RF Dizzy 'Irv' Franz #22
Age: 41 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Very Good
11/01/1974
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RF DIZZY 'IRV' FRANZ #22 - AGE: 41 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: VERY GOOD
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 0 0.0
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
PERSONALITY
Birthday:10/09/1933
Born in:Stamford, TX
Nationality:American
Height:6' 3"
Weight:200 lbs
Local Popularity:Unknown
National Pop.:Unknown
STATUS
Contract:RETIRED
Salary:-
Signed Through:-
Major Service:4 Years, 74 Days
Service This Yr:None
40-Man Service:6 Years, 76 Days
Pro Service:14 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1952, 12th Pick in Round 2
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
1957 Cleveland - FABL 23 4 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 -130 -0.1
1958 Cleveland - FABL 24 8 8 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 .250 .250 .250 .500 37 37 -0.0
1958 Detroit - FABL 24 8 16 8 0 0 2 6 4 0 0 1 3 0 0 .500 .471 .875 1.346 252 251 0.4
1958 Total - FABL 24 16 24 10 0 0 2 6 4 0 0 1 7 0 0 .417 .400 .667 1.067 184 183 0.3
1959 Detroit - FABL 25 13 16 4 0 0 1 3 2 0 0 1 2 0 0 .250 .235 .438 .673 78 69 -0.0
1960 Detroit - FABL 26 44 46 10 0 0 4 7 6 2 0 1 12 0 0 .217 .245 .478 .723 91 83 0.0
1961 Detroit - FABL 27 6 5 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .400 .400 .600 1.000 168 181 0.1
1962 Dallas - FABL 28 63 147 45 5 0 12 35 21 5 0 1 37 0 1 .306 .327 .585 .912 136 136 0.6
1963 Dallas - FABL 29 33 41 11 2 0 0 3 3 2 0 0 12 0 0 .268 .302 .317 .619 70 71 -0.1
1964 Dallas - FABL 30 44 76 21 2 0 2 6 5 9 0 0 19 0 0 .276 .353 .382 .735 111 116 0.4
Total FABL 223 359 103 10 0 21 61 42 18 0 4 91 0 1 .287 .318 .490 .808 115 115 1.3
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
1952 Ottumwa - R 18 49 178 46 5 0 14 34 34 30 2 1 77 3 0 .258 .370 .522 .892 112 105 0.8
1952 Savannah - A 18 24 97 24 0 0 6 9 10 7 1 0 23 0 0 .247 .305 .433 .738 91 82 -0.1
1953 Savannah - A 19 136 524 123 16 1 17 52 66 29 2 2 138 0 0 .235 .276 .366 .643 69 58 -1.2
1954 Ottumwa - R 20 17 36 12 0 1 2 4 4 5 0 0 7 0 0 .333 .415 .556 .970 149 144 0.4
1954 Savannah - A 20 87 335 89 10 2 11 39 42 29 4 3 87 0 1 .266 .329 .406 .735 95 91 0.9
1954 Wilmington - A 20 21 73 11 2 0 0 5 5 4 0 0 20 0 0 .151 .195 .178 .373 2 -5 -0.5
1955 Savannah - A 21 53 213 54 14 1 6 21 30 10 0 1 57 0 0 .254 .286 .413 .699 85 77 0.4
1955 Wilmington - A 21 75 327 96 16 1 6 37 44 16 1 3 64 0 1 .294 .326 .404 .729 94 96 1.0
1955 Youngstown - AA 21 4 19 3 0 0 2 3 3 1 0 0 3 0 0 .158 .200 .474 .674 86 76 -0.1
1956 Wilmington - A 22 30 133 37 3 1 5 17 23 8 1 2 28 0 0 .278 .319 .429 .748 97 99 0.5
1956 Youngstown - AA 22 86 353 96 8 2 22 54 49 8 1 1 76 0 1 .272 .289 .493 .782 112 105 1.4
1956 Rochester - AAA 22 20 82 18 2 0 2 9 8 0 0 0 13 0 0 .220 .220 .317 .537 44 36 -0.4
1957 Youngstown - AA 23 112 471 139 17 2 33 95 78 21 3 2 108 3 1 .295 .328 .550 .878 141 139 3.5
1957 Rochester - AAA 23 4 15 6 1 0 1 4 3 0 0 1 1 0 0 .400 .375 .667 1.042 186 182 0.2
1958 Rochester - AAA 24 49 205 57 8 2 9 20 28 7 0 0 44 2 1 .278 .302 .468 .770 122 126 1.0
1958 Newark - AAA 24 15 69 17 2 0 3 7 8 1 1 0 18 0 0 .246 .268 .406 .673 93 95 -0.1
1958 Total - AAA 24 64 274 74 10 2 12 27 36 8 1 0 62 2 1 .270 .293 .453 .746 115 118 1.0
1959 Newark - AAA 25 110 425 118 10 1 38 81 68 19 5 1 112 0 3 .278 .316 .574 .890 154 158 2.7
1960 Newark - AAA 26 63 238 61 9 0 13 25 36 19 0 1 64 1 0 .256 .310 .458 .768 117 121 1.1
1961 Newark - AAA 27 122 461 137 19 0 37 73 76 31 1 3 100 2 1 .297 .341 .579 .920 160 166 4.3
1965 Dayton - AA 31 26 99 25 1 1 4 21 13 17 1 0 16 0 1 .253 .368 .404 .772 128 125 0.0
1965 Denver - AAA 31 89 192 59 5 1 11 39 28 17 1 3 30 0 1 .307 .362 .516 .877 136 141 1.5
Total EA 228 942 263 26 5 61 173 143 47 5 3 203 3 3 .279 .316 .512 .828 128 124
Total UL 383 1495 414 51 3 103 219 227 77 7 6 352 5 5 .277 .314 .522 .836 137 141
Total MAL 126 533 144 21 2 11 59 72 28 2 5 112 0 1 .270 .306 .379 .685 82 83
Total SEL 300 1169 290 40 4 40 121 148 75 7 6 305 0 1 .248 .296 .392 .688 81 73
Total UMVA 66 214 58 5 1 16 38 38 35 2 1 84 3 0 .271 .377 .528 .905 118 111
Total CL 89 192 59 5 1 11 39 28 17 1 3 30 0 1 .307 .362 .516 .877 136 141
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1952 Savannah - A CF 1 1 2 0 0 3 1 .667 8.0 2.25 +0.0 .994
1952 Savannah - A RF 23 23 53 1 0 55 1 .982 199.0 2.44 -1.0 .965
1952 Ottumwa - R RF 48 47 47 0 0 47 0 1.000 396.2 1.07 +1.8 1.023
1953 Savannah - A LF 4 4 5 0 0 5 0 1.000 35.0 1.29 +0.3 .953
1953 Savannah - A RF 130 126 240 12 1 264 12 .955 1106.0 2.05 +2.9 1.013
1954 Wilmington - A LF 16 16 26 1 0 27 0 1.000 129.0 1.88 +2.8 1.123
1954 Savannah - A LF 76 76 139 0 0 141 2 .986 672.1 1.86 +4.5 1.007
1954 Ottumwa - R LF 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 5.0 1.80 -0.1 .936
1954 Wilmington - A CF 3 3 6 0 0 6 0 1.000 28.0 1.93 -0.6 .840
1954 Savannah - A CF 4 4 4 0 0 4 0 1.000 32.0 1.12 -0.3 .979
1954 Ottumwa - R CF 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 5.0 1.80 -0.1 .939
1954 Wilmington - A RF 5 1 4 0 0 4 0 1.000 11.0 3.27 +0.2 .983
1954 Savannah - A RF 6 3 5 0 0 5 0 1.000 30.1 1.48 -0.3 .954
1954 Ottumwa - R RF 13 4 16 0 0 18 2 .889 57.2 2.50 +0.9 .941
1955 Wilmington - A LF 42 40 70 1 0 72 1 .986 340.1 1.88 +4.4 1.080
1955 Savannah - A LF 36 34 54 2 0 57 1 .982 301.2 1.67 +3.9 1.058
1955 Youngstown - AA CF 4 4 9 0 0 9 0 1.000 37.0 2.19 -1.2 .888
1955 Wilmington - A CF 11 9 20 0 0 20 0 1.000 85.0 2.12 -2.7 .839
1955 Savannah - A CF 1 1 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 9.0 2.00 +0.3 .986
1955 Wilmington - A RF 26 26 52 2 0 56 2 .964 233.2 2.08 +1.0 1.021
1955 Savannah - A RF 17 15 28 0 0 28 0 1.000 132.0 1.91 +0.4 .985
1956 Rochester - AAA LF 14 14 25 2 1 27 0 1.000 119.0 2.04 +0.6 1.000
1956 Youngstown - AA LF 57 56 100 2 1 103 1 .990 442.0 2.08 +3.7 1.048
1956 Wilmington - A LF 26 26 34 1 0 37 2 .946 244.1 1.29 +2.3 1.112
1956 Rochester - AAA CF 6 4 10 0 0 10 0 1.000 37.0 2.43 -0.2 1.001
1956 Youngstown - AA CF 16 8 32 0 0 32 0 1.000 90.1 3.19 -1.6 .911
1956 Wilmington - A CF 3 3 3 0 0 3 0 1.000 26.0 1.04 -0.4 1.016
1956 Youngstown - AA RF 23 18 44 2 0 47 1 .979 162.2 2.55 +0.6 1.010
1956 Wilmington - A RF 1 1 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 9.0 2.00 +0.2 .972
1957 Rochester - AAA 1B 3 3 19 2 7 21 0 1.000 22.0 8.59 -0.1 1.030
1957 Youngstown - AA 1B 55 55 420 34 62 458 4 .991 439.1 9.30 -3.5 .945
1957 Youngstown - AA 3B 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 2.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1957 Cleveland - MLB LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1957 Rochester - AAA LF 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 7.0 0.00 -0.1 .000
1957 Youngstown - AA LF 7 1 4 0 0 5 1 .800 26.0 1.38 -0.4 .970
1957 Cleveland - MLB CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1957 Rochester - AAA CF 1 1 3 0 0 3 0 1.000 6.0 4.50 +0.1 1.047
1957 Youngstown - AA CF 11 5 14 1 0 15 0 1.000 61.1 2.20 -1.3 .880
1957 Cleveland - MLB RF 3 0 4 0 0 4 0 1.000 6.0 6.00 -0.1 .982
1957 Youngstown - AA RF 50 47 92 3 0 97 2 .979 422.2 2.02 +5.9 1.089
1958 Detroit - MLB 1B 3 3 36 1 6 37 0 1.000 25.0 13.32 +0.1 1.015
1958 Rochester - AAA LF 3 0 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 8.0 2.25 +0.1 1.002
1958 Detroit - MLB RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 2.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1958 Rochester - AAA RF 48 48 87 3 0 90 0 1.000 419.1 1.93 -1.7 .964
1958 Newark - AAA RF 15 15 29 2 0 33 2 .939 136.0 2.05 -1.9 .930
1959 Newark - AAA 1B 61 61 436 32 29 474 6 .987 455.1 9.25 -4.8 .928
1959 Newark - AAA SS 4 4 7 11 2 23 5 .783 36.0 4.50 -2.0 .742
1959 Detroit - MLB LF 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 1.0 9.00 -0.0 .946
1959 Newark - AAA LF 6 4 6 0 0 6 0 1.000 44.0 1.23 -0.8 .860
1959 Detroit - MLB RF 1 1 3 0 0 3 0 1.000 8.0 3.38 +0.1 .992
1959 Newark - AAA RF 51 36 57 0 0 59 2 .966 333.0 1.54 -2.9 .951
1960 Newark - AAA 1B 57 57 438 35 41 476 3 .994 451.2 9.43 +0.2 1.009
1960 Detroit - MLB LF 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 3.0 3.00 -0.0 .937
1960 Newark - AAA LF 2 2 5 0 0 5 0 1.000 17.0 2.65 -0.0 .979
1960 Detroit - MLB RF 23 2 11 3 1 14 0 1.000 72.2 1.73 -0.0 .997
1960 Newark - AAA RF 3 1 4 0 0 5 1 .800 13.0 2.77 -0.7 .793
1961 Newark - AAA 1B 19 19 163 10 22 175 2 .989 160.2 9.69 -0.4 .965
1961 Newark - AAA LF 7 6 8 0 0 8 0 1.000 55.0 1.31 +0.5 .979
1961 Detroit - MLB RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.2 0.00 0.0 .000
1961 Newark - AAA RF 85 83 145 8 1 159 6 .962 730.2 1.88 -7.4 .963
1962 Dallas - MLB 1B 1 0 2 2 0 4 0 1.000 2.0 18.00 +0.1 1.016
1962 Dallas - MLB LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1962 Dallas - MLB RF 36 29 59 1 0 65 5 .923 263.0 2.05 -4.4 .882
1963 Dallas - MLB 1B 5 0 16 0 0 16 0 1.000 11.0 13.09 +0.1 1.024
1963 Dallas - MLB LF 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 1.1 6.75 +0.0 .000
1963 Dallas - MLB RF 12 5 11 0 0 12 1 .917 53.0 1.87 -0.3 .997
1964 Dallas - MLB 1B 18 13 114 13 5 127 0 1.000 119.1 9.58 +0.3 1.006
1964 Dallas - MLB LF 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 1.0 9.00 +0.3 .998
1964 Dallas - MLB RF 3 1 4 0 0 4 0 1.000 12.0 3.00 +0.1 1.006
1965 Denver - AAA 1B 26 24 213 21 19 235 1 .996 222.2 9.46 +2.2 .960
1965 Dayton - AA 1B 13 13 92 8 8 101 1 .990 117.2 7.65 -1.4 .960
1965 Denver - AAA LF 2 2 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 14.0 1.29 -1.0 .667
1965 Denver - AAA RF 20 14 27 3 0 31 1 .968 129.2 2.08 -0.5 .897
1965 Dayton - AA RF 12 12 17 1 0 19 1 .947 108.1 1.50 -3.6 .781
TOTAL 1B 261 248 1949 158 199 2124 17 .992 2026.2 9.36 -7.3 .966
TOTAL 3B 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 2.0 0.00 0.0 .000
TOTAL SS 4 4 7 11 2 23 5 .783 36.0 4.50 -2.0 .742
TOTAL LF 309 281 485 9 2 502 8 .984 2467.0 1.80 +20.8 1.036
TOTAL CF 62 44 106 1 0 108 1 .991 424.2 2.27 -8.1 .905
TOTAL RF 656 558 1041 41 3 1121 39 .965 5049.0 1.93 -10.6 .979
PLAYER HISTORY
10/09/1933 Son of Irv Franz.
01/01/1950 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
06/19/1952 Drafted in the 1952 first-year player draft (Round 2, Pick 12, 28th overall pick) by the Cleveland Foresters, out of high school Brownwood (Brownwood; Brownwood, TX).
07/28/1952 Wins the UMVA Player of the Week Award.
03/05/1953 Unsuccessfully completed training to generate more batspeed and homerun power at the Cleveland Foresters development complex.
04/13/1953 Named the #15 prospect in the FABL
03/09/1954 Outstandingly completed training to improve his plate discipline at the Cleveland Foresters development complex.
04/13/1954 Named the #40 prospect in the FABL
04/11/1955 Named the #49 prospect in the FABL
06/02/1955 Injured (bruised wrist),day-to-day for one week.
05/04/1956 Injured (hamstring soreness),day-to-day for one week.
07/24/1956 Injured (hamstring soreness),day-to-day for 1 day.
10/12/1956 Named the #93 prospect in the FABL
04/15/1957 Named the #60 prospect in the FABL
06/01/1957 Wins the EA Batter of the Month Award.
07/07/1957 Named the #57 prospect in the FABL
07/08/1957 Wins the EA Player of the Week Award.
10/11/1957 Wins the 1957 World Championship Series with the Cleveland Foresters.
07/20/1958 Injured (sore ankle),day-to-day for one week.
07/29/1958 Was traded by the Cleveland Foresters to the Detroit Dynamos, along with RP Larry Beebe, in exchange for 2B Del Johnson.
10/10/1958 Wins the 1958 World Championship Series with the Detroit Dynamos.
04/25/1959 Hits three home runs against the Rochester Rooks, going 3-4 with 3 RBI and 3 runs scored!
07/20/1959 Wins the UL Player of the Week Award.
12/11/1960 Added to the secondary (40-man) roster for the Detroit Dynamos.
05/08/1961 Wins the UL Player of the Week Award.
08/24/1961 Injured (hamstring soreness),day-to-day for 4 days.
09/01/1961 Wins the UL Batter of the Month Award.
01/02/1962 Drafted in the 1961 expansion draft from the Detroit Dynamos by the Dallas Wranglers. (Round 3, Pick 1, 9th overall pick).
01/01/1963 OSA scouting updated ratings: Contact: 2; Power: 4; Eye: 2.
01/11/1963 Injured (intercostal strain),out for one week.
01/01/1964 OSA scouting updated ratings: Contact: 3; Power: 4; Eye: 2.
04/07/1966 Released by the Dallas organization.
10/14/1966 Retired from professional baseball.
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