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James
Defrancisco		  
Bats: Both
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 2''
Weight: 230
 
Born: September 26, 1922 in Usa
 
Awards & Accomplishments
All-Star Selections 1954   
Ratings - Batting     Help
                                             
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Year Age Tm Lg Salary   vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1952 29 SAC CL $ 3,710,000  
1953 30 SAC CL $ 3,710,000  
1954 31 SAC CL $ 3,710,000  
1955 32 LB CL $ 7,500,000  
OOTP6 Min Ratings $ 3,710,000  
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 7,500,000  
Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Big Stick or Young Buck.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR OWS
1952 29 SAC CL 123 408 66 135 23 2 19 79 2 3 27 41 .331 .376 .537 .913 74.4 14.5
1953 30 SAC CL 120 351 54 104 17 2 14 62 1 2 22 35 .296 .346 .476 .821 52.8 8.1
1954 31 SAC CL 131 476 88 168 24 2 36 127 1 3 42 39 .353 .405 .639 1.044 104.0 20.1
1955 32 OKC PL 29 90 23 29 6 0 3 14 2 1 15 12 .322 .421 .489 .909 18.0 3.0
  LB CL 101 302 50 88 16 0 13 65 6 2 27 26 .291 .350 .474 .824 49.6 7.9
  TOT   130 392 73 117 22 0 16 79 8 3 42 38 .298 .367 .477 .844 67.6 10.9
4 Years Sim 504 1627 281 524 86 6 85 347 12 11 133 153 .322 .376 .539 .915 298.8 53.5
162 Game Average 522 90 168 27 1 27 111 3 3 42 49 .322 .376 .539 .915 96.0  
Career Highs 131 476 88 168 24 2 36 127 8 3 42 41 .353 .405 .639 1.044 104.0  
Career Batting Splits     Help
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Category G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR
vs RH   1409 243 462 75 5 75 302 9 9 123 129 .328 .385 .548 .933 270.3
vs LH   218 38 62 11 1 10 45 3 2 10 24 .284 .316 .482 .798 31.7
Home 251 785 125 246 43 4 38 174 5 4 60 72 .313 .364 .524 .888 138.6
Away 253 842 156 278 43 2 47 173 7 7 73 81 .330 .386 .553 .940 163.4
RISP   487 0 171 23 2 34 263 0 0 48 41 .351 .407 .616 1.023 109.6
Pinch Hitting   108 24 33 2 1 7 28 0 0 10 14 .306 .372 .537 .909 20.3
Close/Late   208 25 65 13 0 12 54 0 0 23 19 .313 .386 .548 .934 40.7
Mar/Apr 56 183 30 52 7 0 9 31 0 0 17 22 .284 .347 .470 .816 29.2
May 103 380 56 121 23 1 13 72 2 5 32 36 .318 .374 .487 .861 63.1
June 95 313 54 106 18 3 14 66 2 0 21 25 .339 .379 .550 .929 59.4
July 90 280 46 80 12 0 17 69 3 4 20 29 .286 .337 .511 .847 45.5
August 90 232 53 77 9 1 21 66 2 1 23 19 .332 .402 .651 1.052 53.7
Sep/Oct 70 239 42 88 17 1 11 43 3 1 20 22 .368 .418 .586 1.004 51.1
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Platinum Glove Award.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF RSA RTO RTO% PB DWS
1952 29 SAC CL 1B 115 98 855.0 885 67 6 71 .994 10.02 0 0 .000 0 1.6
    C 1 1 9.0 5 1 0 0 1.000 6.00 6 1 .167 1 0.0
1953 30 SAC CL 1B 109 67 691.0 768 57 9 60 .989 10.75 0 0 .000 0 1.2
1954 31 SAC CL 1B 125 114 1024.0 1178 75 15 81 .988 11.01 0 0 .000 0 1.8
1955 32 OKC PL LF 14 14 136.9 17 1 2 0 .900 1.18 0 0 .000 0 0.0
    1B 12 5 66.0 64 4 0 6 1.000 9.27 0 0 .000 0 0.2
  LB CL LF 50 50 431.1 54 3 6 0 .905 1.19 0 0 .000 0 0.4
    1B 41 19 208.0 201 12 0 18 1.000 9.22 0 0 .000 0 0.3
  1B 402 303 2844.0 3096 215 30 236 .991 10.48 0 0 .000 0 5.0
  LF 64 64 568.0 71 4 8 0 .904 1.19 0 0 .000 0 0.5
  C 1 1 9.0 5 1 0 0 1.000 6.00 6 1 .167 1 0.0
Career Totals   467 368 3421.0 3172 220 38 236 .989 8.92 6 1 .167 1 5.5
Career Highs   125 114 1024.0 1178 75 15 81 .994 11.01 6 1 .167 1  
Batting Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
(*) indicates hit-less at-bats added to meet minimum plate appearances.
Season Rankings are League Based.
Batting Average
1954-5-.353
 Slugging Pct
1954-1-.639
 OPS
1954-1-1.044
 XR
1954-7-104.0
 Runs
1954-9-88
 Hits
1954-9-168
Total Bases
1954-1-304
CAR-46-877
 Homeruns
1954-1-36
CAR-22-85
 RBIs
1954-1-127
CAR-23-347
      
 
   Black Ink Test: 11
   Gray Ink Test: 21
   Hall of Fame Standards: 33
 
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History
Drafted in 12th round, 239th overall pick, by Sacramento in 1952
Had first career hit (double) on 4/18/1952, off Luis Almaraz (OAK)
Hit first career homerun on 4/26/1952, off George Bash (VAN)
Was selected to the 1954 Allstar game
Won Player of the Week award on 9/8/1954, hitting .522 with 4 HR, 10 RBI
Sets a new season CL-Record for HR with 34 on 9/8/1954
Had 5 hits with 3 RBI against San Diego on 9/13/1954
Sets a new season CL-Record for RBI with 126 on 9/14/1954
Won Player of the Week award on 9/15/1954, hitting .500 with 3 HR, 8 RBI
Won Batter of the Month award on 10/1/1954, hitting .424 with 7 HR, 19 RBI
Signed as a free agent by Oklahoma on 2/16/1955 to a 3-year deal worth $7,500,000 per year
Traded from Oklahoma to Long Beach on 5/19/1955 (Going to LB: 1B James Defrancisco. Going to OKC: LF Rocky Wooster)
 
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