C Mel Franklin #2
Age: 29 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Very Good
10/10/1952
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C MEL FRANKLIN #2 - AGE: 29 - 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:11/25/1922
Born in:Moberly, MO
Nationality:American
Height:5' 10"
Weight:180 lbs
Local Popularity:Fair
National Pop.:Fair
STATUS
Contract:RETIRED
Salary:-
Signed Through:-
Major Service:
Service This Yr:
40-Man Service:
Pro Service:
Arbitration Eligibility:
Option Years:
Contract Extension:
Drafted:1941, 11th Pick in Round 1
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
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
1940 Total - 17 28 110 47 11 0 1 30 43 21 6 2 5 9 4 .427 .532 .555 1.087 100 100 2.0
1941 Total - 18 26 113 45 13 2 2 29 38 14 6 1 5 7 4 .398 .485 .602 1.087 100 100 1.8
1941 Dubuque - C 18 43 144 34 7 0 0 18 14 16 1 0 12 0 0 .236 .317 .285 .601 67 70 -0.0
1942 Dubuque - C 19 40 124 33 8 1 1 25 23 32 2 1 9 0 0 .266 .421 .371 .792 106 117 0.8
1942 Mobile - B 19 12 30 3 2 0 0 4 3 3 0 0 8 0 0 .100 .182 .167 .348 12 14 -0.2
1943 Dubuque - C 20 41 143 36 5 0 6 24 24 18 2 1 42 2 0 .252 .341 .413 .754 91 83 0.5
1943 Mobile - B 20 40 120 26 8 1 2 18 7 16 1 1 28 0 0 .217 .312 .350 .662 101 96 0.6
1943 Evansville - A 20 17 52 11 3 0 1 8 3 8 1 1 14 0 0 .212 .323 .327 .650 70 67 -0.3
1944 Mobile - B 21 118 424 128 20 9 5 61 50 55 3 4 55 0 0 .302 .383 .427 .810 153 155 5.1
1946 Nashville - AA 23 108 371 92 15 6 2 41 51 37 5 3 29 0 0 .248 .322 .337 .659 88 86 1.5
1946 Minneapolis - AAA 23 19 71 21 7 0 0 11 7 9 1 0 7 0 0 .296 .383 .394 .777 116 122 0.4
1947 Cienfuegos - DL 24 33 89 28 6 0 0 9 13 17 0 0 10 0 0 .315 .425 .382 .807 98 110 0.4
1947 Minneapolis - AAA 24 107 353 88 19 3 5 53 62 53 5 3 47 0 0 .249 .353 .363 .715 87 87 0.9
1948 Minneapolis - AAA 25 30 67 14 4 0 0 12 4 6 0 2 7 0 0 .209 .267 .269 .535 40 27 -0.6
1949 Mobile - B 26 9 24 3 0 0 1 2 2 1 0 0 5 0 0 .125 .160 .250 .410 4 -15 -0.2
1949 Nashville - AA 26 19 43 7 3 0 0 2 2 4 0 2 2 0 0 .163 .224 .233 .457 24 15 -0.1
Total DIX 127 414 99 18 6 2 43 53 41 5 5 31 0 0 .239 .312 .326 .638 81 79
Total CL 156 491 123 30 3 5 76 73 68 6 5 61 0 0 .251 .346 .354 .700 85 84
Total HL 17 52 11 3 0 1 8 3 8 1 1 14 0 0 .212 .323 .327 .650 70 67
Total SEL 179 598 160 30 10 8 85 62 75 4 5 96 0 0 .268 .350 .391 .742 130 130
Total UMVA 124 411 103 20 1 7 67 61 66 5 2 63 2 0 .251 .360 .355 .715 88 90
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1941 Dubuque - C C 39 39 184 20 3 208 4 .981 332.2 5.52 -1.2 .330 4 29 14 48.3
1942 Mobile - B C 9 9 40 5 1 48 3 .938 76.0 5.33 -0.8 .000 0 14 4 28.6
1942 Dubuque - C C 37 37 185 24 3 213 4 .981 310.1 6.06 -0.7 .724 2 34 14 41.2
1942 Mobile - B 1B 1 0 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 2.0 9.00 +0.0 1.054
1943 Evansville - A C 17 17 110 10 1 129 9 .930 145.0 7.45 -1.7 1.291 2 27 5 18.5
1943 Mobile - B C 36 34 206 20 6 231 5 .978 305.1 6.66 -1.5 .768 2 22 8 36.4
1943 Dubuque - C C 36 36 352 27 1 383 4 .990 318.2 10.70 +0.7 .887 2 35 17 48.6
1944 Mobile - B C 113 111 918 70 13 999 11 .989 1012.0 8.79 -4.8 .815 5 77 28 36.4
1946 Minneapolis - AAA C 19 19 73 12 1 86 1 .988 165.2 4.62 -1.2 .689 0 17 6 35.3
1946 Nashville - AA C 103 102 398 74 3 479 7 .985 920.1 4.62 +2.0 1.025 8 68 29 42.6
1947 Minneapolis - AAA C 106 104 448 63 9 518 7 .986 915.1 5.02 -0.1 1.017 10 59 26 44.1
1947 Cienfuegos - DL C 15 14 77 6 0 84 1 .988 123.0 6.07 -1.1 .746 2 7 2 28.6
1947 Cienfuegos - DL 1B 14 13 124 12 14 137 1 .993 111.0 11.03 +0.3 1.006
1948 Minneapolis - AAA C 20 13 61 15 1 77 1 .987 136.0 5.03 -0.3 .680 1 7 5 71.4
1948 Minneapolis - AAA 1B 6 0 20 2 4 22 0 1.000 19.0 10.42 +0.4 1.530
1949 Nashville - AA C 15 9 43 9 3 52 0 1.000 92.1 5.07 +1.0 1.167 1 4 3 75.0
1949 Mobile - B C 5 5 30 5 0 36 1 .972 43.0 7.33 +0.0 .984 1 2 1 50.0
1949 Nashville - AA 1B 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 1.0 9.00 0.0 .000
TOTAL C 570 549 3125 360 45 3543 58 .984 4895.2 6.41 -9.7 .876 40 402 162 40.3
TOTAL 1B 22 13 147 14 18 162 1 .994 133.0 10.89 +0.8 1.050
PLAYER HISTORY
01/01/1941 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
06/24/1941 Drafted in the 1941 first-year player draft (Round 1, Pick 11, 11th overall pick) by the Montreal Saints, out of high school Moberly (Moberly; Moberly, MO).
07/01/1941 Signed a minor league contract with the Montreal Saints organization with a signing bonus of $6,000.
01/01/1942 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
01/01/1943 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
08/30/1943 Wins the SEL Player of the Week Award.
01/01/1944 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
09/01/1944 Wins the SEL Batter of the Month Award.
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: - (-).
09/22/1947 Wins the 1947 Championship with the Minneapolis Lumberjacks!
11/18/1947 Named to the 1947 Cuban Winter League for the Cienfuegos Crocodiles.
01/01/1948 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
01/01/1949 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
07/18/1949 Released by the Montreal organization.
10/15/1949 Retired from professional baseball.
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