-086d)
vs. NYY 2 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1925 season

Full Name: Walter Edward French

Nicknames: Piggy or Fitz

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1929 World Series

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

0.9

981

297

.303

142

RBI

109

OBP

.336

SLG

.379

OPS

.715

OPS+

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	18-30 / in Starts: 5-2
Longest Hitting Streak	3 games
Longest On Base Streak	3 games
Most Games w/o HR	44 games
Most Games w/o RBI	17 games
Grand Slams	0 in 3 bases loaded PA and 3 AB, Data is incomplete
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 76 PAs	8
Actual Runners on Base	41 (20-10-11) Data is incomplete
Avg. MLBer w/ 76 PAs	9
Avg. Runners on Base	50 (25-15-9)

Most Driven In
M Cochrane	1
B Miller	1
J Hassler	1
T Cobb	1
O Orwoll	1
J Hauser	1
E Collins	1

Most Driven In By
A Simmons	2
M Haas	2
S Hale	1
M Cochrane	1
T Cobb	1
T Speaker	1

1928 Batting Game Log

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1928 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	305	2 (1)	Apr 13	PHA		NYY	L,7-8	2-3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	1.12	-0.032	2.77	-0.05%	-0.53	PH
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
2	306	26 (23)	May 21 (1)	PHA		WSH	W,4-3	6-GF(13)	4	4	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.400	.400	.400	.800	4	2.31	0.114	7.50	0.22%	0.61	LF
3	307	27	May 21 (2)	PHA		WSH	W,2-1	CG	3	3	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.375	.375	.500	.875	6	.66	0.055	2.09	0.11%	0.36	LF
4	308	28	May 22	PHA		WSH	W,7-6	CG(11)	5	5	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.385	.385	.462	.846	6	1.24	0.039	4.08	0.08%	0.07	LF
5	309	29	May 23	PHA		WSH	W,4-2	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.294	.294	.353	.647	6	.50	-0.051	1.79	-0.11%	-1.40	LF
6	310	30	May 24 (1)	PHA		NYY	L,7-9	GS-7	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.250	.250	.300	.550	6	1.99	-0.142	11.73	-0.50%	-1.25	LF
7	311	33 (2)	May 25 (2)	PHA		NYY	L,2-9	8-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.238	.238	.286	.524	3	.06	-0.001	.33	-0.01%	-0.25	LF
8	312	35 (1)	May 27	PHA	@	WSH	L,1-4	3-3	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.238	.273	.286	.558	9	.85	0.036	2.14	0.05%	0.39	PH
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
9	313	41 (5)	Jun 3	PHA	@	CHW	L,5-6	6-6	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.227	.261	.273	.534	9	.66	-0.017	1.64	-0.03%	-0.25	PH
10	314	43 (1)	Jun 6	PHA	@	SLB	L,2-5	8-8	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.261	.292	.304	.596	9	.94	0.043	2.38	0.07%	0.40	PH
11	315	46 (2)	Jun 9	PHA	@	SLB	L,5-7	7-7	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.250	.280	.292	.572	9	1.72	-0.045	3.57	-0.06%	-0.26	PH
12	316	47	Jun 10	PHA	@	DET	L,3-9	5-5	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0		0	1	.250	.308	.292	.599	9	1.53	-0.004	2.44	0.00%	-0.07	PH
13	317	53 (5)	Jun 16	PHA	@	CLE	L,2-9	7-7	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.280	.333	.320	.653	8	.08	0.003	.19	0.01%	0.39	PH
14	318	56 (2)	Jun 20 (2)	PHA	@	NYY	L,3-9	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.269	.321	.308	.629	6	.07	-0.002	.36	-0.01%	-0.25	PH
15	319	60 (3)	Jun 24	PHA	@	WSH	L,3-6	8-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.259	.310	.296	.607	9	.29	-0.007	.80	-0.01%	-0.25	PH
16	320	62 (1)	Jun 25 (2)	PHA	@	WSH	L,2-7	6-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.250	.300	.286	.586	2	.74	-0.017	1.71	-0.02%	-0.43	RF
17	321	63	Jun 26	PHA	@	WSH	L,1-4	8-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.241	.290	.276	.566	1	2.17	-0.056	4.88	-0.08%	-0.25	PH
18	322	64	Jun 27	PHA		NYY	L,4-7	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.233	.281	.267	.548	8	1.01	-0.027	3.48	-0.06%	-0.26	PH
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
19	323	68 (3)	Jul 1 (1)	PHA	@	NYY	L,6-12	7-GF	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.258	.303	.290	.593	2	.09	0.004	.21	0.01%	0.61	RF
20	324	70 (1)	Jul 2 (1)	PHA		BOS	W,9-2	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.258	.303	.290	.593	3						RF
21	325	71	Jul 2 (2)	PHA		BOS	L,4-7	8-9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.250	.294	.281	.575	9	4.01	-0.106	3.08	-0.05%	-0.81	PH
22	326	81 (9)	Jul 12 (1)	PHA		CHW	L,3-4	7-8	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.273	.314	.303	.617	8	1.91	0.075	2.31	0.05%	0.40	PH
23	327	84 (2)	Jul 16 (2)	PHA		DET	L,6-11	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.265	.306	.294	.600	9	.49	-0.011	.51	-0.01%	-0.38	PH
24	328	86 (1)	Jul 18	PHA		DET	W,5-1	6-GF	2	2	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.278	.316	.333	.649	2	.56	0.071	.32	0.02%	0.65	RF
25	329	88 (1)	Jul 19 (2)	PHA		SLB	W,4-3	CG(11)	5	5	2	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.293	.326	.366	.691	1	1.93	0.146	1.38	0.06%	0.28	RF
26	330	92 (3)	Jul 23	PHA		WSH	L,0-5	8-9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.286	.318	.357	.675	9	.38	-0.010	.40	-0.01%	-0.26	PH
27	331	93	Jul 25 (1)	PHA	@	CHW	W,16-0	0-GF	2	2	1	2	0	0	0	1	0		0	0	0				1	0	.318	.348	.386	.734	2						RF
28	332	94	Jul 25 (2)	PHA	@	CHW	W,8-7	6-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.311	.340	.378	.718	2	.62	-0.019	.58	-0.01%	-0.24	RF
29	333	95	Jul 26	PHA	@	CHW	W,5-1	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.311	.340	.378	.718	2						RF
30	334	96	Jul 27	PHA	@	CHW	W,7-4	7-GF	3	3	1	2	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.333	.360	.417	.777	8	.89	0.148	1.48	0.15%	1.06	PH RF
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
31	335	103 (6)	Aug 3	PHA	@	CLE	L,5-9	7-7	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.327	.353	.408	.761	8	.96	-0.025	4.10	-0.07%	-0.25	PH
32	336	107 (3)	Aug 7	PHA	@	DET	L,1-4	8-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.320	.346	.400	.746	8	1.50	-0.039	7.55	-0.12%	-0.26	PH
33	337	110 (2)	Aug 11	PHA		WSH	W,3-2	9-GF	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.314	.340	.392	.732	8	5.40	-0.129	20.82	-0.30%	-0.38	PH
34	338	112 (1)	Aug 14	PHA		DET	L,1-4	7-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.308	.333	.385	.718	8	2.99	-0.078	11.68	-0.18%	-0.60	PH
35	339	113	Aug 15	PHA		DET	L,3-6	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.302	.327	.377	.705	9	1.36	-0.036	5.10	-0.08%	0.01	PH
36	340	114	Aug 16	PHA		DET	W,18-6	8-9	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.315	.339	.389	.728	9	.00	0.000	.00	0.00%	0.40	PH
37	341	116 (1)	Aug 18 (2)	PHA		SLB	L,4-5	7-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.309	.333	.382	.715	9	2.99	-0.085	12.57	-0.21%	-0.39	PH
38	342	118 (1)	Aug 21	PHA		CLE	W,12-4	7-GF	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.321	.345	.393	.738	4	.00	0.000	.00	0.00%	0.86	LF
39	343	119	Aug 22	PHA		CLE	W,6-5	8-9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.316	.339	.386	.725	9	7.71	-0.200	20.77	-0.32%	-0.81	PH
40	344	122 (2)	Aug 25 (1)	PHA		CHW	L,3-9	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.310	.333	.379	.713	8	.11	-0.003	.63	-0.01%	-0.38	PH
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
41	345	129 (6)	Sep 1	PHA		BOS	W,14-2	6-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.305	.328	.373	.701	6	.00	0.000	.00	0.00%	-0.18	RF
42	346	130	Sep 3 (1)	PHA	@	WSH	L,1-6	8-8	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.317	.339	.383	.722	9	.17	0.007	1.31	0.03%	0.39	PH
43	347	131	Sep 3 (2)	PHA	@	WSH	L,4-5	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.311	.333	.377	.710	9	2.91	-0.076	18.89	-0.29%	-0.25	PH
44	348	137 (5)	Sep 9 (1)	PHA	@	NYY	L,0-5	8-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.306	.328	.371	.699	9	.91	-0.024	19.84	-0.31%	-0.25	PH
45	349	139 (1)	Sep 11	PHA	@	NYY	L,3-5	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.302	.323	.365	.688	9	.46	-0.012	9.12	-0.15%	-0.11	PH
46	350	151 (11)	Sep 28	PHA	@	CHW	W,7-5	4-4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.297	.318	.359	.678	9	1.08	-0.028	3.08	-0.05%	-0.25	PH
47	351	152	Sep 29	PHA	@	CHW	W,5-4	CG	5	5	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.275	.296	.333	.629	1	1.11	-0.109	.00	0.00%	-0.83	RF
48	352	153	Sep 30	PHA	@	CHW	L,0-1	CG	5	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0		0		0	0	.260	.289	.315	.605	1	1.63	-0.162	.00	0.00%	-0.77	RF
							18-30		76	73	9	19	4	0	0	8	2	0	7	1	0		0		1	1	.260	.289	.315	.605		1.35	-0.812	3.77	-2.23%	-5.92

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