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Robin Roberts League 4-1-2069 |
| Joe Franco |  CatcherRetired (1985, Age 34) |
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CAREER | BIOGRAPHICAL DATA | ||||
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| AVG | .257 | Total Rating |
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Bats/Throws | R/R | |
| OPS | .715 | Status | Deceased (2021) | Option Years | 0
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| H | 152 | Age at Death | 70 | Date of Birth | 09-17-1951 | |
| HR | 13 | Drafted | Round 3, Pick 47 (1974) |
Majors Svc Time | 3 years (50 games) |
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| RBI | 83 | |||||
| SB | 9 | |||||
| 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 * | (100%) | SS | --- | Range | WS Rings | 0 | |||
| 1B | --- | LF | --- | Arm | WS Appearances | 0 | |||
| 2B | --- | CF | --- |
Health |
LCS Appearances | 0 | |||
| 3B | --- | RF | --- |
Injured Days |
0 | All Star Teams | 0 | ||
* League requires 75% rating to start at catcher.
| Year | Type | OS Age | Chances
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Active | GS | Injured | Contact vs R | Power vs R | Contact vs L | Power vs L | Speed | Arm | Range | Total |
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| 1974 | Minors | 23 | 49.00 | 3 / 7 | 4 / 7 | 6 / 9 | 6 / 9 | 4 / 4 | 5 / 6 | 5 / 7 | 33 / 49 | |||
| 1975 | Minors | 24 | 43.00 | 4 / 5 | 3 / 8 | 0 / 3 | 4 / 5 | 10 / 11 | 4 / 6 | 3 / 5 | 28 / 43 | |||
| 1976 | Minors | 25 | 21.00 | 1 / 2 | 2 / 3 | 2 / 6 | 2 / 3 | 4 / 4 | 0 / 3 | 0 / 0 | 11 / 21 | |||
| 1977 | Minors | 26 | 29.00 | 2 / 5 | 2 / 4 | 1 / 4 | 1 / 6 | 2 / 2 | 2 / 3 | 4 / 5 | 14 / 29 | |||
| 1978 | Minors | 27 | 29.00 | 0 / 4 | 3 / 6 | 2 / 3 | 0 / 3 | 4 / 7 | 2 / 2 | 1 / 4 | 12 / 29 | |||
| 1978 | Majors | 27 | 4.13 | 18 | 5 | 0 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 2 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 4 |
| 1979 | Minors | 28 | 21.00 | 1 / 2 | 3 / 3 | 1 / 3 | 0 / 3 | 2 / 4 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 5 | 7 / 21 | |||
| 1980 | Majors | 29 | 42.50 | 162 | 63 | 0 | 0 / 2 | 1 / 8 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 8 | 1 / 6 | 0 / 7 | 1 / 7 | 3 / 42 |
| 1981 | Majors | 30 | 35.25 | 162 | 46 | 0 | 1 / 4 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 3 | 0 / 8 | 1 / 3 | 0 / 7 | 1 / 6 | 3 / 35 |
| 1982 | Majors | 31 | 34.36 | 162 | 43 | 0 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 5 | 1 / 6 | 0 / 6 | 0 / 5 | 1 / 34 |
| 1983 | Minors | 32 | 25.00 | 0 / 2 | 2 / 4 | 0 / 5 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 5 | 0 / 4 | 2 / 25 | |||
| 1984 | Minors | 33 | 18.00 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 2 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 1 | 1 / 2 | 1 / 2 | 0 / 6 | 2 / 18 | |||
| 1984 | Majors | 33 | 7.21 | 32 | 8 | 0 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 2 | 0 / 2 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 7 |
| 1985 | Minors | 34 | 26.00 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 9 | 0 / 5 | 0 / 3 | 0 / 3 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 26 | |||
| 1985 | Majors | 34 | 14.00 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 2 | 0 / 2 | 0 / 2 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 14 | |||
| Total | 536 | 165 | 0 | 12 / 45 | 20 / 66 | 12 / 55 | 13 / 59 | 30 / 58 | 14 / 57 | 15 / 57 | 116 / 397 |
| Date | Transaction |
| 1985-11-01 | Joe Franco has retired from the Free Agency Pool |
| 1985-08-29 | The Houston Astros have waived Joe Franco. |
| 1984-09-12 | The Houston Astros have designated Joe Franco for assignment. The Houston Astros have sent Bob Griffith to the minors. |
| 1984-08-07 | The Houston Astros have promoted Joe Franco to the major league team. |
| 1983-04-01 | The Houston Astros have promoted Ralph Holtgrave to the major league team. The Houston Astros have designated Joe Franco for assignment. |
| 1982-03-26 | The Houston Astros have re-claimed Joe Franco from the waiver wire. |
| 1982-03-26 | The Houston Astros have designated Joe Franco for assignment. |
| 1980-04-01 | The Houston Astros have promoted Joe Franco to the major league team. The Houston Astros have designated Don Schultz for assignment. |
| 1978-08-23 | The Houston Astros have sent Joe Franco to the minors. |
| 1978-08-03 | The Houston Astros have promoted Joe Franco to the major league team. |