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Bill Francis

Manager

William Henry Francis

114 Games

56-54 Record

0.509 Win%

3 Seasons

👤 Personal Information

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Born 2/28/1879
Philadelphia, PA, USA

Died 1/26/1942
Chicago, IL, USA

📊 Career Record

114 Games Managed

56 Wins

54 Losses

                        0.509
                        Win Percentage
                    

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📅 Season-by-Season Record

3 seasons

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Bill Francis — 📅 Season-by-Season Record
Year	Team	Lg	G	W	L	Win%	Rank	P-M
1920	HIL	EAS	20	9	9	0.500	3	Y
1921	HIL	EAS	46	27	18	0.600	1st 🏆	Y
1922	HIL	IND	48	20	27	0.426	8	Y

Bill Francis as a manager

In 114 games as a manager between 1920 and 1922, Francis went 56-54, a .509 mark. Francis's 1920 Hilldale Club played 20 games and went 9-9, finishing 3rd. In 1921 the Hilldale Club went 27-18 in 46 games under Francis, finishing 1st in the EAS. In 1922 the Hilldale Club went 20-27 in 48 games under Francis, finishing 8th in the IND.

The Rank column shows first-place finishes in 1921. All of Francis's clubs played in the independent Negro Leagues schedule. The P-M column marks 1920, 1921, and 1922 as player-manager seasons. Francis was born on February 28, 1879, in Philadelphia, PA, USA. Francis died on January 26, 1942.

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