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	7-9 / in Starts: 5-5
Longest Hitting Streak	4 games
Longest On Base Streak	8 games
Most Games w/o HR	13 games
Most Games w/o RBI	6 games
Grand Slams	No bases loaded PA
Go-Ahead Hits:	1

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 44 PAs	2
Actual Runners on Base	12 (6-5-1) Data is incomplete
Avg. MLBer w/ 44 PAs	5
Avg. Runners on Base	29 (14-9-5)

Most Driven In
J Dykes	2

Most Driven In By
S Hale	3
J Hauser	1

1923 Batting Game Log

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1923 Batting Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	ROE	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
1	1	130 (129)	Sep 15 (1)	PHA		SLB	W,8-1	CG	5	4	2	2	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	.500	.600	.500	1.100	1	.90	0.010	.00	0.00%	1.42	CF
2	2	131	Sep 15 (2)	PHA		SLB	L,2-3	CG	4	4	0	2	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	.500	.556	.625	1.181	1	1.13	0.030	.00	0.00%	0.40	CF
3	3	132	Sep 17 (1)	PHA		DET	W,2-0	GS-0	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		1	.417	.462	.500	.962	1						CF
4	4	133	Sep 17 (2)	PHA		DET	W,4-3	GS-0	4	3	1	1	0	0	1	0	0		0	.400	.471	.467	.937	1						CF
5	5	134	Sep 18 (1)	PHA		DET	L,2-8	GS-5	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	.353	.421	.412	.833	1	.67	-0.007	.00	0.00%	0.02	CF
6	6	136 (1)	Sep 19 (1)	PHA		DET	L,2-6	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	1		0	.333	.391	.381	.772	1						CF
7	7	137	Sep 19 (2)	PHA		DET	W,4-3	GS-0	4	4	2	1	1	0	0	0	0		0	.320	.370	.400	.770	1						CF
8	8	138	Sep 20	PHA		CHW	W,5-3	CG	5	5	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	.300	.344	.400	.744	1	.85	0.032	.00	0.00%	-0.36	CF
9	9	139	Sep 22 (1)	PHA		CHW	L,1-3	GS-8	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.273	.314	.364	.678	1	.58	-0.045	.00	0.00%	-0.48	CF
10	10	140	Sep 22 (2)	PHA		CHW	L,2-6	CG	4	3	1	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	.250	.308	.333	.641	1	.97	0.003	.00	0.00%	0.02	CF
11	11	143 (2)	Sep 26 (1)	PHA		CLE	L,3-5	11-GF(11)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	.250	.308	.333	.641	1						PR
12	12	144	Sep 26 (2)	PHA		CLE	L,2-6	8-9	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	.250	.325	.333	.658	9	1.12	0.052	.00	0.00%	0.39	PH
13	13	145	Sep 29	PHA	@	WSH	W,2-0	7-7	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.243	.317	.324	.641	9	2.05	-0.049	.00	0.00%	-0.30	PH
14	14	146	Sep 30	PHA	@	WSH	L,4-7	5-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.237	.310	.316	.625	9	1.13	-0.029	.00	0.00%	-0.24	PH
15	15	151 (4)	Oct 5	PHA	@	NYY	L,4-8	8-8	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	.237	.326	.316	.641	9	.39	0.010	.00	0.00%	0.12	PH
16	16	153 (1)	Oct 7	PHA	@	NYY	W,9-7	6-6	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.231	.318	.308	.626	9	.96	-0.025	.00	0.00%	-0.26	PH
							7-9		44	39	7	9	3	2	5	0	7	1	1	.231	.318	.308	.626		.92	-0.018	.00	0.00%	0.73

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