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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 Vs G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO OPS OBP SLG ISO AVG
1953 LHP 60 148 38 6 1 5 23 6 40 .702 .290 .412 .155 .257
1953 RHP 117 350 76 7 1 6 32 25 84 .571 .276 .294 .077 .217
1954 LHP 13 43 11 2 0 0 5 2 12 .591 .289 .302 .047 .256
1954 RHP 10 12 6 3 0 0 3 3 3 1.312 .562 .750 .250 .500
1955 LHP 42 88 28 4 0 6 19 10 23 .960 .392 .568 .250 .318
1955 RHP 65 177 36 5 1 8 26 17 48 .658 .279 .379 .175 .203
1956 LHP 87 195 56 5 0 8 29 21 46 .790 .355 .436 .149 .287
1956 RHP 124 341 86 18 2 11 51 26 89 .720 .306 .413 .161 .252
1957 LHP 56 135 27 4 0 6 18 10 33 .623 .260 .363 .163 .200
1957 RHP 142 416 91 11 2 17 56 39 116 .666 .289 .377 .159 .219
1958 LHP 68 141 38 5 0 9 25 7 23 .801 .304 .496 .227 .270
1958 RHP 145 463 134 21 3 20 88 24 104 .799 .322 .477 .188 .289
1959 LHP 71 137 39 9 2 6 24 8 37 .837 .327 .511 .226 .285
1959 RHP 145 504 134 20 4 28 92 28 116 .791 .302 .488 .222 .266
1960 LHP 87 170 46 9 2 10 38 13 40 .848 .324 .524 .253 .271
1960 RHP 143 470 119 20 7 14 72 34 115 .721 .306 .415 .162 .253
1961 LHP 76 171 42 5 1 11 32 20 34 .811 .332 .480 .234 .246
1961 RHP 139 453 107 19 3 24 68 33 115 .739 .289 .450 .214 .236
1962 LHP 70 167 40 8 2 10 40 15 38 .793 .302 .491 .251 .240
1962 RHP 142 484 136 21 7 24 85 27 110 .821 .319 .502 .221 .281
1963 LHP 63 145 34 4 1 6 21 9 34 .674 .274 .400 .166 .234
1963 RHP 144 481 121 20 5 28 94 41 136 .804 .315 .489 .237 .252
1964 LHP 58 148 36 9 2 10 28 11 43 .828 .294 .534 .291 .243
1964 RHP 141 491 147 24 1 29 99 30 119 .868 .338 .530 .230 .299
1965 LHP 76 176 49 12 1 14 37 14 38 .926 .330 .597 .318 .278
1965 RHP 134 458 134 14 6 27 82 27 93 .858 .332 .526 .234 .293
1966 LHP 59 126 34 9 1 4 22 12 26 .788 .336 .452 .183 .270
1966 RHP 131 436 111 16 4 19 66 23 90 .736 .296 .440 .186 .255
1967 LHP 48 97 19 4 0 2 12 10 26 .570 .271 .299 .103 .196
1967 RHP 85 163 43 10 1 4 20 12 36 .725 .314 .411 .147 .264
Total LHP 934 2087 537 95 13 107 373 168 493 .783 .314 .469 .212 .257
Total RHP 1807 5699 1481 229 47 259 934 389 1374 .761 .308 .453 .193 .260
Total 2058 7786 2018 324 60 366 1307 557 1867 .767 .310 .457 .198 .259
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.