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Name	Team	Age
George Franco	Retired (1956, Age 33)	Died (1993, Age 71)
Drafted	Position	Bats/Throws
Round 4, Pick 51 (1950)	2B	B/R
League	Option Years	Majors Service Time
Mike Piazza League	0	4 years (84 games)
Total Rating	Arm	Range
B	B-	B-
Contact vs R	Contact vs L	Speed
B	B	A-
Power vs R	Power vs L	Bunting
A-	B+	C-
Endurance	Velocity	Control
B-	D-	F
Leadership	Mentor vs RHP	Mentor vs LHP
C-	A+	A+
Health	Injured Days	Birthday
D	0	11/6/1922
WS Rings	WS Appearances	LCS Appearances
2	4	4
Alt Pos (SS)	Alt Pos (---)	Alt Pos (---)
D+ (23.9 %)	F  (0.0 %)	F  (0.0 %)

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Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	CS	E	OPS	OBP	SLG	AVG
1952	MIL	65	137	19	33	6	2	4	19	13	34	0	1	3	.706	.305	.401	.241
1953	MIL	59	75	19	28	5	1	3	9	10	9	0	0	1	1.029	.442	.587	.373
1954	MIL	48	84	9	30	6	2	2	15	6	17	1	0	2	.948	.400	.548	.357
1955	MIL	41	34	2	13	0	0	2	4	0	11	1	0	1	.975	.417	.559	.382
1956	TEX	25	69	11	16	1	0	1	5	8	11	4	2	4	.602	.312	.290	.232
Total		238	399	60	120	18	5	12	52	37	82	6	3	11	.823	.361	.461	.301

Career Transactions

Date	Transaction
1956-11-01	George Franco has retired from the Texas Gamblers
1956-06-28	The Texas Gamblers have promoted George Franco to the major league team.
1956-06-28	The Texas Gamblers have acquired George Franco from the waiver wire.
1956-04-08	The Milwaukee Crullers waive George Franco.
1956-04-01	The Milwaukee Crullers have promoted Marion Morrison to the major league team. The Milwaukee Crullers have designated George Franco for assignment.
1952-04-01	The Milwaukee Crullers have removed George Franco from the trade block.
1952-04-01	The Milwaukee Crullers have promoted Ed Kile to the major league team. The Milwaukee Crullers have promoted George Franco to the major league team. The Milwaukee Crullers have designated Fred Hill for assignment.
1951-04-01	The Milwaukee Crullers have placed George Franco on the trade block.
1950-08-12	The Milwaukee Crullers have acquired George Franco from the waiver wire.
1950-07-15	The Atlanta GreySox have acquired Frank Morris from the waiver wire. The Atlanta GreySox have waived George Franco.
1950-04-08	The Atlanta GreySox have acquired George Franco from the waiver wire.
1950-04-01	The Kansas City Warriors have waived George Franco.