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Name	Team	Age
Les Franks	Retired (1966, Age 39)	Died (2006, Age 79)
Drafted	Position	Bats/Throws
Round 1, Pick 14 (1950)	1B	R/R
League	Option Years	Majors Service Time
Mike Piazza League	0	14 years (53 games)
Total Rating	Arm	Range
B	B-	A
Contact vs R	Contact vs L	Speed
A-	A-	B
Power vs R	Power vs L	Bunting
B-	C+	D+
Endurance	Velocity	Control
B-	D-	D+
Leadership	Mentor vs RHP	Mentor vs LHP
B-	A+	A+
Health	Injured Days	Birthday
C	0	7/31/1927
WS Rings	WS Appearances	LCS Appearances
1	2	7
Alt Pos (3B)	Alt Pos (---)	Alt Pos (---)
F  (0.1 %)	F  (0.0 %)	F  (0.0 %)

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Skill grades calculated using approximate current ratings minus past improvements.
Year	Contact vs R	Power vs R	Contact vs L	Power vs L	Speed	Arm	Range
1950	A-	B	A-	B+	A-	B	A+
1951	A-	B	A-	B+	A-	B	A+
1952	A	B	A	B+	A-	B+	A+
1953	A	B+	A	B+	A	B+	A+
1954	A	B+	A+	B+	A	B+	A+
1955	A	B+	A+	B+	A	B+	A+
1956	A	B+	A+	A-	A	B+	A+
1957	A	B+	A+	A-	A	B+	A+
1958	A	B+	A+	A-	A	B+	A+
1959	A	B+	A+	A-	A	B+	A+
1960	A	B+	A+	A-	A	B+	A+
1961	A	B+	A+	A-	A	B+	A+
1962	A	B+	A+	B+	A-	B+	A+
1963	A	B+	A	B+	B+	B	A+
1964	A	B	A	B	B	B	A+
1965	A-	B	A	B	B	B	A+
1966	A-	B	A	B-	B	B-	A

Career Transactions

Date	Transaction
1966-11-01	Les Franks has retired from the Atlanta BraveSox
1966-07-05	The Atlanta BraveSox have promoted Art Bigler to the major league team. The Atlanta BraveSox have designated Les Franks for assignment.
1961-09-22	Les Franks of the Atlanta BraveSox is injured and is expected to be out 14 days.
1959-06-27	Les Franks of the Atlanta BraveSox is injured and is expected to be out 13 days.
1957-06-10	Les Franks of the Atlanta BlackSox is injured and is expected to be out 20 days.
1956-05-29	Les Franks of the Atlanta BlackSox is injured and is expected to be out 30 days.
1952-08-10	The Atlanta Soxx have promoted Les Franks to the major league team. The Atlanta Soxx have designated Mark Hesterfer for assignment.
1952-08-03	The Atlanta Soxx have promoted Mark Hesterfer to the major league team. The Atlanta Soxx have sent Les Franks to the minors.
1951-08-23	The Atlanta GreySox have promoted Les Franks to the major league team. The Atlanta GreySox have designated Mark Hesterfer for assignment.
1950-04-01	The Atlanta GreySox have promoted Rick Bowerman to the major league team. The Atlanta GreySox have promoted Mike Andersen to the major league team. The Atlanta GreySox have sent Duane Hammond to the minors. The Atlanta GreySox have sent Les Franks to the minors.
1950-04-01	The Atlanta GreySox have renamed Les Fernandez to Les Franks.