P Bill 'Bumpo' Francis #6
Knoxville Knights (NYI) DIX
Age: 24 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Normal
11/01/1974
BNN Index | DIX | SCORES | STANDINGS | STATS | TEAMS | PLAYERS | TRANSACTIONS | HISTORY
P BILL 'BUMPO' FRANCIS #6 - AGE: 24 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: NORMAL
G GS Rec SV ERA IP HA HR BB K WHIP WAR
25 15 4-9 2 4.89 105.0 112 10 94 63 1.96 -0.2
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result Start IP H R ER BB K Dec
09/12/1974 JAC Win, 10-6 1.0 1 0 0 0 1
09/03/1974 MTG Loss, 7-9 3.1 3 0 0 3 3
09/02/1974 MTG Loss, 2-5 0.2 0 0 0 0 1
08/23/1974 CHT Loss, 5-6 0.2 0 0 0 1 0
08/22/1974 CHT Win, 9-8 2.0 1 1 1 2 1
08/17/1974 @ JAX Loss, 5-7 2.0 1 0 0 2 1
08/16/1974 @ JAX Win, 7-6 1.0 1 0 0 1 0 Save
08/12/1974 @ BIR Loss, 4-7 1.0 2 0 0 1 1
08/11/1974 @ BIR Loss, 2-5 2.0 1 0 0 2 0
08/02/1974 @ MTG Win, 6-5 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 Save
PERSONALITY
Birthday:03/04/1950
Born in:Flint, MI
Nationality:American
Height:6' 1"
Weight:195 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:6 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1968, 4th Pick in Round 4
DIXIE LEAGUE 1974 PITCHING STATS
Pitching G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG CG% SHO QS QS%
Overall 25 15 4 9 2 4.89 105.0 112 68 57 10 94 63 1 6.7 0 5 33.3
Pitching SVO BS SV% RA GF BR/9 H/9 K/9 BB/9 FIP WHIP FIP- WAR BABIP        
Overall 2 0 100.0 10 7 18.34 9.60 5.40 8.06 5.67 1.96 126 -0.2 .313        
Pitching AB H 2B 3B HR R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS      
vs. LHB 114 34 5 0 3 18 21 16 1 1 2 .298 .413 .421 .834      
vs. RHB 280 78 8 1 7 50 73 47 4 10 6 .279 .433 .389 .822      
DIXIE LEAGUE 1974 PITCHING SPLITS
Split G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K  
April 1 1 1 0 0 3.12 8.2 10 3 3 0 6 7  
May 6 6 1 4 0 4.46 34.1 39 24 17 5 29 17  
June 5 5 1 3 0 6.43 28.0 30 23 20 3 26 22  
July 3 3 1 2 0 7.45 19.1 22 17 16 2 21 8  
August 7 0 0 0 2 0.93 9.2 7 1 1 0 9 4  
September 3 0 0 0 0 0.00 5.0 4 0 0 0 3 5  
Last Year 20 13 4 6 0 5.48 92.0 115 67 56 9 54 57  
2 Years Ago 2 2 0 2 0 9.00 11.0 16 13 11 2 8 7  
Career 48 31 8 17 2 5.32 215.0 251 151 127 21 159 136  
Home 12 7 1 5 0 5.74 47.0 58 38 30 3 41 31  
Road 13 8 3 4 2 4.19 58.0 54 30 27 7 53 32  
Grass 25 15 4 9 2 4.89 105.0 112 68 57 10 94 63  
Day 4 3 0 2 0 6.88 17.0 23 17 13 2 12 10  
Night 21 12 4 7 2 4.50 88.0 89 51 44 8 82 53  
As Starter 15 15 4 9 0 5.58 90.1 101 67 56 10 82 54  
As Reliever / Substitution 10 0 0 0 2 0.61 14.2 11 1 1 0 12 9  
CAREER PITCHING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG SHO WHIP BABIP FIP WAR ERA+
CAREER MINOR LEAGUE PITCHING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG SHO WHIP BABIP FIP WAR ERA+
1968 Burlington - R 18 17 1 3 0 2 1.55 29.0 17 6 5 1 13 28 0 0 1.03 .225 3.33 0.4 264
1968 Winston-Salem - A 18 2 2 1 1 0 2.00 18.0 22 5 4 0 15 11 2 0 2.06 .367 3.91 0.1 162
1969 Burlington - R 19 11 0 1 0 1 1.80 20.0 18 5 4 1 9 29 0 0 1.35 .354 2.81 0.5 253
1969 Winston-Salem - A 19 8 5 5 0 1 0.92 49.0 40 6 5 2 16 64 4 2 1.14 .322 1.60 2.0 359
1969 Wichita - A 19 1 1 0 0 0 0.00 7.0 8 1 0 0 2 3 0 0 1.43 .320 1.81 0.3 999
1970 Burlington - R 20 5 0 0 1 0 5.59 9.2 6 6 6 0 9 7 0 0 1.55 .222 5.46 -0.1 77
1970 Winston-Salem - A 20 9 9 4 3 0 3.45 70.1 49 27 27 4 39 63 4 1 1.25 .249 3.40 0.8 96
1971 Burlington - R 21 10 0 2 0 0 2.53 10.2 8 3 3 0 11 12 0 0 1.78 .333 3.98 0.1 163
1971 Winston-Salem - A 21 16 12 7 4 1 3.10 87.0 82 34 30 3 35 63 5 2 1.34 .300 3.00 1.6 111
1971 Knoxville - AA 21 1 1 0 0 0 3.86 7.0 8 3 3 0 3 9 0 0 1.57 .421 1.22 0.3 87
1972 Burlington - R 22 1 0 1 0 0 9.00 2.0 3 2 2 0 1 5 0 0 2.00 .750 0.06 0.1 48
1972 Winston-Salem - A 22 17 17 10 6 0 3.50 126.0 122 56 49 8 61 107 7 1 1.45 .315 3.37 1.9 100
1972 Wichita - A 22 9 9 3 4 0 2.44 51.2 47 17 14 8 25 58 0 0 1.39 .305 4.26 0.6 168
1972 Knoxville - AA 22 2 2 0 2 0 9.00 11.0 16 13 11 2 8 7 0 0 2.18 .350 6.02 -0.2 38
1973 Wichita - A 23 13 0 2 2 2 6.05 19.1 26 13 13 1 16 18 0 0 2.17 .439 4.61 -0.0 72
1973 Knoxville - AA 23 20 13 4 6 0 5.48 92.0 115 67 56 9 54 57 2 0 1.84 .338 4.56 0.5 77
1973 Little Rock - AAA 23 2 2 0 0 0 4.09 11.0 10 8 5 3 4 5 0 0 1.27 .194 7.44 -0.2 104
1974 Knoxville - AA 24 25 15 4 9 2 4.89 105.0 112 68 57 10 94 63 1 0 1.96 .313 5.67 -0.2 94
Total DIX 48 31 8 17 2 5.32 215.0 251 151 127 21 159 136 3 0 1.91 .329 5.07 80.1
Total HL 23 10 5 6 2 3.12 78.0 81 31 27 9 43 79 0 0 1.59 .343 4.12 135.3
Total SEL 52 45 27 14 2 2.95 350.1 315 128 115 17 166 308 22 6 1.37 .303 3.07 115.7
Total UMVA 44 1 7 1 3 2.52 71.1 52 22 20 2 43 81 0 0 1.33 .287 3.48 169.2
Total CL 2 2 0 0 0 4.09 11.0 10 8 5 3 4 5 0 0 1.27 .194 7.44 104.0
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1968 Winston-Salem - A P 2 2 1 3 0 4 0 1.000 18.0 2.00 -0.0 1.041
1968 Burlington - R P 17 1 2 1 0 4 1 .750 29.0 0.93 -0.2 .000
1969 Wichita - A P 1 1 0 2 0 2 0 1.000 7.0 2.57 +0.2 1.047
1969 Winston-Salem - A P 8 5 2 3 0 6 1 .833 49.0 0.92 -1.3 .830
1969 Burlington - R P 11 0 2 2 0 4 0 1.000 20.0 1.80 +0.4 1.090
1970 Winston-Salem - A P 9 9 4 9 1 14 1 .929 70.1 1.66 -0.7 .933
1970 Burlington - R P 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 9.2 0.00 -0.3 .000
1971 Knoxville - AA P 1 1 1 0 1 1 0 1.000 7.0 1.29 0.0 .000
1971 Winston-Salem - A P 15 12 8 6 1 14 0 1.000 87.0 1.45 +0.4 1.031
1971 Burlington - R P 10 0 1 2 0 3 0 1.000 10.2 2.53 +0.3 1.052
1972 Knoxville - AA P 2 2 1 1 0 3 1 .667 11.0 1.64 -1.0 .524
1972 Wichita - A P 9 9 5 3 0 9 1 .889 51.2 1.39 +0.4 .686
1972 Winston-Salem - A P 17 17 11 10 1 22 1 .955 126.0 1.50 +0.8 .947
1972 Burlington - R P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 2.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1973 Little Rock - AAA P 2 2 1 1 0 2 0 1.000 11.0 1.64 +0.0 .995
1973 Knoxville - AA P 20 13 3 11 0 14 0 1.000 92.0 1.37 +0.5 1.150
1973 Wichita - A P 13 0 0 1 0 1 0 1.000 19.1 0.47 +0.1 1.019
1974 Knoxville - AA P 25 15 7 11 1 19 1 .947 105.0 1.54 +0.7 1.049
TOTAL P 168 89 49 66 5 122 7 .943 725.2 1.43 +0.3 .956
PLAYER HISTORY
06/18/1968 Drafted in the 1968 first-year player draft out of high school (Au Sable; Au Sable, MI) by the New York Imperials. (Round 4, Pick 4, 64th overall pick).
07/06/1968 Named the #57 prospect in the FABL
05/31/1969 Pitches a 7-hit shutout against the Savannah Privateers with 9 strikeouts and 3 BB allowed!
07/25/1969 Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Charleston Seagulls with 8 strikeouts and 3 BB allowed!
08/21/1969 Strikes out 15 against the Greenville Rockets.
09/16/1970 Pitches a 2-hit shutout against the Greenville Rockets with 8 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed!
05/12/1971 Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the Norfolk Navigators with 7 strikeouts and 5 BB allowed!
06/07/1971 Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the Roanoke Railroaders with 9 strikeouts and 3 BB allowed!
09/15/1971 Wins the 1971 Upper Mississippi Valley Association UMVA Championship Series with the Burlington Bears!
10/01/1971 Wins the SEL Pitcher of the Month Award.
08/27/1972 Pitches a 8-hit shutout against the Mobile Commodores with 5 strikeouts and 3 BB allowed!
05/21/1974 Injured (knee contusion),day-to-day for 4 days.
06/15/1974 Injured (virus),day-to-day for 3 days.
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