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Jumbo Brown League
10-17-2128
Franco Martinez Relief Pitcher
Retired (1993, Age 38)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
ERA 3.95 Total Rating B    Bats/Throws R/R
W-L 82-73 Status Deceased (2028) Option Years 0  
SV 14 Age at Death 73 Date of Birth 02-14-1955
K 1093 Drafted Round 2, Pick 43
(1973)		 Majors Svc Time 13 years
(33 games)
IP 1302.0
WHIP 1.35
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R F  Contact vs. L D- Endurance C    Ldrship C-
Power vs. R F  Power vs. L D- Velocity B+   Mentor Val C+
Speed C- Bunt A  Control B-
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS --- Range F  WS Rings 1
1B --- LF --- Arm C+ WS Appearances 1
2B --- CF ---   Health D- LCS Appearances 1
3B --- RF ---   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 0
* League requires 50% rating to start at catcher.

Year H/A W L G GS CG SHO SV BS IP H R ER HBP BB SO WHIP ERA
1977 Home 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 7.2 3 5 3 0 4 5 0.91 3.52
1978 Away 0 0 5 1 0 0 0 0 9.1 9 6 6 0 6 13 1.61 5.79
1978 Home 2 0 4 3 0 0 0 0 19.0 22 12 10 0 9 15 1.63 4.74
1980 Away 3 2 7 7 0 0 0 0 42.0 39 25 22 1 21 32 1.43 4.71
1980 Home 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 11.0 10 9 5 0 10 9 1.82 4.09
1981 Away 4 4 13 13 0 0 0 0 71.1 92 48 45 1 25 58 1.64 5.68
1981 Home 7 6 18 18 3 1 0 0 110.2 102 56 54 0 36 106 1.25 4.39
1982 Away 1 4 10 10 0 0 0 0 51.2 58 42 36 1 35 37 1.80 6.27
1982 Home 4 3 12 12 3 2 0 0 78.1 67 25 24 2 31 67 1.25 2.76
1983 Away 2 7 11 11 0 0 0 0 62.2 60 32 29 0 29 54 1.42 4.16
1983 Home 6 3 12 12 1 0 0 0 82.0 68 35 32 1 27 67 1.16 3.51
1984 Away 1 2 33 0 0 0 2 0 38.0 37 17 16 0 9 29 1.21 3.79
1984 Home 5 2 41 0 0 0 0 0 42.0 48 20 20 0 16 48 1.52 4.29
1985 Away 5 3 35 0 0 0 3 1 30.1 26 13 13 1 12 24 1.25 3.86
1985 Home 2 4 45 0 0 0 4 0 51.2 41 19 19 0 19 46 1.16 3.31
1986 Away 6 2 38 0 0 0 0 1 52.1 53 26 20 0 15 38 1.30 3.44
1986 Home 0 0 28 0 0 0 0 1 41.1 42 15 14 0 11 37 1.28 3.05
1987 Away 4 2 40 1 0 0 0 1 55.2 58 24 22 0 15 48 1.31 3.56
1987 Home 3 1 33 0 0 0 0 0 35.1 31 14 13 0 13 33 1.25 3.31
1988 Away 2 4 34 0 0 0 0 0 30.1 24 7 6 1 4 28 0.92 1.78
1988 Home 3 3 29 0 0 0 2 1 37.2 41 15 15 0 11 25 1.38 3.58
1989 Away 3 4 30 0 0 0 1 2 39.2 37 16 13 1 17 28 1.36 2.95
1989 Home 2 3 32 0 0 0 2 2 29.1 29 9 9 0 11 19 1.36 2.76
1990 Away 4 5 43 0 0 0 0 0 64.2 49 15 14 1 24 54 1.13 1.95
1990 Home 3 2 37 0 0 0 0 0 32.0 31 14 14 0 8 29 1.22 3.94
1991 Away 3 2 27 0 0 0 0 2 39.1 36 21 21 0 20 27 1.42 4.81
1991 Home 3 1 20 0 0 0 0 0 50.1 43 27 23 0 22 43 1.29 4.11
1992 Away 1 1 27 0 0 0 0 1 41.1 43 20 19 0 18 31 1.48 4.14
1992 Home 1 1 16 0 0 0 0 0 24.2 26 18 10 2 13 24 1.58 3.65
1993 Away 1 0 9 0 0 0 0 0 11.1 19 16 16 0 6 9 2.21 12.71
1993 Home 1 2 7 0 0 0 0 0 9.0 12 9 9 0 6 10 2.00 9.00
2128 Away 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00
2128 Home 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00
Total Away 40 42 362 43 0 0 6 8 640.0 640 328 298 7 256 510 1.40 4.19
Total Home 42 31 337 48 7 3 8 4 662.0 616 302 274 5 247 583 1.30 3.73
Total
82
 73
699
91
7
3
14
 12
1302.0
 1256 630 572 12 503
1093
1.35
3.95
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1993-11-01Franco Martinez has retired from the Arizona TumbleWeeds
1993-06-28The Arizona TumbleWeeds have designated Franco Martinez for assignment.
1992-05-01Franco Martinez of the Arizona TumbleWeeds is injured and is expected to be out 8 days.
1990-08-04Franco Martinez of the Arizona TumbleWeeds is injured and is expected to be out 13 days.
1989-07-21Franco Martinez of the Arizona TumbleWeeds is injured and is expected to be out 14 days.
1988-06-19Franco Martinez of the Arizona TumbleWeeds is injured and is expected to be out 28 days.
1987-06-18Franco Martinez of the Arizona TumbleWeeds is injured and is expected to be out 22 days.
1986-04-14Franco Martinez of the Arizona TumbleWeeds is injured and is expected to be out 16 days.
1980-08-13The Arizona TumbleWeeds have promoted Franco Martinez to the major league team. The Arizona TumbleWeeds have sent Johnny Woodburn to the minors.
1978-06-02The Chicago Cubs have demoted Franco Martinez to the minor leagues.
1977-09-29The Chicago Cubs have promoted TJ Holliday to the major league team. The Chicago Cubs have promoted Franco Martinez to the major league team. The Chicago Cubs have promoted Pat Moody to the major league team.
1973-04-15The Chicago Cubs have renamed John Dunning to Franco Martinez.
1971-08-03A trade has been reversed between Chicago Cubs and Arizona Wranglers. The Arizona Wranglers have re-acquired Draft Pick - 1972 Round 1 (ARI). The Chicago Cubs have re-acquired Alexi Castro, Trevor Showboat, Draft Pick 1974 Round 2 CHN (Asdrubl Sanchez), Draft Pick 1973 Round 2 CHN (Franco Martinez), Draft Pick 1972 Round 2 CHN (Kazuko Nakamoto).
1971-07-24Trade #1330283 has been completed between the Chicago Cubs and the Arizona Wranglers. The Arizona Wranglers receive Alexi Castro, Trevor Showboat, Draft Pick 1974 Round 2 CHN (Asdrubl Sanchez), Draft Pick 1973 Round 2 CHN (Franco Martinez), Draft Pick 1972 Round 2 CHN (Kazuko Nakamoto) from the Chicago Cubs in exchange for Draft Pick - 1972 Round 1 (ARI).