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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 | Vs | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | CS | E | OPS | OBP | SLG | ISO | AVG |
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| 1978 | Away | 4 | 14 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .567 | .353 | .214 | .000 | .214 |
| 1978 | Home | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .143 | .143 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 1980 | Away | 35 | 118 | 17 | 30 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 14 | 13 | 20 | 3 | 2 | 1 | .735 | .328 | .407 | .153 | .254 |
| 1980 | Home | 38 | 105 | 16 | 27 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 17 | 15 | 23 | 2 | 2 | 1 | .800 | .352 | .448 | .190 | .257 |
| 1981 | Away | 27 | 79 | 11 | 19 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .702 | .348 | .354 | .114 | .241 |
| 1981 | Home | 25 | 80 | 7 | 20 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 6 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .598 | .310 | .287 | .037 | .250 |
| 1982 | Away | 24 | 75 | 4 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 8 | 21 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .511 | .271 | .240 | .040 | .200 |
| 1982 | Home | 25 | 82 | 10 | 28 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 20 | 11 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 2 | .944 | .419 | .524 | .183 | .341 |
| 1984 | Away | 7 | 17 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .694 | .400 | .294 | .000 | .294 |
| 1984 | Home | 6 | 16 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .796 | .421 | .375 | .062 | .312 |
| Total | Away | 97 | 303 | 38 | 72 | 15 | 0 | 5 | 27 | 40 | 65 | 5 | 4 | 3 | .661 | .325 | .337 | .099 | .238 |
| Total | Home | 98 | 289 | 35 | 80 | 13 | 1 | 8 | 56 | 36 | 56 | 4 | 4 | 7 | .772 | .360 | .412 | .135 | .277 |
| Total | 195 | 592 | 73 | 152 | 28 | 1 | 13 | 83 | 76 | 121 | 9 | 8 | 10 | .715 | .342 | .373 | .117 | .257 |
| 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. |