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+

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

1926 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1926 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 13	PHA	@	WSH	L,0-1	CG	58	14.1	3	0	0	3	0
2	2	Apr 14	PHA	@	WSH	L,1-3	CG	35	8.0	2	1	0	3	1
3	3	Apr 15	PHA	@	WSH	W,9-3	CG	37	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
4	4	Apr 16	PHA	@	WSH	L,3-4	CG	37	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
5	5	Apr 17	PHA	@	BOS	L,1-6	CG	35	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
6	6	Apr 19 (1)	PHA	@	BOS	W,3-1	CG	35	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
7	7	Apr 19 (2)	PHA	@	BOS	L,1-2	CG	31	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
8	8	Apr 21	PHA		WSH	W,5-2	CG	32	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
9	9	Apr 22	PHA		WSH	L,2-8	GS	35	8.0	2	1	0	3	0
10	13 (3)	Apr 27	PHA	@	NYY	L,2-8	CG	37	8.0	0	1	0	1	0
11	14	Apr 28	PHA	@	NYY	L,0-3	CG	34	8.0	3	1	0	4	1
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
12	29 (14)	May 14	PHA		CHW	W,6-5	CG	40	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
13	30	May 15	PHA		DET	W,8-0	CG	32	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
14	32 (1)	May 18	PHA		DET	L,2-5	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0
15	37 (4)	May 23	PHA	@	WSH	W,5-3	CG	39	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
16	38	May 25 (1)	PHA		WSH	L,12-17	CG	49	9.0	2	1	0	3	1
17	39	May 25 (2)	PHA		WSH	W,7-6	CG	38	9.0	5	0	0	5	0
18	40	May 26	PHA	@	WSH	W,3-1	CG	40	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
19	41	May 27	PHA	@	WSH	W,3-2	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
20	42	May 28 (1)	PHA	@	NYY	W,2-1	CG	37	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
21	43	May 28 (2)	PHA	@	NYY	W,6-5	CG	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
22	44	May 29	PHA	@	NYY	W,7-6	CG	50	10.0	4	0	0	4	0
23	45	May 30	PHA	@	NYY	L,3-9	GS	37	7.0	2	0	0	2	0
24	46	May 31 (1)	PHA	@	BOS	L,0-2	CG	30	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
25	47	May 31 (2)	PHA	@	BOS	W,8-2	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
26	48	Jun 2 (1)	PHA	@	BOS	L,4-5	CG	39	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
27	49	Jun 2 (2)	PHA	@	BOS	W,5-1	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
28	50	Jun 5	PHA	@	SLB	W,10-1	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
29	51	Jun 6	PHA	@	SLB	L,0-2	CG	33	8.0	3	0	0	3	0
30	52	Jun 7	PHA	@	SLB	W,7-2	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
31	53	Jun 8	PHA	@	CHW	L,0-1	CG	35	8.0	5	0	0	5	0
32	65 (11)	Jun 24 (1)	PHA		WSH	L,6-8	CG	48	10.0	2	0	0	2	0
33	67 (1)	Jun 26	PHA	@	WSH	L,2-3	CG	30	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
34	68	Jun 27	PHA	@	WSH	L,2-6	CG	36	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
35	69	Jun 28	PHA		NYY	W,7-1	CG	34	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
36	70	Jun 29	PHA		NYY	L,5-7	CG	45	9.0	1	1	0	2	0
37	71	Jun 30	PHA		NYY	W,5-4	CG	41	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
38	72	Jul 1	PHA		BOS	L,5-10	CG	47	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
39	73	Jul 2	PHA		BOS	W,4-3	CG	54	13.0	3	0	0	3	0
40	74	Jul 3 (1)	PHA		BOS	W,12-4	CG	38	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
41	75	Jul 3 (2)	PHA		BOS	W,8-5	CG	45	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
42	76	Jul 5 (1)	PHA		NYY	W,2-1	CG	33	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
43	77	Jul 5 (2)	PHA		NYY	W,6-3	CG	39	9.0	1	0	1	2	0
44	78	Jul 7 (1)	PHA		BOS	W,6-5	CG	55	12.0	2	0	1	3	0
45	79	Jul 7 (2)	PHA		BOS	L,2-4	CG	36	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
46	80	Jul 8	PHA		CHW	W,8-7	CG	43	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
47	81	Jul 9	PHA		CHW	W,4-3	CG	39	10.0	2	0	0	2	0
48	82	Jul 10	PHA		CHW	W,17-14	CG	47	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
49	83	Jul 12	PHA		CHW	L,6-8	CG	41	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
50	84	Jul 13	PHA		SLB	W,3-2	CG	36	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
51	85	Jul 16 (1)	PHA		SLB	W,3-2	CG	34	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
52	86	Jul 16 (2)	PHA		SLB	W,5-4	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
53	87	Jul 17	PHA		DET	L,2-4	GS	32	8.0	0	0	0	0	0
54	89 (1)	Jul 20 (1)	PHA		DET	L,0-5	CG	39	9.0	2	1	0	3	0
55	90	Jul 20 (2)	PHA		DET	L,3-8	CG	41	9.0	2	1	1	4	1
56	91	Jul 21	PHA		CLE	L,0-6	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
57	92	Jul 22	PHA		CLE	L,2-4	CG	39	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
58	93	Jul 23	PHA		CLE	L,5-8	CG	48	9.0	0	0	1	1	0
59	94	Jul 24	PHA		CLE	W,6-5	CG	43	10.0	2	0	0	2	0
60	95	Jul 26	PHA		BOS	W,5-0	CG	31	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
61	96	Jul 28 (1)	PHA	@	CLE	L,2-5	CG	37	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
62	97	Jul 28 (2)	PHA	@	CLE	L,0-2	CG	34	8.0	4	1	0	5	1
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
63	104 (6)	Aug 4	PHA	@	SLB	L,1-3	CG	34	8.0	3	0	0	3	0
64	105	Aug 5	PHA	@	SLB	L,5-7	CG	37	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
65	106	Aug 6	PHA	@	SLB	W,6-3	CG	39	9.0	5	0	0	5	0
66	107	Aug 7 (1)	PHA	@	CHW	W,3-2	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
67	108	Aug 7 (2)	PHA	@	CHW	L,0-1	CG	37	8.0	0	0	0	0	0
68	109	Aug 8	PHA	@	CHW	W,6-5	CG	42	10.0	2	0	0	2	0
69	110	Aug 9	PHA	@	CHW	W,2-1	CG	31	9.0	5	0	0	5	0
70	111	Aug 10	PHA	@	CHW	W,4-3	CG	46	11.0	1	0	0	1	0
71	113 (1)	Aug 12 (2)	PHA	@	BOS	W,5-0	CG	28	7.0	4	0	0	4	0
72	114	Aug 14 (1)	PHA	@	BOS	L,1-3	CG	32	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
73	115	Aug 14 (2)	PHA	@	BOS	W,3-2	CG	34	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
74	116	Aug 15	PHA	@	WSH	L,3-5	CG	37	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
75	117	Aug 17 (1)	PHA		CLE	W,9-4	CG	39	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
76	118	Aug 17 (2)	PHA		CLE	W,6-4	CG	41	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
77	119	Aug 19	PHA		DET	W,9-1	CG	34	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
78	120	Aug 20 (1)	PHA		DET	L,2-4	CG	36	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
79	121	Aug 20 (2)	PHA		DET	L,4-5	CG	48	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
80	122	Aug 22	PHA		CHW	W,3-2	CG	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
81	123	Aug 23	PHA		CHW	W,4-1	CG	37	9.0	6	0	0	6	0
82	124	Aug 26 (1)	PHA		SLB	W,8-6	CG	47	11.0	2	0	0	2	0
83	126 (1)	Aug 27	PHA		SLB	L,1-7	CG	44	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
84	127	Aug 28	PHA		SLB	W,5-1	CG	39	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
85	128	Aug 31	PHA	@	NYY	W,8-5	CG	39	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
86	129	Sep 1	PHA	@	NYY	L,4-6	GS	25	4.0	3	0	1	4	0
87	130	Sep 3 (1)	PHA		NYY	W,7-2	CG	39	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
88	131	Sep 3 (2)	PHA		NYY	L,4-7	CG	43	9.0	5	0	0	5	0
89	132	Sep 4	PHA		NYY	L,0-3	CG	37	9.0	2	1	0	3	1
90	133	Sep 6 (1)	PHA	@	NYY	W,5-2	GS	6	2.0	0	0	0	0	0
91	134	Sep 6 (2)	PHA	@	NYY	L,1-2	CG	32	8.0	4	1	0	5	1
92	136 (1)	Sep 13 (1)	PHA	@	CHW	W,5-2	CG	49	13.0	0	0	1	1	0
93	137	Sep 13 (2)	PHA	@	CHW	L,2-3	CG	38	8.0	0	0	0	0	0
94	139 (1)	Sep 16 (2)	PHA	@	SLB	W,5-1	CG	34	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
95	143 (3)	Sep 20 (1)	PHA	@	DET	W,8-0	CG	30	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
96	147 (3)	Sep 24	PHA	@	CLE	W,3-1	CG	33	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
97	148	Sep 26 (1)	PHA	@	CLE	W,8-5	CG	39	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
98	149	Sep 26 (2)	PHA	@	CLE	W,2-0	CG	34	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
99	150	Sep 27	PHA	@	CLE	L,4-5	GS	17	4.0	2	0	0	2	0
							99gm			186	11	6	203	7