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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 Vs G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO OPS OBP SLG ISO AVG
1956 LHP 36 42 10 1 2 1 7 6 6 .762 .333 .429 .190 .238
1956 RHP 142 513 156 31 12 20 83 50 71 .896 .367 .528 .224 .304
1957 LHP 35 43 10 1 0 0 6 4 3 .547 .292 .256 .023 .233
1957 RHP 135 517 139 38 6 15 59 42 77 .782 .330 .453 .184 .269
1958 LHP 28 32 9 2 0 0 3 4 8 .705 .361 .344 .062 .281
1958 RHP 128 446 112 14 4 14 64 57 82 .735 .340 .395 .143 .251
1959 LHP 41 51 11 0 0 1 5 6 8 .568 .293 .275 .059 .216
1959 RHP 103 157 42 5 0 4 15 15 28 .713 .337 .376 .108 .268
1960 LHP 33 68 15 1 3 1 5 4 14 .642 .274 .368 .147 .221
1960 RHP 81 129 39 5 2 3 11 14 26 .812 .371 .442 .140 .302
1961 LHP 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000
1961 RHP 13 12 5 1 0 0 2 3 1 1.033 .533 .500 .083 .417
Total LHP 175 239 55 5 5 3 26 24 39 .631 .301 .331 .100 .230
Total RHP 602 1774 493 94 24 56 234 181 285 .801 .348 .453 .175 .278
Total 1350 4684 1305 209 73 140 633 464 734 .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.