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Billy Williams League
8-19-2071
Julio Franco First Base
Retired (1961, Age 35)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
AVG .279 Total Rating B-   Bats/Throws L/L
OPS .790 Status Deceased (2009) Option Years 0  
H 1305 Age at Death 83 Date of Birth 06-23-1926
HR 140 Drafted Round 2, Pick 23
(1951)		 Majors Svc Time 10 years
(13 games)
RBI 633
SB 204
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R B  Contact vs. L B  Endurance B-   Ldrship C+
Power vs. R B  Power vs. L B- Velocity D    Mentor vR A+
Speed A- Bunt C+ Control D-   Mentor vL A 
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS F  (3.0%) Range C- WS Rings 0
1B A+ (100%) LF --- Arm D+ WS Appearances 0
2B --- CF ---   Health B- LCS Appearances 0
3B D- (7.0%) RF ---   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 1
* League requires 50% rating to start at catcher.

Year   Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO HBP SF SB CS E OPS OBP SLG ISO AVG Awards
1951 CLE
143
580
79
160
23
8
11
59
49
 101 2 0
17
 3 24
.734
.334
.400
.124
.276
1952 CLE
146
531
70
153
16
8
18
74
48
 90 3 4
20
 2 32
.798
.348
.450
.162
.288
1953 CLE
146
554
84
158
19
9
22
80
49
 78 2 1
14
 4 18
.816
.345
.471
.186
.285
1954 CLE
129
445
65
123
27
8
11
64
47
 69 3 5
9
 3 16
.793
.346
.447
.171
.276
1955 NYN
144
561
103
163
25
11
19
96
66
 72 3 6
32
 12 41
.841
.365
.476
.185
.291
1956 NYN
142
555
96
166
32
14
21
90
56
 77 3 3
29
 8 38
.885
.365
.521
.222
.299
1957 NYN
139
560
88
149
39
6
15
65
46
 80 6 3
27
 10 17
.764
.327
.438
.171
.266
1958 NYN
129
478
74
121
16
4
14
67
61
 90 4 2
27
 6 10
.732
.341
.391
.138
.253
1959 NYN-CLE-BAL
126
208
30
53
5
0
5
20
21
 36 2 2
13
 3 5
.677
.326
.351
.096
.255
1960 BAL
93
197
34
54
6
5
4
16
18
 40 1 0
15
 0 10
.754
.338
.416
.142
.274
1961 BAL
13
15
6
5
1
0
0
2
3
 1 0 0
1
 0 0
.844
.444
.400
.067
.333
Total
1350
4684
729
1305
209
73
140
633
464
 734 29 26
204
 51 211
.790
.346
.444
.165
.279
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1961-11-01Julio Franco has retired from the Baltimore Wildcatters
1961-07-17The Baltimore Wildcatters have designated Julio Franco for assignment.
1961-06-22The Baltimore Wildcatters have promoted Julio Franco to the major league team.
1961-03-05The Baltimore Wildcatters have designated Julio Franco for assignment. The Baltimore Wildcatters have designated Richie Redmon for assignment. The Baltimore Wildcatters have designated Herman Moore for assignment.
1959-06-22The Baltimore Wildcatters have acquired Julio Franco from the waiver wire.
1959-06-22The Baltimore Wildcatters have demoted Dave Stumpf to the minor leagues.
1959-06-18The Cleveland Rockers have promoted Rube Shaute to the major league team. The Cleveland Rockers have designated Julio Franco for assignment.
1959-04-12The Cleveland Rockers have acquired Julio Franco from the waiver wire.
1959-04-08The New York Mets have promoted Terry Sanders to the major league team. The New York Mets have designated Julio Franco for assignment.
1958-04-04The New York Mets have renamed Joe "Clutch" Schaeffer to Julio Franco.
1951-04-01The Cleveland Dragons have promoted Joe "Clutch" Schaeffer to the major league team. The Cleveland Dragons have sent Whitey Walker to the minors.
1951-04-01The Cleveland Dragons have renamed Joe Schaeffer to Joe "Clutch" Schaeffer.