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French was a light-hitting backup catcher whose fine batting eye and ability to throw out baserunners weren't enough to keep him in the lineup. He was hampered by a 1966 leg injury, and was most used in 1969 and 1970, when he had more walks than hits each season. A horse named after French finished second in the 1971 Kentucky Derby and Belmont Stakes. (WOR)

FROM THE BASEBALL CHRONOLOGY » March 6, 1969: Two spring training games today use experimental rules. DPHers Ty Cline (Expos) and George Spriggs (Royals) both bat ninth and go 0 for four in Fort Myers. John Orsino (Yankees) bats 6th (1 for 4) and Jim French (Senators) bats 9th (0 for 3) in Pompano Beach. Orsino has the first hit as a DPH. Five of the nine games on March seven use the DPH. The Angels' Dick Stuart reaches base four times against the Padres and the box score has three different pinch-runners for him(none scored). Boog Powell is the Orioles' DPH(hit 9th) and doubles in the 5th. The PR, Stanley Martin, scores, and Powell singles in the winning run in the 7th to beat the Twins, 2-1. The DPH idea will be dropped on March 26.