2B Joe Franklin #8
San Francisco Sailors FABL
Age: 26 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Good
11/01/1974
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2B JOE FRANKLIN #8 - AGE: 26 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: GOOD
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
4 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333 0 0.0
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
09/26/1974 LAS Loss, 4-12 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/16/1974 DAL Win, 7-3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/15/1974 CHC Loss, 2-11 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
09/10/1974 @ DAL Loss, 2-9 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
08/31/1974 REA Win, 3-2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
08/30/1974 REA Loss, 1-8 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
08/29/1974 REA Win, 6-5 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
08/27/1974 YOU Loss, 1-4 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
08/26/1974 YOU Win, 4-3 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
08/25/1974 YOU Win, 10-0 4 0 2 3 0 2 0 0
PERSONALITY
Birthday:03/18/1948
Born in:Chicago, IL
Nationality:American
Height:5' 9"
Weight:165 lbs
Local Popularity:Unknown
National Pop.:Unknown
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$21,000
Signed Through:1975 Season
Major Service:None, 33 Days
Service This Yr:33 Days
40-Man Service:1 Year, None
Pro Service:4 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:2 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1970, 16th Pick in Round 3
FEDERALLY ALIGNED BASEBALL LEAGUES 1974 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 4 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333 .667 .308 .000 97
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0.0 0.3 4.50 .0  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000
Versus Right   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
September   3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333 .667
Spring Training   13 4 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 .308 .308 .308 .615
Career   3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333 .667
Home   2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000
Road   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Grass   3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333 .667
Night   3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333 .667
As Reliever / Substitution   3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333 .667
Pinch Hitting   3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333 .667
Inning 7-9   3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333 .667
1 Outs   1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000
2 Outs   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Bases Empty   2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000
Runner on 1st   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
First Pitch   1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000
Count 1-0   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Count 2-0   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Ahead in Count   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting Leadoff   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting 6th   1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000
Batting 7th   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Low Leverage   3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333 .667
EASTERN ASSOCIATION 1974 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 35 133 47 9 5 3 31 22 15 6 .353 .438 .564 1.002 .469 .211 174
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 32 153 5 0 0 5 0 0 75 17 0 0 0.0 32.5 9.64 2.0  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   21 6 0 2 0 3 4 3 0 0 0 1 .286 .400 .476 .876
Versus Right   112 41 9 3 3 28 18 12 6 0 0 4 .366 .445 .580 1.026
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
May   62 25 4 1 3 16 10 3 3 0 0 1 .403 .439 .645 1.085
June   13 5 0 4 0 5 4 2 2 0 0 0 .385 .467 1.000 1.467
August   58 17 5 0 0 10 8 10 1 0 0 4 .293 .431 .379 .810
Career   567 163 30 14 10 93 89 67 37 1 2 13 .287 .375 .443 .818
Home   73 24 4 1 1 14 7 10 3 0 0 1 .329 .417 .452 .869
Road   60 23 5 4 2 17 15 5 3 0 0 4 .383 .464 .700 1.164
Grass   133 47 9 5 3 31 22 15 6 0 0 5 .353 .438 .564 1.002
Day   42 12 4 0 2 9 7 4 2 0 0 3 .286 .388 .524 .912
Night   91 35 5 5 1 22 15 11 4 0 0 2 .385 .462 .582 1.044
As Starter   130 47 9 5 3 31 21 15 6 0 0 5 .362 .447 .577 1.024
As Reliever / Substitution   3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
GREAT WESTERN LEAGUE 1974 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 63 161 48 12 1 1 30 25 10 8 .298 .343 .404 .747 .341 .106 99
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 34 176 2 0 0 5 1 2 65 14 0 0 0.0 21.8 4.86 .5  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   62 21 6 0 0 11 7 3 1 1 0 1 .339 .373 .435 .809
Versus Right   99 27 6 1 1 19 18 7 7 1 1 1 .273 .324 .384 .708
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
April   30 8 3 0 0 4 5 1 2 0 0 0 .267 .290 .367 .657
May   12 2 0 1 0 2 3 1 0 0 0 0 .167 .231 .333 .564
June   53 16 4 0 1 12 8 2 3 1 0 2 .302 .345 .434 .779
July   49 19 5 0 0 10 8 5 2 1 1 0 .388 .436 .490 .926
August   17 3 0 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 .176 .222 .176 .399
Last Year   287 94 13 7 4 50 52 22 23 4 5 1 .328 .373 .463 .836
2 Years Ago   466 142 35 10 5 56 71 30 22 1 10 8 .305 .356 .455 .811
Career   1304 391 78 23 17 172 200 83 78 10 21 15 .300 .346 .434 .780
Home   75 22 6 0 1 20 9 4 2 1 1 1 .293 .333 .413 .747
Road   86 26 6 1 0 10 16 6 6 1 0 1 .302 .351 .395 .746
Grass   161 48 12 1 1 30 25 10 8 2 1 2 .298 .343 .404 .747
Day   45 7 2 0 0 6 5 3 3 0 0 2 .156 .240 .200 .440
Night   116 41 10 1 1 24 20 7 5 2 1 0 .353 .384 .483 .867
As Starter   133 37 10 0 1 26 16 8 6 2 1 1 .278 .319 .376 .695
As Reliever / Substitution   28 11 2 1 0 4 9 2 2 0 0 1 .393 .452 .536 .987
Pinch Hitting   26 10 2 1 0 4 9 2 2 0 0 1 .385 .448 .538 .987
Close/Late   40 11 3 0 0 4 9 4 1 0 0 1 .275 .356 .350 .706
Inning 1-3   38 8 3 0 0 6 3 1 0 2 0 1 .211 .238 .289 .528
Inning 4-6   59 22 3 0 1 13 9 4 4 0 1 0 .373 .413 .475 .887
Inning 7-9   63 18 6 1 0 11 11 3 4 0 0 0 .286 .318 .413 .731
Extra Innings   1 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 1 .000 .750 .000 .750
0 Outs   50 15 2 1 0 3 13 3 1 0 1 1 .300 .352 .380 .732
1 Outs   53 16 3 0 1 11 9 4 5 2 0 1 .302 .350 .415 .765
2 Outs   58 17 7 0 0 16 3 3 2 0 0 0 .293 .328 .414 .742
Scoring Position   52 18 4 1 0 25 9 6 1 2 1 1 .346 .410 .462 .871
Bases Empty   77 21 5 0 0 0 12 3 4 0 0 1 .273 .309 .338 .646
Runner on 1st   32 9 3 0 1 5 4 1 3 0 0 0 .281 .303 .469 .772
Runner on 2nd   17 6 0 0 0 6 2 1 0 0 1 1 .353 .421 .353 .774
Runner on 3rd   4 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 0 1 0 0 .250 .333 .500 .833
Runner on 1st & 2nd   15 5 1 1 0 6 3 2 1 0 0 0 .333 .412 .533 .945
Runner on 1st & 3rd   4 2 1 0 0 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 .500 .667 .750 1.417
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   7 2 0 0 0 5 2 0 0 1 0 0 .286 .250 .286 .536
Bases Loaded   5 2 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .400 .400 .600 1.000
Two Strikes   44 10 0 0 0 5 6 4 8 2 0 2 .227 .308 .227 .535
First Pitch   46 17 5 0 1 12 6 0 0 0 0 0 .370 .370 .543 .913
Count 0-1   22 9 5 0 0 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 .409 .409 .636 1.045
Count 0-2   7 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 .143 .250 .143 .393
Count 1-0   15 5 2 1 0 6 3 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .600 .933
Count 1-1   13 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 .231 .231 .231 .462
Count 1-2   14 4 0 0 0 4 1 0 2 2 0 0 .286 .250 .286 .536
Count 2-0   4 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .250 .250 .500
Count 2-1   15 2 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 .133 .133 .133 .267
Count 2-2   15 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 3 0 0 1 .133 .188 .133 .321
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   2 1 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 .500 .800 .500 1.300
Full Count   8 3 0 0 0 0 4 4 2 0 0 0 .375 .583 .375 .958
Behind in Count   43 14 5 0 0 8 5 0 3 2 0 1 .326 .326 .442 .768
Ahead in Count   36 9 2 1 0 8 8 6 0 0 0 0 .250 .357 .361 .718
Batting 2nd   1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000
Batting 3rd   4 2 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .750 1.250
Batting 4th   36 10 3 0 0 11 4 1 1 1 0 1 .278 .308 .361 .669
Batting 5th   40 9 3 0 0 4 6 2 3 0 0 0 .225 .262 .300 .562
Batting 6th   34 8 2 0 0 5 1 3 2 1 0 0 .235 .289 .294 .584
Batting 7th   23 9 1 0 1 5 5 2 0 0 1 0 .391 .440 .565 1.005
Batting 8th   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting 9th   22 9 2 1 0 4 8 2 1 0 0 1 .409 .480 .591 1.071
Low Leverage   65 16 4 0 1 8 10 6 6 0 0 0 .246 .310 .354 .664
Medium Leverage   66 19 5 0 0 8 9 2 2 2 1 1 .288 .310 .364 .673
High Leverage   29 13 3 1 0 14 6 2 0 0 0 1 .448 .500 .621 1.121
CAREER BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
1974 San Francisco - FABL 26 4 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333 .667 88 97 0.0
Total FABL 4 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333 .667 88 97 0.0
CAREER MINOR LEAGUE BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
1970 Fort Wayne - AA 22 73 309 82 16 7 5 50 49 37 5 1 23 0 3 .265 .352 .411 .763 95 98 0.8
1971 Fort Wayne - AA 23 32 125 34 5 2 2 12 18 15 3 0 8 3 0 .272 .364 .392 .756 97 106 0.8
1971 Sacramento - AAA 23 93 390 107 18 5 7 36 52 21 4 3 25 1 2 .274 .316 .400 .716 94 96 1.4
1972 Sacramento - AAA 24 119 466 142 35 10 5 56 71 30 8 1 22 2 3 .305 .356 .455 .811 121 124 3.8
1973 Sacramento - AAA 25 91 287 94 13 7 4 50 52 22 1 4 23 0 1 .328 .373 .463 .836 120 121 2.2
1974 Fort Wayne - AA 26 35 133 47 9 5 3 31 22 15 5 0 6 0 0 .353 .438 .564 1.002 156 174 2.0
1974 Sacramento - AAA 26 63 161 48 12 1 1 30 25 10 2 2 8 0 0 .298 .343 .404 .747 87 99 0.5
Total EA 140 567 163 30 14 10 93 89 67 13 1 37 3 3 .287 .375 .443 .818 110 118
Total GWL 366 1304 391 78 23 17 172 200 83 15 10 78 3 6 .300 .346 .434 .780 109 112
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1970 Fort Wayne - AA 1B 4 4 27 3 3 30 0 1.000 28.0 9.64 +0.2 1.056
1970 Fort Wayne - AA 2B 69 68 179 204 60 396 13 .967 599.1 5.75 -1.6 .999
1971 Sacramento - AAA 1B 2 1 12 1 2 13 0 1.000 12.0 9.75 +0.1 1.038
1971 Sacramento - AAA 2B 89 89 234 260 70 510 16 .969 780.1 5.70 +0.6 .998
1971 Fort Wayne - AA 2B 31 31 101 100 31 209 8 .962 265.1 6.82 +1.0 1.022
1972 Sacramento - AAA 1B 1 1 11 1 1 12 0 1.000 9.0 12.00 +0.0 1.052
1972 Sacramento - AAA 2B 112 112 289 330 92 639 20 .969 973.2 5.72 +5.6 1.034
1973 Sacramento - AAA 1B 5 5 31 4 1 35 0 1.000 44.0 7.16 +0.1 1.045
1973 Sacramento - AAA 2B 64 59 143 178 39 334 13 .961 526.0 5.49 +3.3 1.021
1973 Sacramento - AAA 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1974 Sacramento - AAA 1B 21 21 172 14 15 188 2 .989 173.2 9.64 -1.8 .982
1974 Sacramento - AAA 2B 19 13 25 45 8 71 1 .986 123.2 5.09 +1.6 1.055
1974 Fort Wayne - AA 2B 32 32 91 116 31 214 7 .967 290.0 6.42 +1.6 1.015
1974 San Francisco - MLB 2B 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 3.0 3.00 +0.0 1.032
TOTAL 1B 33 32 253 23 22 278 2 .993 266.2 9.31 -1.4 1.008
TOTAL 2B 418 404 1063 1233 331 2374 78 .967 3561.1 5.80 +12.1 1.016
PLAYER HISTORY
06/18/1970 Drafted in the 1970 first-year player draft out of college (Greenwood College (SC); Greenwood, SC) by the San Francisco Sailors. (Round 3, Pick 16, 64th overall pick).
06/24/1970 Goes 5-6 against the Dayton Dukes, with 1 3B, 2 HR, 5 RBI and 4 R.
07/20/1970 Wins the EA Player of the Week Award.
08/17/1970 Injured (strained oblique),day-to-day for one week.
07/03/1971 Injured (oblique strain),out for 2 weeks.
04/17/1972 Injured (intercostal strain),out for 2 days.
04/22/1972 Injured (fractured foot),out for 3 weeks.
06/28/1972 Injured (hyperextended elbow),day-to-day for 2 weeks.
09/03/1972 Injured (groin soreness),day-to-day for 5 days.
09/10/1972 Wins the 1972 Championship with the Sacramento Hawks!
04/05/1973 Named the #72 prospect in the FABL
06/10/1973 Injured (sore ankle),day-to-day for 3 days.
09/10/1973 Wins the 1973 Championship with the Sacramento Hawks!
12/10/1973 Added to the secondary (40-man) roster for the San Francisco Sailors.
06/03/1974 Wins the EA Player of the Week Award.
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