Walt French
Walter Edward French
Born: July 12, 1899
Moorestown, NJ USA
Deceased: 1984
Mountain Home, AR USA
Primary Position: RF
All Position(s) Played: RF, CF, LF, OF, PH, PR
Bats: L
Throws: R
Height: 5'7"
Weight: 155
College: United States Military Academy, Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey
Career: 1923-1929
Minor League Statistics
Walt French compiled a career batting average of .303 with 2 home runs and 109 RBI in his 397-game career with the Philadelphia Athletics. He began playing during the 1923 season and last took the field during the 1929 campaign.
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Batting:
| Year | Lg | Team | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1923 | AL | Philadelphia Athletics | 16 | 44 | 39 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 7 | .231 | .318 | .308 | .626 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1925 | AL | Philadelphia Athletics | 67 | 104 | 100 | 20 | 37 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | .370 | .376 | .460 | .836 | 46 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1926 | AL | Philadelphia Athletics | 112 | 441 | 397 | 51 | 121 | 18 | 7 | 1 | 36 | 2 | 3 | 18 | 24 | .305 | .340 | .393 | .733 | 156 | 0 | 3 | 23 | 0 | 0 |
| 1927 | AL | Philadelphia Athletics | 109 | 356 | 326 | 48 | 99 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 41 | 9 | 1 | 16 | 14 | .304 | .338 | .365 | .703 | 119 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 0 |
| 1928 | AL | Philadelphia Athletics | 48 | 77 | 74 | 9 | 19 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | .257 | .286 | .311 | .597 | 23 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1929 | AL | Philadelphia Athletics | 45 | 49 | 45 | 7 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | .267 | .298 | .356 | .653 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 397 | 1071 | 981 | 142 | 297 | 45 | 12 | 2 | 109 | 13 | 7 | 44 | 62 | .303 | .336 | .379 | .715 | 372 | 0 | 5 | 41 | 0 | 0 |
Fielding:
| Year | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1923 | AL | Philadelphia Athletics | OF | 10 | 0 | 0.0 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.800 | |
| 1925 | AL | Philadelphia Athletics | OF | 19 | 0 | 0.0 | 31 | 3 | 1 | 0 | .971 | 1.789 | |
| 1926 | AL | Philadelphia Athletics | OF | 99 | 0 | 0.0 | 186 | 12 | 6 | 7 | .971 | 2.000 | |
| 1927 | AL | Philadelphia Athletics | OF | 94 | 0 | 0.0 | 190 | 6 | 9 | 2 | .956 | 2.085 | |
| 1928 | AL | Philadelphia Athletics | OF | 19 | 0 | 0.0 | 33 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.789 | |
| 1929 | AL | Philadelphia Athletics | OF | 10 | 0 | 0.0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .800 | |
| Totals | 251 | 0 | 0.0 | 465 | 23 | 16 | 9 | .968 | 1.944 |
Postseason - Batting:
| Year | Lg | Team | Rnd | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1929 | AL | Philadelphia Athletics | WS | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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