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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 R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS E OPS OBP SLG ISO AVG
1953 Away 69 252 24 58 5 1 8 21 20 65 0 0 3 .648 .295 .353 .123 .230
1953 Home 68 246 17 56 8 1 3 34 11 59 0 0 8 .570 .265 .305 .077 .228
1954 Away 10 29 2 8 2 0 0 4 2 8 0 0 0 .657 .312 .345 .069 .276
1954 Home 8 26 6 9 3 0 0 4 3 7 1 0 0 .875 .414 .462 .115 .346
1955 Away 38 116 14 24 4 0 8 26 11 30 1 0 0 .723 .275 .448 .241 .207
1955 Home 44 149 19 40 5 1 6 19 16 41 3 1 3 .787 .351 .436 .168 .268
1956 Away 77 290 40 83 13 1 11 50 20 67 3 2 4 .783 .331 .452 .166 .286
1956 Home 75 246 29 59 10 1 8 30 27 68 3 0 3 .703 .316 .386 .146 .240
1957 Away 77 283 40 63 9 0 13 41 27 75 4 0 7 .685 .293 .392 .170 .223
1957 Home 79 268 27 55 6 2 10 33 22 74 4 2 3 .624 .270 .354 .149 .205
1958 Away 77 311 39 83 17 0 15 54 14 74 5 3 1 .765 .298 .466 .199 .267
1958 Home 79 293 36 89 9 3 14 59 17 53 8 3 2 .836 .338 .498 .195 .304
1959 Away 77 327 47 85 16 4 12 52 18 81 3 2 9 .743 .299 .443 .183 .260
1959 Home 79 314 59 88 13 2 22 64 18 72 2 1 1 .861 .316 .545 .264 .280
1960 Away 79 327 48 86 18 3 12 57 27 90 4 2 2 .770 .323 .446 .183 .263
1960 Home 77 313 47 79 11 6 12 53 20 65 11 2 3 .739 .299 .441 .188 .252
1961 Away 79 328 44 74 11 3 16 45 21 74 3 1 2 .696 .272 .424 .198 .226
1961 Home 77 296 43 75 13 1 19 55 32 75 7 0 4 .828 .331 .497 .243 .253
1962 Away 80 337 53 88 16 1 16 64 22 73 0 7 1 .764 .307 .457 .196 .261
1962 Home 76 314 53 88 13 8 18 61 20 75 4 0 3 .868 .323 .545 .264 .280
1963 Away 80 331 50 75 12 3 15 52 31 91 7 1 3 .707 .290 .417 .190 .227
1963 Home 76 295 53 80 12 3 19 63 19 79 9 2 3 .849 .324 .525 .254 .271
1964 Away 77 326 44 94 18 1 16 60 20 80 5 3 4 .824 .327 .497 .209 .288
1964 Home 79 313 53 89 15 2 23 67 21 82 4 2 7 .895 .329 .565 .281 .284
1965 Away 80 339 41 76 10 5 18 49 23 76 10 2 0 .717 .275 .442 .218 .224
1965 Home 76 295 57 107 16 2 23 70 18 55 5 4 1 1.061 .397 .664 .302 .363
1966 Away 71 290 37 70 10 1 10 30 20 57 6 4 1 .680 .294 .386 .145 .241
1966 Home 69 272 44 75 15 4 13 58 15 59 6 1 0 .821 .317 .504 .228 .276
1967 Away 66 139 21 36 9 1 4 22 10 32 0 1 1 .733 .309 .424 .165 .259
1967 Home 59 121 16 26 5 0 2 10 12 30 2 0 1 .591 .286 .306 .091 .215
Total Away 1037 4025 544 1003 170 24 174 627 286 973 51 28 38 .733 .300 .433 .184 .249
Total Home 1021 3761 559 1015 154 36 192 680 271 894 69 18 42 .804 .321 .483 .213 .270
Total 2058 7786 1103 2018 324 60 366 1307 557 1867 120 46 80 .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.