P Howie French #13
Detroit Dynamos FABL
Age: 29 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Normal
10/21/1963
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P HOWIE FRENCH #13 - AGE: 29 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: NORMAL
G GS Rec SV ERA IP HA HR BB K WHIP WAR
39 9 3-9 3 5.86 83.0 100 15 42 51 1.71 -0.8
PITCHING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Overall Vs Left Vs Right
Stuff 3 3 3
Movement 3 3 3
Control 3 3 3
PITCHING RATINGS
Pitch Cur. Pot.
Fastball 4 -
Slider 2 -
Curveball 4 -
Changeup 3 -
Sinker 3 -
Splitter 2 -
OTHER PITCHING RATINGS
Velocity 92-94 Mph
Stamina 4
Suggested Role Starter
Type Neutral
Hold Runners 4
Defense 3
RUN/BUNT RATINGS
Running Speed: 1
Stealing Ability: 1
Baserunning Inst.: 3
Sacrifice Bunt: 2
Bunt for Hit: 1
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result Start IP H R ER BB K Dec
09/27/1963 WAS Loss, 5-15 4.0 7 3 3 1 3
09/17/1963 CHI Loss, 5-11 2.0 3 1 1 2 3
09/13/1963 @ WAS Loss, 0-9 1.0 1 0 0 0 2
09/09/1963 BOS Loss, 3-5 2.0 3 0 0 0 0
09/08/1963 PIT Loss, 6-8 0.2 3 5 5 2 0 Loss
09/06/1963 PIT Loss, 4-6 2.0 3 2 2 1 2 Loss
08/31/1963 @ PIT Win, 5-2 X 7.0 7 2 2 0 4 Win
08/25/1963 @ STL Loss, 3-6 X 3.2 8 5 4 2 2 Loss
08/20/1963 @ CHI Loss, 4-5 X 2.2 3 5 5 4 4 Loss
08/14/1963 LAF Win, 5-3 X 7.0 4 3 3 3 5
PERSONALITY
Birthday:10/06/1934
Born in:Chicago, IL
Nationality:American
Height:6' 2"
Weight:200 lbs
Local Popularity:Well Known
National Pop.:Well Known
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$27,000
Signed Through:1964 Season
Major Service:7 Years, 88 Days
Service This Yr:175 Days
40-Man Service:1 Year, 170 Days
Pro Service:7 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1956, 5th Pick in Round 5
FEDERALLY ALIGNED BASEBALL LEAGUES 1963 PITCHING STATS
Pitching G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG CG% SHO QS QS%
Overall 39 9 3 9 3 5.86 83.0 100 57 54 15 42 51 0 0.0 0 4 44.4
Pitching SVO BS SV% RA GF BR/9 H/9 K/9 BB/9 FIP WHIP FIP- WAR BABIP        
Overall 4 1 75.0 30 21 15.40 10.84 5.53 4.55 5.63 1.71 133 -0.8 .311        
Pitching AB H 2B 3B HR R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS      
vs. LHB 130 38 4 2 5 25 16 19 0 1 0 .292 .370 .469 .839      
vs. RHB 206 62 3 1 10 32 26 32 3 1 0 .301 .374 .471 .845      
FEDERALLY ALIGNED BASEBALL LEAGUES 1963 PITCHING SPLITS
Split G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K  
April 5 0 0 0 1 0.00 4.1 2 0 0 0 0 0  
May 5 4 0 2 0 5.79 23.1 26 15 15 7 10 18  
June 8 0 2 1 0 5.19 8.2 11 7 5 3 8 3  
July 9 0 0 0 2 3.52 7.2 7 3 3 0 3 3  
August 6 5 1 4 0 6.59 27.1 34 21 20 5 15 17  
September 6 0 0 2 0 8.49 11.2 20 11 11 0 6 10  
Spring Training 8 1 0 0 1 3.27 11.0 9 5 4 1 6 9  
Last Year 40 21 13 8 3 3.99 189.2 180 89 84 24 77 112  
Career 79 30 16 17 6 4.56 272.2 280 146 138 39 119 163  
Home 18 3 1 3 1 5.54 39.0 44 26 24 6 18 28  
Road 21 6 2 6 2 6.14 44.0 56 31 30 9 24 23  
Grass 39 9 3 9 3 5.86 83.0 100 57 54 15 42 51  
Day 16 3 2 3 2 5.16 29.2 35 18 17 1 11 13  
Night 23 6 1 6 1 6.24 53.1 65 39 37 14 31 38  
As Starter 9 9 1 5 0 6.19 48.0 57 34 33 12 22 33  
As Reliever / Substitution 30 0 2 4 3 5.40 35.0 43 23 21 3 20 18  
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+
1962 Detroit - FABL 27 40 21 13 8 3 3.99 189.2 180 89 84 24 77 112 5 0 1.36 .267 4.75 1.7 115
1963 Detroit - FABL 28 39 9 3 9 3 5.86 83.0 100 57 54 15 42 51 0 0 1.71 .311 5.63 -0.8 72
Total FABL 79 30 16 17 6 4.56 272.2 280 146 138 39 119 163 5 0 1.46 .281 5.02 1.0 97
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+
1954 Total - 19 18 18 10 3 0 2.82 121.1 111 41 38 7 36 107 0 0 1.21 .281 3.13 3.1 100
1955 Total - 20 14 12 5 3 0 3.73 79.2 81 37 33 5 31 68 0 0 1.41 .306 3.51 1.6 100
1956 Total - 21 19 19 7 7 0 4.34 132.2 141 66 64 18 54 117 0 0 1.47 .292 4.42 1.2 100
1956 Minneapolis - AAA 21 15 15 8 4 0 2.96 115.2 95 41 38 10 30 51 6 3 1.08 .230 3.38 2.5 135
1957 Minneapolis - AAA 22 30 30 11 12 0 2.95 234.2 196 87 77 30 84 135 14 2 1.19 .234 3.72 3.3 128
1958 Minneapolis - AAA 23 31 30 19 7 0 2.50 259.1 191 78 72 19 78 170 18 4 1.04 .230 2.81 6.3 142
1959 Minneapolis - AAA 24 31 31 19 7 0 2.55 264.2 176 75 75 22 86 157 19 4 0.99 .204 3.28 4.9 143
1960 Minneapolis - AAA 25 31 31 9 15 0 3.14 217.2 169 85 76 22 83 154 5 3 1.16 .235 3.40 3.9 119
1961 Minneapolis - AAA 26 31 31 11 7 0 2.49 220.2 173 79 61 18 71 159 2 1 1.11 .243 3.13 5.3 157
Total CL 169 168 77 52 0 2.74 1312.2 1000 445 399 121 432 826 64 17 1.09 .229 3.27 136.8
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1956 Minneapolis - AAA P 15 15 4 13 0 17 0 1.000 115.2 1.32 +0.4 1.062
1957 Minneapolis - AAA P 30 30 11 23 0 34 0 1.000 234.2 1.30 +1.1 1.067
1958 Minneapolis - AAA P 31 30 12 17 3 29 0 1.000 259.1 1.01 +2.2 .997
1959 Minneapolis - AAA P 31 31 16 16 1 33 1 .970 264.2 1.09 +0.8 .982
1960 Minneapolis - AAA P 31 31 11 23 0 34 0 1.000 217.2 1.41 +2.8 1.098
1961 Minneapolis - AAA P 31 31 10 21 0 32 1 .969 220.2 1.26 +1.0 1.100
1962 Detroit - MLB P 40 21 11 22 3 33 0 1.000 189.2 1.57 +1.7 1.118
1963 Detroit - MLB P 39 9 4 5 1 9 0 1.000 83.0 0.98 -1.5 .981
TOTAL P 248 198 79 140 8 221 2 .991 1585.1 1.24 +8.4 1.062
PLAYER HISTORY
06/19/1956 Drafted in the 1956 first-year player draft out of college (St. Joseph's Evangelical College; St. Joseph, MO) by the Montreal Saints. (Round 5, Pick 5, 69th overall pick).
06/19/1956 Released by the Montreal organization.
06/25/1956 Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Minneapolis Lumberjacks organization.
07/05/1956 Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Denver Bruins with 1 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed!
07/15/1956 Pitches a 6-hit shutout against the Columbus Titans with 4 strikeouts and 3 BB allowed!
08/01/1956 Wins the CL Pitcher of the Month Award.
08/31/1956 Pitches a 6-hit shutout against the Fort Wayne Warriors with 4 strikeouts and 4 BB allowed!
10/29/1956 Unsuccessfully completed training to work on his bunting at the Minneapolis Lumberjacks development complex.
05/20/1957 Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the Columbus Titans with 7 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed!
07/22/1957 Pitches a 7-hit shutout against the Fort Wayne Warriors with 3 strikeouts and 3 BB allowed!
03/18/1958 Successfully completed training to work on his bunting at the Minneapolis Lumberjacks development complex.
05/14/1958 Pitches a 6-hit shutout against the Fort Wayne Warriors with 7 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed!
07/27/1958 Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the Milwaukee Blues with 7 strikeouts and 3 BB allowed!
08/01/1958 Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the Columbus Titans with 8 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed!
08/11/1958 Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the Denver Bruins with 6 strikeouts and 3 BB allowed!
08/18/1958 Wins the CL Player of the Week Award.
09/01/1958 Wins the CL Pitcher of the Month Award.
11/27/1958 Unsuccessfully completed training to work on his bunting at the Minneapolis Lumberjacks development complex.
05/24/1959 Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the Toledo Tornados with 2 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed!
06/01/1959 Wins the CL Pitcher of the Month Award.
06/03/1959 Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Columbus Titans with 8 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed!
08/22/1959 Pitches a 2-hit shutout against the St. Paul Disciples with 2 strikeouts and 5 BB allowed!
08/27/1959 Pitches a 1-hit shutout against the Denver Bruins with 8 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed!
09/18/1959 Wins the 1959 Championship with the Minneapolis Lumberjacks!
04/19/1960 Outstandingly completed training to improve his secondary pitch at the Minneapolis Lumberjacks development complex.
05/14/1960 Pitches a 1-hit shutout against the Denver Bruins with 8 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed!
06/18/1960 Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the Milwaukee Blues with 5 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed!
08/12/1960 Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the Milwaukee Blues with 5 strikeouts and 3 BB allowed!
02/26/1961 Detrimentally completed training to work on his bunting at the Minneapolis Lumberjacks development complex.
04/29/1961 Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the St. Paul Disciples with 8 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed!
01/01/1962 Released by the Minneapolis Lumberjacks.
03/02/1962 Signed a 2-year contract worth a total of $320,000 with the Detroit Dynamos organization.
01/01/1963 OSA scouting updated ratings: Stuff: 4; Movement: 3; Control: 3.
01/01/1963 OSA scouting updated ratings: Stuff: 4; Movement: 3; Control: 3.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year Win. % Rank
1962 .619 10
Year HLD Rank
1963 3 9
Year BABIP Rank
1962 .267 3
Year WHIP Rank
1962 1.36 9
Year RA/9 Rank
1962 12.24 9
Year H/9 Rank
1962 8.54 7
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