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Jeff Francoeur

   12 |  RF
Current Status: Active

player stats
Full Name: Jeffrey Brandon Francoeur
Born: 01/08/1984
Birthplace: Atlanta, GA
Height: 6' 4"     Weight: 220
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
College: N/A
MLB Debut: 07/07/2005
player
avg
.280
home runs
15
rbi
76
stolen bases
6
  G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB BB SO SB CS OBP SLG AVG
2009 157 593 72 166 32 4 15 76 251 23 92 6 4 .309 .423 .280
Career 706 2742 350 743 149 14 88 400 1184 138 522 15 15 .311 .432 .271
 
Biography:
Married to Catie McCoy last offseason and they reside in Duluth, GA...A 2002 graduate of Parkview (GA) High School...Led Parkview to the Georgia state 5-A baseball championship...Hit .443 with 55 HR and 164 RBI during high school career...Was offered a football scholarship to Clemson University...Signed by Al Goetz.

2008 Career Highlights:
By Year:  
Recorded two outfield assists on 9/28 giving him 14 on the year and 59 in his career. Since his MLB debut on 7/7/05, his 59 OF assists are tops in the majors. ...Was fourth on the team with 24 two-out RBIs. Since the start of the 2006 season, Jeff is tied for 12th in the majors with 120 two-out RBIs. ...Had three hits to go along with three RBI on 9/27, raising his season average to .240, his highest mark since he was batting .241 on 6/28 at TOR. ...Batted .286 (28-for-98) with 8 2B, 1 HR, 12 RBI and a .333 OBP in September. ...Had his third career three extra-base hit game (8/7/07 at NYM) on 9/21 vs. NYM with two doubles and a triple and drove in his seventh game-winning RBI. Hit .308 vs. NYM on the year. ...Had his first career pinch hit in the seventh inning on 9/6 vs. WSH. ...Was optioned to Mississippi (AA) on 7/3 and hit .538 (7-for-13) in a brief three-game stint. Went 65-for- 265 (.245) in 70 games after his return. ...Had first career multi-error game on 6/24 vs. MIL (his first two errors of the season). ...On 4/12 at WSH, he became the first Brave since Wes Helms on 8/4/01 at MIL to have a seven-RBI game. He also had a pair of home runs in that game (6th multi-HR game).