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Name	Team	Age
Bill French	Retired (1978, Age 35)	Died (2022, Age 79)
Drafted	Position	Bats/Throws
Round 3, Pick 37 (1966)	1B	R/R
League	Option Years	Majors Service Time
Ralph Kiner League	0	7 years (42 games)
Total Rating	Arm	Range
B-	C-	B
Contact vs R	Contact vs L	Speed
B-	B+	D
Power vs R	Power vs L	Bunting
B-	A-	C
Endurance	Velocity	Control
B-	F	D-
Leadership	Mentor vs RHP	Mentor vs LHP
A	B	A+
Health	Injured Days	Birthday
B	0	10/12/1943
WS Rings	WS Appearances	LCS Appearances
0	0	0
Alt Pos (---)	Alt Pos (---)	Alt Pos (---)
F  (0.0 %)	F  (0.0 %)	F  (0.0 %)

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Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	CS	E	OPS	OBP	SLG	AVG
1969	PIT	9	30	1	3	0	0	0	0	3	5	0	0	0	.282	.182	.100	.100
1971	PIT	31	90	8	30	4	2	2	15	12	12	0	2	0	.897	.408	.489	.333
1972	PIT	127	439	50	121	26	1	14	74	46	70	4	4	31	.783	.348	.435	.276
1973	PIT	55	128	11	35	7	0	4	16	10	25	0	1	1	.750	.329	.422	.273
1974	PIT	58	182	18	44	4	0	5	23	15	34	1	3	3	.643	.296	.346	.242
1975	PIT	67	210	23	64	14	1	8	44	15	35	4	4	0	.845	.350	.495	.305
1976	PIT	17	52	5	13	1	0	2	5	5	10	0	1	2	.700	.316	.385	.250
1977	PIT	11	23	1	5	2	0	1	7	1	4	0	0	1	.675	.240	.435	.217
Total		375	1154	117	315	58	4	36	184	107	195	9	15	38	.759	.335	.424	.273

Career Transactions

Date	Transaction
1978-11-01	Bill French has retired from the Free Agency Pool
1978-04-08	The Pittsburgh Maulers have waived Bill French.
1978-04-01	The Pittsburgh Maulers have promoted Ed Esser to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Maulers have promoted Don Alexander to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Maulers have designated Bill French for assignment. The Pittsburgh Maulers have designated Freddie Wall for assignment.
1971-03-07	The Pittsburgh Maulers have promoted Bill French to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Maulers have promoted Rick Driscoll to the major league team.
1969-05-20	The Pittsburgh Maulers have promoted George Leach to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Maulers have sent Bill French to the minors.
1969-04-01	The Pittsburgh Maulers have promoted Bill French to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Maulers have sent Freddie Wall to the minors.
1968-04-01	A trade has been completed between the Milwaukee Brewers and the Pittsburgh Maulers. The Pittsburgh Maulers receive Bill French, Draft Pick - 1969 Round 4 (MIL), Draft Pick - 1970 Round 3 (MIL) from the Milwaukee Brewers in exchange for Jimmy Ludolph.