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Joe Medwick League 4-1-2058 |
| Matt Franco |  First BaseRetired (1970, Age 34) |
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CAREER | BIOGRAPHICAL DATA | ||||
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| AVG | .228 | Total Rating |
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Bats/Throws | R/R | |
| OPS | .658 | Status | Deceased (2020) | Option Years | 0
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| H | 182 | Age at Death | 85 | Date of Birth | 11-15-1935 | |
| HR | 27 | Drafted | Round 2, Pick 21 (1957) |
Majors Svc Time | 5 years (38 games) |
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| RBI | 105 | |||||
| SB | 6 | |||||
| OFFENSE | PITCHING | MENTORING | |||||||
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| Contact vs. R | Contact vs. L | Endurance |
Ldrship |
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| Power vs. R | Power vs. L | Velocity |
Mentor vR |
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| Speed | Bunt | Control |
Mentor vL |
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| POSITIONS | DEFENSE/HEALTH | POSTSEASON | |||||||
| C * | --- | SS | --- | Range | WS Rings | 1 | |||
| 1B | (100%) | LF | (0.8%) | Arm | WS Appearances | 1 | |||
| 2B | --- | CF | --- |
Health |
LCS Appearances | 1 | |||
| 3B | (1.3%) | RF | --- |
Injured Days |
0 | All Star Teams | 0 | ||
* League requires 50% rating to start at catcher.
| Year | POS | Team | G | GS | INN | TC | PO | A | E | DP | PB | SB | CS | CS% | +/- | RF
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FPCT | GG |
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| 1961 | 2B | NYN | 13 | 13 | 108.2 | 53 | 28 | 23 | 2 | 2 | -6 | 4.22 | .962 | |||||
| 1B | NYN | 2 | 2 | 18.0 | 20 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9.00 | .900 | ||||||
| 3B | NYN | 2 | 2 | 17.0 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 2.12 | .667 | ||||||
| LF | NYN | 1 | 1 | 8.0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2.25 | 1.000 | ||||||
| 1969 | 1B | DET | 44 | 44 | 386.0 | 417 | 406 | 9 | 2 | 27 | 0 | 9.68 | .995 | |||||
| C | DET | 1 | 1 | 9.0 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 5.00 | .833 | ||
| 1970 | 3B | DET | 8 | 8 | 73.1 | 22 | 5 | 13 | 4 | 0 | -2 | 2.21 | .818 | |||||
| 2B | DET | 2 | 2 | 20.0 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2.70 | 1.000 | ||||||
| 1B | DET | 2 | 2 | 18.0 | 27 | 26 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 13.50 | 1.000 | ||||||
| Pos Total | 1B | 48 | 48 | 422.0 | 464 | 448 | 12 | 4 | 29 | 0 | 9.81 | .991 | ||||||
| 2B | 15 | 15 | 128.2 | 59 | 30 | 27 | 2 | 2 | -8 | 3.99 | .966 | |||||||
| 3B | 10 | 10 | 90.1 | 28 | 5 | 17 | 6 | 0 | -3 | 2.19 | .786 | |||||||
| C | 1 | 1 | 9.0 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 5.00 | .833 | |||
| LF | 1 | 1 | 8.0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2.25 | 1.000 | |||||||
| Total | 75 | 75 | 658.0 | 559 | 490 | 56 | 13 | 31 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0.0% | -12 | 7.47 | .977 |
| Date | Transaction |
| 1970-11-01 | Matt Franco has retired from the Detroit Rockers |
| 1970-06-08 | The Detroit Rockers have promoted Matt Franco to the major league team. |
| 1970-03-01 | The Detroit Rockers have promoted Dave Chapman to the major league team. The Detroit Rockers have designated Matt Franco for assignment. |
| 1969-04-01 | The Detroit Drillers have promoted Matt Franco to the major league team. The Detroit Drillers have promoted Jeff Pack to the major league team. The Detroit Drillers have promoted Hal Quintana to the major league team. |
| 1963-04-05 | The Detroit Drizzle have acquired Matt Franco from the waiver wire. |
| 1963-04-01 | The New York Mets have waived Matt Franco. |
| 1962-03-03 | The New York Mets have promoted Melvin Mora to the major league team. The New York Mets have sent Matt Franco to the minors. |
| 1961-07-30 | The New York Mets have promoted Matt Franco to the major league team. |
| 1961-07-30 | The New York Mets have sent Matt Franco to the minors. |
| 1961-03-03 | The New York Mets have renamed Tony Byrnes to Matt Franco. |
| 1960-07-29 | A trade has been completed between the Baltimore Browns and the New York Mets. The New York Mets receive Tony Byrnes, Draft Pick - 1961 Round 5 (BAL) from the Baltimore Browns in exchange for Darryl Hamilton. |
| 1959-03-03 | The Baltimore Browns have promoted Tony Byrnes to the major league team. |
| 1957-05-27 | The Baltimore Browns have promoted Tony Byrnes to the major league team. The Baltimore Browns have sent Ken Magner to the minors. |