P Sam Franklin #18
Age: 47 | Bats: L | Throws: L | Morale: Very Good
11/01/1974
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P SAM FRANKLIN #18 - AGE: 47 - BATS: L - THROWS: L - MORALE: VERY GOOD
G GS Rec SV ERA IP HA HR BB K WHIP WAR
0 0 0-0 0 0.00 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.0
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result Start IP H R ER BB K Dec
PERSONALITY
Birthday:10/22/1927
Born in:Benton Harbor, MI
Nationality:American
Height:6' 0"
Weight:195 lbs
Local Popularity:Well Known
National Pop.:Fair
STATUS
Contract:RETIRED
Salary:-
Signed Through:-
Major Service:7 Years, 74 Days
Service This Yr:None
40-Man Service:10 Years, 33 Days
Pro Service:18 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1946, 12th Pick in Round 2
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 63
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 0.1 107
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 -1.1 53
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 1.5 124
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 0.5 117
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 58
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 0.6 84
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 0.2 64
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 0.5 114
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 0.4 105
1962 San Francisco - FABL 34 37 9 6 0 0 3.13 106.1 97 38 37 15 34 67 1 0 1.23 .258 4.87 0.5 146
1963 San Francisco - FABL 35 31 17 8 6 0 4.91 135.2 155 86 74 27 36 77 1 1 1.41 .294 5.34 -0.1 87
Total FABL 312 34 37 21 9 4.82 787.1 871 474 422 108 276 443 2 1 1.46 .295 4.67 2.5 91
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+
1946 Marshalltown - R 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 - R 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 - A 20 24 24 10 8 0 6.32 156.2 223 111 110 19 60 101 9 0 1.81 .386 5.35 2.5 88
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 1.7 92
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 93
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 0.6 84
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 3.0 95
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 44
1951 Vancouver - A 23 34 2 4 2 5 2.80 64.1 49 22 20 4 24 36 0 0 1.13 .228 3.17 1.0 140
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 1.3 271
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 5.44 -0.0 79
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 73
1951 Total - AAA 23 7 7 0 4 0 5.40 43.1 53 29 26 3 18 16 0 0 1.64 .314 4.06 0.6 75
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 4.6 132
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 3.4 90
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 88
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 1.6 90
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 2.6 82
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 83
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 71
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 76
Total DIX 86 86 44 29 0 3.95 640.1 710 322 281 32 223 266 28 3 1.46 .303 3.72 108.4
Total GWL 11 11 1 8 0 5.32 71.0 76 43 42 7 28 40 3 0 1.46 .296 3.75 75.2
Total HL 41 14 6 11 7 4.35 132.1 158 71 64 4 49 54 1 0 1.56 .333 3.78 91.8
Total UL 70 70 27 30 0 4.99 483.0 560 298 268 45 224 214 12 1 1.62 .303 4.24 83.8
Total SEL 24 24 10 8 0 6.32 156.2 223 111 110 19 60 101 9 0 1.81 .386 5.35 87.7
Total COW 34 2 4 2 5 2.80 64.1 49 22 20 4 24 36 0 0 1.13 .228 3.17 140.1
Total UMVA 38 10 7 10 7 4.35 118.0 139 62 57 12 45 106 4 0 1.56 .367 3.99 92.3
Total CL 3 3 0 2 0 5.29 17.0 22 12 10 1 11 4 0 0 1.94 .323 5.44 78.5
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 - R P 25 4 2 7 0 9 0 1.000 57.0 1.42 +1.0 .949
1947 Marshalltown - R P 13 6 4 9 0 13 0 1.000 61.0 1.92 +0.9 1.218
1948 Tampa - A 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 1.000
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 - A 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 37 9 3 7 1 10 0 1.000 106.1 0.85 +1.0 .833
1963 San Francisco - MLB P 30 17 5 10 1 17 2 .882 135.2 1.00 +0.9 .872
TOTAL P 634 264 140 260 14 422 22 .948 2544.0 1.42 +11.3 .954
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.
01/01/1963 OSA scouting updated ratings: Stuff: 3; Movement: 3; Control: 3.
01/01/1963 OSA scouting updated ratings: Stuff: 3; Movement: 3; Control: 3.
06/19/1963 Pitches a 8-hit shutout against the Dallas Wranglers with 2 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed!
01/01/1964 OSA scouting updated ratings: Stuff: 3; Movement: 3; Control: 3.
04/05/1964 Injured (earache),day-to-day for 1 day.
04/26/1964 Released by the San Francisco Sailors.
10/15/1964 Retired from professional baseball.
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
1963 27 9
Year RA Rank
1957 53 8
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