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Mike Piazza League 9-9-2123 |
| Les Franks |  First BaseRetired (1966, Age 39) |
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CAREER | BIOGRAPHICAL DATA | ||||
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| AVG | .280 | Total Rating |
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Bats/Throws | R/R | |
| OPS | .773 | Status | Deceased (2006) | Option Years | 0
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| H | 1620 | Age at Death | 79 | Date of Birth | 07-31-1927 | |
| HR | 139 | Drafted | Round 1, Pick 14 (1950) |
Majors Svc Time | 14 years (53 games) |
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| RBI | 802 | |||||
| SB | 239 | |||||
| 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 | --- | Arm | WS Appearances | 2 | |||
| 2B | --- | CF | --- |
Health |
LCS Appearances | 7 | |||
| 3B | (0.1%) | RF | --- |
Injured Days |
0 | All Star Teams | 3 | ||
* League requires 75% rating to start at catcher.
| Year | Vs | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | OPS | OBP | SLG | ISO | AVG |
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| 1951 | LHP | 18 | 31 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 4 | .773 | .450 | .323 | .032 | .290 |
| 1951 | RHP | 20 | 48 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 8 | .721 | .346 | .375 | .083 | .292 |
| 1952 | LHP | 53 | 72 | 24 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 12 | 12 | .910 | .424 | .486 | .153 | .333 |
| 1952 | RHP | 63 | 115 | 28 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 18 | 21 | .716 | .351 | .365 | .122 | .243 |
| 1953 | LHP | 34 | 35 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 3 | .741 | .341 | .400 | .171 | .229 |
| 1953 | RHP | 55 | 118 | 34 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 26 | 9 | 17 | .816 | .333 | .483 | .195 | .288 |
| 1954 | LHP | 57 | 95 | 22 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 17 | .639 | .302 | .337 | .105 | .232 |
| 1954 | RHP | 106 | 220 | 56 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 25 | 25 | 32 | .725 | .329 | .395 | .141 | .255 |
| 1955 | LHP | 84 | 168 | 46 | 12 | 2 | 8 | 36 | 22 | 26 | .866 | .354 | .512 | .238 | .274 |
| 1955 | RHP | 126 | 351 | 103 | 15 | 6 | 11 | 77 | 35 | 57 | .822 | .358 | .464 | .171 | .293 |
| 1956 | LHP | 26 | 41 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 11 | .548 | .256 | .293 | .073 | .220 |
| 1956 | RHP | 52 | 106 | 21 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 13 | 16 | .535 | .289 | .245 | .047 | .198 |
| 1957 | LHP | 56 | 74 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 12 | 14 | .752 | .360 | .392 | .135 | .257 |
| 1957 | RHP | 101 | 301 | 89 | 15 | 1 | 8 | 59 | 47 | 45 | .818 | .386 | .432 | .136 | .296 |
| 1958 | LHP | 91 | 237 | 74 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 22 | 26 | 32 | .816 | .381 | .435 | .122 | .312 |
| 1958 | RHP | 108 | 288 | 75 | 11 | 1 | 7 | 41 | 32 | 56 | .714 | .335 | .378 | .118 | .260 |
| 1959 | LHP | 76 | 183 | 55 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 33 | 15 | 27 | .804 | .350 | .454 | .153 | .301 |
| 1959 | RHP | 113 | 315 | 94 | 16 | 4 | 12 | 49 | 30 | 60 | .846 | .357 | .489 | .190 | .298 |
| 1960 | LHP | 82 | 198 | 61 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 33 | 24 | .829 | .405 | .424 | .116 | .308 |
| 1960 | RHP | 119 | 358 | 95 | 14 | 2 | 12 | 48 | 34 | 59 | .749 | .332 | .416 | .151 | .265 |
| 1961 | LHP | 72 | 205 | 58 | 11 | 3 | 7 | 32 | 31 | 27 | .846 | .378 | .468 | .185 | .283 |
| 1961 | RHP | 105 | 350 | 113 | 32 | 4 | 4 | 48 | 34 | 40 | .855 | .384 | .471 | .149 | .323 |
| 1962 | LHP | 92 | 239 | 55 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 25 | 26 | 43 | .664 | .305 | .360 | .130 | .230 |
| 1962 | RHP | 114 | 328 | 96 | 12 | 1 | 8 | 39 | 39 | 59 | .775 | .367 | .409 | .116 | .293 |
| 1963 | LHP | 91 | 226 | 68 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 38 | 27 | 33 | .808 | .374 | .434 | .133 | .301 |
| 1963 | RHP | 109 | 317 | 105 | 19 | 3 | 13 | 54 | 44 | 44 | .949 | .416 | .533 | .202 | .331 |
| 1964 | LHP | 70 | 133 | 26 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 15 | 25 | .566 | .280 | .286 | .090 | .195 |
| 1964 | RHP | 68 | 128 | 35 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 13 | 30 | .690 | .338 | .352 | .078 | .273 |
| 1965 | LHP | 65 | 159 | 43 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 18 | 22 | .668 | .341 | .327 | .057 | .270 |
| 1965 | RHP | 101 | 161 | 36 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 21 | 13 | 29 | .569 | .290 | .280 | .056 | .224 |
| 1966 | LHP | 40 | 100 | 28 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 15 | .711 | .351 | .360 | .080 | .280 |
| 1966 | RHP | 41 | 76 | 21 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 15 | .654 | .325 | .329 | .053 | .276 |
| Total | LHP | 1007 | 2196 | 605 | 102 | 23 | 47 | 272 | 272 | 335 | .762 | .355 | .407 | .132 | .276 |
| Total | RHP | 1401 | 3580 | 1015 | 167 | 30 | 92 | 530 | 396 | 588 | .779 | .355 | .424 | .141 | .284 |
| Total | 1852 | 5776 | 1620 | 269 | 53 | 139 | 802 | 668 | 923 | .773 | .355 | .418 | .137 | .280 |
| Date | Transaction |
| 1966-11-01 | Les Franks has retired from the Atlanta BraveSox |
| 1966-07-05 | The Atlanta BraveSox have promoted Art Bigler to the major league team. The Atlanta BraveSox have designated Les Franks for assignment. |
| 1961-09-22 | Les Franks of the Atlanta BraveSox is injured and is expected to be out 14 days. |
| 1959-06-27 | Les Franks of the Atlanta BraveSox is injured and is expected to be out 13 days. |
| 1957-06-10 | Les Franks of the Atlanta BlackSox is injured and is expected to be out 20 days. |
| 1956-05-29 | Les Franks of the Atlanta BlackSox is injured and is expected to be out 30 days. |
| 1952-08-10 | The Atlanta Soxx have promoted Les Franks to the major league team. The Atlanta Soxx have designated Mark Hesterfer for assignment. |
| 1952-08-03 | The Atlanta Soxx have promoted Mark Hesterfer to the major league team. The Atlanta Soxx have sent Les Franks to the minors. |
| 1951-08-23 | The Atlanta GreySox have promoted Les Franks to the major league team. The Atlanta GreySox have designated Mark Hesterfer for assignment. |
| 1950-04-01 | The Atlanta GreySox have promoted Rick Bowerman to the major league team. The Atlanta GreySox have promoted Mike Andersen to the major league team. The Atlanta GreySox have sent Duane Hammond to the minors. The Atlanta GreySox have sent Les Franks to the minors. |
| 1950-04-01 | The Atlanta GreySox have renamed Les Fernandez to Les Franks. |