2B Joe Franklin #8
Sacramento Hawks (SFS) GWL
Age: 27 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Good
10/08/1975
BNN Index | GWL | 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
41 97 36 9 0 1 17 9 7 .371 .421 .495 1 1.0
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
09/19/1975 @ HAW Win, 9-5 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0
09/17/1975 @ HAW Loss, 2-5 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
09/16/1975 @ POR Win, 8-7 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
09/15/1975 @ POR Win, 14-12 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
09/14/1975 @ POR Loss, 3-6 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
09/09/1975 @ SJ Loss, 3-9 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/08/1975 @ SJ Win, 4-3 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
09/05/1975 SLC Win, 6-1 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 0
09/04/1975 SLC Win, 3-1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/03/1975 TUC Loss, 3-10 1 0 1 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, 138 Days
Service This Yr:105 Days
40-Man Service:2 Years, None
Pro Service:5 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:1 option year 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 43 86 18 3 1 0 6 1 4 5 .209 .244 .267 .512 .227 .058 40
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 17 92 0 1 0 5 2 0 23 4 0 0 0.0 4.6 1.65 -0.6  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   24 3 0 0 0 2 0 1 2 0 0 0 .125 .160 .125 .285
Versus Right   62 15 3 1 0 4 1 3 3 0 2 0 .242 .277 .323 .600
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   30 9 3 0 0 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 .300 .323 .400 .723
June   25 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 .160 .160 .240 .400
July   20 2 0 0 0 3 0 0 2 0 0 0 .100 .100 .100 .200
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   89 19 3 1 0 6 1 4 5 0 2 0 .213 .247 .270 .517
Home   54 12 3 1 0 3 1 4 2 0 1 0 .222 .276 .315 .591
Road   32 6 0 0 0 3 0 0 3 0 1 0 .188 .188 .188 .375
Grass   31 6 0 0 0 3 0 0 3 0 1 0 .194 .194 .194 .387
Turf   55 12 3 1 0 3 1 4 2 0 1 0 .218 .271 .309 .580
Day   7 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .143 .143 .143 .286
Night   79 17 3 1 0 6 1 4 4 0 2 0 .215 .253 .278 .531
As Starter   64 16 3 1 0 6 1 3 3 0 2 0 .250 .284 .328 .612
As Reliever / Substitution   22 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 .091 .130 .091 .221
Pinch Hitting   19 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 .105 .150 .105 .255
Close/Late   25 4 1 0 0 3 1 2 1 0 1 0 .160 .222 .200 .422
Inning 1-3   18 7 1 0 0 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 .389 .421 .444 .865
Inning 4-6   24 5 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 .208 .240 .333 .573
Inning 7-9   39 5 0 0 0 3 1 2 3 0 1 0 .128 .171 .128 .299
Extra Innings   5 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 .200 .400 .600
0 Outs   28 5 1 0 0 2 0 1 2 0 2 0 .179 .207 .214 .421
1 Outs   30 6 2 0 0 2 1 2 2 0 0 0 .200 .250 .267 .517
2 Outs   28 7 0 1 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 .250 .276 .321 .597
Scoring Position   18 5 1 0 0 6 0 1 0 0 2 0 .278 .316 .333 .649
Bases Empty   49 9 1 1 0 0 1 2 4 0 0 0 .184 .216 .245 .461
Runner on 1st   19 4 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 .211 .250 .263 .513
Runner on 2nd   7 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 .143 .250 .286 .536
Runner on 1st & 2nd   5 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .400 .400 .400 .800
Runner on 1st & 3rd   3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   1 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000
Bases Loaded   2 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000
Two Strikes   19 3 1 1 0 3 0 1 5 0 0 0 .158 .200 .316 .516
First Pitch   20 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 .150 .190 .150 .340
Count 0-1   10 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 .200 .200 .400
Count 0-2   3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Count 1-0   11 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .091 .091 .182 .273
Count 1-1   11 6 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .545 .545 .636 1.182
Count 1-2   6 2 0 1 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 .333 .333 .667 1.000
Count 2-0   6 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333 .667
Count 2-1   7 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .143 .143 .143 .286
Count 2-2   8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Count 3-1   2 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 .000 .500 .000 .500
Full Count   2 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .500 .667 1.000 1.667
Behind in Count   19 4 0 1 0 2 0 0 3 0 0 0 .211 .211 .316 .526
Ahead in Count   26 4 1 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 .154 .214 .192 .407
Batting 5th   8 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .125 .125 .375 .500
Batting 6th   22 4 0 0 0 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 .182 .182 .182 .364
Batting 7th   29 10 2 0 0 3 1 1 2 0 1 0 .345 .367 .414 .780
Batting 8th   8 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 .125 .300 .250 .550
Batting 9th   19 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 .105 .150 .105 .255
Low Leverage   39 5 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 0 0 0 .128 .150 .128 .278
Medium Leverage   28 6 1 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .214 .241 .321 .563
High Leverage   19 7 2 0 0 5 0 2 1 0 2 0 .368 .429 .474 .902
GREAT WESTERN LEAGUE 1975 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 41 97 36 9 0 1 17 19 9 7 .371 .421 .495 .915 .417 .124 146
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 21 108 0 0 0 3 1 1 48 10 1 0 100.0 20.2 8.26 1.0  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   36 17 5 0 0 5 10 2 3 0 1 0 .472 .500 .611 1.111
Versus Right   61 19 4 0 1 12 9 7 4 1 0 0 .311 .377 .426 .803
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
July   10 1 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 .100 .231 .200 .431
August   74 29 8 0 1 12 17 7 5 0 1 0 .392 .444 .541 .985
September   13 6 0 0 0 4 2 0 2 0 0 0 .462 .462 .462 .923
Last Year   161 48 12 1 1 30 25 10 8 2 1 2 .298 .343 .404 .747
2 Years Ago   287 94 13 7 4 50 52 22 23 4 5 1 .328 .373 .463 .836
Career   1401 427 87 23 18 189 219 92 85 11 22 15 .305 .352 .438 .790
Home   42 15 5 0 0 5 9 3 2 1 1 0 .357 .391 .476 .867
Road   55 21 4 0 1 12 10 6 5 0 0 0 .382 .443 .509 .952
Grass   97 36 9 0 1 17 19 9 7 1 1 0 .371 .421 .495 .915
Day   43 12 2 0 0 7 5 3 2 0 1 0 .279 .326 .326 .652
Night   54 24 7 0 1 10 14 6 5 1 0 0 .444 .492 .630 1.121
As Starter   79 29 8 0 1 11 18 8 5 1 1 0 .367 .420 .506 .927
As Reliever / Substitution   18 7 1 0 0 6 1 1 2 0 0 0 .389 .421 .444 .865
Pinch Hitting   16 6 0 0 0 4 1 1 2 0 0 0 .375 .412 .375 .787
Close/Late   25 11 4 0 0 5 6 4 1 0 0 0 .440 .517 .600 1.117
Inning 1-3   27 9 1 0 1 7 5 3 2 1 0 0 .333 .387 .481 .869
Inning 4-6   30 11 4 0 0 3 6 1 2 0 1 0 .367 .387 .500 .887
Inning 7-9   37 13 3 0 0 4 8 5 3 0 0 0 .351 .429 .432 .861
Extra Innings   3 3 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.333 2.333
0 Outs   33 15 5 0 0 4 10 4 3 1 1 0 .455 .500 .606 1.106
1 Outs   24 9 1 0 0 5 6 4 2 0 0 0 .375 .464 .417 .881
2 Outs   40 12 3 0 1 8 3 1 2 0 0 0 .300 .317 .450 .767
Scoring Position   30 12 3 0 1 16 4 2 3 1 1 0 .400 .424 .600 1.024
Bases Empty   46 15 3 0 0 0 11 6 2 0 0 0 .326 .404 .391 .795
Runner on 1st   21 9 3 0 0 1 4 1 2 0 0 0 .429 .455 .571 1.026
Runner on 2nd   9 3 1 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 .333 .333 .444 .778
Runner on 1st & 2nd   9 4 0 0 1 5 2 1 0 0 1 0 .444 .500 .778 1.278
Runner on 1st & 3rd   6 3 1 0 0 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .667 1.167
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 .000 .333 .000 .333
Bases Loaded   5 2 1 0 0 3 1 0 1 0 0 0 .400 .400 .600 1.000
Two Strikes   28 10 3 0 1 6 6 3 7 0 0 0 .357 .419 .571 .991
First Pitch   26 11 3 0 0 4 4 0 0 1 1 0 .423 .407 .538 .946
Count 0-1   8 2 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .250 .250 .500
Count 0-2   8 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 .250 .250 .375 .625
Count 1-0   14 6 2 0 0 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 .429 .429 .571 1.000
Count 1-1   10 4 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .400 .400 .500 .900
Count 1-2   7 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 .286 .286 .286 .571
Count 2-0   3 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333 .667
Count 2-1   7 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .286 .286 .286 .571
Count 2-2   10 3 0 0 1 4 2 0 3 0 0 0 .300 .300 .600 .900
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   1 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 0 0 0 0 .000 .800 .000 .800
Full Count   3 3 2 0 0 0 4 3 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.667 2.667
Behind in Count   23 6 1 0 0 4 2 0 4 0 0 0 .261 .261 .304 .565
Ahead in Count   25 9 2 0 0 4 7 6 0 0 0 0 .360 .484 .440 .924
Batting Leadoff   1 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 2.000 3.000
Batting 3rd   4 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 .250 .250 .250 .500
Batting 4th   5 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 .200 .200 .400
Batting 5th   29 9 3 0 0 2 3 1 1 0 0 0 .310 .333 .414 .747
Batting 6th   8 2 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 .250 .333 .250 .583
Batting 7th   34 17 5 0 1 8 12 6 3 1 1 0 .500 .561 .735 1.296
Batting 9th   16 5 0 0 0 3 1 1 2 0 0 0 .312 .353 .312 .665
Low Leverage   42 15 4 0 0 2 12 6 2 1 0 0 .357 .429 .452 .881
Medium Leverage   34 12 1 0 1 9 3 0 3 0 0 0 .353 .353 .471 .824
High Leverage   18 9 4 0 0 6 4 3 1 0 1 0 .500 .571 .722 1.294
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 43 86 18 3 1 0 6 1 4 0 0 5 0 0 .209 .244 .267 .512 42 40 -0.6
Total FABL 47 89 19 3 1 0 6 1 4 0 0 5 0 0 .213 .247 .270 .517 44 42 -0.6
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
1975 Sacramento - AAA 27 41 97 36 9 0 1 17 19 9 0 1 7 1 0 .371 .421 .495 .915 130 146 1.0
Total EA 140 567 163 30 14 10 93 89 67 13 1 37 3 3 .287 .375 .443 .818 112 118
Total GWL 407 1401 427 87 23 18 189 219 92 15 11 85 4 6 .305 .352 .438 .790 111 114
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 Sacramento - AAA 1B 2 1 10 0 1 10 0 1.000 11.0 8.18 +0.0 1.079
1975 San Francisco - MLB 2B 23 17 49 43 8 95 3 .968 163.1 5.07 -0.4 .989
1975 Sacramento - AAA 2B 22 20 48 64 16 116 4 .966 169.1 5.95 +1.1 1.048
TOTAL 1B 35 33 263 23 23 288 2 .993 277.2 9.27 -1.4 1.010
TOTAL 2B 463 441 1160 1340 355 2585 85 .967 3894.0 5.78 +12.8 1.017
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.
08/18/1975 Wins the GWL Player of the Week Award.
08/29/1975 Injured (bruised knee),day-to-day for 3 days.
09/20/1975 Wins the 1975 Championship with the Sacramento Hawks!
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