P Sam Franklin #18
San Francisco Sailors FABL
Age: 34 | Bats: L | Throws: L | Morale: Very Good
10/01/1962
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P SAM FRANKLIN #18 - AGE: 34 - BATS: L - THROWS: L - MORALE: VERY GOOD
G GS Rec SV ERA IP HA HR BB K WHIP WAR
36 9 5-0 0 3.32 100.1 96 15 33 62 1.29 0.3
PITCHING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Overall Vs Left Vs Right
Stuff 3 3 3
Movement 3 3 3
Control 3 3 3
PITCHING RATINGS
Pitch Cur. Pot.
Fastball 3 -
Changeup 2 -
Forkball 4 -
 
 
OTHER PITCHING RATINGS
Velocity 91-93 Mph
Stamina 4
Suggested Role Borderline SP
Type Groundball Pitcher
Hold Runners 5
Defense 1
RUN/BUNT RATINGS
Running Speed: 1
Stealing Ability: 1
Baserunning Inst.: 1
Sacrifice Bunt: 3
Bunt for Hit: 1
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result Start IP H R ER BB K Dec
09/28/1962 @ LAS Loss, 1-6 1.0 1 0 0 0 2
09/15/1962 NYI Win, 7-1 1.0 2 0 0 0 1
09/14/1962 NYI Loss, 1-11 2.1 2 1 1 0 4
09/12/1962 @ KCK Loss, 2-10 0.1 1 2 2 1 0
09/09/1962 @ TOR Win, 6-5 2.0 0 0 0 0 1
09/06/1962 MON Loss, 7-8 0.2 2 1 1 0 0
08/31/1962 LAS Win, 8-2 0.2 0 0 0 1 2
08/19/1962 CIN Win, 9-6 1.2 2 2 2 2 0
08/15/1962 KCK Loss, 8-10 2.2 4 3 3 3 1
08/11/1962 TOR Win, 9-8 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
PERSONALITY
Birthday:10/22/1927
Born in:Benton Harbor, MI
Nationality:American
Height:6' 0"
Weight:190 lbs
Local Popularity:Popular
National Pop.:Popular
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$25,250
Signed Through:1962 Season
Major Service:6 Years, 71 Days
Service This Yr:167 Days
40-Man Service:9 Years, 30 Days
Pro Service:16 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:Out of option years
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1946, 12th Pick in Round 2
FEDERALLY ALIGNED BASEBALL LEAGUES 1962 PITCHING STATS
Pitching G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG CG% SHO QS QS%
Overall 36 9 5 0 0 3.32 100.1 96 38 37 15 33 62 1 11.1 0 3 33.3
Pitching SVO BS SV% RA GF BR/9 H/9 K/9 BB/9 FIP WHIP FIP- WAR BABIP        
Overall 0 0 0.0 27 7 11.93 8.61 5.56 2.96 5.04 1.29 110 0.3 .265        
Pitching AB H 2B 3B HR R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS      
vs. LHB 139 36 4 1 6 17 14 20 0 0 2 .259 .335 .432 .767      
vs. RHB 244 60 7 0 9 21 19 42 0 4 2 .246 .306 .385 .691      
FEDERALLY ALIGNED BASEBALL LEAGUES 1962 PITCHING SPLITS
Split G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K  
Last Week 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 2  
April 4 2 0 0 0 2.92 12.1 13 4 4 0 6 7  
May 7 3 2 0 0 1.90 23.2 20 6 5 3 5 14  
June 7 4 3 0 0 3.86 30.1 34 13 13 4 8 15  
July 6 0 0 0 0 3.38 16.0 13 6 6 3 6 10  
August 6 0 0 0 0 4.22 10.2 8 5 5 2 7 8  
September 6 0 0 0 0 4.91 7.1 8 4 4 3 1 8  
Spring Training 17 0 2 2 1 4.58 19.2 22 12 10 2 6 11  
Last Year 22 2 2 0 1 4.39 65.2 72 38 32 7 31 39  
2 Years Ago 49 5 6 7 4 4.05 117.2 115 60 53 14 47 68  
Career 280 17 28 15 9 4.85 645.2 715 388 348 81 239 361  
Home 17 4 3 0 0 3.88 48.2 49 22 21 9 17 31  
Road 19 5 2 0 0 2.79 51.2 47 16 16 6 16 31  
Grass 36 9 5 0 0 3.32 100.1 96 38 37 15 33 62  
Day 7 1 0 0 0 1.98 13.2 10 3 3 0 6 14  
Night 29 8 5 0 0 3.53 86.2 86 35 34 15 27 48  
As Starter 9 9 4 0 0 3.12 49.0 50 18 17 4 14 20  
As Reliever / Substitution 27 0 1 0 0 3.51 51.1 46 20 20 11 19 42  
CAREER PITCHING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG SHO WHIP BABIP FIP WAR ERA+
1954 Philadelphia - FABL 26 6 0 0 1 0 6.91 14.1 22 11 11 3 5 6 0 0 1.88 .365 5.56 -0.2 61
1955 Philadelphia - FABL 27 6 0 1 1 0 4.38 24.2 27 13 12 3 13 14 0 0 1.62 .304 4.49 0.1 102
1956 Philadelphia - FABL 28 40 0 3 1 1 7.93 78.1 101 74 69 17 35 42 0 0 1.74 .312 5.61 -1.3 51
1957 Philadelphia - FABL 29 53 0 4 3 2 3.43 102.1 105 42 39 9 28 58 0 0 1.30 .285 3.36 1.3 118
1958 San Francisco - FABL 30 12 0 1 0 0 7.03 24.1 40 30 19 3 5 14 0 0 1.85 .370 3.93 0.1 57
1958 Philadelphia - FABL 30 25 1 4 2 0 3.79 38.0 42 20 16 2 11 14 0 0 1.39 .292 3.80 0.4 112
1958 Total - FABL 30 37 1 5 2 0 5.05 62.1 82 50 35 5 16 28 0 0 1.57 .325 3.85 0.5 82
1959 San Francisco - FABL 31 31 0 2 0 1 6.75 80.0 95 62 60 8 31 44 0 0 1.57 .319 4.45 0.1 63
1960 San Francisco - FABL 32 49 5 6 7 4 4.05 117.2 115 60 53 14 47 68 0 0 1.38 .279 4.78 0.4 112
1961 San Francisco - FABL 33 22 2 2 0 1 4.39 65.2 72 38 32 7 31 39 0 0 1.57 .294 4.62 0.3 103
1962 San Francisco - FABL 34 36 9 5 0 0 3.32 100.1 96 38 37 15 33 62 1 0 1.29 .265 5.04 0.3 137
Total FABL 280 17 28 15 9 4.85 645.2 715 388 348 81 239 361 1 0 1.48 .297 4.56 1.5 88
CAREER MINOR LEAGUE PITCHING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG SHO WHIP BABIP FIP WAR ERA+
1943 Total - 15 12 12 8 1 0 1.10 90.0 63 12 11 1 12 133 0 0 0.83 .286 0.82 5.9 100
1944 Total - 16 12 12 8 1 0 1.41 89.1 67 16 14 1 16 108 0 0 0.93 .272 1.53 4.6 100
1945 Total - 17 15 15 11 0 0 0.98 110.2 73 16 12 1 16 177 0 0 0.80 .285 0.58 7.8 100
1946 Total - 18 14 14 9 2 0 1.29 104.1 71 16 15 2 22 160 0 0 0.89 .286 1.04 6.4 100
1946 Marshalltown - C 18 25 4 4 5 4 5.68 57.0 69 38 36 10 27 54 0 0 1.68 .369 4.88 -0.1 74
1947 Marshalltown - C 19 13 6 3 5 3 3.10 61.0 70 24 21 2 18 52 4 0 1.44 .366 3.17 1.1 119
1948 Tampa - B 20 24 24 10 8 0 6.32 156.2 223 111 110 19 60 101 9 0 1.81 .386 5.35 2.4 87
1949 Springfield - A 21 41 14 6 11 7 4.35 132.1 158 71 64 4 49 54 1 0 1.56 .333 3.78 1.6 91
1949 Knoxville - AA 21 4 4 2 2 0 4.60 31.1 36 18 16 2 9 7 2 1 1.44 .293 3.98 0.5 90
1950 Camagüey - DL 22 10 10 2 5 0 6.18 67.0 82 53 46 12 39 35 1 0 1.81 .317 5.70 0.4 82
1950 Knoxville - AA 22 21 21 10 9 0 4.40 169.2 202 85 83 8 48 47 11 0 1.47 .308 3.75 2.9 92
1951 Manzanillo - DL 23 6 0 0 0 0 10.29 7.0 15 8 8 0 5 4 0 0 2.86 .517 3.03 0.2 45
1951 Vancouver - B 23 34 2 4 2 5 2.80 64.1 49 22 20 4 24 36 0 0 1.13 .228 3.17 1.1 141
1951 Chattanooga - AA 23 7 7 2 2 0 1.49 48.1 44 12 8 1 15 27 0 0 1.22 .285 2.97 1.3 269
1951 Buffalo - AAA 23 4 4 0 2 0 5.47 26.1 31 17 16 2 7 12 0 0 1.44 .309 3.17 0.6 71
1951 Jersey City - AAA 23 3 3 0 2 0 5.29 17.0 22 12 10 1 11 4 0 0 1.94 .323 4.65 0.1 74
1951 Total - AAA 23 7 7 0 4 0 5.40 43.1 53 29 26 3 18 16 0 0 1.64 .314 3.75 0.7 72
1952 Chattanooga - AA 24 30 30 16 9 0 3.09 206.2 202 90 71 10 72 86 1 1 1.33 .275 3.42 4.5 132
1953 New Orleans - AA 25 24 24 14 7 0 5.03 184.1 226 117 103 11 79 99 14 1 1.65 .333 4.17 3.5 92
1953 Louisville - AAA 25 7 7 4 1 0 5.76 45.1 61 32 29 5 19 21 1 0 1.76 .327 5.18 0.6 91
1954 Louisville - AAA 26 25 25 12 9 0 4.71 177.2 209 100 93 19 90 70 4 1 1.68 .303 4.70 1.7 93
1955 Louisville - AAA 27 26 26 8 13 0 5.05 176.1 189 109 99 16 83 78 5 0 1.54 .287 4.08 2.7 84
1956 Louisville - AAA 28 3 3 0 3 0 4.91 22.0 25 12 12 2 10 5 1 0 1.59 .280 4.17 0.3 85
1958 Louisville - AAA 30 5 5 3 2 0 4.84 35.1 45 28 19 1 15 28 1 0 1.70 .361 2.30 1.1 73
1959 Sacramneto - AAA 31 4 4 0 4 0 5.27 27.1 25 16 16 3 9 15 3 0 1.24 .253 3.62 0.5 73
1961 Sacramneto - AAA 33 7 7 1 4 0 5.36 43.2 51 27 26 4 19 25 0 0 1.60 .322 3.84 0.7 77
Total DIX 86 86 44 29 0 3.95 640.1 710 322 281 32 223 266 28 3 1.46 .303 3.72 107.7
Total GWL 11 11 1 8 0 5.32 71.0 76 43 42 7 28 40 3 0 1.46 .296 3.75 75.3
Total HL 41 14 6 11 7 4.35 132.1 158 71 64 4 49 54 1 0 1.56 .333 3.78 91.5
Total UL 73 73 27 32 0 5.00 500.0 582 310 278 46 235 218 12 1 1.63 .304 4.25 85.5
Total SEL 24 24 10 8 0 6.32 156.2 223 111 110 19 60 101 9 0 1.81 .386 5.35 87.4
Total COW 34 2 4 2 5 2.80 64.1 49 22 20 4 24 36 0 0 1.13 .228 3.17 140.5
Total UMVA 38 10 7 10 7 4.35 118.0 139 62 57 12 45 106 4 0 1.56 .367 3.99 91.7
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1946 Marshalltown - C P 25 4 2 7 0 9 0 1.000 57.0 1.42 +1.0 .949
1947 Marshalltown - C P 13 6 4 9 0 13 0 1.000 61.0 1.92 +0.9 1.218
1948 Tampa - B P 24 24 13 21 1 34 0 1.000 156.2 1.95 +2.8 1.081
1949 Knoxville - AA P 4 4 3 1 1 4 0 1.000 31.1 1.15 +0.3 1.944
1949 Springfield - A P 41 14 5 28 0 33 0 1.000 132.1 2.24 +2.3 1.048
1950 Knoxville - AA P 21 21 11 19 2 32 2 .938 169.2 1.59 +2.2 1.073
1950 Camagüey - DL P 10 10 4 11 2 16 1 .938 67.0 2.01 -0.5 .901
1951 Jersey City - AAA P 3 3 0 1 0 1 0 1.000 17.0 0.53 +0.1 .968
1951 Buffalo - AAA P 4 4 1 2 0 3 0 1.000 26.1 1.03 +0.3 1.936
1951 Chattanooga - AA P 7 7 1 5 0 7 1 .857 48.1 1.12 +0.9 .994
1951 Vancouver - B P 34 2 3 3 0 6 0 1.000 64.1 0.84 -0.5 .943
1951 Manzanillo - DL P 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 7.0 0.00 +0.2 .000
1952 Chattanooga - AA P 30 30 10 24 1 36 2 .944 206.2 1.48 +1.3 .981
1953 Louisville - AAA P 7 7 3 4 0 8 1 .875 45.1 1.39 -0.3 1.024
1953 New Orleans - AA P 24 24 10 16 1 26 0 1.000 184.1 1.27 +0.2 .883
1954 Philadelphia - MLB P 6 0 1 2 0 3 0 1.000 14.1 1.88 +0.3 .991
1954 Louisville - AAA P 25 25 13 20 1 33 0 1.000 177.2 1.67 -0.5 .921
1955 Philadelphia - MLB P 6 0 0 3 0 3 0 1.000 24.2 1.09 +0.2 .993
1955 Louisville - AAA P 26 26 10 16 1 31 5 .839 176.1 1.33 -2.2 .784
1956 Philadelphia - MLB P 40 0 3 5 0 8 0 1.000 78.1 0.92 +1.5 1.184
1956 Louisville - AAA P 3 3 1 1 0 2 0 1.000 22.0 0.82 +0.4 1.037
1957 Philadelphia - MLB P 53 0 8 8 1 16 0 1.000 102.1 1.41 -0.1 .869
1958 Philadelphia - MLB P 25 1 1 3 0 4 0 1.000 38.0 0.95 +0.5 .975
1958 San Francisco - MLB P 12 0 3 0 0 3 0 1.000 24.1 1.11 0.0 .000
1958 Louisville - AAA P 5 5 1 1 1 3 1 .667 35.1 0.51 -1.0 .509
1959 San Francisco - MLB P 31 0 8 6 0 15 1 .933 80.0 1.57 -0.4 .850
1959 Sacramneto - AAA P 4 4 1 4 0 6 1 .833 27.1 1.65 -0.4 .673
1960 San Francisco - MLB P 49 5 5 14 0 21 2 .905 117.2 1.45 +0.5 .896
1961 San Francisco - MLB P 22 2 4 6 0 12 2 .833 65.2 1.37 -0.4 .981
1961 Sacramneto - AAA P 7 7 3 3 0 7 1 .857 43.2 1.24 -0.3 .780
1962 San Francisco - MLB P 36 9 3 7 1 10 0 1.000 100.1 0.90 +1.0 .834
TOTAL P 603 247 135 250 13 405 20 .951 2402.1 1.44 +10.3 .957
PLAYER HISTORY
01/01/1944 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: - (-); Movement: - (-); Control: - (-).
01/01/1945 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: - (-); Movement: - (-); Control: - (-).
01/01/1946 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: - (-); Movement: - (-); Control: - (-).
06/27/1946 Drafted in the 1946 first-year player draft (Round 2, Pick 12, 28th overall pick) by the Brooklyn Kings, out of high school Benton Harbor (Benton Harbor; Benton Harbor, MI).
07/12/1946 Signed a minor league contract with the Brooklyn Kings organization with a signing bonus of $3,230.
01/01/1947 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: - (-); Movement: - (-); Control: - (-).
01/01/1948 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: - (-); Movement: - (-); Control: - (-).
04/19/1948 Named the #79 prospect in the FABL
01/01/1949 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: - (-); Movement: - (-); Control: - (-).
09/14/1949 Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Atlanta Peaches with 3 strikeouts and 4 BB allowed!
01/01/1950 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: - (-); Movement: - (-); Control: - (-).
11/21/1950 Named to the 1950 Cuban Winter League for the Camagüey Coyotes.
12/11/1950 Drafted in the rule 5 draft (Round 1 , Pick 14, 14th overall Pick) by the New York Stars from the Brooklyn Kings.
04/02/1951 Released by the New York organization, returned to the Brooklyn Kings.
05/01/1951 Injured (sore shoulder),day-to-day for 2 weeks.
05/07/1951 Was traded by the Brooklyn Kings to the Toronto Wolves, along with CF Carl Clark, in exchange for 3B Marion Boismenu.
11/20/1951 Named to the 1951 Cuban Winter League for the Manzanillo Palms.
02/17/1952 Detrimentally completed training to improve his defense at pitcher at the Toronto Wolves development complex.
08/05/1952 Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Atlanta Peaches with 7 strikeouts and 3 BB allowed!
09/01/1952 Wins the DIX Pitcher of the Month Award.
09/22/1952 Wins the 1952 Championship with the Chattanooga Reliables!
12/24/1952 Was claimed off waivers by Pittsburgh while with Toronto.
01/07/1953 Was claimed off waivers by Philadelphia while with Pittsburgh.
06/06/1953 Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Memphis Excelsiors with 7 strikeouts and 3 BB allowed!
07/01/1953 Wins the DIX Pitcher of the Month Award.
06/02/1954 Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the Charleston Blue Legs with 5 strikeouts and 5 BB allowed!
07/07/1957 Was selected to the 1957 Federally Aligned Baseball Leagues All-Star Game.
03/11/1958 Unsuccessfully completed training to make one of his poorer pitches more usable at the Philadelphia Keystones development complex.
07/27/1958 Was traded by the Philadelphia Keystones to the San Francisco Sailors in exchange for SP Vern Adkins.
08/08/1959 Injured (flu),day-to-day for 1 day.
08/15/1961 Injured (strained hamstring),day-to-day for 4 weeks.
04/26/1962 Injured (sore ankle),day-to-day for 4 days.
05/31/1962 Injured (sore Achilles tendon),day-to-day for one week.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year G Rank
1957 53 9
Year L Rank
1950 5 10
Year HLD Rank
1957 1 7
1958 1 6
Year HRA Rank
1950 12 5
Year RA Rank
1957 53 8
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