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Goose Goslin League
5-16-2064
Franklin Owen Catcher
Retired (1986, Age 33)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
AVG .213 Total Rating B-   Bats/Throws R/R
OPS .562 Status Deceased (2026) Option Years 0  
H 335 Age at Death 74 Date of Birth 12-23-1952
HR 20 Drafted Round 3, Pick 46
(1977)		 Majors Svc Time 6 years
(70 games)
RBI 135
SB 4
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R C+ Contact vs. L B- Endurance B-   Ldrship D-
Power vs. R B- Power vs. L B  Velocity D-   Mentor vR D+
Speed C  Bunt C+ Control C    Mentor vL C 
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * A+ (100%) SS --- Range D  WS Rings 0
1B --- LF --- Arm A+ WS Appearances 0
2B --- CF ---   Health B- LCS Appearances 0
3B --- RF ---   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 0
* 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
1977 DET
51
141
8
24
4
0
0
4
6
 32 1 0
0
 1 2
.408
.209
.199
.028
.170
1978 DET
135
409
26
83
15
1
1
31
32
 79 0 0
0
 1 3
.513
.261
.252
.049
.203
1979 DET
68
185
21
33
3
0
5
16
11
 63 1 0
0
 0 3
.504
.228
.276
.097
.178
1980 DET
88
318
27
70
14
0
4
23
24
 67 2 0
0
 0 3
.581
.279
.302
.082
.220
1981 DET
68
249
26
61
10
1
6
32
19
 57 0 1
1
 0 1
.663
.297
.365
.120
.245
1982 DET
69
243
20
57
10
0
4
27
24
 49 1 1
3
 4 2
.630
.305
.325
.091
.235
1983 DET
9
31
6
7
3
0
0
2
5
 9 1 0
0
 0 0
.674
.351
.323
.097
.226
1986 DET
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
 0 0 0
0
 0 0
.000
.000
.000
.000
.000
Total
491
1576
134
335
59
2
20
135
121
 356 6 2
4
 6 14
.562
.271
.291
.078
.213
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1986-11-01Franklin Owen has retired from the Detroit Diamonds
1986-03-01The Detroit Diamonds have promoted Franklin Owen to the major league team. The Detroit Diamonds have promoted Rene Clement to the major league team.
1983-05-08The Detroit Diamonds have designated Franklin Owen for assignment.
1981-03-05The Detroit Diamonds have promoted Franklin Owen to the major league team. The Detroit Diamonds have waived Bill Munoz.
1981-03-03The Detroit Diamonds have sent Franklin Owen to the minors.
1980-08-03The Detroit Diamonds have promoted Franklin Owen to the major league team. The Detroit Diamonds have waived Benito Guzman.
1980-05-29The Detroit Diamonds have demoted Franklin Owen to the minor leagues.
1979-08-16The Detroit Diamonds have promoted Bubba Hauger to the major league team. The Detroit Diamonds have promoted Franklin Owen to the major league team. The Detroit Diamonds have designated Hunter Quintana for assignment. The Detroit Diamonds have sent Stubby Rudolph to the minors.
1979-05-30The Detroit Diamonds have promoted Lefty Clark to the major league team. The Detroit Diamonds have promoted Stubby Rudolph to the major league team. The Detroit Diamonds have designated Bubba Hauger for assignment. The Detroit Diamonds have sent Franklin Owen to the minors.
1977-04-01The Detroit Diamonds have promoted Franklin Owen to the major league team. The Detroit Diamonds have waived Howie Bowerman.
1976-04-25A trade has been completed between the St. Louis Redlegs and the Detroit Diamonds. The Detroit Diamonds receive Dave Murphy, Draft Pick 1977 Round 3 STL (Franklin Owen) from the St. Louis Redlegs in exchange for Chi Cheng.