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Andres Galarraga League
5-26-2111
Julio Franco Second Base
Retired (1995, Age 36)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
AVG .256 Total Rating B+   Bats/Throws R/R
OPS .687 Status Deceased (2028) Option Years 0  
H 663 Age at Death 69 Date of Birth 05-14-1959
HR 45 Drafted Round 5, Pick 70
(1977)		 Majors Svc Time 11 years
(58 games)
RBI 302
SB 92
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R B+ Contact vs. L A- Endurance B    Ldrship A+
Power vs. R B- Power vs. L B  Velocity D+   Mentor vR A+
Speed B+ Bunt D+ Control F    Mentor vL A+
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS C+ (45.8%) Range B  WS Rings 0
1B F  (1.9%) LF C  (36.6%) Arm B  WS Appearances 0
2B A+ (100%) CF ---   Health F  LCS Appearances 0
3B A  (90.1%) RF ---   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 0
* League requires 50% 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
1982 HOU
19
60
2
11
3
1
0
8
7
 15 0 0
0
 0 3
.535
.269
.267
.083
.183
1983 HOU
83
297
39
74
14
1
5
28
19
 61 1 2
7
 1 1
.648
.295
.354
.104
.249
1984 HOU-CIN
63
222
26
58
15
1
1
23
26
 54 2 2
4
 1 5
.693
.341
.351
.090
.261
1985 CIN
90
309
31
70
11
0
2
24
28
 63 0 0
8
 4 9
.572
.291
.282
.055
.227
1986 CIN
67
210
26
50
7
2
1
15
25
 39 0 0
7
 6 8
.624
.319
.305
.067
.238
1987 CIN
78
221
20
49
8
1
2
22
21
 46 0 2
6
 7 12
.581
.287
.294
.072
.222
1988 CIN
39
91
17
24
3
1
4
19
6
 12 0 1
3
 3 2
.757
.306
.451
.187
.264
1989 CIN
58
147
20
39
7
1
0
12
15
 34 1 1
6
 4 6
.662
.335
.327
.061
.265
1990 SD
53
122
18
32
5
1
2
20
18
 22 0 1
6
 5 2
.723
.355
.369
.107
.262
1991 SD
95
292
38
82
9
3
7
46
29
 60 0 0
16
 7 9
.750
.346
.404
.123
.281
1992 SD
61
189
28
51
4
2
8
24
16
 34 1 2
10
 5 7
.766
.327
.439
.169
.270
1993 SD
101
370
50
109
20
4
12
55
33
 65 2 1
19
 5 13
.822
.355
.468
.173
.295
1994 SD
15
55
7
14
2
1
1
6
6
 7 0 0
0
 0 0
.710
.328
.382
.127
.255
Total
822
2585
322
663
108
19
45
302
249
 512 7 12
92
 48 77
.687
.322
.365
.109
.256
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1995-11-01Julio Franco has retired from the Free Agency Pool
1994-05-17The San Diego Sand Dollars have waived Julio Franco.
1994-04-21The San Diego Sand Dollars have promoted Paul Nitkowski to the major league team. The San Diego Sand Dollars have designated Julio Franco for assignment.
1990-08-24Julio Franco of the San Diego Sand Dollars is injured and is expected to be out 13 days.
1989-07-16The Cincinnati Huskies have placed Julio Franco on the trade block.
1984-10-03Trade #1226709 has been completed between the Houston Gamblers and the Cincinnati Huskies. The Cincinnati Huskies receive Julio Franco, Mike Gallego from the Houston Gamblers in exchange for Darrell LeMaster.
1984-09-09The Houston Gamblers have placed Julio Franco on the trade block.
1982-08-16The Houston Gamblers have promoted Dickie Thon to the major league team. The Houston Gamblers have promoted Julio Franco to the major league team. The Houston Gamblers have designated Bill Almon for assignment.
1982-08-16The Houston Gamblers have sent Julio Franco to the minors.
1982-07-13The Houston Gamblers have promoted Julio Franco to the major league team. The Houston Gamblers have waived Brian Doyle.
1980-04-01The Houston Gamblers have removed Julio Franco from the trade block.
1980-04-01The Houston Gamblers have placed Julio Franco on the trade block.
1979-04-08The Houston Gamblers have renamed Mike Borders to Julio Franco.
1979-04-08The Houston Gamblers have acquired Mike Borders from the waiver wire.
1979-04-01The Miami Mad Men have acquired Frank Matthews from the waiver wire. The Miami Mad Men have waived Mike Borders.