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Joe Medwick League
4-1-2058
Frank Karlon Second Base
Retired (1973, Age 35)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
AVG .254 Total Rating B-   Bats/Throws R/R
OPS .685 Status Deceased (2015) Option Years 0  
H 430 Age at Death 77 Date of Birth 01-21-1938
HR 30 Drafted Round 3, Pick 44
(1959)		 Majors Svc Time 5 years
(143 games)
RBI 186
SB 42
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R B- Contact vs. L B  Endurance B-   Ldrship A-
Power vs. R C+ Power vs. L B- Velocity D-   Mentor vR A+
Speed B+ Bunt B- Control D-   Mentor vL A+
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS --- Range B  WS Rings 0
1B B+ (71.6%) LF D- (4.4%) Arm D  WS Appearances 0
2B A+ (100%) CF ---   Health B+ LCS Appearances 0
3B --- RF ---   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 0
* League requires 50% rating to start at catcher.

Year Vs G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO OPS OBP SLG ISO AVG
1961 LHP 16 41 10 3 0 1 5 3 13 .686 .295 .390 .146 .244
1961 RHP 27 65 11 2 0 1 9 9 9 .516 .270 .246 .077 .169
1962 LHP 43 54 13 4 1 2 7 4 9 .746 .283 .463 .222 .241
1962 RHP 109 362 100 11 6 4 31 33 61 .714 .341 .373 .097 .276
1963 LHP 18 42 12 3 1 0 10 2 7 .716 .311 .405 .119 .286
1963 RHP 43 84 9 2 1 0 6 7 16 .329 .174 .155 .048 .107
1964 LHP 39 93 28 4 1 2 8 9 9 .799 .369 .430 .129 .301
1964 RHP 50 125 30 4 2 0 3 15 31 .625 .321 .304 .064 .240
1968 LHP 11 19 3 0 0 1 1 3 1 .620 .304 .316 .158 .158
1968 RHP 21 58 9 1 1 1 7 3 14 .452 .194 .259 .103 .155
1969 LHP 1 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .250 .250 .000 .250
1969 RHP 4 11 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 .432 .250 .182 .000 .182
1970 LHP 4 6 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 .833 .333 .500 .167 .333
1970 RHP 1 3 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 2.000 1.000 1.000 .000 1.000
1971 LHP 14 25 8 1 0 2 7 0 5 .920 .320 .600 .280 .320
1971 RHP 48 142 35 2 3 3 22 21 23 .708 .341 .366 .120 .246
1972 LHP 61 122 36 6 0 3 17 13 22 .781 .363 .418 .123 .295
1972 RHP 140 434 118 14 3 10 52 38 64 .718 .331 .387 .115 .272
Total LHP 207 406 113 22 3 11 55 34 66 .763 .335 .429 .150 .278
Total RHP 443 1284 317 36 16 19 131 127 220 .660 .316 .344 .097 .247
Total 501 1690 430 58 19 30 186 161 286 .685 .320 .364 .110 .254
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1973-11-01Frank Karlon has retired from the Free Agency Pool
1973-09-05The Milwaukee Minors have waived Frank Karlon.
1973-08-13The Milwaukee Minors have acquired Frank Karlon from the waiver wire.
1973-05-10The Cleveland Cavaliers have waived Frank Karlon.
1973-03-05The Cleveland Cavaliers have promoted Mark Smith to the major league team. The Cleveland Cavaliers have designated Frank Karlon for assignment.
1971-06-25The Cleveland Moonshiners have promoted Frank Karlon to the major league team. The Cleveland Moonshiners have sent Mark Smith to the minors.
1971-04-08The Cleveland Moonshiners have acquired Frank Karlon from the waiver wire.
1971-04-01The Chicago Contractors have waived Frank Karlon.
1970-09-09The Chicago Contractors have promoted Stefan Tapani to the major league team. The Chicago Contractors have promoted Brian Welch to the major league team. The Chicago Contractors have designated Ron Lucado for assignment. The Chicago Contractors have designated Frank Karlon for assignment.
1969-09-11The Chicago Contractors have promoted Frank Karlon to the major league team. The Chicago Contractors have designated Bob Meola for assignment.
1968-10-23The Chicago Contractors have promoted Billy Wilcox Chc AL to the major league team. The Chicago Contractors have designated Frank Karlon for assignment.
1968-09-28The Chicago Contractors have promoted Frank Karlon to the major league team. The Chicago Contractors have sent Joe Lambert to the minors.
1968-07-13The Chicago Contractors have acquired Frank Karlon from the waiver wire.
1968-07-09The Cleveland Moonshiners have waived Frank Karlon.
1968-07-09The Cleveland Moonshiners have acquired Frank Karlon from the waiver wire.
1968-06-15The Cleveland Moonshiners have waived Frank Karlon.
1968-06-08The Cleveland Moonshiners have promoted Elmer Glaze to the major league team. The Cleveland Moonshiners have designated Frank Karlon for assignment.
1968-04-21The Cleveland Moonshiners have promoted Frank Karlon to the major league team. The Cleveland Moonshiners have designated Charlie Stokes for assignment.
1968-04-21The Cleveland Moonshiners have acquired Frank Karlon from the waiver wire.
1968-04-01The Detroit Drillers have waived Frank Karlon.
1967-06-25The Detroit Drillers have acquired Frank Karlon from the waiver wire.
1965-04-06The Cleveland Havoc have waived Frank Karlon.
1965-04-01The Cleveland Havoc have promoted Roger Howard to the major league team. The Cleveland Havoc have promoted Skip Birrer to the major league team. The Cleveland Havoc have promoted Buddy Montefusco to the major league team. The Cleveland Havoc have designated Frank Karlon for assignment. The Cleveland Havoc have designated Grant Jones for assignment. The Cleveland Havoc have designated Julio Bollo for assignment.
1964-06-10The Cleveland Havoc have promoted Frank Karlon to the major league team.
1963-10-13The Cleveland Havoc have sent Frank Karlon to the minors.
1961-07-18The Cleveland Havoc have promoted Frank Karlon to the major league team. The Cleveland Havoc have promoted Dave Telgheder to the major league team. The Cleveland Havoc have promoted Debs Lake to the major league team. The Cleveland Havoc have promoted Rob Sisler to the major league team. The Cleveland Havoc have designated Mark Kuczynski for assignment. The Cleveland Havoc have designated Jesse Williamson for assignment. The Cleveland Havoc have designated Harry Fargast for assignment. The Cleveland Havoc have sent Bill Meekin to the minors.
1960-08-23The Cleveland Havoc have acquired Frank Karlon from the waiver wire.
1960-04-04The St. Louis Gashouse Gang have waived Frank Karlon.