1899
Born July 12, 1899
Moorestown, NJ, USA
Walt French Notable
b. July 12, 1899 · Philadelphia Athletics 1923, 1925–1929
Walt French played 1923 to 1929 for the Philadelphia Athletics as a right fielder.
Across 397 games he batted .303, with 297 hits and 142 runs. He finished with 2 home runs, 45 doubles and 13 stolen bases.
He played 251 games in the outfield, with 465 putouts and 16 errors.
He was born in Moorestown, NJ, USA on July 12, 1899, and died on May 13, 1984. He batted left-handed and threw right-handed.
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1923 | PHA | 16 | 39 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 0 | .231 |
| 1925 | PHA | 67 | 100 | 20 | 37 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 9 | 1 | .370 |
| 1926 | PHA | 112 | 397 | 51 | 121 | 18 | 7 | 1 | 36 | 18 | 24 | 2 | .305 |
| 1927 | PHA | 109 | 326 | 48 | 99 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 41 | 16 | 14 | 9 | .304 |
| 1928 | PHA | 48 | 74 | 9 | 19 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 1 | .257 |
| 1929 | PHA | 45 | 45 | 7 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 0 | .267 |
| Career | — | 397 | 981 | 142 | 297 | 45 | 12 | 2 | 109 | 44 | 62 | 13 | .303 |
On this day & linked events
1984
Died May 13, 1984
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