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Francis
Osgood		  
Bats: Left
Throws: Left
Height: 6' 0''
Weight: 195
 
Born: April 14, 1925 in Usa
 
Ratings - Pitching     Help
                                                   
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Year Age Tm Lg Salary Endurance vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1952 27 HOL CL $ 1,485,714  
1953 28 DAL PL $ 2,123,456  
1954 29 LAA CL $ 2,123,456  
1955 30 LAA CL $ 2,123,456  
OOTP6 Min Ratings $ 1,485,714  
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 2,123,456  
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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 27 HOL CL $ 1,485,714  
1953 28 DAL PL $ 2,123,456  
1954 29 LAA CL $ 2,123,456  
1955 30 LAA CL $ 2,123,456  
OOTP6 Min Ratings $ 1,485,714  
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 2,123,456  
Pitching Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Golden Arm or Young Buck.
Year Age Tm Lg W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS PWS
1952 27 HOL CL 6 7 .462 34 0 0 0 8 36.0 55 26 4 20 33 6.50 .364 .434 .503 .938 0.0
1953 28 DAL PL 4 2 .667 44 0 0 0 2 42.0 54 31 4 21 36 6.64 .323 .401 .437 .838 1.5
1954 29 LAA CL 4 4 .500 43 0 0 0 12 45.3 35 13 2 14 28 2.58 .220 .286 .302 .588 10.4
1955 30 LAA CL 7 5 .583 63 0 0 0 25 75.0 77 29 2 25 53 3.48 .266 .330 .322 .652 14.7
4 Years Sim 21 18 .538 184 0 0 0 47 198.3 221 99 12 80 150 4.49 .289 .358 .379 .737 26.6
Season Average 5 4 .556 46 0 0 0 11 49.6 55 24 3 20 37 4.49 .289 .358 .379 .737  
Career Highs 7 7 .667 63 0 0 0 25 75.0 77 31 4 25 53 6.64 .364 .434 .503 .938  
Career Pitching Splits     Help
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Category W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS
vs RH   172 72 9 59 116   .297 .362 .390 .751
vs LH   49 27 3 21 34   .263 .338 .344 .682
Home 10 4 .714 86 0 0 0 23 98.7 107 51 4 40 76 4.65 .282 .351 .364 .715
Away 11 14 .440 98 0 0 0 25 99.6 114 48 8 40 74 4.34 .295 .361 .393 .753
Mar/Apr 5 3 .625 34 0 0 0 10 26.7 23 9 0 11 20 3.04 .237 .315 .268 .583
May 2 3 .400 46 0 0 0 9 52.0 69 41 6 21 35 7.10 .324 .385 .455 .840
June 3 3 .500 30 0 0 0 8 33.7 38 12 3 10 20 3.21 .292 .343 .400 .743
July 3 5 .375 29 0 0 0 10 33.7 43 19 2 13 25 5.08 .328 .389 .397 .786
August 7 2 .778 29 0 0 0 8 36.7 30 9 1 13 36 2.21 .226 .295 .293 .588
Sep/Oct 1 2 .333 16 0 0 0 3 15.7 18 9 0 12 14 5.18 .290 .405 .387 .793
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 27 HOL CL 34 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0.3 0.0
1953 28 DAL PL 44 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.2 0.0
1955 30 LAA CL 63 2 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 1 .500 .750 .500 1.250 1.1 0.3
3 Years Sim 141 5 2 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 2 .200 .375 .200 .575 1.2 0.3
162 Game Average 5 2 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 2 .200 .375 .200 .575 1.3  
Career Highs 63 2 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 1 .500 .750 .500 1.250 1.1  
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   4 2 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 1 .250 .333 .250 .583 0.6
vs LH   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 .500 .000 .500 0.2
Home 67 3 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 1 .333 .600 .333 .933 1.0
Away 74 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.2
RISP   1 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1.000 .500 1.000 1.500 0.5
Close/Late   2 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 .500 .667 .500 1.167 0.7
Mar/Apr 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000 0.3
May 20 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.2
June 15 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.1
August 20 2 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 .500 .667 .500 1.167 0.7
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    
1952 27 HOL CL P 34 0 36.0 0 6 0 0 1.000 1.50    
1953 28 DAL PL P 44 0 42.0 1 6 0 0 1.000 1.50    
1954 29 LAA CL P 43 0 45.3 1 6 0 2 1.000 1.39    
1955 30 LAA CL P 63 0 75.0 6 9 0 1 1.000 1.80    
Career Totals   184 0 198.3 8 27 0 3 1.000 1.59    
Career Highs   63 0 75.0 6 9 0 2 1.000 1.80    
Post-Season Pitching Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Post Season MVP Award.
Year Age Tm Lg W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS
1954 29 LAA CL 0 0 .000 4 0 0 0 1 4.3 3 1 1 4 4 2.08 .188 .350 .438 .788
Career Post-Season Pitching 0 0 .000 4 0 0 0 1 4.3 3 1 1 4 4 2.08 .188 .350 .438 .788
Pitching Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
Season Rankings are League Based.
Saves
1954-9-12
1955-3-25
CAR-16-47
 Games Pitched
1955-4-63
CAR-12-184
        
 
   Black Ink Test: 0
   Gray Ink Test: 7
 
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History
Drafted in 6th round, 103rd overall pick, by Hollywood in 1952
Earned first career win on 4/25/1952
Signed as a free agent by Dallas on 2/14/1953 to a 3-year deal worth $2,123,456 per year
Traded from Dallas to Los Angeles on 2/28/1954 (Going to DAL: CF Leroy McKenzie, RF Jose Napoles. Going to LA: P Francis Osgood, P Charles Beecher, P James Palafox, P Jerry Ward)
Had first career hit on 8/23/1955, off Earle Roberts (SAC)
9/15/1955: Signed a contract extension with Los Angeles, $4,100,000 per year, for 3 years
 
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