RF Bill French #8
Charlotte Bluebirds (STL) SEL
Age: 26 | Bats: S | Throws: R | Morale: Normal
05/12/1975
BNN Index | SEL | SCORES | STANDINGS | STATS | TEAMS | PLAYERS | TRANSACTIONS | HISTORY
RF BILL FRENCH #8 - AGE: 26 - BATS: S - THROWS: R - MORALE: NORMAL
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
18 52 12 1 0 4 5 15 14 .231 .403 .481 0 0.4
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
05/11/1975 @ RAL Win, 9-8 4 1 0 0 0 2 2 0
05/10/1975 @ GRE Loss, 4-12 1 0 0 1 0 2 1 0
05/09/1975 @ GRE Win, 12-9 4 4 2 1 1 2 1 0
05/08/1975 @ GRE Loss, 1-8 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
05/06/1975 NOR Win, 13-7 4 2 1 1 1 1 0 0
05/05/1975 NOR Loss, 3-6 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
05/04/1975 NOR Loss, 3-8 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
05/03/1975 @ ARL Win, 15-8 4 2 1 0 0 2 1 0
05/02/1975 @ ARL Loss, 0-11 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
05/01/1975 @ ARL Loss, 4-7 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
PERSONALITY
Birthday:07/21/1948
Born in:Freeland, PA
Nationality:American
Height:5' 9"
Weight:170 lbs
Local Popularity:Unknown
National Pop.:Unknown
STATUS
Contract:Minor League Contract
Salary:-
Signed Through:-
Major Service:None, None
Service This Yr:None
40-Man Service:None, None
Pro Service:9 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1966, 16th Pick in Round 2
SOUTHEASTERN LEAGUE 1975 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 18 52 12 1 0 4 5 13 15 14 .231 .403 .481 .884 .397 .250 126
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 10 67 0 2 0 3 0 0 25 5 0 1 0.0 9.7 5.98 .4  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   12 4 0 0 1 1 2 4 4 0 0 0 .333 .500 .583 1.083
Versus Right   40 8 1 0 3 4 11 11 10 0 0 0 .200 .373 .450 .823
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Last Week   18 3 0 0 2 3 7 9 5 0 0 0 .167 .444 .500 .944
April   24 6 0 0 2 2 4 3 7 0 0 0 .250 .333 .500 .833
May   28 6 1 0 2 3 9 12 7 0 0 0 .214 .450 .464 .914
Career   614 138 19 1 13 58 80 174 199 4 9 4 .225 .397 .322 .719
Home   18 5 0 0 1 1 3 3 5 0 0 0 .278 .381 .444 .825
Road   34 7 1 0 3 4 10 12 9 0 0 0 .206 .413 .500 .913
Grass   52 12 1 0 4 5 13 15 14 0 0 0 .231 .403 .481 .884
Day   12 3 0 0 0 1 2 6 4 0 0 0 .250 .500 .250 .750
Night   40 9 1 0 4 4 11 9 10 0 0 0 .225 .367 .550 .917
As Starter   40 9 1 0 4 4 12 11 11 0 0 0 .225 .392 .550 .942
As Reliever / Substitution   12 3 0 0 0 1 1 4 3 0 0 0 .250 .438 .250 .688
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 OPS+ wRC+ WAR
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 OPS+ wRC+ WAR
1966 Moline - R 17 10 15 0 0 0 0 1 1 7 1 0 9 1 0 .000 .348 .000 .348 -18 17 -0.1
1966 Charlotte - A 17 37 93 21 2 0 1 9 10 22 1 0 29 0 2 .226 .379 .280 .659 75 81 -0.9
1966 Hartford - A 17 13 34 6 0 0 1 2 1 1 0 0 13 0 1 .176 .200 .265 .465 33 17 -0.2
1967 Moline - R 18 29 94 22 6 0 2 13 15 18 0 1 41 1 0 .234 .354 .362 .716 89 89 0.0
1967 Charlotte - A 18 36 124 19 1 0 2 12 12 28 2 1 50 1 2 .153 .316 .210 .526 58 67 -0.4
1968 Moline - R 19 26 61 15 2 0 1 4 10 25 3 1 24 1 1 .246 .478 .328 .806 113 127 0.4
1968 Charlotte - A 19 35 105 24 1 0 2 7 12 19 0 2 37 0 0 .229 .341 .295 .637 90 85 0.1
1968 Hartford - A 19 52 152 31 7 1 2 23 25 38 2 3 61 4 2 .204 .364 .303 .667 90 87 -0.8
1969 Moline - R 20 14 13 2 1 0 0 3 3 7 0 0 8 0 0 .154 .450 .231 .681 75 97 0.1
1969 Charlotte - A 20 39 138 35 10 1 1 14 16 36 1 1 37 3 2 .254 .409 .362 .771 129 122 1.1
1969 Hartford - A 20 33 108 26 1 1 2 14 27 39 2 0 31 3 1 .241 .450 .324 .774 122 131 1.3
1969 San Antonio - AA 20 2 7 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 5 1 0 .000 .125 .000 .125 -64 -70 -0.1
1970 Charlotte - A 21 36 102 27 4 0 3 11 17 54 0 0 32 2 1 .265 .519 .392 .911 170 170 1.1
1970 Hartford - A 21 65 204 56 7 0 11 39 39 73 3 0 61 3 6 .275 .471 .471 .942 163 164 2.0
1970 San Antonio - AA 21 40 123 31 7 3 7 21 26 27 0 0 30 1 1 .252 .387 .528 .915 145 134 0.9
1971 San Antonio - AA 22 25 96 26 4 1 3 18 19 20 0 1 27 1 2 .271 .393 .427 .820 113 110 0.0
1971 San Diego - AAA 22 89 301 82 10 1 5 45 41 44 6 2 71 2 1 .272 .374 .362 .736 103 107 0.7
1972 San Antonio - AA 23 35 112 28 4 2 7 26 17 22 0 0 30 2 0 .250 .373 .509 .882 131 129 0.8
1972 San Diego - AAA 23 65 238 64 6 2 8 34 44 52 4 3 52 0 2 .269 .404 .412 .816 122 134 0.9
1973 San Diego - AAA 24 98 168 46 9 2 5 18 24 24 1 2 38 0 1 .274 .364 .440 .805 114 108 0.4
1974 Hartford - A 25 34 104 25 3 0 3 13 19 34 1 0 26 1 2 .240 .432 .356 .787 114 110 -0.0
1974 San Antonio - AA 25 40 107 26 3 0 1 6 19 24 0 0 27 2 2 .243 .382 .299 .681 77 88 0.0
1974 San Diego - AAA 25 21 21 4 0 1 0 5 4 6 0 0 4 0 1 .190 .370 .286 .656 73 93 -0.1
1975 Charlotte - A 26 18 52 12 1 0 4 5 13 15 0 0 14 0 1 .231 .403 .481 .884 122 126 0.4
Total GWL 273 728 196 25 6 18 102 113 126 11 7 165 2 5 .269 .382 .394 .776 111 116
Total MAL 197 602 144 18 2 19 91 111 185 8 3 192 11 12 .239 .422 .370 .793 123 123
Total SEL 201 614 138 19 1 13 58 80 174 4 4 199 6 8 .225 .397 .322 .719 108 109
Total LSA 142 445 111 18 6 18 71 82 94 0 1 119 7 5 .249 .380 .438 .818 115 113
Total UMVA 79 183 39 9 0 3 21 29 57 4 2 82 3 1 .213 .407 .311 .718 87 97
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1966 Hartford - A 2B 11 9 14 10 3 25 1 .960 73.0 2.96 -0.2 .943
1966 Charlotte - A 2B 26 24 71 39 9 122 12 .902 206.0 4.81 -10.2 .681
1966 Moline - R 2B 3 3 6 4 0 10 0 1.000 29.0 3.10 -0.2 .861
1967 Charlotte - A 2B 1 1 2 1 1 3 0 1.000 11.0 2.45 -0.7 .000
1967 Moline - R 2B 19 18 48 36 8 85 1 .988 159.0 4.75 -1.1 .965
1967 Charlotte - A LF 34 34 55 1 0 58 2 .966 294.1 1.71 -1.2 .987
1967 Moline - R LF 5 5 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 36.2 0.25 -1.8 .530
1968 Hartford - A 2B 4 4 16 7 1 24 1 .958 33.0 6.27 -0.7 .851
1968 Charlotte - A 2B 3 0 1 2 0 3 0 1.000 5.1 5.06 +0.1 1.034
1968 Moline - R 2B 9 4 14 12 2 26 0 1.000 50.0 4.68 -0.9 .900
1968 Hartford - A LF 4 2 3 0 0 3 0 1.000 22.2 1.19 -0.7 .772
1968 Charlotte - A LF 5 2 6 0 0 7 1 .857 25.2 2.10 -2.2 .785
1968 Moline - R LF 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 9.1 0.00 0.0 .000
1968 Hartford - A CF 45 45 89 0 0 92 3 .967 362.2 2.21 -11.2 .922
1968 Charlotte - A CF 24 24 67 0 0 68 1 .985 212.1 2.84 +0.1 .973
1968 Moline - R CF 12 12 20 0 0 20 0 1.000 99.2 1.81 -1.3 .891
1969 San Antonio - AA 2B 1 0 2 1 0 3 0 1.000 2.0 13.50 +0.1 1.048
1969 Hartford - A 2B 2 2 4 5 0 9 0 1.000 18.0 4.50 +0.3 1.105
1969 Charlotte - A 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1969 San Antonio - AA LF 2 2 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 16.0 0.56 -0.0 1.032
1969 Hartford - A LF 4 3 6 0 0 6 0 1.000 28.0 1.93 +0.2 1.038
1969 Charlotte - A LF 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 3.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1969 Hartford - A CF 26 26 58 0 0 60 2 .967 227.0 2.30 +0.3 .972
1969 Charlotte - A CF 32 32 64 0 0 65 1 .985 278.1 2.07 -0.4 .988
1969 Moline - R CF 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 3.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1969 Hartford - A RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1969 Charlotte - A RF 5 5 9 0 0 9 0 1.000 44.0 1.84 -0.2 .960
1969 Moline - R RF 2 2 4 0 0 4 0 1.000 15.0 2.40 +0.2 1.077
1970 San Antonio - AA 1B 30 30 256 15 36 272 1 .996 234.1 10.41 +0.4 1.014
1970 Hartford - A 1B 53 53 410 26 45 440 4 .991 429.1 9.14 -2.6 .966
1970 Charlotte - A 1B 16 16 143 10 18 157 4 .975 134.0 10.28 -3.7 .825
1970 San Antonio - AA 2B 2 2 5 3 1 8 0 1.000 17.0 4.24 +0.1 1.037
1970 Hartford - A 2B 2 0 1 2 1 3 0 1.000 2.1 11.57 -0.1 1.060
1970 Charlotte - A 2B 1 1 1 1 0 2 0 1.000 8.0 2.25 -0.0 1.074
1970 San Antonio - AA LF 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 6.2 0.00 0.0 .000
1970 Hartford - A LF 7 2 4 0 0 5 1 .800 25.0 1.44 +0.1 1.025
1970 Charlotte - A LF 7 4 7 0 0 7 0 1.000 45.2 1.38 -0.6 1.037
1970 San Antonio - AA CF 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 3.0 3.00 +0.2 1.025
1970 Hartford - A CF 4 4 6 1 0 7 0 1.000 35.0 1.80 -0.9 .883
1970 Charlotte - A CF 8 8 17 1 0 20 2 .900 69.0 2.35 -1.2 .978
1970 San Antonio - AA RF 3 3 5 0 0 5 0 1.000 25.0 1.80 -0.2 1.024
1970 Hartford - A RF 4 3 6 0 0 6 0 1.000 28.0 1.93 -0.5 .899
1970 Charlotte - A RF 7 5 9 0 0 9 0 1.000 43.1 1.87 +0.6 1.050
1971 San Diego - AAA 1B 62 62 549 56 49 609 4 .993 529.2 10.28 +0.6 1.022
1971 San Antonio - AA 1B 8 2 29 4 1 33 0 1.000 31.2 9.38 -0.1 .866
1971 San Diego - AAA 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1971 San Diego - AAA LF 6 1 6 0 0 6 0 1.000 22.1 2.42 +0.1 1.004
1971 San Antonio - AA LF 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 6.0 0.00 -0.0 .000
1971 San Diego - AAA CF 7 7 7 2 0 9 0 1.000 60.0 1.35 -2.4 .653
1971 San Antonio - AA CF 5 5 11 0 0 11 0 1.000 40.0 2.48 +0.2 .943
1971 San Diego - AAA RF 11 10 16 0 0 18 2 .889 86.0 1.67 -1.8 .854
1971 San Antonio - AA RF 18 16 14 1 0 16 1 .938 133.0 1.02 -3.5 .792
1972 San Diego - AAA 1B 1 1 10 0 1 11 1 .909 8.0 11.25 -0.8 .526
1972 San Antonio - AA 1B 3 0 4 0 1 4 0 1.000 6.0 6.00 -0.4 .000
1972 San Antonio - AA 2B 1 0 0 2 0 2 0 1.000 3.0 6.00 +0.2 1.070
1972 San Diego - AAA LF 11 6 8 0 0 8 0 1.000 62.2 1.15 -0.8 .891
1972 San Antonio - AA LF 5 1 5 0 0 5 0 1.000 16.0 2.81 -0.3 1.014
1972 San Diego - AAA CF 45 45 104 5 0 115 6 .948 371.1 2.64 -6.9 .927
1972 San Antonio - AA CF 6 6 15 0 0 15 0 1.000 50.0 2.70 +0.6 1.020
1972 San Diego - AAA RF 16 11 17 0 0 19 2 .895 102.2 1.49 -3.4 .745
1972 San Antonio - AA RF 22 22 34 0 0 35 1 .971 170.1 1.80 -1.1 .930
1973 San Diego - AAA 1B 10 4 60 5 5 66 1 .985 48.1 12.10 +0.3 .965
1973 San Diego - AAA 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1973 San Diego - AAA LF 9 2 6 0 0 6 0 1.000 37.1 1.45 +0.0 1.002
1973 San Diego - AAA CF 8 4 11 1 0 12 0 1.000 40.0 2.70 -0.7 .932
1973 San Diego - AAA RF 28 16 20 0 0 20 0 1.000 159.2 1.13 -2.1 .954
1974 San Diego - AAA 1B 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 1.0 9.00 0.0 .000
1974 San Antonio - AA 1B 3 3 26 2 1 28 0 1.000 26.0 9.69 +0.1 1.054
1974 Hartford - A 1B 7 6 54 4 6 60 2 .967 50.1 10.37 -1.3 .873
1974 San Antonio - AA 2B 1 0 1 1 0 2 0 1.000 2.2 6.75 -0.0 1.056
1974 San Diego - AAA LF 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 10.0 0.90 -0.0 1.006
1974 San Antonio - AA LF 5 1 3 0 0 4 1 .750 21.0 1.29 -0.0 1.019
1974 Hartford - A LF 3 1 4 0 0 4 0 1.000 15.0 2.40 +0.2 1.022
1974 San Diego - AAA CF 3 2 4 0 0 4 0 1.000 15.0 2.40 -1.1 .700
1974 San Antonio - AA CF 14 14 30 2 0 32 0 1.000 112.2 2.56 -1.0 .936
1974 Hartford - A CF 7 7 16 0 0 16 0 1.000 59.0 2.44 -0.5 .974
1974 San Diego - AAA RF 10 0 3 0 0 3 0 1.000 25.0 1.08 +0.0 1.011
1974 San Antonio - AA RF 6 5 8 0 0 8 0 1.000 53.0 1.36 -0.9 .821
1974 Hartford - A RF 15 15 17 0 0 18 1 .944 126.0 1.21 -2.5 .856
1975 Charlotte - A 1B 2 1 7 0 1 8 1 .875 10.0 6.30 0.0 .000
1975 Charlotte - A LF 5 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 15.0 0.60 +0.0 .000
1975 Charlotte - A RF 10 9 10 0 0 10 0 1.000 84.0 1.07 -1.1 .979
TOTAL 1B 196 178 1549 122 164 1689 18 .989 1508.2 9.97 -7.7 .972
TOTAL 2B 88 68 186 126 26 327 15 .954 621.1 4.52 -13.5 .849
TOTAL LF 122 68 117 1 0 123 5 .959 718.1 1.48 -7.2 .964
TOTAL CF 249 241 520 12 0 547 15 .973 2038.0 2.35 -26.2 .941
TOTAL RF 157 122 172 1 0 180 7 .961 1095.0 1.42 -16.3 .894
PLAYER HISTORY
06/18/1966 Drafted in the 1966 first-year player draft out of high school (Conshohocken; Conshohocken, PA) by the St. Louis Pioneers. (Round 2, Pick 16, 36th overall pick).
11/03/1966 Successfully completed training to learn a new position at the St. Louis Pioneers development complex.
12/13/1968 Successfully completed training to learn a new position at the St. Louis Pioneers development complex.
04/10/1969 Unsuccessfully completed training to improve his outfield defense at the St. Louis Pioneers development complex.
10/01/1969 Wins the 1969 Middle Atlantic League MAL Championship Series with the Hartford Colonials!
06/20/1972 Injured (bone spur (elbow)),out for 4 weeks.
08/20/1972 Injured (back tightness),day-to-day for 2 days.
Wednesday, January 14th , 2026 - OOTP Baseball 26.8 Build 82