| Doug French |
Full Name: Douglas Stephan French
Born: June 15, 1939, Buffalo, N.Y.
Died: August 3, 2010, Ormond Beach, Fla.
School: Elmira Free Academy High School in Elmira, New York
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| FSU Career |
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Year No Pos Hgt Wgt B T Cl Ltr Hometown 1960 16 2B 5-9 160 R R So Elmira, NY 1961 16 OF 5-9 160 R R Jr * Elmira, NY 1962 16 OF 5-9 170 R R Sr * Elmira, NY |
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Douglas Stephan French Obituary. Posted by Baldwin Brothers Funeral & Cremation Society, Ormond Beach, Fla. Douglas S. French of Ormond Beach
died on Tuesday, August 3, 2010. Doug was born in Buffalo, NY and raised in
Elmira where he graduated from High School. After college he lived in Miami
for 16 years. While there he was the advertising manager for Cities Service
Oil Company and was also branch manager for Ryder Truck Rental. In Miami,
he acquired his commercial Pilots license with an instrument rating. Doug
graduated from Florida State University and was a member of Lamda Chi Alpha
Fraternity as well as Gold Key Leadership honorary. He also served as
chairman of men's judiciary. He was on the varsity baseball team and played
in the College World Series. Doug served as the president of the Miami-Dade
Florida State University Alumni Association. In Ormond Beach he was a
member of the FSU boasters club and a former member of the Lions Club. At
the time of his death, Doug was employed by Thompson Pump and Manufacturing
Company. His position was that of Vice President of Business Development
and Asset Management. He had been with the Company for 23 years. Doug is
survived by his wife, Elaine and two sons, D.J. and Ned (Sabrina), his
brother Ron of Chicago and nieces, Debbie and Whitney and their
daughters. |
| FSU Statistics |
| Baseball |
Batting Statistics YEAR AVG GP GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG% BB HBP SO GDP OB% SF SH SB ATT ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1960 .800 9 0 5 3 4 0 0 0 1 4 .800 2 0 1 .857 0 0 0 1961 .273 16 1 11 2 3 1 0 0 3 4 .364 3 0 3 .429 0 0 4 1962 .300 16 6 30 9 9 1 0 0 3 10 .333 4 0 1 .382 0 0 6 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tot .348 41 7 46 14 16 2 0 0 7 18 .391 9 0 5 0 .455 0 0 10 0 |
Fielding Statistics Year PO AST E FLD% DP ---------------------------- 1960 3 1 0 1.000 ---------------------------- Tot 3 1 0 1.000 0 |
| Baseball |
Game Statistics |
1960
Date Opponent BAT AVG GP GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB BB HBP SO SF SH SB ATT PO A E
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Mar 15 Miami 7b .000 1 0 1 0 0 0 0
Mar 18 Georgia 1b .000 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mar 22 Auburn 4a .000 1 1 1 0 0 0 0
Mar 23 Auburn 1a .000 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Apr 20 Florida Southern Col 9b .500 1 1 0 1 0 1 0
Apr 25 Georgia Southern 2a .667 1 1 0 1 0 1 0
Apr 26 Georgia Southern 9c .667 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
May 7 Auburn 9a .750 1 1 0 1 0 1 0
May 13 Miami 5a .800 1 1 0 1 0 1 0
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.800 9 0 5 2 4 0 0 0 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1961
Date Opponent BAT AVG GP GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB BB HBP SO SF SH SB ATT PO A E
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Mar 15 Georgia 8a .000 1 0 1 0 0 0 0
Mar 16 Georgia 7a1.000 1 1 0 1 1 1 0
Mar 20 Auburn 7a1.000 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mar 21 Auburn 9b1.000 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
Mar 21 Auburn 8c .500 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
Mar 24 Navy 6b .500 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mar 25 Navy 9f .333 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
Mar 27 Duke 6a .333 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
Mar 30 Duke 7a .250 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
Apr 1 North Carolina 7a .200 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
Apr 3 Florida 7b .200 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Apr 4 Western Michigan 2 .250 1 CF 3 0 1 0 1 0
Apr 15 Florida Southern Col 4a .333 1 1 0 1 1 2 2 1 1
Apr 22 Georgia 9b .333 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
May 8 Georgia Southern 7a .300 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 1
Jun 1 Duke 8c .273 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
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.273 16 1 11 2 3 1 0 0 3 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 4 0 0 3
1962
Date Opponent BAT AVG GP GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB BB HBP SO SF SH SB ATT PO A E
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Mar 16 Auburn 9b1.000 1 1 0 1 0 1 0
Mar 17 Auburn 9a1.000 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Mar 19 Georgia Tech 1 .400 1 LF 4 1 1 0 1 1 1
Mar 20 Georgia Tech 1 .444 1 LF 4 2 2 0 2 0 1
Mar 21 Georgia Tech 1a .400 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
Mar 30 Clemson 1 .429 1 LF 4 3 2 1 1 3 0
Apr 2 Furman 9b .400 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
Apr 3 Furman 1 .368 1 RF 4 2 1 2 1 3 3
Apr 10 Auburn 1 .364 1 LF 3 0 1 0 1 0
Apr 16 Miami 1a .348 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
Apr 17 Miami 8a .348 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
Apr 19 Clemson 8a .333 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
Apr 21 Duke 1a .320 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1
Apr 23 East Carolina 1 .310 1 RF 4 1 1 0 1 0 1
May 12 Florida Southern Col 8a .310 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
May 18 Florida 7a .300 1 1 0 0 0 0
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.300 16 6 30 9 9 1 0 0 3 10 1 0 0 0 0 6 6 0 0 2
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