Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Earl Coleman Francis (July 14, 1935 July 3, 2002) was an American pitcher in Major League Baseball from 1960 to 1965. He was born in Slab Fork, West Virginia. Major League Baseball (MLB) is the highest level of professional baseball in the United States and Canada, consisting of teams that play in the National League and the American League. The two leagues merged in 2000 into a single MLB organization led by the Commissioner of Baseball after 100 years as separate legal entities.