#65 Walter "Piggy" French, Rightfield, 31 yrs, Philadelphia (A) Athletics

#65 Walter "Piggy" French, Rightfield, 31 yrs, Philadelphia (A) Athletics
Sunday, 10/5/1930

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Walter French
Piggy
7/12/1899
31
USA,NJ,MOORESTOWN
6"1
205

Rightfield
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R

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1.5 Stars

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Big League Contract
$ 1,070,000
1931
7 Year(s), 43 Days (1247 total Days)
108 Day(s)
7 Year(s), 147 Days (1351 total Days)
7 Year(s)
Not eligible
1 Option Year(s) left

Ratings

Batting	Contact	Gap	Power	Discipline/Eye	Avoid K's
Overall	8	8	2	2	9
Versus LHP	7	6	1	1	8
Versus RHP	9	8	3	3	10
Talent	8	7	3	2	8

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Fielding Ratings
LF : 8 (Range), .982 (Fielding Pct.)
CF : 4 (Range), .973 (Fielding Pct.)
RF : 10 (Range), .971 (Fielding Pct.)
Catcher Arm : 1
Infield Arm : 7
Outfield Arm : 9

Game Log, Last 10 Games

Date	Opp.	Result	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	K	Spot
9/9	CHA	L 1-4	3	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	#6
9/10	CHA	W 3-2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	#6
9/11	CHA	W 5-2	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	#6
9/13	CLE	L 5-10	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	#7
9/14	CLE	W 4-1	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	#7
9/16	SLA	L 0-4	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	#6
9/17	SLA	W 9-0	4	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	#7
9/18	SLA	W 5-3	4	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	#7
9/19	BOS	L 4-7	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	#7
9/27	DET	W 6-5	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	#7

Batting Stats 1930

Batting	G	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	TAVG	ISO
Overall	53	163	45	10	4	1	15	23	6	4	.276	.302	.405	.707	.616	.129
Projected	53	163	45	10	4	1	15	23	6	4	.276	.302	.405	.707	.616	.129

Batting	GS	PA	HP	IW	CI	GDP	SH	SF	TB	EBH	SB	CS	SB%	RC	RC/27
Overall	44	169	0	0	0	5	0	0	66	15	5	2	71.4	19.4	4.2

	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	SF	SH	HP	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
vs. LHP	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000
vs. RHP	159	45	10	4	1	15	23	6	4	0	0	0	.283	.309	.415	.724
Close/Late	23	6	2	1	0	2	2	1	1	0	0	0	.261	.292	.435	.726
Scoring Position	38	11	2	2	0	12	0	1	2	0	0	0	.289	.308	.447	.755
Pinch Hitting	6	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333	.333	.500	.833

	G	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
Home	26	80	24	5	3	0	6	11	3	2	.300	.325	.438	.763
Road	27	83	21	5	1	1	9	12	3	2	.253	.279	.373	.653
Last Week	1	4	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.250	.250	.250	.500
March/April	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000
May	6	10	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.200	.300	.500
July	13	44	14	3	3	0	4	7	1	2	.318	.333	.523	.856
August	19	68	19	3	1	1	9	11	3	2	.279	.310	.397	.707
Sept/Oct	13	39	10	3	0	0	2	5	2	0	.256	.293	.333	.626

Career Batting Stats

Year	G	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	HP	SF	K	SB	CS	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	Teams
1923	59	157	42	3	0	1	18	19	5	1	5	12	6	3	.268	.286	.306	.591	PHA
1924	87	295	83	11	5	0	30	29	16	3	2	21	10	9	.281	.323	.353	.675	PHA
1925	132	480	141	18	6	3	49	58	28	2	2	24	19	7	.294	.334	.375	.709	PHA
1926	98	222	69	10	1	1	29	33	11	0	2	7	5	3	.311	.340	.378	.719	PHA
1927	99	326	103	19	4	1	42	48	19	1	2	2	7	1	.316	.353	.408	.761	PHA
1928	110	354	112	22	8	2	54	42	22	3	5	7	5	6	.316	.357	.441	.797	PHA
1929	88	170	41	11	0	1	26	24	18	0	1	6	7	1	.241	.312	.324	.636	PHA
1930	53	163	45	10	4	1	15	23	6	0	0	4	5	2	.276	.302	.405	.707	PHA
Total	726	2167	636	104	28	10	263	276	125	10	19	83	64	32	.293	.332	.381	.713

Career Minor League Batting Stats

Year	G	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	SB	CS	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
1923, AAA	27	112	40	12	0	3	21	21	10	11	2	4	.357	.410	.545	.954
1924, AAA	46	186	61	13	1	2	17	29	21	18	8	4	.328	.392	.441	.833
1930, AAA	48	188	69	13	0	2	32	27	20	8	4	2	.367	.433	.468	.901

Career Postseason Batting Stats

Year	G	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	SB	CS	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
Total	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000

Fielding Stats 1930

Position	G	GS	PO	A	DP	TC	E	PCT	INN	RANGE	PB	RSTA	RTO	RTO%
Shortstop	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	1.0	0.00
Leftfield	1	1	3	0	0	3	0	1.000	6.0	4.50
Rightfield	45	43	91	6	2	102	5	.951	354.0	2.59

Player History

Drafted in 3rd round, 45th overall pick, by Philadelphia (A) in 1923...
Had first career hit on 5/19/1923, off George Baumgardner (CLE)...
Injured on 7/8/1923 with a Fractured Hand, out for 4 weeks...
Hit first career homerun on 10/1/1923, off Elam Vangilder (DET)...
2/12/1927: Gets a new one-year contract worth $591,429 through salary arbitration...
2/12/1928: Gets a new one-year contract worth $1,536,429 through salary arbitration...
Injured on 6/24/1928 with a Strained Back, out for one week...
2/9/1929: Gets a new one-year contract worth $1,536,429 through salary arbitration...
7/16/1929: Signed a contract extension with Philadelphia (A), $1,070,000 per year, for 2 years.
Injured on 6/11/1930 with a Strained Rib Cage Muscle, out for 1-2 weeks...

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