1935
Born July 14, 1935
Slab Fork, WV, USA
Earl Francis Notable
Earl Francis divided six seasons between two clubs as a pitcher: the Pittsburgh Pirates from 1960, then the St. Louis Cardinals through 1965.
He went 16 and 23 with a 3.77 earned run average, pitching 405.7 innings in 103 games. He struck out 263 and threw 1 shutout. Across 104 games he batted .172, with 21 hits and 5 runs. He finished with 1 home run, 6 doubles and 1 stolen base.
He was born in Slab Fork, WV, USA on July 14, 1935, and died on July 3, 2002. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | PIT | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .000 |
| 1961 | PIT | 23 | 28 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 1 | .107 |
| 1962 | PIT | 36 | 61 | 4 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 23 | 0 | .164 |
| 1963 | PIT | 34 | 26 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 0 | .308 |
| 1964 | PIT | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 1965 | STL | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 |
| Career | — | 104 | 122 | 5 | 21 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 3 | 56 | 1 | .172 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | PIT | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 18.0 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 2.00 |
| 1961 | PIT | 2 | 8 | 23 | 15 | 0 | 102.2 | 110 | 48 | 47 | 53 | 4.21 |
| 1962 | PIT | 9 | 8 | 36 | 23 | 0 | 176.0 | 153 | 60 | 83 | 121 | 3.07 |
| 1963 | PIT | 4 | 6 | 33 | 13 | 0 | 97.1 | 107 | 49 | 43 | 72 | 4.53 |
| 1964 | PIT | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6.1 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 8.53 |
| 1965 | STL | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5.1 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5.06 |
| Career | — | 16 | 23 | 103 | 52 | 0 | 405.2 | 398 | 170 | 181 | 263 | 3.77 |
On this day & linked events
2002
Died July 3, 2002
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