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Walter
French		  
Nickname: Piggy
 
Bats: Left
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 1''
Weight: 205
 
Born: July 12, 1899 in Usa, NJ, MOORESTOWN
 
Ratings - Batting     Help
                                             
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Year Age Tm Lg Salary   vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1923 23 PHA AL $ 300,000   8 8 7 1 3 2 5 7 7 1 2 2 6 8 7
1924 24 PHA AL $ 300,000   8 8 7 1 3 3 5 7 6 1 3 2 6 8 8
1925 25 PHA AL $ 300,000   8 8 7 1 3 3 5 7 7 1 2 2 7 9 8
1926 26 PHA AL $ 300,000   8 8 8 1 3 2 5 8 7 1 2 2 7 9 9
1927 27 PHA AL $ 591,429   9 9 8 1 3 2 6 8 7 1 3 2 7 9 9
1928 28 PHA AL $ 1,536,429   9 9 8 1 3 2 6 8 7 1 2 2 8 10 9
1929 29 PHA AL $ 1,536,429   9 9 8 1 2 2 6 8 7 1 3 2 8 10 9
OOTP6 Min Ratings $ 300,000   8 8 7 1 2 2 5 7 6 1 2 2 6 8 7
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 1,536,429   9 9 8 1 3 3 6 8 7 1 3 2 8 10 9
Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Silver Slugger Award or Rookie of the Year Award.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR OWS
1923 23 PHA AL 59 157 19 42 3 0 1 18 6 3 5 12 .268 .286 .306 .591 13.9 1.1
    AAA   27 112 21 40 12 0 3 21 2 4 10 11 .357 .410 .545 .954 21.0  
1924 24 PHA AL 87 295 29 83 11 5 0 30 10 9 16 21 .281 .323 .353 .675 31.4 3.9
    AAA   46 186 29 61 13 1 2 17 8 4 21 18 .328 .396 .441 .837 31.1  
1925 25 PHA AL 132 480 58 141 18 6 3 49 19 7 28 24 .294 .334 .375 .709 57.9 8.1
1926 26 PHA AL 98 222 33 69 10 1 1 29 5 3 11 7 .311 .340 .378 .719 26.3 4.0
1927 27 PHA AL 99 326 48 103 19 4 1 42 7 1 19 2 .316 .353 .408 .761 43.3 9.2
1928 28 PHA AL 110 354 42 112 22 8 2 54 5 6 22 7 .316 .357 .441 .797 47.8 7.6
1929 29 PHA AL 88 170 24 41 11 0 1 26 7 1 18 6 .241 .312 .324 .636 17.7 1.8
7 Years Sim 673 2004 253 591 94 24 9 248 59 30 119 79 .295 .335 .379 .714 238.3 35.7
2 Years AAA 73 298 50 101 25 1 5 38 10 8 31 29 .339 .405 .480 .885 52.1  
162 Game Average 482 60 142 22 5 2 59 14 7 28 19 .295 .335 .379 .714 57.4  
Career Highs 132 480 58 141 22 8 3 54 19 9 28 24 .316 .357 .441 .797 57.9  
Career Batting Splits     Help
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Category G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR
vs RH   1853 238 552 87 23 9 241 57 28 113 59 .298 .339 .384 .723 230.8
vs LH   151 15 39 7 1 0 7 2 2 6 20 .258 .283 .318 .601 12.6
Home 346 1022 135 296 48 6 3 114 31 17 58 34 .290 .328 .357 .685 114.8
Away 327 982 118 295 46 18 6 134 28 13 61 45 .300 .342 .402 .744 128.6
RISP   522 0 159 24 8 7 225 0 0 38 17 .305 .345 .421 .766 73.8
Pinch Hitting   120 15 36 7 1 0 27 4 0 5 8 .300 .331 .375 .706 14.4
Close/Late   230 38 76 12 3 1 33 0 0 18 8 .330 .386 .422 .808 34.5
Mar/Apr 50 140 14 46 10 1 1 19 1 2 7 10 .329 .365 .436 .801 19.6
May 116 354 48 104 18 4 1 44 15 3 19 16 .294 .329 .376 .705 43.3
June 143 423 49 119 17 6 1 41 12 9 24 16 .281 .317 .357 .674 45.7
July 135 407 56 126 21 3 1 55 16 5 31 16 .310 .359 .383 .742 55.0
August 121 386 46 114 17 7 2 49 10 6 20 12 .295 .333 .391 .725 47.0
Sep/Oct 108 294 40 82 11 3 3 40 5 5 18 9 .279 .320 .367 .687 32.9
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove Award.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF   DWS
1923 23 PHA AL RF 26 26 211.0 49 3 3 1 .945 2.22   0.6
    CF 10 10 85.0 19 2 0 0 1.000 2.22    
    LF 10 2 34.0 8 0 0 0 1.000 2.12    
1924 24 PHA AL RF 61 58 510.0 110 4 6 1 .950 2.01   1.6
    LF 23 23 178.0 26 2 0 2 1.000 1.42    
    CF 1 0 2.0 2 0 0 0 1.000 9.00    
1925 25 PHA AL RF 107 103 857.7 208 11 13 2 .944 2.30   2.2
    LF 17 15 124.0 24 0 0 0 1.000 1.74    
    CF 2 0 3.3 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00    
1926 26 PHA AL RF 36 28 253.7 48 1 1 0 .980 1.74   0.9
    LF 14 13 116.0 30 1 0 0 1.000 2.41    
    CF 12 7 61.0 18 0 1 0 .947 2.66    
1927 27 PHA AL RF 69 67 595.3 147 6 4 2 .975 2.31   1.7
    LF 14 9 89.7 20 0 0 0 1.000 2.01    
    CF 5 0 21.0 7 0 0 0 1.000 3.00    
    3B 1 0 2.0 0 1 0 0 1.000 4.50   0.0
1928 28 PHA AL RF 70 66 566.0 161 3 5 1 .970 2.61   3.0
    LF 30 22 209.0 54 0 0 0 1.000 2.33    
    CF 4 0 9.7 1 0 0 0 1.000 0.93    
1929 29 PHA AL RF 28 16 170.3 53 1 1 0 .982 2.85   1.1
    LF 18 12 112.7 31 1 1 0 .970 2.56    
    CF 13 4 44.0 13 0 2 0 .867 2.66    
  RF 397 364 3164.0 776 29 33 7 .961 2.29   11.1
  LF 126 96 863.3 193 4 1 2 .995 2.05    
  CF 47 21 226.0 60 2 3 0 .954 2.47    
  3B 1 0 2.0 0 1 0 0 1.000 4.50   0.0
Career Totals   571 481 4255.3 1029 36 37 9 .966 2.25   11.1
Career Highs   126 118 985.0 232 11 13 3 .980 2.72    
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  6. Showboat Fisher (954)
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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
 
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