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Robin Roberts League 4-1-2069 |
| Joe Franco |  CatcherRetired (1985, Age 34) |
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CAREER | BIOGRAPHICAL DATA | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AVG | .257 | Total Rating |
|
Bats/Throws | R/R | |
| OPS | .715 | Status | Deceased (2021) | Option Years | 0
|
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| H | 152 | Age at Death | 70 | Date of Birth | 09-17-1951 | |
| HR | 13 | Drafted | Round 3, Pick 47 (1974) |
Majors Svc Time | 3 years (50 games) |
|
| RBI | 83 | |||||
| SB | 9 | |||||
| OFFENSE | PITCHING | MENTORING | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Contact vs. R | Contact vs. L | Endurance |
Ldrship |
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| Power vs. R | Power vs. L | Velocity |
Mentor vR |
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| Speed | Bunt | Control |
Mentor vL |
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| POSITIONS | DEFENSE/HEALTH | POSTSEASON | |||||||
| C * | (100%) | SS | --- | Range | WS Rings | 0 | |||
| 1B | --- | LF | --- | Arm | WS Appearances | 0 | |||
| 2B | --- | CF | --- |
Health |
LCS Appearances | 0 | |||
| 3B | --- | RF | --- |
Injured Days |
0 | All Star Teams | 0 | ||
* League requires 75% rating to start at catcher.
| Year
|
Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | HBP | SF | SB | CS | E | OPS | OBP | SLG | ISO | AVG | Awards |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | HOU | 8 |
20 |
1 |
3
|
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
0 | 1 | .442 |
.292 |
.150 |
.000 |
.150 |
|
| 1980 | HOU | 73 |
223 |
33 |
57
|
9 |
1 |
9 |
31 |
28 |
43 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
4 | 2 | .766 |
.340 |
.426 |
.170 |
.256 |
|
| 1981 | HOU | 52 |
159 |
18 |
39
|
9 |
0 |
1 |
23 |
19 |
29 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
0 | 5 | .650 |
.330 |
.321 |
.075 |
.245 |
|
| 1982 | HOU | 49 |
157 |
14 |
43
|
9 |
0 |
3 |
27 |
19 |
36 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
3 | 2 | .737 |
.348 |
.389 |
.115 |
.274 |
|
| 1984 | HOU | 13 |
33 |
7 |
10
|
1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
6 |
7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
1 | 0 | .744 |
.410 |
.333 |
.030 |
.303 |
|
| Total | 195 |
592 |
73 |
152
|
28 |
1 |
13 |
83 |
76 |
121 | 2 | 3 | 9 |
8 | 10 | .715 |
.342 |
.373 |
.117 |
.257 |
| Date | Transaction |
| 1985-11-01 | Joe Franco has retired from the Free Agency Pool |
| 1985-08-29 | The Houston Astros have waived Joe Franco. |
| 1984-09-12 | The Houston Astros have designated Joe Franco for assignment. The Houston Astros have sent Bob Griffith to the minors. |
| 1984-08-07 | The Houston Astros have promoted Joe Franco to the major league team. |
| 1983-04-01 | The Houston Astros have promoted Ralph Holtgrave to the major league team. The Houston Astros have designated Joe Franco for assignment. |
| 1982-03-26 | The Houston Astros have re-claimed Joe Franco from the waiver wire. |
| 1982-03-26 | The Houston Astros have designated Joe Franco for assignment. |
| 1980-04-01 | The Houston Astros have promoted Joe Franco to the major league team. The Houston Astros have designated Don Schultz for assignment. |
| 1978-08-23 | The Houston Astros have sent Joe Franco to the minors. |
| 1978-08-03 | The Houston Astros have promoted Joe Franco to the major league team. |