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Otis Francis



Otis Wilber Francis
(Cat)

Born: February 14, 1891 in Indianapolis, IN
Died: May 5, 1940 in Indianapolis, IN
          (49 years old)

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• High School: Manual Training HS (Indianapolis, IN)
• Buried: Crown Hill Cemetery (Indianapolis, IN)


Teammates


Glossary
# Pos First Last Team
1
SS
2
1919
1920
ABC/JBC
1.9
2.1
-0.9
0.0
0.6
2
3B
3
1917
1920
JBC/ABC
0.2
-0.9
0.8
0.0
0.3
3
C
1
1920
1920
ABC
0.5
0.1
0.1
0.0
0.2
4
3B
1
1920
1920
ABC
0.5
-0.1
0.4
0.0
0.2
5
C
1
1920
1920
ABC
1.0
1.0
0.3
-0.4
0.1
6
SS
6
1909
1919
ABC/JBC
0.8
0.7
0.0
0.0
0.1
7
3B
6
1909
1917
ABC/JBC
0.7
0.6
0.1
0.0
0.1
8
-
2
1917
1919
JBC
-0.2
-0.5
0.2
0.0
0.1
9
2B
2
1912
1913
ABC
-0.1
-0.4
0.3
0.0
0.1
10
C
1
1913
1913
ABC
-0.5
-0.1
-0.4
0.0
0.1
11
2B
1
1920
1920
ABC
-0.7
0.0
-0.7
0.0
0.0
12
C
4
1910
1913
ABC
0.0
0.0
-0.1
0.0
0.0
13
SS
2
1914
1916
CIU
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
14
C
1
1920
1920
ABC
0.3
0.0
0.3
0.0
0.0
15
C
2
1910
1911
ABC
-0.2
-0.2
-0.1
0.0
0.0
16
-
1
1919
1919
JBC
-0.3
-0.1
-0.2
0.0
0.0
17
C
1
1909
1909
ABC
0.2
0.3
-0.1
0.0
0.0
18
2B
2
1919
1920
JBC/ABC
-0.4
0.3
-0.7
0.0
0.0
19
3B
1
1920
1920
ABC
-0.1
-0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
20
SS
1
1919
1919
JBC
-0.2
0.0
-0.1
0.0
0.0
21
C
1
1917
1917
JBC
0.2
0.0
0.2
0.0
0.0
22
C
1
1913
1913
ABC
0.1
0.0
0.1
0.0
0.0
23
-
1
1919
1919
JBC
-0.2
-0.1
-0.2
0.0
0.0
24
3B
1
1914
1914
CIU
-0.2
-0.2
0.0
0.0
0.0
25
-
1
1917
1917
JBC
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
26
-
1
1916
1916
CIU
-0.1
0.0
-0.1
0.0
0.0
27
-
1
1916
1916
CIU
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
28
3B
1
1911
1911
ABC
0.2
0.0
0.2
0.0
0.0
29
C
2
1919
1920
ABC/JBC
0.1
0.0
0.1
0.0
0.0
30
SS
1
1909
1909
ABC
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
31
2B
1
1920
1920
ABC
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
32
SP
1
1920
1920
ABC
1.0
0.0
0.0
1.0
0.0
33
2B
3
1909
1911
ABC
0.3
0.0
0.2
0.0
0.0
34
2B
1
1913
1913
ABC
-0.1
-0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
35
2B
1
1913
1913
ABC
-0.1
-0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
36
SP
1
1917
1917
JBC
-0.1
0.1
0.0
-0.2
0.0
37
-
1
1919
1919
JBC
-0.4
0.0
0.0
-0.4
0.0
38
RP
1
1912
1912
ABC
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.2
0.0
39
-
1
1916
1916
CIU
0.2
0.0
0.0
0.2
0.0
40
-
1
1913
1913
ABC
-0.3
0.0
0.0
-0.3
0.0
41
RP
1
1919
1919
JBC
-0.1
-0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
42
-
1
1916
1916
CIU
-0.3
0.0
0.0
-0.3
0.0
43
RP
1
1910
1910
ABC
-0.1
0.1
0.0
-0.2
0.0
44
-
1
1920
1920
ABC
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
45
-
1
1920
1920
ABC
-0.2
0.0
0.0
-0.2
0.0
46
-
1
1920
1920
ABC
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
47
RP
1
1919
1919
JBC
-0.3
0.0
0.0
-0.2
0.0
48
SP
1
1920
1920
ABC
1.9
-0.3
0.0
2.2
0.0
49
SP
1
1914
1914
CIU
0.2
0.0
0.0
0.2
0.0
50
RP
1
1913
1913
ABC
-0.1
0.0
0.0
-0.1
0.0
51
-
1
1920
1920
ABC
-0.2
0.1
0.0
-0.2
0.0
52
RP
1
1914
1914
CIU
-0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
53
SP
1
1917
1917
JBC
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.2
0.0
54
SP
1
1920
1920
ABC
-1.4
-0.1
0.0
-1.3
0.0
55
SP
3
1911
1913
ABC
0.1
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
56
-
1
1919
1919
JBC
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
57
-
1
1920
1920
ABC
-0.1
-0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
58
SP
5
1910
1919
ABC/JBC
-0.6
-0.2
0.0
-0.4
0.0
59
RP
1
1914
1914
CIU
-0.1
0.0
0.0
-0.1
0.0
60
CF
1
1919
1919
JBC
0.0
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
61
1B
1
1913
1913
ABC
-0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
62
C
1
1914
1914
CIU
-0.1
0.0
-0.1
0.0
0.0
63
SP
2
1909
1920
ABC
-0.2
-0.4
0.0
0.1
0.0
64
SP
1
1920
1920
ABC
1.9
0.2
-0.1
1.7
0.0
65
RP
1
1909
1909
ABC
0.3
0.0
0.0
0.3
0.0
66
RF
1
1909
1909
ABC
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
67
RP
1
1919
1919
JBC
0.0
-0.1
0.0
0.1
0.0
68
-
2
1914
1916
CIU
-0.1
-0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
69
-
1
1916
1916
CIU
-0.2
0.0
-0.2
0.0
0.0
70
RP
2
1911
1913
ABC
-0.1
-0.1
0.0
-0.1
0.0
71
SP
1
1913
1913
ABC
-0.2
-0.3
0.1
0.0
0.0
72
2B
1
1913
1913
ABC
-0.1
-0.2
0.0
0.0
0.0
73
RP
2
1919
1920
JBC/ABC
-0.6
-0.1
0.0
-0.4
0.0
74
-
1
1916
1916
CIU
0.1
0.0
0.1
0.0
0.0
75
RF
1
1920
1920
ABC
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
76
RF
1
1919
1919
JBC
0.0
0.1
-0.1
0.0
0.0
77
RP
1
1914
1914
CIU
0.1
-0.1
0.1
0.1
0.0
78
LF
1
1919
1919
JBC
0.0
0.1
-0.1
0.0
0.0
79
RP
1
1917
1917
JBC
-0.5
-0.1
-0.1
-0.2
0.0
80
LF
1
1917
1917
JBC
0.1
0.1
-0.1
0.0
0.0
81
CF
2
1914
1916
CIU
0.5
0.1
0.5
-0.1
0.0
82
LF
2
1909
1910
ABC
-0.1
-0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
83
LF
3
1909
1913
ABC
0.1
0.2
-0.1
0.0
0.0
84
LF
1
1912
1912
ABC
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
85
1B
2
1912
1913
ABC
-0.3
0.1
-0.1
-0.3
0.0
86
-
1
1919
1919
JBC
-0.2
-0.2
0.0
0.0
0.0
87
RF
1
1919
1919
JBC
0.2
0.4
-0.1
0.0
0.0
88
-
1
1917
1917
JBC
0.1
-0.1
0.2
0.0
0.0
89
CF
1
1917
1917
JBC
0.3
0.3
-0.1
0.2
0.0
90
CF
3
1916
1919
CIU/JBC
0.2
0.1
0.1
0.0
0.0
91
1B
1
1920
1920
ABC
-0.4
-0.2
-0.1
0.0
0.0
92
RF
1
1913
1913
ABC
0.5
0.3
0.3
0.0
0.0
93
LF
4
1909
1913
ABC
-0.7
0.3
-0.2
-0.7
0.0
94
CF
5
1909
1913
ABC
-0.1
-0.4
0.3
0.0
0.0
95
1B
5
1909
1913
ABC
-0.3
-0.2
0.0
0.0
0.0
96
-
1
1919
1919
JBC
-0.4
-0.3
-0.1
0.0
0.0
97
LF
3
1909
1914
CIU/ABC
0.8
0.3
0.5
0.0
-0.1
98
RF
4
1910
1913
ABC
-0.3
-0.1
-0.2
0.0
-0.1
99
RF
2
1917
1919
JBC
1.0
1.1
0.0
0.0
-0.1
100
SP
3
1913
1920
ABC/JBC
0.5
-0.7
0.3
1.1
-0.2
101
LF
2
1919
1920
ABC/JBC
0.5
1.3
-0.7
0.0
-0.2
102
LF
1
1920
1920
ABC
-0.7
-0.7
0.2
0.0
-0.2
103
CF
1
1920
1920
ABC
5.8
4.9
1.5
-0.3
-0.2
104
RF
1
1920
1920
ABC
0.0
0.2
0.3
-0.2
-0.3
105
1B
2
1919
1920
ABC/JBC
4.3
3.3
0.8
0.6
-0.4

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