#30 Earl Francis, Starting Pitcher, 26 yrs, St. Louis (N) Cardinals Saturday, 10/21/1961 |
 | Name : Nickname : Birthday : Age : Born in : Height : Weight :
Position : Bats : Throws :
| Earl Francis
7/14/1935 26 USA,WV, 6"2 215
Starting Pitcher R R
| Desire for Winner : Loyalty : Team Leader Skills : National Popularity : Local Popularity : Consistency : Clutch Performance : Injury Rating : Overall Rating :
| Minimal Minimal None at all 1 / 6 (Insignificant) 0 / 6 (Unknown) Good Normal Normal 2.5 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 : Minor League Option Years :
| Big League Contract $ 150,000 1961 (Automatic) 1 Year(s), 0 Days (172 total Days) 172 Day(s) 1 Year(s), 114 Days (286 total Days) 1 Year(s) 2 Option Year(s) left
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Pitching | Stuff | Control | Movement | Velocity |
Overall | 5 | 5 | 8 | 87-90 Mph |
Versus LHB | 5 | 5 | 7 | |
Versus RHB | 5 | 5 | 8 | |
Talent | 5 | 6 | 8 | |
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Pitching Ratings Endurance : Groundball Pct. : Holding Runners : | 9 47 4
| | Pitches: Fastball Changeup Curveball Slider
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Batting | Contact | Gap | Power | Discipline/Eye | Avoid K's |
Overall | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Versus LHP | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Versus RHP | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Talent | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
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Running & Bunting Ratings Running Speed : Stealing Ability : Sacrifice Bunt : Bunt for Hit : Hitter Type :
| 1 3 2 1 Spray Hitter
| Fielding Ratings P : 6 (Range), .951 (Fielding Pct.) Catcher Arm : 1 Outfield Arm : 2
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Date | Opp. | Result | Start | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | Dec | | | | |
8/27 | @CIN | L 7-14 | * | 4 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 6 | L | | | | |
9/1 | CHN | L 6-8 | * | 8 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | L | | | | |
9/6 | @PIT | L 5-8 | * | 8 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 3 | L | | | | |
9/10 | PHI | L 1-7 | * | 9 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 8 | L | | | | |
9/15 | LAN | W 8-6 | * | 9 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 7 | W | | | | |
9/19 | @SF | L 7-11 | * | 7.2 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 4 | 5 | L | | | | |
9/23 | SF | W 2-1 | * | 9 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 3 | W | PoG | | | |
9/28 | @PHI | L 5-6 | * | 8.1 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 4 | L | | | | |
10/2 | @LAN | L 1-10 | * | 7.1 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 4 | L | | | | |
10/9 | CHN | W 5-4 | * | 9 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 5 | W | PoG | | | |
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Overall | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | BB | K | CG | CG% | SHO | QS | QS% |
Overall | 41 | 41 | 17 | 21 | 0 | 5.25 | 334.0 | 340 | 212 | 195 | 178 | 190 | 27 | 65.9 | 2 | 15 | 36.6 |
Projected | 41 | 41 | 17 | 21 | 0 | 5.25 | 334.0 | 340 | 212 | 195 | 178 | 190 | | | | | |
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Overall | SVO | BS | SV% | RA | GF | R/9 | H/9 | K/9 | BB/9 | RL | RLS | RLS% | IR | IRS | IRS% | ERC |
| 0 | 0 | .0 | 0 | 0 | 14.4 | 9.2 | 5.1 | 4.8 | 17 | 6 | 35.3 | 0 | 0 | .0 | 4.82 |
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| AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
vs. LHB | 539 | 159 | 24 | 5 | 14 | 90 | 93 | 79 | 66 | 0 | 0 | 9 | .295 | .385 | .436 | .821 |
vs. RHB | 737 | 181 | 26 | 1 | 23 | 115 | 119 | 99 | 124 | 0 | 0 | 9 | .246 | .331 | .377 | .709 |
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| G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | BB | K |
Home | 19 | 19 | 10 | 9 | 0 | 4.18 | 161.1 | 149 | 82 | 75 | 70 | 93 |
Road | 22 | 22 | 7 | 12 | 0 | 6.25 | 172.2 | 191 | 130 | 120 | 108 | 97 |
Postseason | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
This Week | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Last Week | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3.00 | 9.0 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
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Month | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | BB | K |
March/April | 6 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 4.64 | 52.1 | 57 | 29 | 27 | 24 | 19 |
May | 7 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 4.14 | 54.1 | 39 | 25 | 25 | 31 | 31 |
June | 7 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4.13 | 56.2 | 52 | 29 | 26 | 28 | 40 |
July | 6 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 4.88 | 51.2 | 53 | 29 | 28 | 30 | 33 |
August | 6 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 7.83 | 43.2 | 59 | 43 | 38 | 24 | 22 |
Sept./Oct. | 9 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 6.09 | 75.1 | 80 | 57 | 51 | 41 | 45 |
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Year | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | HR | BB | K | CG | SHO | WHIP | BABIP | Teams |
1961 | 41 | 41 | 17 | 21 | 0 | 5.25 | 334.0 | 340 | 212 | 195 | 37 | 178 | 190 | 27 | 2 | 1.55 | .289 | STL |
Total | 41 | 41 | 17 | 21 | 0 | 5.25 | 334.0 | 340 | 212 | 195 | 37 | 178 | 190 | 27 | 2 | 1.55 | .289 | |
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Career Minor League Pitching Stats |
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Year | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | HR | BB | K | CG | SHO | WHIP | BABIP |
1960, AAA | 30 | 30 | 14 | 5 | 0 | 3.19 | 225.2 | 201 | 85 | 80 | 18 | 91 | 192 | 8 | 1 | 1.29 | .284 |
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Career Postseason Pitching Stats |
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Year | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | BB | K | CG | SHO |
Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | Teams |
1961 | 41 | 120 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 3 | 36 | 1 | 0 | .117 | .138 | .133 | .272 | STL |
Total | 41 | 120 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 3 | 36 | 1 | 0 | .117 | .138 | .133 | .272 | |
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Position | G | GS | PO | A | DP | TC | E | PCT | INN | RANGE | PB | RSTA | RTO | RTO% |
Pitcher | 41 | 41 | 25 | 58 | 4 | 86 | 3 | .965 | 334.0 | 2.32 | | | | |
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Drafted in 2nd round, 29th overall pick, by St. Louis (N) in 1960... Injured on 7/9/1960 with a Sore Back, out for one week... Had first career hit on 4/4/1961, off Jim O'toole (SF)... Earned first career win on 4/4/1961...
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Pitching Leader Boards Appearances |
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