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Bill Francis
William Henry Francis
(Brodie; Jess)
 
Born: February 28, 1879 in Philadelphia, PA
Died: January 26, 1942 - 62 years old in Chicago, IL
Bats: R Throws: R Ht: 5'5" Wt: 140
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Notes:
- Visit Francis's Managerial Page
- Buried: Lincoln Cemetery; Blue Island, IL

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Multi-Team Years
R
H
K
IND
27.3
3B
56
-6.5
-6.3
-9.2
-4.6
-3.7
-1.4
-0.4
-0.1
-2.8
0.0
-6.2
-0.3
-5.9
0.8
0.0
0.2
0.0
0.0
NAC
28.3
3B
21
0.1
-1.1
-1.9
3.6
-0.4
-0.4
-0.1
-0.1
-0.8
0.0
-0.6
0.9
-0.6
-0.1
0.0
3.7
0.0
0.0
NAC
29.3
3B
121
0.3
-1.7
-5.8
4.7
2.0
-1.6
-0.7
-0.2
-4.1
0.0
4.0
7.1
4.0
0.7
0.0
2.4
0.0
0.0
LG
29.8
SS
40
-2.1
-2.8
-4.0
1.1
-1.8
-0.4
-0.2
-0.0
-1.2
1.0
-1.5
2.3
-0.8
-0.2
2.9
1.1
0.0
0.0
IND
30.3
3B
75
2.0
1.0
4.5
1.1
0.7
-1.1
1.4
0.8
3.7
0.0
1.4
-1.9
2.1
2.8
0.0
0.3
0.0
0.0
EAS
31.3
3B
86
-6.0
-8.9
-8.7
3.6
-8.3
-0.3
1.1
-0.3
0.5
0.0
-6.5
2.7
-5.8
0.7
0.0
2.3
0.0
0.0
EAS
32.3
3B
68
5.4
1.4
4.3
9.5
-1.4
3.6
0.4
-0.2
3.1
0.0
5.7
4.6
6.1
1.6
0.0
3.0
0.0
0.0
EAS
33.3
3B
86
2.6
3.5
1.0
-0.8
5.3
0.0
-0.6
-0.3
-2.4
0.0
4.8
0.9
5.0
1.3
0.0
2.0
0.0
0.0
MULT
33.8
3B
126
-9.2
-9.3
-11.5
-5.1
-7.2
-0.1
-0.8
-0.1
-2.4
0.0
-7.9
2.5
-6.2
1.1
0.0
1.1
0.0
0.0
EAS
34.3
3B
62
-4.8
-4.2
-4.8
-3.2
-2.5
-1.7
0.7
-0.1
-0.6
0.0
-5.1
-0.4
-5.6
-0.4
0.0
-0.1
0.0
0.0
WES
35.3
3B
174
3.4
6.0
1.5
-6.0
9.0
0.3
-0.1
-0.9
-3.8
0.0
8.9
4.1
7.7
0.4
0.0
-3.8
0.0
0.0
WES
36.3
3B
232
-1.6
-3.2
-6.2
1.5
-0.1
0.1
-0.9
0.1
-2.5
0.0
4.2
10.1
4.3
0.9
0.0
-2.9
0.0
0.0
FHL
36.8
3B
28
1.4
1.4
0.5
1.1
2.1
-0.3
-0.1
-0.1
-0.9
0.0
2.8
2.1
2.3
-0.2
0.0
-0.2
0.0
0.0
WES
37.3
3B
244
-3.4
-8.3
-10.5
5.5
-7.3
3.6
-1.5
-0.5
-1.9
0.0
3.8
14.0
3.5
3.2
0.0
-3.3
0.0
0.0
FHL
37.8
3B
30
-1.0
-0.5
-1.9
-2.1
0.7
-0.8
-0.2
-0.0
-1.3
0.0
-0.2
-0.3
0.1
0.9
0.0
-0.1
0.0
0.0
WES
38.3
3B
197
2.2
-3.7
-4.0
9.7
-2.9
1.6
-0.2
-0.2
-0.2
0.0
7.3
9.5
8.6
5.4
0.0
2.2
0.0
0.0
FHL
38.8
3B
50
-0.2
-1.5
-1.7
3.2
-1.5
0.7
-0.3
0.0
-0.1
0.0
-1.0
1.1
-0.9
-0.3
0.0
3.2
0.0
0.0
WES
39.3
3B
103
1.5
0.1
-1.4
3.1
0.7
1.7
-0.9
-0.2
-1.4
0.0
4.0
5.9
4.5
-0.4
0.0
-0.2
0.0
0.0
MULT
40.3
3B
190
0.9
-6.3
-8.6
13.5
-4.2
-0.4
1.6
-0.9
-1.6
0.0
5.2
12.8
5.3
3.2
0.0
4.0
0.0
0.0
EAS
41.3
3B
74
-5.3
-5.7
-7.8
-1.5
-3.7
-0.7
-0.5
-0.1
-2.1
0.0
-4.4
2.1
-4.0
-0.2
0.0
-0.4
0.0
0.0
NNA
42.3
SS
191
16.4
6.3
24.3
31.0
0.5
0.8
3.4
4.2
18.6
0.0
13.6
8.8
12.3
1.1
0.0
5.9
0.0
0.0
NNA
43.3
3B
135
-4.3
-6.9
-10.4
1.9
-3.6
-0.7
-0.9
0.3
-3.0
0.0
-1.0
7.2
-1.2
0.5
0.0
-0.6
0.0
0.0
ECL
44.3
3B
222
-12.0
-19.6
-30.7
9.9
-11.1
-3.5
-1.3
-1.0
-10.6
0.0
-1.7
23.6
-3.1
0.5
0.0
-2.0
0.0
0.0
NNL
45.3
3B
46
0.3
-1.4
-2.9
3.7
0.3
-1.4
0.6
-0.2
-1.3
0.0
1.9
4.8
2.3
0.0
0.0
0.5
0.0
0.0
26
11
      
2657
  
-19.7
-71.9
-96.0
84.3
-38.3
-2.3
-0.8
-0.0
-19.1
1.0
31.7
124.2
33.9
23.3
2.9
18.4
0.0
0.0
 
   
R
H
K
5
    
3B
359
  
-10.0
-17.1
-21.2
8.3
-9.7
-4.8
1.3
0.2
-3.5
0.0
-7.8
8.4
-6.1
4.9
0.0
9.0
0.0
0.0
1
    
SS
40
  
-2.1
-2.8
-4.0
1.1
-1.8
-0.4
-0.2
-0.0
-1.2
1.0
-1.5
2.3
-0.8
-0.2
2.9
1.1
0.0
0.0
4
    
3B
265
  
1.6
0.3
-0.2
1.8
1.4
2.1
0.2
-0.6
-0.4
0.0
4.0
4.4
4.8
3.0
0.0
4.4
0.0
0.0
1
    
3B
77
  
-7.6
-8.9
-10.8
-1.4
-7.2
-0.3
-0.5
-0.1
-2.0
0.0
-6.5
3.1
-5.5
0.7
0.0
1.6
0.0
0.0
6
    
3B
1124
  
1.9
-16.2
-30.9
26.1
-5.4
7.3
-3.0
-2.5
-12.3
0.0
32.3
55.6
32.3
12.7
0.0
-3.7
0.0
0.0
1
    
3B
28
  
1.4
1.4
0.5
1.1
2.1
-0.3
-0.1
-0.1
-0.9
0.0
2.8
2.1
2.3
-0.2
0.0
-0.2
0.0
0.0
2
    
3B
80
  
-1.2
-2.1
-3.5
1.1
-0.8
-0.0
-0.5
-0.0
-1.4
0.0
-1.2
0.8
-0.8
0.6
0.0
3.1
0.0
0.0
1
    
3B
16
  
1.1
0.7
1.6
1.3
0.6
-0.4
0.9
-0.1
0.9
0.0
1.3
0.9
1.5
-0.1
0.0
-0.3
0.0
0.0
3
    
3B
400
  
6.8
-6.2
6.1
31.4
-6.8
-0.6
1.9
4.4
13.5
0.0
8.2
18.2
7.1
1.4
0.0
4.8
0.0
0.0
1
    
3B
222
  
-12.0
-19.6
-30.7
9.9
-11.1
-3.5
-1.3
-1.0
-10.6
0.0
-1.7
23.6
-3.1
0.5
0.0
-2.0
0.0
0.0
1
    
3B
46
  
0.3
-1.4
-2.9
3.7
0.3
-1.4
0.6
-0.2
-1.3
0.0
1.9
4.8
2.3
0.0
0.0
0.5
0.0
0.0


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