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Kevin Brown League
3-28-2195
Jose Franco First Base
Retired (1968, Age 37)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
AVG .259 Total Rating B    Bats/Throws R/R
OPS .767 Status Deceased (2018) Option Years 0  
H 2018 Age at Death 87 Date of Birth 04-15-1931
HR 366 Drafted Round 1, Pick 2
(1950)		 Majors Svc Time 14 years
(113 games)
RBI 1307
SB 120 Salary $0.50M Final Contract Year 1968
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R C+ Contact vs. L C+ Endurance B-   Ldrship C 
Power vs. R B+ Power vs. L A- Velocity D-   Mentor vR A+
Speed B+ Bunt D+ Control D-   Mentor vL A+
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS --- Range B+ WS Rings 2
1B A+ (100%) LF --- Arm B+ WS Appearances 6
2B --- CF ---   Health A- LCS Appearances 12
3B --- RF ---   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 6
* League requires 50% rating to start at catcher.

Year POS Team G GS INN TC PO A E DP PB SB CS CS% +/- RF   FPCT GG
1953 CF COL 137 137 1199.1 338 327 0 11 0 -12 2.45 .967
1954 1B COL 17 13 118.0 127 122 5 0 10 -2 9.69 1.000
1955 1B COL 42 34 307.1 331 311 17 3 23 -5 9.61 .991
CF COL 27 27 240.2 83 83 0 0 0 +1 3.10 1.000
C COL 3 3 27.0 17 16 1 0 0 1 7 1 12.5% 0 5.67 1.000
LF COL 3 3 23.0 8 8 0 0 0 0 3.13 1.000
1956 CF COL 131 131 1102.2 273 266 0 7 0 -9 2.17 .974
1B COL 16 14 123.2 130 129 1 0 8 -1 9.46 1.000
1957 CF COL 156 156 1301.0 359 349 0 10 0 -8 2.41 .972
1958 1B COL 156 156 1395.0 1465 1418 44 3 115 0 9.43 .998
1959 1B COL 156 156 1411.0 1533 1479 44 10 121 +5 9.71 .993
1960 1B COL 156 156 1406.2 1436 1390 41 5 110 +4 9.16 .997
1961 1B COL 156 156 1408.0 1516 1464 46 6 108 +7 9.65 .996
1962 1B COL 156 156 1400.1 1462 1399 59 4 131 +11 9.37 .997
1963 1B COL 156 156 1404.2 1453 1413 34 6 107 +11 9.27 .996
1964 1B COL 156 156 1390.0 1494 1444 39 11 112 +20 9.60 .993
1965 1B COL 156 156 1387.1 1403 1371 31 1 94 -1 9.10 .999
1966 1B COL 140 140 1259.1 1351 1315 35 1 89 +6 9.65 .999
1967 1B COL 69 47 464.2 523 508 13 2 44 0 10.09 .996
C COL 4 4 34.0 32 31 1 0 0 0 6 1 14.3% 0 8.47 1.000
LF COL 2 1 10.0 3 3 0 0 0 0 2.70 1.000
RF COL 1 1 9.0 3 3 0 0 0 0 3.00 1.000
CF COL 5 0 7.0 2 2 0 0 0 0 2.57 1.000
Pos Total 1B 1532 1496 13476.0 14224 13763 409 52 1072 +55 9.46 .996
CF 456 451 3850.2 1055 1027 0 28 0 -28 2.40 .973
C 7 7 61.0 49 47 2 0 0 1 13 2 13.3% 0 7.23 1.000
LF 5 4 33.0 11 11 0 0 0 0 3.00 1.000
RF 1 1 9.0 3 3 0 0 0 0 3.00 1.000
Total 2001 1959 17429.2 15342 14851 411 80 1072 1 13 2 13.3% +27 7.88 .995
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1968-11-01Jose Franco has retired from the Washington Senators
1968-03-29Jose Franco has signed with the Washington Senators for $0.5M per year for 1 year.
1967-03-29The Colorado Boulders have promoted Sam Burchell to the major league team. The Colorado Boulders have promoted Jose Franco to the major league team. The Colorado Boulders have promoted Mike Holtgrave to the major league team. The Colorado Boulders have promoted Joliet Jake Blues to the major league team. The Colorado Boulders have promoted Don Paula to the major league team. The Colorado Boulders have promoted Morrie Leonard to the major league team.
1967-03-29Jose Franco has signed with the Colorado Boulders for $0.55M per year for 1 year.
1966-08-12Jose Franco of the Colorado Boulders is injured and is expected to be out 18 days.
1960-03-28The Colorado Boulders have promoted Dude Cole to the major league team. The Colorado Boulders have promoted Jose Franco to the major league team. The Colorado Boulders have promoted Dutch Tavener to the major league team.
1960-03-28Jose Franco has signed with the Colorado Boulders for $6.7M per year for 7 years.
1955-09-13The Colorado Boulders have promoted Jose Franco to the major league team. The Colorado Boulders have promoted Bill Frock to the major league team.
1955-09-13The Colorado Boulders have sent Jose Franco to the minors.
1954-09-14The Colorado Boulders have promoted Jose Franco to the major league team. The Colorado Boulders have sent Terry Killian to the minors.
1954-06-14The Colorado Boulders have sent Jose Franco to the minors. The Colorado Boulders have sent Terry Killian to the minors.
1954-05-18The Colorado Boulders have promoted Jose Franco to the major league team.
1954-03-30The Colorado Boulders have promoted John Raydon to the major league team. The Colorado Boulders have promoted Tom Sadowski to the major league team. The Colorado Boulders have promoted Patrick DeVormer to the major league team. The Colorado Boulders have promoted Earl Theiss to the major league team. The Colorado Boulders have promoted Larry Collins to the major league team. The Colorado Boulders have promoted Clint Halliday to the major league team. The Colorado Boulders have promoted Bruce Yewcic to the major league team. The Colorado Boulders have promoted Gomer Winceniak to the major league team. The Colorado Boulders have sent Dutch Tavener to the minors. The Colorado Boulders have sent Jose Franco to the minors. The Colorado Boulders have designated Oscar McGinnis for assignment. The Colorado Boulders have sent Sam Babcock to the minors. The Colorado Boulders have sent Terry Killian to the minors.
1953-04-24The Colorado Boulders have promoted Jose Franco to the major league team. The Colorado Boulders have sent Muddy Herrnstein to the minors.