Earl Francis Stats

Earl Francis was born on Sunday, July 14, 1935, in Slab Fork, West Virginia. Francis was 24 years old when he broke into the big leagues on June 30, 1960, with the Pittsburgh Pirates. His biographical data, year-by-year hitting stats, fielding stats, pitching stats (where applicable), career totals, uniform numbers, salary data and miscellaneous items-of-interest are presented by Baseball Almanac on this comprehensive Earl Francis baseball stats page.

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Earl Francis

Earl Francis Autograph on a 1960 Topps (#252)

Earl Francis Autograph on a 1960 Topps (#252)
 

Career All-Star Division LCS World Series Trades Awards
Birth Name:   Earl Coleman Francis
Nickname:   None
Born On:   07-14-1935
Place of Birth Data Born In:   Slab Fork, West Virginia
Zodiac:   Cancer
Year of Death Data Died On:   07-03-2002
Place of Death Data Died In:   Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Cemetery:   Homewood Cemetery, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
College:   None Attended
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Right
Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Right
Player Height Chart Height:   6-02
Player Weight Chart Weight:   215
First Game:   06-30-1960 (Age 24)
Last Game:   09-27-1965
Draft:   Not Applicable
Earl Francis

Earl Francis Pitching Stats

G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD
1960 Pirates 7 0 3 1 0 1.000 2.00 0 0 0 18.0 69 14 4 5 0 4 0 8 0 1 0 -
1961 Pirates 23 15 4 2 8 .200 4.21 0 0 0 102.2 458 110 48 60 4 47 7 53 5 1 0 -
1962 Pirates 36 23 2 9 8 .529 3.07 5 1 0 176.0 744 153 60 68 8 83 10 121 8 2 1 -
1963 Pirates 33 13 3 4 6 .400 4.53 0 0 0 97.1 432 107 49 59 6 43 11 72 2 4 0 -
1964 Pirates 2 1 1 0 1 .000 8.53 0 0 0 6.1 28 7 6 7 2 1 0 6 0 1 0 -
1965 Cardinals 2 0 0 0 0 .000 5.06 0 0 0 5.1 26 7 3 4 1 3 2 3 1 0 0 -
G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD
6 Years 103 52 13 16 23 .410 3.77 5 1 0 405.2 1,757 398 170 203 21 181 30 263 16 9 1 -
Earl Francis

Earl Francis Hitting Stats

G AB R H 2B 3B HR GS RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
1960 Pirates 7 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000
1961 Pirates 23 28 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 17 0 0 1 0 .107 .194 .107
1962 Pirates 36 61 4 10 3 0 1 0 7 1 0 23 3 0 0 1 .164 .177 .262
1963 Pirates 34 26 1 8 3 0 0 0 3 0 0 12 0 0 0 0 .308 .308 .423
1964 Pirates 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
1965 Cardinals 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
G AB R H 2B 3B HR GS RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
6 Years 104 122 5 21 6 0 1 0 10 3 0 56 3 0 1 2 .172 .198 .246
Earl Francis

Earl Francis Fielding Stats

POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF ZR
1960 Pirates P 7 0 54 3 0.4 3 1 2 0 1 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 1.50 -
1961 Pirates P 23 15 308 29 1.3 28 8 20 1 1 n/a n/a n/a .966 2.45 -
1962 Pirates P 36 23 528 46 1.3 45 12 33 1 3 n/a n/a n/a .978 2.30 -
1963 Pirates P 33 13 292 27 0.8 23 4 19 4 3 n/a n/a n/a .852 2.13 -
1964 Pirates P 2 1 19 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a .000 0.00 -
1965 Cardinals P 2 0 16 1 0.5 0 0 0 1 0 n/a n/a n/a .000 0.00 -
POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF ZR
P Totals 103 52 1,217 106 1.0 99 25 74 7 8 n/a n/a n/a .934 2.20 --
6 Years 103 52 1,217 106 1.0 99 25 74 7 8 n/a n/a n/a .934 2.20 --
Earl Francis

Earl Francis Miscellaneous Stats

SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
1960 Pirates 0 0 .000 - - n/a 0.0 1.7 0.0 2.00 4.00 2.00
1961 Pirates 1 0 1.000 - - n/a 0.0 1.6 0.0 1.13 4.65 4.12
1962 Pirates 0 0 .000 - - n/a 61.0 2.7 8.7 1.46 6.19 4.24
1963 Pirates 0 0 .000 - - n/a 0.0 2.2 8.7 1.67 6.66 3.98
1964 Pirates 0 0 .000 - - n/a 0.0 0.0 0.0 6.00 8.53 1.42
1965 Cardinals 0 0 .000 - - n/a 0.0 1.0 0.0 1.00 5.06 5.06
SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
6 Years 1 0 1.000 - - n/a 122.0 2.2 12.2 1.45 5.83 4.02
Earl Francis

Earl Francis Miscellaneous Items of Interest

1960 Pittsburgh Pirates 29, 47 Undetermined - -
1961 Pittsburgh Pirates 27 Undetermined - -
1962 Pittsburgh Pirates 27 Undetermined - -
1963 Pittsburgh Pirates 27 Undetermined - -
1964 Pittsburgh Pirates 27 Undetermined - -
1965 St. Louis Cardinals 36 Undetermined - -


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