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Name Team Age
Jose Franco Retired (1968, Age 37) Died (2018, Age 87)
Drafted Position Bats/Throws
Round 1, Pick 2
(1950)		 1B R/R
League Option Years   Majors Service Time
Kevin Brown League 0 14 years (113 games)
Total Rating   Arm Range
B  B+ B+
Contact vs R Contact vs L Speed
C+ C+ B+
Power vs R Power vs L Bunting
B+ A- D+
Endurance Velocity Control
B- D- D-
Leadership   Mentor vs RHP   Mentor vs LHP  
C  A+ A+
Health   Injured Days   Birthday
A- 0 4/15/1931
WS Rings WS Appearances LCS Appearances
2 6 12
Alt Pos (---) Alt Pos (---) Alt Pos (---)
F  (0.0 %) 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
1953 COL 137 498 41 114 13 2 11 55 31 124 0 0 11 .610 .280 .329 .229
1954 COL 18 55 8 17 5 0 0 8 5 15 1 0 0 .761 .361 .400 .309
1955 COL 82 265 33 64 9 1 14 45 27 71 4 1 3 .759 .318 .442 .242
1956 COL 152 536 69 142 23 2 19 80 47 135 6 2 7 .746 .324 .422 .265
1957 COL 156 551 67 118 15 2 23 74 49 149 8 2 10 .656 .282 .374 .214
1958 COL 156 604 75 172 26 3 29 113 31 127 13 6 3 .799 .318 .482 .285
1959 COL 156 641 106 173 29 6 34 116 36 153 5 3 10 .801 .308 .493 .270
1960 COL 156 640 95 165 29 9 24 110 47 155 15 4 5 .755 .311 .444 .258
1961 COL 156 624 87 149 24 4 35 100 53 149 10 1 6 .759 .301 .458 .239
1962 COL 156 651 106 176 29 9 34 125 42 148 4 7 4 .814 .315 .499 .270
1963 COL 156 626 103 155 24 6 34 115 50 170 16 3 6 .774 .306 .468 .248
1964 COL 156 639 97 183 33 3 39 127 41 162 9 5 11 .859 .328 .531 .286
1965 COL 156 634 98 183 26 7 41 119 41 131 15 6 1 .877 .331 .546 .289
1966 COL 140 562 81 145 25 5 23 88 35 116 12 5 1 .748 .305 .443 .258
1967 COL 125 260 37 62 14 1 6 32 22 62 2 1 2 .667 .298 .369 .238
Total 2058 7786 1103 2018 324 60 366 1307 557 1867 120 46 80 .767 .310 .457 .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.