Player Report for #81 Jim French

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Saturday, October 4th, 1969

AB	317
HR	2
RBI	26
AVG	.240
OPS	.746

Name:	Jim French	Contract:	Major League Contract
Nickname:		Salary:	$49,439
Birthday:	08-13-1941	Signed Through:	1969 Season
Age:	28	Years of Major League Service:	3 Years, 148 Days
Born in:	Warren (Michigan)	Major League Service Days this Year:	1 Day
Nationality:	American
Height:	5' 6"	Years on 40-Man Roster:	4 Years, 147 Days
Weight:	180 lbs	Years of Pro Service:	4 Years
		Arbitration Eligibility:	Arbitration eligible in offseason
Position:	C	Minor League Option Years:	2 option years left
Bats:	Left
Throws:	Right	Contract Extension	-
Status:	Completely Rested	Drafted	1964, 8th Pick in Round 4
Morale:	Very Unhappy	Local Popularity (National)	Unknown (Unknown)

	Player Development

	Leadership:	1	IF Range:	1
	Desire for Winner:	10	IF Arm:	1
	Loyalty:	2	IF Range:	1
	Greed:	8	IF Error:	1
	Intelligence:	5	IF DP:	1
	Work Ethic:	8
			OF Range:	1
			OF Arm:	1
			OF Err:	1
			Catcher Abil:	6
			Catcher Arm:	6

Louisville

Colonels

Batting Ratings (OSA)

Running & Bunting Ratings		Fielding Ratings
Running Speed:	5	Catcher 7 (Arm: 6)
Stealing Ability:	6	First Base 1
Baserunning Instincts:	10
Sacrifice Bunt:	2
Bunt for Hit:	2
Hitter Type:	Pull Hitter

Game Log, Last 10 Games
Date	Opponent	Result	AB	R	H	BI	HR	BB	K	SB
09-01-1969	@ POR	Loss, 0-6	3	0	1	0	0	1	0	0
08-31-1969	@ POR	Win, 5-4	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
08-30-1969	@ POR	Win, 2-0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
08-29-1969	TEX	Loss, 0-2	3	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
08-28-1969	TEX	Loss, 4-5	5	1	2	0	0	1	1	1
08-26-1969	@ TOR	Loss, 2-3	2	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
08-25-1969	@ TOR	Loss, 4-7	3	1	1	0	0	1	0	0
08-24-1969	@ TOR	Loss, 0-3	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
08-22-1969	DEN	Loss, 3-4	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
08-21-1969	DEN	Loss, 4-6	4	0	0	0	0	1	0	0

Independence League 1969 Batting Stats

Batting	G	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	TAVG	ISO	VORP
Overall	107	317	76	14	3	2	26	49	103	49	.240	.424	.322	.746	.862	.082	18.8
Batting	GS	PA	HP	IW	CI	GDP	SH	SF	TB	EBH	SB	CS	SB%	RC	RC/27
Overall	85	422	0	2	0	4	0	2	102	19	10	2	83.3	54.1	5.87
Batting		AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	SF	SH	HP	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
Versus Left		38	7	2	0	0	2	3	4	7	0	0	0	.184	.262	.237	.499
Versus Right		279	69	12	3	2	24	46	99	42	2	0	0	.247	.442	.333	.775
Batting		AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	SF	SH	HP	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
April		32	7	0	0	0	2	6	13	6	1	0	0	.219	.435	.219	.654
May		79	22	5	1	1	7	13	22	17	0	0	0	.278	.436	.405	.841
June		50	8	2	0	0	2	10	23	11	1	0	0	.160	.419	.200	.619
July		71	17	1	1	1	5	12	24	10	0	0	0	.239	.432	.324	.756
August		82	21	5	1	0	10	8	20	5	0	0	0	.256	.402	.341	.743
September		3	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	.333	.500	.667	1.167
Career		317	76	14	3	2	26	49	103	49	2	0	0	.240	.424	.322	.746
Home		145	33	5	1	0	11	24	56	19	0	0	0	.228	.443	.276	.719
Road		172	43	9	2	2	15	25	47	30	2	0	0	.250	.407	.360	.768
Grass		310	74	12	3	2	26	48	101	48	2	0	0	.239	.424	.316	.740
Turf		7	2	2	0	0	0	1	2	1	0	0	0	.286	.444	.571	1.016
Day		99	19	4	1	0	4	15	33	20	0	0	0	.192	.394	.253	.646
Night		218	57	10	2	2	22	34	70	29	2	0	0	.261	.438	.353	.791
Pinch Hitting		18	5	2	0	0	2	3	2	7	1	0	0	.278	.333	.389	.722
Close/Late		87	15	2	0	0	6	9	24	18	2	0	0	.172	.345	.195	.541
Inning 1-3		121	31	5	2	0	3	28	48	13	0	0	0	.256	.467	.331	.798
Inning 4-6		81	20	3	1	2	13	11	24	14	0	0	0	.247	.419	.383	.802
Inning 7-9		103	22	6	0	0	9	9	26	21	2	0	0	.214	.366	.272	.638
Extra Innings		12	3	0	0	0	1	1	5	1	0	0	0	.250	.471	.250	.721
0 Outs		134	36	6	1	2	5	36	48	19	1	0	0	.269	.459	.373	.832
1 Outs		95	19	4	0	0	9	10	21	17	1	0	0	.200	.342	.242	.584
2 Outs		88	21	4	2	0	12	3	34	13	0	0	0	.239	.451	.330	.780
Scoring Position		60	17	3	1	0	22	5	22	9	2	0	0	.283	.464	.367	.831
Bases Empty		202	53	10	1	2	2	37	65	31	0	0	0	.262	.442	.351	.793
Runner on 1st		55	6	1	1	0	2	7	16	9	0	0	0	.109	.310	.164	.473
Runner on 2nd		24	8	3	1	0	7	3	9	3	0	0	0	.333	.515	.542	1.057
Runner on 3rd		3	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	.000	.571	.000	.571
Runner on 1st & 2nd		21	3	0	0	0	1	1	2	3	0	0	0	.143	.217	.143	.360
Runner on 1st & 3rd		2	1	0	0	0	2	1	1	1	1	0	0	.500	.500	.500	1.000
Runner on 2nd & 3rd		7	4	0	0	0	6	0	3	1	0	0	0	.571	.700	.571	1.271
Bases Loaded		3	1	0	0	0	6	0	3	1	1	0	0	.333	.571	.333	.905
Two Strikes		136	23	4	2	0	7	19	39	49	1	0	0	.169	.352	.228	.580
First Pitch		49	14	1	0	2	3	4	0	0	0	0	0	.286	.286	.429	.714
Count 0-1		28	9	1	0	0	3	4	0	0	0	0	0	.321	.321	.357	.679
Count 0-2		21	3	1	0	0	0	3	0	9	0	0	0	.143	.143	.190	.333
Count 1-0		38	9	4	1	0	4	4	0	0	1	0	0	.237	.231	.395	.626
Count 1-1		21	6	1	0	0	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	.286	.286	.333	.619
Count 1-2		35	3	2	0	0	2	2	0	13	1	0	0	.086	.083	.143	.226
Count 2-0		11	4	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.364	.364	.455	.818
Count 2-1		22	5	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.227	.227	.273	.500
Count 2-2		50	8	1	1	0	2	3	0	19	0	0	0	.160	.160	.220	.380
Count 3-0		0	0	0	0	0	3	8	28	0	0	0	0	.000	1.000	.000	1.000
Count 3-1		12	6	1	0	0	3	8	36	0	0	0	0	.500	.875	.583	1.458
Full Count		30	9	0	1	0	3	11	39	8	0	0	0	.300	.696	.367	1.062
Behind in Count		84	15	4	0	0	5	9	0	22	1	0	0	.179	.176	.226	.403
Ahead in Count		83	24	7	1	0	10	21	64	0	1	0	0	.289	.595	.398	.992

Career Batting Stats

Year/Team/League	Age	G	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	HP	SF	K	SB	CS	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	VORP
1965 Detroit - ORB2	23	109	143	39	9	1	2	22	22	26	1	1	33	0	1	.273	.386	.392	.778	9.0
1966 Detroit - ORB2	24	85	122	21	0	0	1	12	20	27	0	0	25	2	0	.172	.322	.197	.519	-3.4
1967 Detroit - ORB2	25	69	112	23	3	0	3	13	10	12	0	2	25	0	0	.205	.278	.313	.590	-1.9
1968 Detroit - ORB2	26	29	60	10	1	0	0	3	12	20	0	0	10	0	0	.167	.375	.183	.558	-1.6
Total ORB2		292	437	93	13	1	6	50	64	85	1	3	93	2	1	.213	.340	.288	.629	2.1

Career Minor League Batting Stats

Year/Team/League	Age	G	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	HP	SF	K	SB	CS	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	VORP
1969 Louisville - AAA	27	107	317	76	14	3	2	26	49	103	0	2	49	10	2	.240	.424	.322	.746	18.8
Total IL		107	317	76	14	3	2	26	49	103	0	2	49	10	2	.240	.424	.322	.746	18.8

Career Fielding Stats

Year/Team/League	POS	G	GS	PO	A	DP	TC	E	PCT	INN	RANGE	PB	RSTA	RTO	RTO%
1965 Detroit - ML	C	32	21	126	18	0	144	0	1.000	200.1	6.47	1	15	6	40.0
1965 Detroit - ML	2B	3	0	3	3	0	6	0	1.000	7.2	7.04
1965 Detroit - ML	3B	2	0	0	0	0	1	1	.000	4.0	0.00
1966 Detroit - ML	C	33	22	153	9	0	166	4	.976	211.0	6.91	3	16	3	18.8
1966 Detroit - ML	1B	2	0	4	0	0	4	0	1.000	4.0	9.00
1967 Detroit - ML	C	28	20	113	13	0	127	1	.992	195.1	5.81	4	14	8	57.1
1968 Detroit - ML	C	23	18	120	8	0	128	0	1.000	163.1	7.05	1	13	4	30.8
1969 Louisville - AAA	C	85	85	503	30	3	540	7	.987	734.2	6.53	14	33	13	39.4
1969 Louisville - AAA	1B	25	0	52	3	3	56	1	.982	46.1	10.68

Player History
12-15-1964	Drafted in the 1964 first-year player draft (Round 4, Pick 8, 68th overall Pick) by the Detroit Tigers.
01-01-1965	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 4 (2); Power: 3 (1); Eye: 9 (5).
04-12-1965	Named the #83 prospect in the ORB2
11-16-1965	Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $24,774 through automatic renewal.
01-01-1966	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 5 (2); Power: 3 (1); Eye: 9 (5).
11-11-1966	Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $26,241 through automatic renewal.
01-01-1967	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 5 (2); Power: 2 (1); Eye: 9 (5).
11-12-1967	Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $27,794 through arbitration.
01-01-1968	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 4 (2); Power: 2 (1); Eye: 9 (5).
08-22-1968	Injured (strained posterior cruciate ligament), out for 4 weeks.
09-01-1968	Released by the Detroit Tigers.
01-01-1969	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 4 (2); Power: 2 (1); Eye: 9 (5).
03-10-1969	Signed a 1-year contract worth a total of $49,439 with the New York (N) Mets organization.