Player Report for #95 Joseph Francis

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Sunday, October 19th, 1958

Rec	5-4
ERA	6.22
IP	76.2
BB	14
K	13

Name:	Joseph Francis	Contract:	None
Nickname:		Salary:
Birthday:	09-25-1914	Signed Through:
Age:	44	Years of Major League Service:	22 Years, 35 Days
Born in:	Unknown	Major League Service Days this Year:	121 Days
Nationality:	American
Height:	6' 3"	Years on 40-Man Roster:	10 Years, 55 Days
Weight:	217 lbs	Years of Pro Service:	22 Years
		Arbitration Eligibility:	Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Position:	SP	Minor League Option Years:	3 option years left
Bats:	Right
Throws:	Right	Contract Extension	-
Status:	Completely Rested	Drafted	-
Morale:	Normal	Local Popularity (National)	Unknown (Unknown)

Pitching Ratings (OSA)

Pitching	Stuff	Movement	Control	Velocity
Overall	2	12	20	89-90 Mph
Versus LHP	1	12	20
Versus RHP	2	12	20
Talent	9	10	10

Pitching Ratings		Pitches:	Fastball, Changeup, Curveball, Splitter
Endurance:	13
Groundball Pct.:	64
Holding Runners:	12

Batting Ratings (OSA)

Running & Bunting Ratings		Fielding Ratings
Running Speed:	2	Pitcher 10
Stealing Ability:	1
Baserunning Instincts:	1
Sacrifice Bunt:	4
Bunt for Hit:	3
Hitter Type:	Spray Hitter

Game Log, Last 10 Games
Date	Opponent	Result	Start	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	Dec
07-29-1958	@ NWK	Loss, 3-4	X	7.2	7	2	2	1	0
07-23-1958	BOS	Loss, 3-7	X	7.2	12	4	4	0	0	Loss
07-18-1958	@ PRO	Loss, 2-13	X	1.2	9	8	8	1	0	Loss
07-13-1958	@ BRK	Win, 6-5	X	6.0	9	5	4	2	2	Win
07-08-1958	BOS	Win, 7-4	X	9.0	6	4	4	0	5	Win
07-02-1958	@ NWK	Win, 7-6	X	6.1	9	4	4	3	2	Win
06-27-1958	@ POU	Loss, 8-10	X	3.1	9	9	7	1	0	Loss
06-21-1958	@ BOS	Loss, 8-14	X	5.2	11	9	7	2	3	Loss
06-12-1958	@ PRO	Loss, 7-10	X	6.0	9	6	6	1	1
06-06-1958	BOS	Win, 6-1	X	9.0	5	1	1	1	0	Win

Atlantic Coast Baseball 1958 Pitching Stats

Pitching	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	HR	BB	K	CG	CG%	SHO	QS	QS%
Overall	17	10	5	4	0	6.22	76.2	110	64	53	16	14	13	2	20.0	0	2	20.0
Pitching	SVO	BS	SV%	RA	GF	R/9	H/9	K/9	BB/9	ERC	WHIP	VORP	BABIP
Overall	0	0	0.0	7	6	14.67	12.91	1.53	1.64	6.57	1.62	-3.9	.321
Pitching	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	R	BB	K	SF	SH	HP	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
vs. LHB	117	36	7	1	3	18	4	6	2	3	1	.308	.331	.462	.792
vs. RHB	205	74	21	2	13	46	10	7	2	4	0	.361	.387	.673	1.060

Atlantic Coast Baseball 1958 Pitching Splits

Split	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	HR	BB	K
April	3	0	1	0	0	7.36	3.2	9	3	3	1	0	0
May	4	0	0	0	0	2.53	10.2	15	9	3	2	2	0
June	4	4	1	2	0	7.88	24.0	34	25	21	3	5	4
July	6	6	3	2	0	6.10	38.1	52	27	26	10	7	9
Spring Training	16	0	2	1	2	7.52	46.2	70	42	39	5	16	12
Career	690	676	309	226	0	2.72	4965.0	4373	1697	1498	224	910	4861
Home	5	3	3	1	0	2.51	32.1	26	9	9	3	2	5
Road	12	7	2	3	0	8.93	44.1	84	55	44	13	12	8
Grass	17	10	5	4	0	6.22	76.2	110	64	53	16	14	13
Night	17	10	5	4	0	6.22	76.2	110	64	53	16	14	13

Career Pitching Stats

Year/Team/League	Age	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	HR	BB	K	CG	SHO	WHIP	BABIP	VORP
1936 Providence - ACB	21	25	25	10	12	0	3.89	199.0	206	106	86	3	86	129	8	3	1.47	.000	0.0
1937 Rockville - ACB	22	35	35	14	18	0	3.65	293.2	253	125	119	13	115	193	24	4	1.25	.000	0.0
1938 Rockville - ACB	23	34	34	19	12	0	4.40	274.1	270	139	134	11	106	186	18	2	1.37	.000	0.0
1939 Boston - ACB	24	36	36	16	16	0	2.87	307.0	242	113	98	12	98	273	20	4	1.11	.000	0.0
1940 Boston - ACB	25	23	16	11	5	0	2.10	154.1	110	40	36	5	24	137	12	3	0.87	.000	0.0
1941 Boston - ACB	26	37	37	20	9	0	1.81	282.2	221	60	57	8	29	269	8	5	0.88	.281	78.2
1942 Boston - ACB	27	38	38	21	10	0	1.73	281.0	191	61	54	5	37	288	4	0	0.81	.259	82.0
1943 Portsmouth - ACB	28	33	33	10	15	0	1.98	236.1	191	59	52	8	25	249	1	0	0.91	.304	68.9
1944 Portsmouth - ACB	29	38	38	22	7	0	2.13	275.0	261	76	65	4	26	309	2	0	1.04	.351	84.5
1945 Portsmouth - ACB	30	37	37	21	9	0	1.93	265.1	223	69	57	3	25	279	2	1	0.93	.320	82.9
1946 Portsmouth - ACB	31	37	37	16	13	0	1.91	259.1	223	70	55	6	46	274	2	1	1.04	.327	80.8
1947 Portsmouth - ACB	32	13	13	5	4	0	2.42	89.1	79	29	24	0	12	91	0	0	1.02	.331	21.9
1947 Poughkeepsie - ACB	32	23	23	12	3	0	1.79	176.0	137	37	35	2	23	175	5	4	0.91	.308	54.9
1947 Total - ACB	32	36	36	17	7	0	2.00	265.1	216	66	59	2	35	266	5	4	0.95	.316	76.8
1948 Bangor - ACB	33	38	38	17	10	0	1.75	268.0	179	59	52	12	29	395	1	1	0.78	.299	82.2
1949 Bangor - ACB	34	36	36	14	13	0	2.29	259.1	207	73	66	15	39	344	3	1	0.95	.318	69.9
1950 Bangor - ACB	35	33	33	10	10	0	1.99	226.0	205	63	50	10	35	289	1	0	1.06	.353	65.0
1951 Bangor - ACB	36	36	36	24	4	0	1.65	273.1	185	54	50	14	24	357	5	1	0.76	.285	96.8
1952 Bangor - ACB	37	36	36	15	13	0	3.09	262.1	262	100	90	17	20	277	2	0	1.07	.345	64.7
1953 Bangor - ACB	38	42	42	14	19	0	3.86	247.1	294	131	106	22	41	174	1	0	1.35	.337	32.8
1954 Bangor - ACB	39	43	43	13	20	0	5.53	258.2	324	169	159	38	56	160	2	0	1.47	.336	-8.2
1955 Fredericton - RMB	40	21	21	11	5	0	4.82	125.0	147	70	67	21	22	69	0	0	1.35	.312	18.3
1956 Fredericton - RMB	41	25	21	9	6	0	4.07	137.0	160	73	62	19	20	47	2	1	1.31	.294	30.6
1957 Fredericton - RMB	42	15	15	5	4	0	4.41	96.0	107	49	47	14	21	23	0	0	1.33	.274	21.6
1958 Bangor - ACB	43	17	10	5	4	0	6.22	76.2	110	64	53	16	14	13	2	0	1.62	.321	-3.9
Total ACB		690	676	309	226	0	2.72	4965.0	4373	1697	1498	224	910	4861	123	30	1.06	.468	953.4
Total RMB		61	57	25	15	0	4.42	358.0	414	192	176	54	63	139	2	1	1.33	.294	70.5

Career Minor League Pitching Stats

Year/Team/League

Age

ERA

SHO

WHIP

BABIP

VORP

Career Postseason Pitching Stats

Year/Team/League	Age	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	HR	BB	K	CG	SHO	WHIP	BABIP	VORP
1941 Boston - ACB	26	3	3	1	1	0	0.42	21.2	11	2	1	0	1	28	1	1	0.55	.244	0.0
1942 Boston - ACB	27	7	7	4	2	0	1.61	50.1	34	10	9	0	7	52	0	0	0.81	.268	0.0
1945 Portsmouth - ACB	30	3	3	1	2	0	2.14	21.0	20	6	5	0	0	17	1	0	0.95	.299	0.0
Total ACB		13	13	6	5	0	1.45	93.0	65	18	15	0	8	97	2	1	0.78	.272	0.0

Career Fielding Stats

Year/Team/League	POS	G	GS	PO	A	DP	TC	E	PCT	INN	RANGE	PB	RSTA	RTO	RTO%
1941 Boston - ML	P	37	37	12	36	2	49	1	.980	282.2	1.53
1942 Boston - ML	P	38	38	15	50	2	66	1	.985	281.0	2.08
1943 Portsmouth - ML	P	33	33	6	45	2	51	0	1.000	236.1	1.94
1944 Portsmouth - ML	P	38	38	11	47	1	60	2	.967	275.0	1.90
1945 Portsmouth - ML	P	37	37	18	70	3	90	2	.978	265.1	2.98
1946 Portsmouth - ML	P	37	37	16	56	1	75	3	.960	259.1	2.50
1958 Bangor - ML	P	17	10	7	17	0	25	1	.960	76.2	2.82

Player History
11-21-1947	Signed a 4-year contract worth a total of $75,360,000 with the Bangor Lumberjacks organization.
01-01-1948	SISA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 17 (9); Movement: 20 (10); Control: 19 (10).
04-20-1948	Earns his 200th career Atlantic Coast Baseball victory!
06-01-1948	Collects his 3000th career Atlantic Coast Baseball strikeout!
06-29-1948	Was selected to the 1948 Atlantic Coast Baseball All-Star Game.
08-12-1948	Pitches a 1-hit shutout against the Newark Gunners with 10 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed!
01-01-1949	SISA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 14 (8); Movement: 19 (10); Control: 20 (10).
06-28-1949	Injured (damaged meniscus (knee)), day-to-day for 1-2 weeks.
07-29-1949	Collects his 3500th career Atlantic Coast Baseball strikeout!
08-14-1949	Pitches a 2-hit shutout against the Brooklyn Bums with 15 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed!
10-01-1949	Wins the 1949 ACB KL Golden Glove at P.
01-01-1950	SISA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 14 (8); Movement: 19 (10); Control: 19 (10).
04-30-1950	Injured (tender shoulder), out for 2 weeks.
01-01-1951	SISA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 15 (8); Movement: 19 (10); Control: 19 (10).
05-01-1951	Wins the ACB KL Pitcher of the Month Award.
05-26-1951	Collects his 4000th career Atlantic Coast Baseball strikeout!
06-07-1951	Earns his 250th career Atlantic Coast Baseball victory!
06-29-1951	Was selected to the 1951 Atlantic Coast Baseball All-Star Game.
08-14-1951	Pitches a 2-hit shutout against the Newark Gunners with 11 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed!
09-28-1951	Signed a 3-year contract extension worth a total of $60,620,000 with the Bangor Lumberjacks organization.
01-01-1952	SISA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 12 (8); Movement: 17 (10); Control: 19 (10).
03-23-1952	Injured (dead arm syndrome), out for 1-2 weeks.
06-29-1952	Was selected to the 1952 Atlantic Coast Baseball All-Star Game.
08-21-1952	Collects his 4500th career Atlantic Coast Baseball strikeout!
01-01-1953	SISA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 9 (8); Movement: 16 (10); Control: 18 (10).
06-29-1953	Was selected to the 1953 Atlantic Coast Baseball All-Star Game.
07-19-1953	Injured (tender elbow), day-to-day for 1-2 weeks.
01-01-1954	SISA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 7 (8); Movement: 14 (10); Control: 19 (10).
03-27-1954	Injured (blurred vision), day-to-day for 2 weeks.
07-08-1954	Earns his 300th career Atlantic Coast Baseball victory!
07-16-1954	Injured (strained tricep tendon), out for 2 weeks.
10-17-1954	Became a free agent.
11-03-1954	Signed a 1-year contract worth a total of $1,860,000 with the Fredericton Salamanders organization.
01-01-1955	SISA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 7 (8); Movement: 13 (9); Control: 19 (10).
03-31-1955	Injured (back spasms), out for 1-2 weeks.
06-07-1955	Injured (dead arm syndrome), out for 2 weeks.
08-04-1955	Signed a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $2,300,000 with the Fredericton Salamanders organization.
08-25-1955	Won the 1955 Royal Maritime Baseball Maritime Championship with the Fredericton Salamanders!
01-01-1956	SISA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 5 (8); Movement: 12 (10); Control: 19 (10).
06-04-1956	Signed a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $3,450,000 with the Fredericton Salamanders organization.
07-06-1956	Pitches a NO-HITTER against the Halifax Golden Giants with 4 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed!
08-24-1956	Won the 1956 Royal Maritime Baseball Maritime Championship with the Fredericton Salamanders!
01-01-1957	SISA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 2 (8); Movement: 11 (10); Control: 18 (10).
06-26-1957	Injured (strained back muscle), out for 7 weeks.
09-17-1957	Became a free agent.
10-27-1957	Signed a 1-year contract worth a total of $690,000 with the Bangor Lumberjacks organization.
12-08-1957	Released by the Bangor Lumberjacks.
12-30-1957	Signed a 1-year contract worth a total of $590,000 with the Bangor Lumberjacks organization.
01-01-1958	SISA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 1 (8); Movement: 11 (10); Control: 18 (10).
08-01-1958	Released by the Bangor Lumberjacks.

Leader Boards Appearances

Year	G	Rank
1942	38	8
1944	38	5
1946	37	8
1948	38	10
1949	36	7
1951	36	8
1953	42	10
1954	43	10

Year	GS	Rank
1941	37	5
1942	38	1
1943	33	10
1944	38	2
1945	37	3
1946	37	3
1948	38	1
1949	36	1
1950	33	5
1951	36	2
1952	36	2
1953	42	1
1954	43	4

Year	W	Rank
1941	20	4
1942	21	1
1944	22	3
1945	21	2
1946	16	9
1948	17	5
1949	14	10
1951	24	2
1952	15	7
1953	14	8
1955	11	6
1956	9	9

Year	L	Rank
1943	15	6
1949	13	9
1952	13	9
1953	19	3
1954	20	4

Year	Winning %	Rank
1941	.690	4
1942	.677	2
1944	.759	1
1945	.700	4
1946	.552	9
1947	.800	2
1948	.630	6
1951	.857	3
1955	.688	4
1956	.600	5

Year	IP	Rank
1941	282.2	7
1942	281.0	6
1944	275.0	5
1945	265.1	7
1946	259.1	10
1948	268.0	5
1949	259.1	8
1951	273.1	2
1952	262.1	4
1953	247.1	8
1954	258.2	5

Year	BF	Rank
1944	1098	9
1945	1033	9
1948	1000	7
1952	1047	10
1953	1071	10
1954	1133	5

Year	HRA	Rank
1954	38	8
1955	21	4
1956	19	9

Year	K	Rank
1941	269	7
1942	288	5
1943	249	9
1944	309	2
1945	279	6
1946	274	7
1948	395	4
1949	344	6
1950	289	8
1951	357	2
1952	277	5

Year	WP	Rank
1942	10	9
1943	11	9
1953	8	7
1954	8	7

Year	ERA	Rank
1941	1.81	1
1942	1.73	1
1943	1.98	3
1944	2.13	2
1945	1.93	2
1946	1.91	2
1947	1.79	2
1948	1.75	2
1949	2.29	3
1950	1.99	3
1951	1.65	3
1952	3.09	3
1953	3.86	6
1956	4.07	5

Year	BABIP	Rank
1941	.281	6
1942	.259	1
1943	.304	9
1947	.308	9
1949	.318	5
1951	.285	3
1955	.312	10
1956	.294	6

Year	WHIP	Rank
1941	0.88	1
1942	0.81	1
1943	0.91	1
1944	1.04	4
1945	0.93	2
1946	1.04	7
1947	0.91	1
1948	0.78	1
1949	0.95	3
1950	1.06	9
1951	0.76	2
1952	1.07	2
1955	1.35	7
1956	1.31	6

Year	K/BB	Rank
1941	9.28	1
1942	7.78	1
1943	9.96	3
1944	11.88	1
1945	11.16	1
1946	5.96	6
1947	7.61	1
1948	13.62	1
1949	8.82	2
1950	8.26	2
1951	14.88	1
1952	13.85	1
1953	4.24	6
1955	3.14	6
1956	2.35	10

Year	RA/9	Rank
1941	7.96	1
1942	7.30	1
1943	8.23	1
1944	9.39	2
1945	8.41	2
1946	9.34	6
1947	8.18	1
1948	6.99	1
1949	8.54	1
1950	9.56	5
1951	6.88	1
1952	9.67	2
1953	12.19	8
1954	13.22	10
1955	12.17	6
1956	11.82	6

Year	HR/9	Rank
1941	0.25	3
1942	0.16	1
1943	0.30	6
1944	0.13	3
1945	0.10	1
1946	0.21	5
1947	0.10	1
1948	0.40	2
1949	0.52	6
1950	0.40	4
1951	0.46	4
1952	0.58	3
1953	0.80	7
1956	1.25	9

Year	H/9	Rank
1941	7.04	6
1942	6.12	1
1943	7.27	3
1944	8.54	9
1945	7.56	8
1947	7.01	1
1948	6.01	1
1949	7.18	7
1951	6.09	3
1952	8.99	9

Year	BB/9	Rank
1941	0.92	1
1942	1.19	1
1943	0.95	3
1944	0.85	1
1945	0.85	1
1946	1.60	5
1947	1.18	2
1948	0.97	1
1949	1.35	2
1950	1.39	2
1951	0.79	1
1952	0.69	1
1953	1.49	3
1954	1.95	3
1955	1.58	2
1956	1.31	2

Year	K/9	Rank
1941	8.56	8
1942	9.22	7
1943	9.48	4
1944	10.11	4
1945	9.46	7
1946	9.51	6
1947	8.95	5
1948	13.26	6
1949	11.94	8
1950	11.51	7
1951	11.75	3

Year	VORP	Rank
1941	78.2	1
1942	82.0	1
1943	68.9	4
1944	84.5	3
1945	82.9	3
1946	80.8	2
1947	54.9	3
1948	82.2	2
1949	69.9	3
1950	65.0	4
1951	96.8	2
1952	64.7	3
1953	32.8	7
1956	30.6	7
1957	21.6	10

Year	QS	Rank
1941	31	1
1942	34	1
1943	29	2
1944	32	2
1945	32	3
1946	30	4
1947	21	7
1948	34	1
1949	29	1
1950	24	3
1951	33	1
1952	26	2
1953	20	3
1954	14	8

Year	QSP	Rank
1941	.838	1
1942	.895	1
1943	.879	2
1944	.842	3
1945	.865	3
1946	.811	6
1947	.846	4
1947	.913	2
1948	.895	2
1949	.806	2
1950	.727	5
1951	.917	1
1952	.722	2
1956	.429	8

Year	CG	Rank
1956	2	1

Year	CGP	Rank
1956	.095	2

Year	SHO	Rank
1941	5	1
1945	1	6
1946	1	9
1947	4	2
1949	1	9
1951	1	4
1954	0	9
1955	0	8
1956	1	1
1957	0	7

Year	GB%	Rank
1948	0.61	5
1949	0.63	4
1950	0.68	4
1951	0.61	9
1952	0.70	4
1953	0.67	5
1954	0.70	3
1955	0.64	2
1956	0.63	3