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Frank Willson

Name Note: Name presented as Kid Willson in some sources

Positions: Pinch Hitter, Pinch Runner and Outfielder

Bats: Left • Throws: Left

6-1, 190lb (185cm, 86kg)

Born: November 3, 1895 in Bloomington, NE us

Died: April 17, 1964 in Union Gap, WA

Buried: Woodlawn Abbey, Sumner, WA

Debut: July 2, 1918 (Age 22-241d, 4,702nd in major league history)
vs. DET 0 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: June 23, 1927 (Age 31-232d)
vs. DET 0 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Full Name: Frank Hoxie Willson

Nicknames: Kid

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

-0.2

.091

RBI

OBP

.167

SLG

.091

OPS

.258

OPS+

-30

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	2-5 / in Starts: 0-0
Longest Hitting Streak	1 game
Longest On Base Streak	1 game
Most Games w/o HR	6 games
Most Games w/o RBI	5 games
Grand Slams	No bases loaded PA
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 10 PAs	1
Actual Runners on Base	7 (5-1-1)
Avg. MLBer w/ 10 PAs	1
Avg. Runners on Base	6 (3-2-1)

Most Driven In
B Clancy	1

Most Driven In By
B Hunnefield	1

1927 Batting Game Log

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1927 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	5	32 (31)	May 20	CHW		PHA	L,5-12	3-GF	4	4	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.250	.250	.250	.500	9	.09	-0.002	.28	-0.01%	0.37	PH LF
2	6	40 (7)	May 28	CHW	@	DET	L,1-7	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.200	.200	.200	.400	9	.16	-0.004	.65	-0.01%	-0.38	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
3	7	46 (5)	Jun 3	CHW	@	BOS	W,5-1	4-GF	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.143	.143	.143	.286	1	.15	-0.008	.55	-0.02%	-0.50	CF
4	8	47	Jun 4	CHW	@	BOS	W,6-4	8-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.125	.125	.125	.250	9	3.51	-0.092	14.86	-0.23%	-0.46	PH
5	9	49 (1)	Jun 7	CHW	@	NYY	L,1-4	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.111	.111	.111	.222	9	1.00	-0.026	7.10	-0.11%	-0.32	PH
6	10	53 (3)	Jun 11	CHW	@	WSH	L,4-9	8-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.100	.100	.100	.200	9	.58	-0.015	2.45	-0.04%	-0.18	PH
7	11	63 (9)	Jun 23	CHW		DET	L,5-6	9-10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.100	.100	.100	.200	8						PR
							2-5		10	10	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	0		0		0	0	.100	.100	.100	.200		.59	-0.147	2.73	-0.42%	-1.46

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