#30 Earl Francis, Starting Pitcher, 33 yrs, St. Louis (N) Cardinals Thursday, 10/19/1968 |
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Position : Bats : Throws :
| Earl Francis
7/14/1935 33 USA,WV, 6"2 225
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 2 / 6 (Fair) 2 / 6 (Fair) Good Normal Normal 3.0 Stars
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Contract : Salary : Signed Through : Extension : 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 $ 4,400,000 1968 $ 5,000,000 (3 year(s)) 8 Year(s), 0 Days (1376 total Days) 172 Day(s) 8 Year(s), 114 Days (1490 total Days) 8 Year(s) 2 Option Year(s) left
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Pitching | Stuff | Control | Movement | Velocity |
Overall | 5 | 5 | 9 | 87-90 Mph |
Versus LHB | 4 | 4 | 9 | |
Versus RHB | 5 | 5 | 9 | |
Talent | 5 | 5 | 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 | | | | |
8/26 | @SF | W 5-1 | * | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | W | PoG | | | |
8/30 | @CIN | L 5-11 | * | 7.1 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 6 | 7 | L | | | | |
9/4 | CHN | L 2-16 | * | 6 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 4 | L | | | | |
9/8 | NYM | W 5-4 | * | 8 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 4 | | | | | |
9/12 | @HOU | L 3-4 | * | 8 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 4 | L | | | | |
9/16 | ATL | L 2-3 | * | 8 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | | | | | |
9/21 | PIT | W 4-1 | * | 9 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | W | PoG | | | |
9/26 | @NYM | W 2-0 | * | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | W | PoG | | | |
10/1 | @ATL | L 3-4 | * | 8 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | L | | | | |
10/8 | PIT | W 5-1 | * | 9 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 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 | 36 | 36 | 16 | 14 | 0 | 3.63 | 300.0 | 274 | 131 | 121 | 137 | 164 | 20 | 55.6 | 0 | 21 | 58.3 |
Projected | 36 | 36 | 16 | 14 | 0 | 3.63 | 300.0 | 274 | 131 | 121 | 137 | 164 | | | | | |
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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 | 12.5 | 8.2 | 4.9 | 4.1 | 8 | 6 | 75.0 | 0 | 0 | .0 | 3.52 |
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| AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
vs. LHB | 502 | 125 | 20 | 3 | 11 | 60 | 66 | 69 | 55 | 0 | 0 | 5 | .249 | .342 | .367 | .708 |
vs. RHB | 636 | 149 | 21 | 2 | 10 | 59 | 65 | 68 | 109 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .234 | .302 | .321 | .623 |
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| G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | BB | K |
Home | 22 | 22 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 3.21 | 188.0 | 164 | 73 | 67 | 80 | 103 |
Road | 14 | 14 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 4.34 | 112.0 | 110 | 58 | 54 | 57 | 61 |
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 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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Month | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | BB | K |
March/April | 6 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2.42 | 48.1 | 34 | 14 | 13 | 26 | 26 |
May | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6.57 | 24.2 | 36 | 20 | 18 | 9 | 13 |
June | 6 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 4.35 | 51.2 | 45 | 28 | 25 | 26 | 34 |
July | 6 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2.77 | 52.0 | 41 | 18 | 16 | 18 | 26 |
August | 7 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 4.10 | 59.1 | 55 | 29 | 27 | 32 | 34 |
Sept./Oct. | 8 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3.09 | 64.0 | 63 | 22 | 22 | 26 | 31 |
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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 |
1962 | 38 | 37 | 16 | 18 | 0 | 5.47 | 289.1 | 307 | 197 | 176 | 36 | 153 | 182 | 17 | 2 | 1.59 | .296 | STL |
1963 | 21 | 12 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 5.15 | 117.0 | 123 | 73 | 67 | 15 | 57 | 49 | 6 | 0 | 1.54 | .281 | STL |
1964 | 27 | 21 | 7 | 9 | 1 | 4.53 | 184.2 | 167 | 99 | 93 | 26 | 95 | 112 | 10 | 1 | 1.42 | .251 | STL |
1965 | 38 | 38 | 19 | 12 | 0 | 4.43 | 300.2 | 288 | 160 | 148 | 36 | 135 | 174 | 18 | 2 | 1.41 | .267 | STL |
1966 | 39 | 39 | 20 | 16 | 0 | 4.24 | 322.2 | 331 | 160 | 152 | 19 | 147 | 178 | 23 | 1 | 1.48 | .302 | STL,NL |
1967 | 38 | 38 | 16 | 18 | 0 | 4.57 | 299.1 | 300 | 165 | 152 | 18 | 139 | 171 | 22 | 3 | 1.47 | .295 | STL |
1968 | 36 | 36 | 16 | 14 | 0 | 3.63 | 300.0 | 274 | 131 | 121 | 21 | 137 | 164 | 20 | 0 | 1.37 | .265 | STL |
Total | 278 | 262 | 112 | 115 | 2 | 4.63 | 2147.2 | 2130 | 1197 | 1104 | 208 | 1041 | 1220 | 143 | 11 | 1.48 | .283 | |
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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 |
1962 | 38 | 100 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 4 | 46 | 0 | 0 | .140 | .171 | .160 | .331 | STL |
1963 | 21 | 33 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 0 | .061 | .061 | .061 | .121 | STL |
1964 | 27 | 57 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 28 | 0 | 0 | .070 | .085 | .070 | .155 | STL |
1965 | 38 | 112 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 44 | 0 | 0 | .107 | .130 | .125 | .255 | STL |
1966 | 39 | 111 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 45 | 0 | 0 | .063 | .063 | .090 | .153 | STL,NL |
1967 | 38 | 108 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 2 | 33 | 0 | 0 | .102 | .118 | .148 | .266 | STL |
1968 | 36 | 99 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 37 | 0 | 0 | .091 | .091 | .141 | .232 | STL |
Total | 278 | 740 | 73 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 22 | 46 | 13 | 287 | 1 | 0 | .099 | .114 | .124 | .238 | |
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Position | G | GS | PO | A | DP | TC | E | PCT | INN | RANGE | PB | RSTA | RTO | RTO% |
Pitcher | 36 | 36 | 12 | 48 | 3 | 64 | 4 | .938 | 300.0 | 1.92 | | | | |
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Was selected to the 1966 Allstar game... 10/21/1966: Signed a contract extension with St. Louis (N), $4,400,000 per year, for 2 years. Injured on 5/14/1967 with a Strained Back Muscle, out for 1-2 weeks... Hit first career homerun on 6/18/1967, off Jim Ray (HOU)... 7/31/1968: Signed a contract extension with St. Louis (N), $5,000,000 per year, for 3 years.
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Pitching Leader Boards Appearances |
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Wins 1961 - 17 - 9th 1965 - 19 - 10th 1966 - 20 - 6th
| Losses 1961 - 21 - 6th 1962 - 18 - 7th 1966 - 16 - 9th 1967 - 18 - 2nd
| IP 1961 - 334.0 - 6th 1966 - 322.2 - 8th 1967 - 299.1 - 9th
| K's 1961 - 190 - 7th
| BB 1961 - 178 - 1st 1962 - 153 - 3rd 1965 - 135 - 4th 1966 - 147 - 4th 1967 - 139 - 3rd
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CG 1961 - 27 - 1st 1965 - 18 - 8th 1966 - 23 - 3rd 1967 - 22 - 8th
| SHO 1961 - 2 - 6th 1962 - 2 - 8th 1967 - 3 - 5th
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