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


FSU Career
Baseball
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
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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    
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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
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1960    3    1  0  1.000    
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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