SS Billy Francom #21
Age: 47 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Very Good
04/08/1963
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SS BILLY FRANCOM #21 - AGE: 47 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: VERY GOOD
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 0 0.0
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Overall Vs Left Vs Right  
Contact 3 3 3
Gap 2 2 2
Power 2 2 2
Eye 2 2 2
Avoid K's 4 4 4
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 3 1
Errors: - 5 3
Arm: 1 4 3
Turn DP: - 5 -
Framing: 1 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: 4
Catcher: - Left Field: -
1st Base: - Center Field: -
2nd Base: 5 Right Field: -
3rd Base: 3
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 3
Stealing Aggressiveness: 3
Stealing Ability: 2
Baserunning Inst.: 3
Sacrifice Bunt: 3
Bunt for Hit: 1
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
PERSONALITY
Birthday:08/29/1915
Born in:Highlands Ranch, CO
Nationality:American
Height:6' 0"
Weight:200 lbs
Local Popularity:Unknown
National Pop.:Unknown
STATUS
Contract:RETIRED
Salary:-
Signed Through:-
Major Service:None, 69 Days
Service This Yr:None
40-Man Service:3 Years, None
Pro Service:12 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1933, 7th Pick in Round 5
HIGH SCHOOL BASEBALL 1933 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 40 161 57 6 1 5 33 35 18 5 .354 .427 .497 .924 .418 .143 120
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 40 185 4 1 0 5 2 2 80 12 2 0 100.0 35.1 8.38 1.7  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   33 12 4 0 0 7 6 3 0 0 0 1 .364 .432 .485 .917
Versus Right   128 45 2 1 5 26 29 15 5 2 2 3 .352 .426 .500 .926
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Career   493 178 25 4 5 72 89 36 21 2 4 16 .361 .420 .458 .879
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
1939 Brooklyn - FABL 23 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 -115 -0.1
1940 Brooklyn - FABL 24 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 -106 -0.1
1941 Brooklyn - FABL 25 14 12 2 1 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 1 0 0 .167 .333 .250 .583 64 15 -0.0
Total FABL 19 19 2 1 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 2 0 0 .105 .227 .158 .385 12 -25 -0.2
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
1931 Buffalo HS - HS 15 40 165 57 9 1 0 15 21 6 8 0 12 2 1 .345 .397 .412 .809 138 143 1.2
1932 Buffalo HS - HS 16 40 167 64 10 2 0 24 33 12 4 0 4 6 1 .383 .437 .467 .904 139 139 2.2
1933 Buffalo HS - HS 17 40 161 57 6 1 5 33 35 18 4 2 5 2 0 .354 .427 .497 .924 107 120 1.7
1934 Marshalltown - C 18 56 177 41 3 0 0 9 15 9 9 0 12 1 3 .232 .303 .249 .551 42 45 -1.4
1935 Marshalltown - C 19 96 337 90 17 4 1 34 47 25 6 2 10 5 3 .267 .327 .350 .677 69 66 0.4
1936 Tampa - B 20 30 118 33 5 0 0 9 18 7 0 0 5 1 0 .280 .320 .322 .642 74 80 0.1
1936 Springfield - A 20 74 260 71 13 2 1 33 34 15 1 1 4 1 1 .273 .314 .350 .664 81 77 0.6
1937 Springfield - A 21 132 484 130 21 5 1 46 65 24 15 3 7 9 4 .269 .321 .339 .660 75 76 1.5
1938 Springfield - A 22 49 198 60 11 0 0 26 23 9 2 1 3 0 1 .303 .338 .359 .697 95 98 1.4
1938 Knoxville - AA 22 31 38 14 3 0 0 3 10 3 0 0 0 0 0 .368 .415 .447 .862 138 144 0.4
1939 Rochester - AAA 23 115 344 108 16 3 1 49 47 24 5 1 15 3 3 .314 .366 .387 .753 95 97 1.6
1940 Knoxville - AA 24 47 129 46 3 3 0 22 24 13 1 3 3 0 1 .357 .411 .426 .837 120 125 1.1
1940 Jersey City - AAA 24 57 163 45 4 1 0 14 16 20 0 1 4 2 0 .276 .353 .313 .666 92 87 0.3
1941 Knoxville - AA 25 79 315 99 9 4 1 41 51 39 0 1 7 0 0 .314 .389 .378 .767 104 102 2.0
1941 Jersey City - AAA 25 44 152 31 4 1 0 10 13 4 0 1 4 0 0 .204 .223 .243 .466 37 29 -0.7
1942 Knoxville - AA 26 98 389 101 14 4 1 37 46 41 0 2 11 1 2 .260 .329 .324 .653 74 76 1.4
1942 Jersey City - AAA 26 14 38 9 0 0 0 2 6 4 0 1 4 1 0 .237 .302 .237 .539 62 54 0.0
Total DIX 255 871 260 29 11 2 103 131 96 1 6 21 1 3 .299 .367 .364 .730 95 96
Total HL 255 942 261 45 7 2 105 122 48 18 5 14 10 6 .277 .323 .346 .669 81 81
Total UL 230 697 193 24 5 1 75 82 52 5 4 27 6 3 .277 .330 .330 .660 80 78
Total HS 120 493 178 25 4 5 72 89 36 16 2 21 10 2 .361 .420 .458 .879 128 134
Total SEL 30 118 33 5 0 0 9 18 7 0 0 5 1 0 .280 .320 .322 .642 74 80
Total UMVA 152 514 131 20 4 1 43 62 34 15 2 22 6 6 .255 .319 .315 .634 60 59
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1931 Buffalo HS - HS SS 40 40 50 134 23 199 15 .925 351.0 4.72 -5.2 .928
1932 Buffalo HS - HS SS 40 40 54 159 24 219 6 .973 355.0 5.40 +4.8 1.059
1933 Buffalo HS - HS SS 40 40 64 136 36 207 7 .966 354.0 5.08 +5.7 1.098
1934 Marshalltown - C SS 38 30 54 91 14 159 14 .912 269.1 4.85 -1.7 .970
1934 Marshalltown - C LF 7 7 13 0 0 14 1 .929 56.0 2.09 -1.3 .838
1934 Marshalltown - C CF 11 11 23 0 0 23 0 1.000 96.1 2.15 -3.9 .788
1935 Marshalltown - C SS 90 86 151 298 47 479 30 .937 726.2 5.56 +8.3 1.059
1935 Marshalltown - C LF 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 2.2 3.38 +0.0 1.024
1935 Marshalltown - C CF 5 2 6 1 0 7 0 1.000 20.0 3.15 -0.5 .773
1936 Springfield - A SS 57 57 79 231 37 318 8 .975 486.1 5.74 +4.1 1.059
1936 Tampa - B SS 30 30 47 117 18 176 12 .932 264.2 5.58 -1.7 1.005
1936 Springfield - A LF 13 13 23 0 0 24 1 .958 112.2 1.84 -0.0 .945
1936 Springfield - A CF 3 3 11 0 0 12 1 .917 27.0 3.67 -0.7 .934
1937 Springfield - A SS 126 124 215 456 48 691 20 .971 1070.0 5.64 +14.5 1.068
1937 Springfield - A CF 3 2 4 0 0 4 0 1.000 22.0 1.64 +0.1 1.024
1938 Knoxville - AA SS 8 3 6 13 4 19 0 1.000 33.0 5.18 +0.1 1.088
1938 Springfield - A SS 48 48 70 167 36 244 7 .971 420.2 5.07 +6.7 1.104
1938 Knoxville - AA LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1939 Brooklyn - MLB SS 1 0 1 2 1 3 0 1.000 6.1 4.26 +0.2 1.050
1939 Rochester - AAA SS 113 102 185 374 59 571 12 .979 851.1 5.91 +1.6 1.015
1939 Brooklyn - MLB LF 1 0 3 0 0 3 0 1.000 2.0 13.50 +0.1 1.005
1939 Rochester - AAA LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.2 0.00 0.0 .000
1940 Knoxville - AA 1B 1 0 4 0 0 4 0 1.000 4.0 9.00 +0.1 1.053
1940 Brooklyn - MLB 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 2.0 0.00 -0.4 .000
1940 Jersey City - AAA 3B 14 13 3 27 4 32 2 .938 102.2 2.63 -0.9 .911
1940 Knoxville - AA 3B 22 20 5 48 4 54 1 .981 178.2 2.67 -0.8 .981
1940 Brooklyn - MLB SS 2 0 0 2 1 2 0 1.000 2.1 7.71 +0.1 1.078
1940 Jersey City - AAA SS 43 42 73 106 21 183 4 .978 333.1 4.83 -0.5 .977
1940 Knoxville - AA SS 20 13 24 62 14 88 2 .977 112.0 6.91 +0.6 .965
1940 Jersey City - AAA LF 1 0 3 0 0 3 0 1.000 9.0 3.00 -0.4 1.022
1940 Knoxville - AA LF 3 2 3 0 0 3 0 1.000 20.1 1.33 +0.0 .985
1941 Brooklyn - MLB 2B 11 3 15 16 6 32 1 .969 40.2 6.86 +0.3 1.065
1941 Knoxville - AA 2B 77 76 210 219 69 434 5 .988 644.0 6.00 +5.8 1.048
1941 Jersey City - AAA 3B 14 14 8 30 4 39 1 .974 121.0 2.83 -0.3 .942
1941 Brooklyn - MLB SS 3 0 0 5 0 5 0 1.000 6.1 7.11 +0.4 1.089
1941 Jersey City - AAA SS 27 27 39 88 24 129 2 .984 229.1 4.98 -0.4 1.049
1941 Knoxville - AA SS 17 2 6 22 1 29 1 .966 66.1 3.80 +0.4 .940
1941 Jersey City - AAA LF 2 2 5 0 0 5 0 1.000 14.0 3.21 +0.1 1.007
1942 Jersey City - AAA 2B 10 9 21 24 11 45 0 1.000 67.0 6.04 -0.0 1.011
1942 Knoxville - AA 2B 97 95 254 302 86 569 13 .977 831.2 6.02 +7.9 1.078
1942 Jersey City - AAA 3B 4 4 1 9 0 10 0 1.000 27.0 3.33 +0.8 1.063
1942 Jersey City - AAA SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1942 Knoxville - AA SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
TOTAL 1B 1 0 4 0 0 4 0 1.000 4.0 9.00 +0.1 1.053
TOTAL 2B 195 183 500 561 172 1080 19 .982 1583.1 6.03 +14.0 1.063
TOTAL 3B 55 51 17 114 12 135 4 .970 431.1 2.73 -1.6 .953
TOTAL SS 743 684 1118 2463 408 3721 140 .962 5938.0 5.43 +37.9 1.038
TOTAL LF 31 24 51 0 0 53 2 .962 218.1 2.10 -1.6 .931
TOTAL CF 22 18 44 1 0 46 1 .978 165.1 2.45 -5.1 .836
PLAYER HISTORY
03/02/1931 Joined the Buffalo HS Bisons.
04/29/1931 Goes 0-3 against the Spartanburg HS Spartans, ending his hitting streak at 21 games.
01/01/1932 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
01/01/1933 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
04/17/1933 Goes 0-3 against the Cambridge HS Colonials, ending his hitting streak at 20 games.
12/05/1933 Released by the Buffalo HS Bisons.
12/05/1933 Drafted in the 1933 first-year player draft (Round 5, Pick 7, 71st overall pick) by the Brooklyn Kings.
12/19/1933 Signed a minor league contract with the Brooklyn Kings organization with a signing bonus of $6,000.
01/01/1934 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
08/04/1934 Injured (Bruised thumb), day-to-day for 5 days.
01/01/1935 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
05/09/1935 Injured (Sprained knee), day-to-day for 3-4 weeks.
06/05/1935 Injured (Back spasms), day-to-day for 3 days.
07/23/1935 Injured (Back spasms), day-to-day for 2 days.
01/01/1936 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
06/17/1936 Injured (Virus), out for 1-2 weeks.
08/17/1936 Injured (Shoulder tendinitis), day-to-day for 4 weeks.
08/31/1936 Suffered setback in recovery from injury, will miss another 4 weeks.
01/01/1937 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
07/12/1937 Injured (bruised thumb),day-to-day for 5 days.
01/01/1938 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
05/14/1938 Goes 5-5 against the Davenport Dusters, with 1 RBI and 2 R.
05/31/1938 Injured (sprained knee),day-to-day for one week.
01/01/1939 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
01/01/1940 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
07/18/1940 Injured (bruised thumb),day-to-day for one week.
01/01/1941 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
01/01/1942 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
07/02/1942 Injured (chronic back soreness),out for 3 weeks.
07/13/1942 Suffered setback in recovery from injury, will miss another 2 weeks.
01/01/1943 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
01/01/1944 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
01/01/1945 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
12/24/1945 Released by the Brooklyn organization.
01/01/1946 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
10/13/1946 Retired from professional baseball.
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