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Mark Fidrych League
10-18-2157
Fred Francis Right Field
Retired (1979, Age 41)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
AVG .281 Total Rating B-   Bats/Throws L/R
OPS .787 Status Deceased (2015) Option Years 0  
H 2899 Age at Death 77 Date of Birth 10-29-1938
HR 320 Drafted Round 1, Pick 2
(1960)		 Majors Svc Time 19 years
(117 games)
RBI 1279
SB 221
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R B+ Contact vs. L B- Endurance B-   Ldrship A-
Power vs. R B- Power vs. L C+ Velocity D-   Mentor vR A+
Speed B- Bunt C  Control F    Mentor vL A+
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS --- Range A- WS Rings 0
1B --- LF C+ (45.8%) Arm B- WS Appearances 3
2B --- CF ---   Health D+ LCS Appearances 5
3B --- RF A+ (100%)   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 2
* League requires 75% rating to start at catcher.

Year Vs G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO OPS OBP SLG ISO AVG
1960 LHP 73 213 61 10 4 7 31 13 38 .800 .330 .469 .183 .286
1960 RHP 109 339 85 11 4 7 36 29 46 .680 .311 .369 .118 .251
1961 LHP 54 139 32 5 0 4 18 11 29 .637 .285 .353 .122 .230
1961 RHP 101 336 99 11 2 14 47 23 54 .805 .341 .464 .170 .295
1962 LHP 65 161 40 5 3 5 20 18 34 .732 .322 .410 .161 .248
1962 RHP 111 389 108 18 6 11 55 25 66 .767 .327 .440 .162 .278
1963 LHP 59 160 43 12 2 0 31 15 24 .698 .330 .369 .100 .269
1963 RHP 118 395 122 14 3 20 62 47 64 .894 .382 .511 .203 .309
1964 LHP 75 210 60 5 5 7 27 16 44 .796 .339 .457 .171 .286
1964 RHP 110 379 110 11 5 12 35 31 62 .785 .345 .441 .150 .290
1965 LHP 65 183 56 7 3 5 18 17 27 .824 .365 .459 .153 .306
1965 RHP 122 395 117 17 7 10 46 39 49 .808 .357 .451 .154 .296
1966 LHP 66 174 54 5 3 5 23 23 27 .851 .391 .460 .149 .310
1966 RHP 96 290 93 9 3 12 39 40 44 .904 .407 .497 .176 .321
1967 LHP 41 82 23 5 1 3 16 11 15 .837 .362 .476 .195 .280
1967 RHP 95 293 93 14 6 13 54 46 44 .948 .409 .539 .222 .317
1968 LHP 56 145 41 6 1 10 25 6 25 .854 .309 .545 .262 .283
1968 RHP 124 417 137 25 8 21 56 35 65 .956 .378 .578 .249 .329
1969 LHP 59 123 44 8 2 2 13 9 15 .903 .398 .504 .146 .358
1969 RHP 126 447 122 15 6 13 44 40 79 .756 .335 .421 .148 .273
1970 LHP 72 127 35 6 1 4 16 17 17 .796 .363 .433 .157 .276
1970 RHP 130 445 133 23 6 19 59 46 64 .871 .366 .506 .207 .299
1971 LHP 63 114 27 7 1 5 23 10 17 .743 .296 .447 .211 .237
1971 RHP 130 440 130 23 2 14 50 44 64 .814 .362 .452 .157 .295
1972 LHP 65 104 20 2 1 3 9 12 25 .599 .282 .317 .125 .192
1972 RHP 128 452 138 18 9 12 47 51 53 .842 .377 .465 .159 .305
1973 LHP 55 116 28 9 1 2 17 14 20 .706 .318 .388 .147 .241
1973 RHP 126 401 117 17 11 9 46 30 63 .797 .340 .456 .165 .292
1974 LHP 26 32 6 1 0 0 0 3 8 .476 .257 .219 .031 .188
1974 RHP 99 259 68 6 1 12 42 21 48 .748 .316 .432 .170 .263
1975 LHP 42 75 22 3 0 2 13 8 11 .782 .369 .413 .120 .293
1975 RHP 130 466 138 21 5 17 58 51 74 .839 .367 .472 .176 .296
1976 LHP 33 53 13 3 1 0 7 4 10 .638 .298 .340 .094 .245
1976 RHP 118 432 115 14 9 12 42 35 68 .746 .322 .424 .157 .266
1977 LHP 30 35 6 0 0 1 6 3 3 .482 .225 .257 .086 .171
1977 RHP 129 478 122 18 4 8 47 47 82 .682 .323 .360 .105 .255
1978 LHP 45 68 21 5 0 3 17 8 6 .887 .372 .515 .206 .309
1978 RHP 108 397 101 12 4 5 37 44 66 .671 .328 .343 .088 .254
1979 LHP 55 126 25 3 1 1 10 18 27 .558 .297 .262 .063 .198
1979 RHP 117 416 94 14 3 10 37 44 70 .649 .303 .346 .120 .226
Total LHP 1099 2440 657 107 30 69 340 236 422 .756 .333 .423 .153 .269
Total RHP 2327 7866 2242 311 104 251 939 768 1225 .796 .350 .447 .162 .285
Total 2559 10306 2899 418 134 320 1279 1004 1647 .787 .346 .441 .160 .281
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1979-11-01Fred Francis has retired from the Baltimore Baboons
1978-05-17Fred Francis of the Baltimore Baboons is injured and is expected to be out 27 days.
1976-04-03Fred Francis of the Baltimore Baboons is injured and is expected to be out 19 days.
1975-03-25A trade has been completed between the Los Angeles Quake and the Baltimore Baboons. The Baltimore Baboons receive Fred Francis, Trace McKnight from the Los Angeles Quake in exchange for Al Roa.
1974-04-01A trade has been completed between the Los Angeles Quake and the Detroit Suns. The Detroit Suns receive Draft Pick 1977 Round 2 LAN (Jim Boyle) from the Los Angeles Quake in exchange for Fred Francis.
1967-05-27Fred Francis of the Detroit Power is injured and is expected to be out 27 days.
1967-04-28Fred Francis of the Detroit Power is injured and is expected to be out 17 days.
1966-07-09Fred Francis of the Detroit Power is injured and is expected to be out 30 days.
1961-04-23Fred Francis of the Detroit Power is injured and is expected to be out 22 days.
1960-04-01The Detroit Power have promoted Fred Francis to the major league team. The Detroit Power have designated Nelson Holly for assignment.
1960-04-01The Detroit Power have renamed Fred Iburg to Fred Francis.