#89 Walter "Piggy" French, Leftfield, 35 yrs, Chicago (A) White Sox Friday, 10/20/1934 |
 | Name : Nickname : Birthday : Age : Born in : Height : Weight :
Position : Bats : Throws :
| Walter French Piggy 7/12/1899 35 USA,NJ,MOORESTOWN 5"10 165
Leftfield L R
| Desire for Winner : Loyalty : Team Leader Skills : National Popularity : Local Popularity : Consistency : Clutch Performance : Injury Rating : Overall Rating :
| Minimal Average Great Leader 1 / 6 (Insignificant) 4 / 6 (Popular) Very inconsistent Normal Normal 1.0 Stars
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Contract : Salary : Signed Through : Years of MLB Service : MLB Service Days this Year : Years on 40-Man Roster : Years of Pro Service : Arbitration Eligibility : Minor League Option Years :
| Big League Contract $ 300,000 1934 7 Year(s), 94 Days (1298 total Days) 110 Day(s) 10 Year(s), 22 Days (1742 total Days) 11 Year(s) Not eligible Out of Option Years
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Batting | Contact | Gap | Power | Discipline/Eye | Avoid K's |
Overall | 7 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
Versus LHP | 6 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 9 |
Versus RHP | 7 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
Talent | 8 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 9 |
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Running & Bunting Ratings Running Speed : Stealing Ability : Baserunning Instincts : Sacrifice Bunt : Bunt for Hit : Hitter Type :
| 6 2 4 4 1 Normal
| Fielding Ratings 1B : 10 (Range), .986 (Fielding Pct.) LF : 10 (Range), .985 (Fielding Pct.) CF : 10 (Range), .996 (Fielding Pct.) RF : 10 (Range), .995 (Fielding Pct.) Catcher Arm : 1 Infield Arm : 3 Outfield Arm : 2
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Date | Opp. | Result | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | Spot | | |
9/7 | NYY | W 3-2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #8 | | |
9/8 | NYY | L 6-13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #9 | | |
9/10 | CLE | L 2-6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #9 | | |
9/12 | CLE | W 10-7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #8 | | |
9/14 | DET | W 8-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #8 | | |
9/15 | DET | L 0-2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #8 | | |
9/21 | WAS | W 8-0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | #8 | | |
9/28 | BOS | W 8-7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #9 | | |
10/1 | @DET | L 3-4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #9 | | |
10/2 | @SLA | L 2-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #4 | | |
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Batting | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | TAVG | ISO |
Overall | 71 | 202 | 62 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 27 | 25 | 8 | 7 | .307 | .335 | .421 | .756 | .667 | .114 |
Projected | 71 | 202 | 62 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 27 | 25 | 8 | 7 | .307 | .335 | .421 | .756 | .667 | .114 |
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Batting | GS | PA | HP | IW | CI | GDP | SH | SF | TB | EBH | SB | CS | SB% | RC | RC/27 |
Overall | 43 | 213 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 85 | 16 | 0 | 0 | .0 | 29.0 | 5.5 |
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| AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
vs. LHP | 35 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .200 | .243 | .343 | .586 |
vs. RHP | 167 | 55 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 24 | 21 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .329 | .354 | .437 | .791 |
Close/Late | 27 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .259 | .310 | .259 | .570 |
Scoring Position | 50 | 18 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .360 | .382 | .480 | .862 |
Pinch Hitting | 15 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .267 | .313 | .333 | .646 |
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| G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
Home | 36 | 106 | 38 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 13 | 2 | 6 | .358 | .370 | .462 | .833 |
Road | 35 | 96 | 24 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 12 | 6 | 1 | .250 | .295 | .375 | .670 |
June | 8 | 24 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | .375 | .375 | .625 | 1.000 |
July | 25 | 103 | 34 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 14 | 5 | 3 | .330 | .361 | .466 | .827 |
August | 24 | 55 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 2 | .291 | .317 | .345 | .662 |
Sept/Oct | 14 | 20 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .150 | .190 | .150 | .340 |
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Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | HP | SF | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | Teams |
1924 | 23 | 63 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | .206 | .239 | .222 | .461 | PHA |
1925 | 25 | 41 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .366 | .366 | .463 | .829 | PHA |
1926 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .800 | .833 | 1.000 | 1.833 | PHA |
1928 | 43 | 133 | 46 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 21 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | .346 | .365 | .489 | .854 | PHA |
1929 | 98 | 242 | 65 | 18 | 3 | 2 | 37 | 28 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | .269 | .301 | .393 | .693 | PHA |
1930 | 105 | 296 | 83 | 12 | 0 | 4 | 34 | 37 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 3 | .280 | .300 | .361 | .661 | PHA |
1931 | 26 | 30 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .233 | .233 | .367 | .600 | PHA |
1932 | 145 | 514 | 135 | 24 | 5 | 4 | 50 | 66 | 20 | 2 | 2 | 21 | 2 | 4 | .263 | .292 | .352 | .644 | PHA |
1933 | 117 | 308 | 87 | 25 | 1 | 1 | 29 | 33 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 1 | .282 | .293 | .380 | .673 | PHA |
1934 | 71 | 202 | 62 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 27 | 25 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | .307 | .335 | .421 | .756 | CHA |
Total | 658 | 1834 | 517 | 106 | 14 | 16 | 218 | 223 | 57 | 9 | 11 | 54 | 7 | 11 | .282 | .305 | .381 | .686 | |
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Career Minor League Batting Stats |
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Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
1923, AAA | 111 | 466 | 158 | 23 | 5 | 6 | 62 | 89 | 21 | 18 | 9 | 9 | .339 | .359 | .448 | .808 |
1924, AAA | 87 | 351 | 121 | 28 | 3 | 6 | 63 | 46 | 28 | 10 | 7 | 6 | .345 | .389 | .493 | .882 |
1926, AAA | 123 | 523 | 181 | 31 | 5 | 6 | 50 | 79 | 43 | 25 | 7 | 5 | .346 | .392 | .459 | .850 |
1927, AAA | 125 | 484 | 170 | 29 | 3 | 6 | 84 | 68 | 42 | 21 | 8 | 13 | .351 | .399 | .461 | .860 |
1928, AAA | 115 | 478 | 159 | 22 | 4 | 9 | 59 | 78 | 45 | 19 | 11 | 13 | .333 | .386 | .452 | .838 |
1934, AAA | 7 | 21 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .333 | .333 | .333 | .667 |
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Career Postseason Batting Stats |
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Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
1924 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
1928 | 5 | 17 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .176 | .222 | .235 | .458 |
1929 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .167 | .167 | .167 | .333 |
1930 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .750 | .778 | 1.000 | 1.778 |
Total | 11 | 32 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .313 | .353 | .406 | .759 |
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Position | G | GS | PO | A | DP | TC | E | PCT | INN | RANGE | PB | RSTA | RTO | RTO% |
First Base | 4 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 1.000 | 12.1 | 13.86 | | | | |
Leftfield | 12 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1.000 | 24.1 | 1.48 | | | | |
Centerfield | 44 | 41 | 119 | 2 | 2 | 122 | 1 | .992 | 375.1 | 2.93 | | | | |
Rightfield | 3 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 1.000 | 19.0 | 3.79 | | | | |
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Drafted in 2nd round, 19th overall pick, by Philadelphia (A) in 1923... Injured on 7/23/1923 with a Broken Hand, out for 4 weeks... Had first career hit on 7/24/1924, off Carmen Hill (BOS)... Hit first career homerun on 8/17/1925, off Bert Gallia (WAS)... Injured on 4/4/1927 with a Sore Back, out for 1-2 weeks... Injured on 7/27/1927 with a Scratched Cornea Eye, out for 1-2 weeks... Injured on 8/5/1927 with a Inflamed Groin Muscle, out for one week... Had 5 hits with 4 RBI against Cleveland on 8/5/1929... Injured on 4/5/1930 with a Hyper Extended Knee, out for 1-2 weeks... 1/31/1931: Gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration... 1/31/1932: Gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration... 1/31/1933: Gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration... Signed as a free agent by Chicago (A) on 6/10/1934 to a minor league deal...
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