Earl Francis
Earl Coleman Francis
Born: July 14, 1935
Slab Fork, WV US
Deceased: July 3, 2002
Pittsburgh, PA US
Primary Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6'2"
Weight: 210
Career: 1954-1966
Major League Statistics
TSN Contract Card
Earl Francis compiled a career record of 45 wins and 40 losses and a 3.53 ERA in his 163-game pitching career with the Clinton Pirates, Salt Lake City Bees, Columbus Jets, Jacksonville Suns, Seattle Angels and Indianapolis Indians. He began playing during the 1954 season and last took the field during the 1966 campaign.
Click on column headings to sort.
Pitching:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | W | L | W% | ERA | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1954 | D | MIDW | Clinton Pirates | 11 | 9 | .550 | 3.10 | 28 | 23 | 16 | 0 | 180.0 | 136 | 91 | 62 | 5 | 119 | 169 | 6 | 0 | 4 | ||||
| 1959 | AAA | PCL | Salt Lake City Bees | 6 | 5 | .545 | 3.33 | 29 | 27 | 3 | 1 | 154.0 | 128 | 72 | 57 | 2 | 113 | 97 | 7 | 1 | 3 | ||||
| 1960 | AAA | IL | Columbus Jets | 5 | 4 | .556 | 3.04 | 11 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 74.0 | 52 | 28 | 25 | 6 | 30 | 1 | 61 | 1 | 0 | 3 | |||
| 1961 | AAA | IL | Columbus Jets | 3 | 1 | .750 | 1.76 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 41.0 | 22 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 34 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |||
| 1964 | AAA | IL | Columbus Jets | 10 | 10 | .500 | 4.15 | 30 | 29 | 8 | 2 | 180.0 | 173 | 101 | 83 | 19 | 71 | 2 | 120 | 3 | 0 | 4 | |||
| 1965 | AAA | IL | Jacksonville Suns | 10 | 11 | .476 | 4.10 | 31 | 27 | 4 | 1 | 182.0 | 171 | 94 | 83 | 17 | 70 | 3 | 128 | 3 | 0 | 6 | |||
| 1966 | AAA | PCL | Seattle Angels | 5 | 0.0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1966 | AAA | PCL | Indianapolis Indians | 20 | 0.0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Totals | 45 | 40 | .529 | 3.53 | 163 | 122 | 0 | 38 | 6 | 0 | 811.0 | 682 | 395 | 318 | 49 | 420 | 6 | 609 | 21 | 1 | 21 | 0 |
Batting:
| Year | Level | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1954 | D | MIDW | Clinton Pirates | 32 | 79 | 71 | 7 | 18 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 5 | 14 | .254 | .303 | .423 | .725 | 30 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |||
| 1959 | AAA | PCL | Salt Lake City Bees | 29 | 60 | 50 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 23 | .140 | .259 | .220 | .479 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 1960 | AAA | IL | Columbus Jets | 11 | 29 | 25 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | .240 | .231 | .480 | .711 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 1 | ||
| 1961 | AAA | IL | Columbus Jets | 9 | 14 | 14 | 2 | .143 | .143 | .143 | .286 | 2 | ||||||||||||||
| 1964 | AAA | IL | Columbus Jets | 36 | 72 | 60 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 26 | .167 | .254 | .183 | .437 | 11 | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||
| 1965 | AAA | IL | Jacksonville Suns | 37 | 73 | 60 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 30 | .150 | .261 | .217 | .478 | 13 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| 1966 | AAA | PCL | (+) Seattle Angels | 27 | 48 | 44 | 4 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 12 | .250 | .277 | .273 | .549 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
| 1966 | AAA | PCL | (+) Indianapolis Indians | 27 | 48 | 44 | 4 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 12 | .250 | .277 | .273 | .549 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Totals | 154 | 327 | 280 | 24 | 52 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 104 | .186 | .261 | .282 | .543 | 79 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 1 | 0 |
Fielding:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1954 | D | MIDW | Clinton Pirates | P | 28 | 9 | 43 | 4 | 5 | .929 | 1.857 |
| 1959 | AAA | PCL | Salt Lake City Bees | P | 29 | 7 | 30 | 2 | 4 | .949 | 1.276 |
| 1960 | AAA | IL | Columbus Jets | P | 11 | 2 | 13 | 2 | 1 | .882 | 1.364 |
| 1964 | AAA | IL | Columbus Jets | P | 30 | 12 | 40 | 4 | 4 | .929 | 1.733 |
| 1965 | AAA | IL | Jacksonville Suns | P | 31 | 11 | 45 | 3 | 6 | .949 | 1.806 |
| 1966 | AAA | PCL | Seattle Angels | P | 5 | .000 | |||||
| 1966 | AAA | PCL | Indianapolis Indians | P | 20 | .000 | |||||
| Totals | 154 | 41 | 171 | 15 | 20 | .934 | 1.377 |
Minor League Service:
| Year | Level | League | Team | Affiliation | First Appearance | Final Appearance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1954 | D | Miss-Ohio Valley (M.O.V.) League | Clinton Pirates | PIT | ||
| 1959 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Salt Lake City Bees | PIT | ||
| 1960 | AAA | International League | Columbus Jets | PIT | ||
| 1961 | AAA | International League | Columbus Jets | PIT | ||
| 1964 | AAA | International League | Columbus Jets | PIT | ||
| 1965 | AAA | International League | Jacksonville Suns | SLN | ||
| 1966 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Seattle Angels | CAL | ||
| 1966 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Indianapolis Indians | CHA |
Persons data from the Chadwick Baseball Bureau are Copyright Chadwick Baseball Bureau, and are made available under the Open Data Commons Attribution License.
