3B Armand Franco #19
Age: 33 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Unhappy
06/04/1962
3B ARMAND FRANCO #19 - AGE: 33 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: UNHAPPY
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
29 117 26 8 0 0 11 3 14 .222 .252 .291 0 -0.6
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Overall Vs Left Vs Right  
Contact 3 4 3
Gap 3 3 2
Power 2 2 2
Eye 2 2 2
Avoid K's 5 5 5
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 2 1
Errors: - 2 2
Arm: 1 4 4
Turn DP: - 2 -
Framing: 1 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: -
Catcher: - Left Field: -
1st Base: 3 Center Field: -
2nd Base: 1 Right Field: -
3rd Base: 2
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 1
Stealing Aggressiveness: 4
Stealing Ability: 3
Baserunning Inst.: 4
Sacrifice Bunt: 3
Bunt for Hit: 1
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
06/03/1962 FTW Win, 5-3 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
06/02/1962 ELP Loss, 0-5 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
06/01/1962 ELP Loss, 3-8 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
05/31/1962 ELP Loss, 11-16 6 2 4 2 0 0 1 0
05/30/1962 @ FTW Loss, 6-7 4 0 0 2 0 0 0 0
05/29/1962 @ FTW Loss, 2-4 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
05/28/1962 @ FTW Win, 6-2 4 1 1 1 0 0 1 0
05/27/1962 @ FTW Loss, 4-6 5 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
05/26/1962 SA Win, 6-2 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 0
05/25/1962 SA Loss, 4-5 6 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
PERSONALITY
Birthday:10/14/1928
Born in:St. Charles, MI
Nationality:American
Height:5' 10"
Weight:200 lbs
Local Popularity:Unknown
National Pop.:Unknown
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$26,000
Signed Through:1962 Season
Major Service:2 Years, 62 Days
Service This Yr:None
40-Man Service:3 Years, 86 Days
Pro Service:15 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:1 option year left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1947, 15th Pick in Round 3
GREAT WESTERN LEAGUE 1962 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 4 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .250 .250 .500 .750 .328 .250 110
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0.0 0.5 4.50 .0  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Versus Right   4 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .250 .500 .750
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
April   4 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .250 .500 .750
Last Year   134 45 10 0 4 32 18 3 2 3 2 4 .336 .361 .500 .861
2 Years Ago   329 88 19 2 7 35 39 19 13 1 5 1 .267 .309 .401 .710
Career   1621 501 84 3 29 202 193 71 58 11 21 12 .309 .341 .418 .759
Road   4 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .250 .500 .750
Grass   4 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .250 .500 .750
Day   2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 1.000 1.500
Night   2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
As Reliever / Substitution   4 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .250 .500 .750
Close/Late   2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Inning 4-6   1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 2.000 3.000
Inning 7-9   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Extra Innings   1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
0 Outs   2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
1 Outs   1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 2.000 3.000
2 Outs   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Scoring Position   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Bases Empty   1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 2.000 3.000
Runner on 1st   2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Runner on 2nd   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Two Strikes   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
First Pitch   2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Count 1-0   1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 2.000 3.000
Count 2-2   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Ahead in Count   1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 2.000 3.000
Batting 2nd   1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting 9th   3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .667 1.000
Low Leverage   2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 1.000 1.500
Medium Leverage   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
High Leverage   1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
LONE STAR ASSOCIATION 1962 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 29 117 26 8 0 0 11 13 3 14 .222 .252 .291 .543 .248 .068 46
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 26 123 2 0 0 1 1 1 34 8 0 0 0.0 8.8 2.53 -0.6  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   31 10 2 0 0 5 4 2 4 0 0 1 .323 .382 .387 .769
Versus Right   86 16 6 0 0 6 9 1 10 1 1 1 .186 .202 .256 .458
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Last Week   28 6 1 0 0 5 3 0 5 1 0 1 .214 .233 .250 .483
April   3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
May   104 26 8 0 0 11 13 3 10 1 1 2 .250 .282 .327 .609
June   10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Career   1278 419 52 9 18 144 168 50 76 9 7 7 .328 .354 .425 .779
Home   71 14 3 0 0 4 7 3 10 0 1 0 .197 .230 .239 .469
Road   46 12 5 0 0 7 6 0 4 1 0 2 .261 .286 .370 .655
Grass   117 26 8 0 0 11 13 3 14 1 1 2 .222 .252 .291 .543
Day   52 10 3 0 0 8 4 1 6 1 0 0 .192 .204 .250 .454
Night   65 16 5 0 0 3 9 2 8 0 1 2 .246 .290 .323 .613
As Starter   115 26 8 0 0 11 13 3 13 1 1 1 .226 .250 .296 .546
As Reliever / Substitution   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 .000 .333 .000 .333
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
1955 Los Angeles - FABL 26 15 16 4 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .250 .250 .250 .500 37 29 -0.1
1956 Los Angeles - FABL 27 39 73 18 3 0 1 5 3 1 0 1 4 0 0 .247 .253 .329 .582 66 60 -0.2
1957 Los Angeles - FABL 28 38 79 15 2 0 1 3 6 1 0 0 10 0 1 .190 .200 .253 .453 30 21 -0.4
1958 Los Angeles - FABL 29 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 -128 -0.1
Total FABL 96 171 37 5 0 2 9 10 2 0 1 15 0 1 .216 .224 .281 .505 44 36 -0.8
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
1945 Total - 16 27 117 63 16 6 2 35 46 10 4 2 2 20 6 .538 .579 .829 1.408 100 100 3.2
1946 Total - 17 27 120 63 13 5 4 38 61 10 4 3 6 12 3 .525 .562 .817 1.379 100 100 3.1
1947 Total - 18 23 104 56 15 2 1 33 51 8 4 3 5 18 5 .538 .571 .750 1.321 100 100 2.5
1947 Alexandria - C 18 56 200 42 4 1 1 22 21 8 3 1 49 5 2 .210 .250 .255 .505 37 37 -0.4
1948 Alexandria - C 19 48 156 36 6 1 1 14 16 10 2 0 31 2 2 .231 .286 .301 .587 43 35 -1.1
1949 Alexandria - C 20 62 253 79 6 1 5 37 40 13 4 3 47 6 5 .312 .352 .403 .755 77 73 0.0
1949 Salem - B 20 70 211 42 3 1 5 24 19 20 4 0 50 1 1 .199 .281 .294 .575 52 40 -1.4
1950 Salem - B 21 139 576 175 13 5 5 73 69 58 7 6 66 5 4 .304 .371 .370 .741 98 89 1.5
1951 Salem - B 22 109 429 140 3 2 7 52 50 43 7 5 40 2 4 .326 .393 .392 .784 113 113 2.0
1952 Scranton - A 23 23 95 29 0 0 1 4 13 4 2 0 5 1 2 .305 .347 .337 .683 105 106 0.2
1952 Houston - AA 23 110 483 160 10 4 3 47 48 12 1 3 33 5 5 .331 .347 .387 .734 102 100 1.7
1953 Houston - AA 24 118 498 171 21 4 8 61 77 26 4 5 16 5 6 .343 .377 .450 .827 124 124 3.5
1953 Los Angeles - AAA 24 15 62 21 2 0 0 3 6 2 0 0 1 0 2 .339 .359 .371 .730 89 92 0.0
1954 Houston - AA 25 83 180 62 13 1 7 25 30 9 0 0 13 0 0 .344 .376 .544 .920 138 139 1.5
1954 Salt Lake City - AAA 25 16 57 18 4 0 0 8 8 2 1 0 2 1 0 .316 .350 .386 .736 94 99 0.3
1955 Salt Lake City - AAA 26 60 202 66 6 0 2 20 21 9 0 1 8 2 2 .327 .354 .386 .740 97 101 0.5
1958 Salt Lake City - AAA 29 96 320 112 17 0 4 40 36 12 2 2 9 1 7 .350 .375 .441 .816 126 129 2.2
1959 Salt Lake City - AAA 30 128 513 150 25 1 12 64 64 24 4 4 23 3 5 .292 .327 .415 .742 110 113 2.8
1960 Salt Lake City - AAA 31 87 329 88 19 2 7 35 39 19 1 1 13 1 1 .267 .309 .401 .710 98 97 0.9
1961 Salt Lake City - AAA 32 63 134 45 10 0 4 32 18 3 4 3 2 1 1 .336 .361 .500 .861 136 137 1.2
1962 Houston - AA 33 29 117 26 8 0 0 11 13 3 2 1 14 0 0 .222 .252 .291 .543 46 46 -0.6
1962 Salt Lake City - AAA 33 4 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .250 .500 .750 108 110 0.0
Total GWL 469 1621 501 84 3 29 202 193 71 12 11 58 9 18 .309 .341 .418 .759 110 112
Total MAL 23 95 29 0 0 1 4 13 4 2 0 5 1 2 .305 .347 .337 .683 105 106
Total COW 318 1216 357 19 8 17 149 138 121 18 11 156 8 9 .294 .363 .364 .727 95 89
Total LSA 340 1278 419 52 9 18 144 168 50 7 9 76 10 11 .328 .354 .425 .779 111 110
Total GSL 166 609 157 16 3 7 73 77 31 9 4 127 13 9 .258 .302 .328 .630 55 51
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1947 Alexandria - C 3B 56 56 24 107 10 142 11 .923 469.2 2.51 +2.9 1.030
1948 Alexandria - C 3B 48 48 26 98 5 125 1 .992 377.1 2.96 +1.2 1.008
1949 Salem - B 3B 69 69 23 123 11 154 8 .948 569.2 2.31 -3.0 .939
1949 Alexandria - C 3B 62 62 33 136 9 173 4 .977 533.1 2.85 +2.5 1.020
1950 Salem - B 3B 137 136 77 284 34 382 21 .945 1207.2 2.69 +2.4 1.010
1950 Salem - B SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1951 Salem - B 1B 56 53 490 28 63 522 4 .992 464.0 10.05 -0.2 .963
1951 Salem - B 3B 56 48 37 109 13 148 2 .986 424.0 3.10 +4.5 1.036
1952 Houston - AA 1B 22 21 188 11 20 201 2 .990 185.0 9.68 +1.0 1.018
1952 Houston - AA 3B 88 85 86 164 17 263 13 .951 785.1 2.87 +4.6 1.008
1952 Scranton - A 3B 22 22 16 33 4 53 4 .925 192.0 2.30 -0.8 .963
1953 Houston - AA 1B 17 16 128 13 16 141 0 1.000 143.0 8.87 +1.3 1.022
1953 Los Angeles - AAA 3B 14 14 13 27 4 43 3 .930 124.1 2.90 +0.2 .989
1953 Houston - AA 3B 100 95 71 168 18 250 11 .956 859.0 2.50 +2.3 1.013
1954 Houston - AA 1B 12 3 43 7 11 50 0 1.000 43.2 10.31 +0.3 1.022
1954 Salt Lake City - AAA 3B 15 15 11 22 3 35 2 .943 123.2 2.40 +0.5 .982
1954 Houston - AA 3B 33 26 14 60 6 76 2 .974 232.2 2.86 +0.9 1.011
1955 Los Angeles - MLB 1B 9 0 10 1 0 11 0 1.000 13.0 7.62 -0.5 1.030
1955 Salt Lake City - AAA 1B 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 1.0 9.00 0.0 .000
1955 Salt Lake City - AAA 2B 3 3 11 8 1 20 1 .950 27.0 6.33 -0.7 .883
1955 Los Angeles - MLB 3B 6 2 2 6 0 8 0 1.000 26.1 2.73 +0.2 1.054
1955 Salt Lake City - AAA 3B 54 41 44 83 10 136 9 .934 405.1 2.82 +0.3 .979
1956 Los Angeles - MLB C 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 1.2 5.40 +0.0 .000 0 0 0 0.0
1956 Los Angeles - MLB 1B 5 0 14 1 1 15 0 1.000 12.0 11.25 -0.3 1.033
1956 Los Angeles - MLB 2B 1 1 0 2 0 2 0 1.000 8.0 2.25 +0.1 .960
1956 Los Angeles - MLB 3B 27 11 12 28 1 44 4 .909 131.0 2.75 -2.0 .903
1957 Los Angeles - MLB 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1957 Los Angeles - MLB 3B 35 17 15 32 4 48 1 .979 182.2 2.32 +0.7 1.065
1957 Los Angeles - MLB SS 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1958 Salt Lake City - AAA 1B 15 2 39 3 4 42 0 1.000 32.2 11.57 +0.6 1.186
1958 Salt Lake City - AAA 2B 6 6 19 12 3 32 1 .969 49.0 5.69 -2.0 .758
1958 Los Angeles - MLB 3B 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 6.0 1.50 +0.0 1.038
1958 Salt Lake City - AAA 3B 74 72 45 153 16 210 12 .943 642.2 2.77 +2.9 1.014
1958 Salt Lake City - AAA SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1959 Salt Lake City - AAA 1B 1 0 2 1 0 3 0 1.000 3.0 9.00 +0.1 1.033
1959 Salt Lake City - AAA 3B 124 122 109 222 29 349 18 .948 1075.1 2.77 +0.7 .980
1960 Salt Lake City - AAA 1B 3 3 26 2 2 28 0 1.000 26.0 9.69 +0.4 1.038
1960 Salt Lake City - AAA 2B 11 9 22 24 7 54 8 .852 84.2 4.89 -6.4 .740
1960 Salt Lake City - AAA 3B 70 69 59 106 13 172 7 .959 601.2 2.47 +1.3 .957
1961 Salt Lake City - AAA 1B 10 0 20 1 1 21 0 1.000 20.2 9.15 -0.1 1.034
1961 Salt Lake City - AAA 2B 2 2 3 1 1 4 0 1.000 15.0 2.40 -0.1 1.010
1961 Salt Lake City - AAA 3B 44 25 31 55 8 89 3 .966 258.1 3.00 +1.4 1.023
1962 Salt Lake City - AAA 1B 3 0 6 0 0 6 0 1.000 8.0 6.75 +0.0 1.032
1962 Houston - AA 1B 24 23 179 12 13 192 1 .995 192.1 8.94 -0.2 .992
1962 Houston - AA 2B 3 3 8 6 1 15 1 .933 30.0 4.20 -0.2 .899
1962 Salt Lake City - AAA 3B 1 0 0 2 0 2 0 1.000 3.1 5.40 +0.1 1.075
1962 Houston - AA 3B 2 0 1 3 0 4 0 1.000 8.1 4.32 +0.1 1.050
TOTAL C 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 1.2 5.40 +0.0 .000 0 0 0 0.0
TOTAL 1B 178 121 1146 80 131 1233 7 .994 1144.1 9.64 +2.7 1.000
TOTAL 2B 26 24 63 53 13 127 11 .913 213.2 4.89 -9.4 .793
TOTAL 3B 1141 1035 750 2021 215 2907 136 .953 9239.2 2.70 +23.9 1.000
TOTAL SS 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 0.0 .000
PLAYER HISTORY
01/01/1945 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
01/01/1946 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
01/01/1947 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
06/24/1947 Drafted in the 1947 first-year player draft (Round 3, Pick 15, 47th overall pick) by the New York Stars, out of high school St. Charles (St. Charles; St. Charles, MI).
07/05/1947 Signed a minor league contract with the New York Stars organization with a signing bonus of $5,500.
01/01/1948 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
08/20/1948 Injured (sore elbow),day-to-day for one week.
08/26/1948 Injured (hamstring strain),out for 6 weeks.
01/01/1949 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
08/13/1949 Goes 5-5 against the Pensacola Pelicans, with 2 RBI and 1 R.
01/01/1950 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
06/12/1950 Wins the COW Player of the Week Award.
06/22/1950 Goes 0-4 against the Spokane Lumberjacks, ending his hitting streak at 43 games.
08/22/1950 Goes 5-7 against the Spokane Lumberjacks, with 3 RBI and 2 R.
06/25/1951 Wins the COW Player of the Week Award.
07/07/1951 Injured (sprained knee),day-to-day for 4 weeks.
07/16/1951 Wins the COW Player of the Week Award.
08/10/1951 Injured (strained shoulder),out for 4-5 weeks.
05/05/1952 Wins the LSA Player of the Week Award.
06/17/1952 Goes 5-6 against the Galveston Gunners, with 0 RBI and 3 R.
05/25/1953 Wins the LSA Player of the Week Award.
09/18/1953 Wins the 1953 Championship with the Los Angeles Knights!
08/16/1954 Injured (bruised knee),day-to-day for 2 days.
09/18/1954 Wins the 1954 Championship with the Salt Lake City Stars!
07/15/1955 Injured (shoulder tendinitis),day-to-day for 5 days.
09/18/1955 Wins the 1955 Championship with the Salt Lake City Stars!
05/09/1958 Injured (sprained ankle),day-to-day for 4 days.
07/21/1958 Wins the GWL Player of the Week Award.
08/25/1958 Wins the GWL Player of the Week Award.
12/11/1958 Designated for assignment and placed on waivers by the Los Angeles Stars.
06/22/1959 Wins the GWL Player of the Week Award.
09/07/1959 Wins the GWL Player of the Week Award.
05/12/1960 Injured (sprained knee),day-to-day for one week.
09/18/1961 Wins the 1961 Championship with the Salt Lake City Stars!
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