2B Joe Franklin #8
San Francisco Sailors FABL
Age: 27 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Good
05/12/1975
BNN Index | FABL | SCORES | STANDINGS | STATS | TEAMS | PLAYERS | TRANSACTIONS | HISTORY
2B JOE FRANKLIN #8 - AGE: 27 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: GOOD
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
11 22 6 1 0 0 3 4 1 .273 .385 .318 0 -0.0
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
05/03/1975 @ LAS Loss, 3-4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
05/02/1975 @ LAS Win, 6-5 4 0 2 2 0 0 0 0
05/01/1975 KC Win, 3-1 3 1 1 1 0 1 0 0
04/30/1975 KC Loss, 4-5 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
04/26/1975 CHC Win, 1-0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
04/25/1975 CHC Loss, 1-7 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
04/24/1975 LAS Win, 3-2 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 0
04/19/1975 @ CHC Loss, 1-9 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
04/14/1975 @ SEA Win, 4-3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
04/12/1975 DAL Win, 5-3 1 0 0 0 0 0 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, 68 Days
Service This Yr:35 Days
40-Man Service:1 Year, 35 Days
Pro Service:5 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 1975 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 11 22 6 1 0 0 3 1 4 1 .273 .385 .318 .703 .303 .045 89
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 6 27 0 1 0 1 1 0 7 1 0 0 0.0 2.8 4.15 -0.0  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   11 2 0 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 .182 .250 .182 .432
Versus Right   11 4 1 0 0 1 1 3 0 0 1 0 .364 .500 .455 .955
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
April   11 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 1 0 .273 .429 .273 .701
May   11 3 1 0 0 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 .273 .333 .364 .697
Spring Training   63 20 4 0 1 10 7 6 3 1 2 0 .317 .371 .429 .800
Last Year   3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333 .667
Career   25 7 1 0 0 3 1 4 1 0 1 0 .280 .379 .320 .699
Home   13 4 1 0 0 1 1 4 1 0 1 0 .308 .471 .385 .855
Road   9 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .222 .222 .222 .444
Grass   9 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .222 .222 .222 .444
Turf   13 4 1 0 0 1 1 4 1 0 1 0 .308 .471 .385 .855
Day   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Night   21 6 1 0 0 3 1 4 1 0 1 0 .286 .400 .333 .733
As Starter   19 6 1 0 0 3 1 3 1 0 1 0 .316 .409 .368 .778
As Reliever / Substitution   3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 .250 .000 .250
Pinch Hitting   3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 .250 .000 .250
Close/Late   5 1 0 0 0 2 1 2 1 0 1 0 .200 .429 .200 .629
Inning 1-3   5 3 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .600 .667 .800 1.467
Inning 4-6   8 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .250 .333 .250 .583
Inning 7-9   9 1 0 0 0 2 1 2 1 0 1 0 .111 .273 .111 .384
0 Outs   7 2 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 .286 .375 .286 .661
1 Outs   6 3 1 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 .500 .625 .667 1.292
2 Outs   9 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 .111 .200 .111 .311
Scoring Position   7 2 1 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 .286 .375 .429 .804
Bases Empty   12 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 .333 .429 .333 .762
Runner on 1st   3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 .000 .250 .000 .250
Runner on 2nd   4 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 .250 .400 .500 .900
Runner on 1st & 2nd   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Bases Loaded   2 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000
Two Strikes   5 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .200 .333 .400 .733
First Pitch   4 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 .250 .400 .250 .650
Count 0-1   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Count 0-2   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Count 1-0   3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Count 1-1   4 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000
Count 1-2   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Count 2-0   2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000
Count 2-1   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Count 2-2   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Count 3-1   1 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 .000 .667 .000 .667
Full Count   1 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 2.000 3.000
Behind in Count   3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Ahead in Count   8 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 .250 .400 .250 .650
Batting 5th   4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting 6th   4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .250 .250 .500
Batting 7th   11 5 1 0 0 3 1 1 1 0 0 0 .455 .500 .545 1.045
Batting 8th   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Batting 9th   3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 .250 .000 .250
Low Leverage   11 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .182 .250 .182 .432
Medium Leverage   8 3 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .375 .444 .500 .944
High Leverage   3 1 0 0 0 2 0 2 1 0 1 0 .333 .600 .333 .933
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 96 99 0.0
1975 San Francisco - FABL 27 11 22 6 1 0 0 3 1 4 0 0 1 0 0 .273 .385 .318 .703 95 89 -0.0
Total FABL 15 25 7 1 0 0 3 1 4 0 0 1 0 0 .280 .379 .320 .699 95 90 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 1.002 165 175 2.0
1974 Sacramento - AAA 26 63 161 48 12 1 1 30 25 10 2 2 8 0 0 .298 .343 .404 .747 93 99 0.5
Total EA 140 567 163 30 14 10 93 89 67 13 1 37 3 3 .287 .375 .443 .818 112 118
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 San Francisco - MLB 2B 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 3.0 3.00 +0.0 1.032
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
1975 San Francisco - MLB 2B 7 6 19 10 1 30 1 .967 55.1 4.72 +0.3 .938
TOTAL 1B 33 32 253 23 22 278 2 .993 266.2 9.31 -1.4 1.008
TOTAL 2B 425 410 1082 1243 332 2404 79 .967 3616.2 5.79 +12.4 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.
03/24/1975 Injured (sore back),day-to-day for 1 day.
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