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Name	Team	Age
Lincoln Franklin	Retired (1963, Age 33)	Died (2008, Age 79)
Drafted	Position	Bats/Throws
Round 4, Pick 51 (1950)	CF	R/R
League	Option Years	Majors Service Time
Vida Blue League	0	1 years (5 games)
Total Rating	Arm	Range
B-	C	A+
Contact vs R	Contact vs L	Speed
D	D	B+
Power vs R	Power vs L	Bunting
B-	B+	C+
Endurance	Velocity	Control
B-	C-	D
Leadership	Mentor vs RHP	Mentor vs LHP
A+	B+	A+
Health	Injured Days	Birthday
C	0	11/17/1929
WS Rings	WS Appearances	LCS Appearances
0	0	0
Alt Pos (LF)	Alt Pos (1B)	Alt Pos (3B)
A- (76.8 %)	D- (10.4 %)	F  (3.5 %)
Alt Pos (SS)	Alt Pos (---)	Alt Pos (---)
F  (3.0 %)	F  (0.0 %)	F  (0.0 %)
Alt Pos (---)	Alt Pos (---)
F  (0.0 %)	F  (0.0 %)

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Year	Team	C	1B	2B	3B	SS	LF	CF	RF	PH
1951	BOS	0	6	0	14	23	9	35	0	0
1952	BOS	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	0	0

Career Transactions

Date	Transaction
1963-11-01	Lincoln Franklin has retired from the Free Agency Pool
1956-04-01	The Chicago Expos have waived Lincoln Franklin.
1955-09-02	The Chicago Expos have acquired Lincoln Franklin from the waiver wire.
1955-03-25	The Chicago Nittany Lions have acquired Mike Powell from the waiver wire. The Chicago Nittany Lions have waived Lincoln Franklin.
1952-04-17	The Boston Bangers have sent Lincoln Franklin down to the minors.
1951-05-03	The Boston Bangers have promoted Lincoln Franklin to the major league team. The Boston Bangers have promoted Nate Grove to the major league team. The Boston Bangers have promoted Adrian Arroyo to the major league team. The Boston Bangers have sent Gary Jones to the minors. The Boston Bangers have sent Rudy Coca to the minors. The Boston Bangers have sent Andy Jaxitout to the minors.
1950-05-16	The Boston Bangers have acquired Lincoln Franklin from the waiver wire.
1950-04-25	The Pittsburgh Playboys have waived Lincoln Franklin.
1950-04-01	The Pittsburgh Playboys have renamed Jim Lincoln to Lincoln Franklin.