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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 Type OS Age Chances   Active GS Injured  Contact vs R   Power vs R   Contact vs L   Power vs L   Speed   Arm   Range   Total 
1950 Minors 19 54.00 5 / 6 9 / 9 4 / 5 7 / 8 6 / 7 11 / 11 8 / 8 50 / 54
1951 Minors 20 59.00 5 / 5 8 / 10 9 / 13 6 / 9 4 / 6 9 / 9 6 / 7 47 / 59
1952 Minors 21 47.00 5 / 9 2 / 4 2 / 5 1 / 2 5 / 7 10 / 13 5 / 7 30 / 47
1952 Pos (CF) 21 62.00 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 1 / 62
1953 Minors 22 3.00 0 / 0 0 / 0 1 / 2 1 / 1 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 2 / 3
1953 Majors 22 49.16 142 137 0 3 / 6 7 / 11 1 / 5 2 / 4 5 / 10 5 / 9 3 / 4 26 / 49
1954 Minors 23 27.00 2 / 5 6 / 8 1 / 4 1 / 2 0 / 3 0 / 0 4 / 5 14 / 27
1954 Majors 23 10.44 41 13 0 0 / 1 2 / 3 0 / 1 0 / 0 2 / 3 1 / 1 1 / 1 6 / 10
1954 Pos (2B) 23 21.00 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 1 / 21
1955 Majors 24 47.43 162 67 0 4 / 4 4 / 9 2 / 9 1 / 5 4 / 5 9 / 9 4 / 6 28 / 47
1956 Majors 25 64.48 162 145 0 3 / 8 1 / 7 4 / 14 2 / 7 2 / 14 2 / 8 3 / 6 17 / 64
1957 Majors 26 60.29 162 156 0 1 / 4 1 / 5 2 / 5 0 / 9 3 / 8 7 / 19 6 / 10 20 / 60
1958 Majors 27 71.87 162 156 0 1 / 8 1 / 10 0 / 11 0 / 17 2 / 8 3 / 10 0 / 7 7 / 71
1959 Majors 28 65.44 162 156 0 0 / 5 2 / 14 0 / 8 0 / 7 0 / 6 2 / 9 3 / 16 7 / 65
1960 Majors 29 64.92 162 156 0 1 / 5 0 / 13 0 / 6 0 / 5 0 / 9 0 / 8 2 / 18 3 / 64
1961 Majors 30 64.92 162 156 0 0 / 9 0 / 5 1 / 11 0 / 8 0 / 10 1 / 9 0 / 12 2 / 64
1962 Majors 31 64.92 162 156 0 0 / 8 0 / 13 1 / 15 0 / 9 0 / 13 1 / 5 0 / 1 2 / 64
1963 Majors 32 64.92 162 156 0 0 / 5 0 / 8 0 / 14 0 / 9 1 / 9 0 / 5 0 / 14 1 / 64
1964 Majors 33 64.92 162 156 0 0 / 7 0 / 7 0 / 7 0 / 13 0 / 9 1 / 11 1 / 10 2 / 64
1965 Majors 34 64.92 162 156 0 -4 / 10 -4 / 7 0 / 8 -5 / 8 -6 / 9 -4 / 11 -2 / 11 -25 / 64
1966 Majors 35 58.28 145 140 17 -1 / 11 -5 / 5 -1 / 6 -2 / 11 -4 / 8 -1 / 11 -3 / 6 -17 / 58
1967 Majors 36 44.58 162 53 0 -1 / 2 -6 / 5 -3 / 8 -4 / 7 -1 / 9 -2 / 9 -1 / 4 -18 / 44
1968 Minors 37 26.00 0 / 4 0 / 3 0 / 5 0 / 4 0 / 4 0 / 2 0 / 4 0 / 26
Total 2272 1959 17 24 / 122 28 / 156 24 / 162 10 / 145 23 / 157 55 / 169 40 / 157 206 / 1151
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.