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| Name | Team | Age |
| Julio Franco | Retired (1961, Age 35) | Died (2009, Age 83) |
| Drafted | Position | Bats/Throws |
| Round 2, Pick 23 (1951) |
1B | L/L |
| League | Option Years
|
Majors Service Time |
| Billy Williams League | 0 | 10 years (13 games) |
| Total Rating
|
Arm | Range |
| Contact vs R | Contact vs L | Speed |
| Power vs R | Power vs L | Bunting |
| Endurance | Velocity | Control |
| Leadership
|
Mentor vs RHP
|
Mentor vs LHP
|
| Health
|
Injured Days
|
Birthday |
| 0 | 6/23/1926 | |
| WS Rings | WS Appearances | LCS Appearances |
| 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alt Pos (1B) | Alt Pos (3B) | Alt Pos (SS) |
| (89.2 %) | (7.0 %) | (3.0 %) |
Stats | Splits | Playoffs | Positions | Improvements | Past Skills | Awards | Fielding | Game Log
| Year | Vs | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | OPS | OBP | SLG | AVG |
| 1956 | LHP | 36 | 42 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 6 | .762 | .333 | .429 | .238 |
| 1956 | RHP | 142 | 513 | 156 | 31 | 12 | 20 | 83 | 50 | 71 | .896 | .367 | .528 | .304 |
| 1957 | LHP | 35 | 43 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 3 | .547 | .292 | .256 | .233 |
| 1957 | RHP | 135 | 517 | 139 | 38 | 6 | 15 | 59 | 42 | 77 | .782 | .330 | .453 | .269 |
| 1958 | LHP | 28 | 32 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 8 | .705 | .361 | .344 | .281 |
| 1958 | RHP | 128 | 446 | 112 | 14 | 4 | 14 | 64 | 57 | 82 | .735 | .340 | .395 | .251 |
| 1959 | LHP | 41 | 51 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 8 | .568 | .293 | .275 | .216 |
| 1959 | RHP | 103 | 157 | 42 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 15 | 15 | 28 | .713 | .337 | .376 | .268 |
| 1960 | LHP | 33 | 68 | 15 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 14 | .642 | .274 | .368 | .221 |
| 1960 | RHP | 81 | 129 | 39 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 26 | .812 | .371 | .442 | .302 |
| 1961 | LHP | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 1961 | RHP | 13 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1.033 | .533 | .500 | .417 |
| Total | LHP | 175 | 239 | 55 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 26 | 24 | 39 | .631 | .301 | .331 | .230 |
| Total | RHP | 602 | 1774 | 493 | 94 | 24 | 56 | 234 | 181 | 285 | .801 | .348 | .453 | .278 |
| Total | 1350 | 4684 | 1305 | 209 | 73 | 140 | 633 | 464 | 734 | .790 | .346 | .444 | .279 |
| Date | Transaction |
| 1961-11-01 | Julio Franco has retired from the Baltimore Wildcatters |
| 1961-07-17 | The Baltimore Wildcatters have designated Julio Franco for assignment. |
| 1961-06-22 | The Baltimore Wildcatters have promoted Julio Franco to the major league team. |
| 1961-03-05 | The Baltimore Wildcatters have designated Julio Franco for assignment. The Baltimore Wildcatters have designated Richie Redmon for assignment. The Baltimore Wildcatters have designated Herman Moore for assignment. |
| 1959-06-22 | The Baltimore Wildcatters have acquired Julio Franco from the waiver wire. |
| 1959-06-22 | The Baltimore Wildcatters have demoted Dave Stumpf to the minor leagues. |
| 1959-06-18 | The Cleveland Rockers have promoted Rube Shaute to the major league team. The Cleveland Rockers have designated Julio Franco for assignment. |
| 1959-04-12 | The Cleveland Rockers have acquired Julio Franco from the waiver wire. |
| 1959-04-08 | The New York Mets have promoted Terry Sanders to the major league team. The New York Mets have designated Julio Franco for assignment. |
| 1958-04-04 | The New York Mets have renamed Joe "Clutch" Schaeffer to Julio Franco. |
| 1951-04-01 | The Cleveland Dragons have promoted Joe "Clutch" Schaeffer to the major league team. The Cleveland Dragons have sent Whitey Walker to the minors. |
| 1951-04-01 | The Cleveland Dragons have renamed Joe Schaeffer to Joe "Clutch" Schaeffer. |