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Jimmy Wynn League
10-3-2077
Ken Franklin Relief Pitcher
Retired (1961, Age 35)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
ERA 5.01 Total Rating B-   Bats/Throws B/R
W-L 36-39 Status Deceased (1996) Option Years 0  
SV 105 Age at Death 70 Date of Birth 04-25-1926
K 388 Drafted Round 30, Pick 476
(1950)		 Majors Svc Time 3 years
(92 games)
IP 634.0
WHIP 1.48
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R D- Contact vs. L F  Endurance C    Ldrship A+
Power vs. R D- Power vs. L D- Velocity C+   Mentor Val A+
Speed C- Bunt B+ Control B-
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS --- Range C+ WS Rings 0
1B --- LF --- Arm A  WS Appearances 0
2B --- CF ---   Health F  LCS Appearances 0
3B --- RF ---   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 0
* League requires 50% rating to start at catcher.

Year   Team W L G GS CG SHO SV BS IP H R ER HBP BB SO WHIP ERA Awards
1952 BAL-NYA-PIT
8
 6
36
16
1
0
0
 0
142.2
 146 67 62 1 59
79
1.44
3.91
1953 PIT
9
 13
35
30
3
0
0
 0
167.0
 194 122 116 0 75
96
1.61
6.25
1954 PIT
4
 1
40
0
0
0
3
 0
50.1
 53 33 32 1 25
36
1.55
5.72
1955 PIT
6
 7
19
19
1
1
0
 0
105.2
 126 71 63 2 46
76
1.63
5.37
1956 PIT
6
 1
28
0
0
0
0
 0
37.1
 29 17 16 0 10
21
1.04
3.86
1958 PIT-PHI-CIN
0
 3
36
0
0
0
23
 0
30.0
 26 13 13 0 9
15
1.17
3.90
1959 CIN
2
 7
64
0
0
0
44
 0
55.2
 70 43 40 1 21
34
1.63
6.47
1960 CIN
1
 1
46
0
0
0
35
 0
46.0
 32 14 11 1 20
31
1.13
2.15
2077
0
 0
0
0
0
0
0
 0
0.0
 0 0 0 0 0
0
0.00
0.00
Total
36
 39
304
65
5
1
105
 0
634.0
 676 380 353 6 265
388
1.48
5.01
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1961-11-01Ken Franklin has retired from the Free Agency Pool
1961-04-25The Cincinnati Red Stockings have waived Ken Franklin.
1961-04-01The Cincinnati Red Stockings have promoted Junior Winfield to the major league team. The Cincinnati Red Stockings have promoted Con Maurer to the major league team. The Cincinnati Red Stockings have promoted Richard Irabu to the major league team. The Cincinnati Red Stockings have designated Matt Whitehouse for assignment. The Cincinnati Red Stockings have designated Ken Franklin for assignment. The Cincinnati Red Stockings have designated Russ Miller for assignment.
1958-06-11The Cincinnati Red Stockings have acquired Ken Franklin from the waiver wire.
1958-06-06The Philadelphia domiNATEors have promoted Ed Guzman to the major league team. The Philadelphia domiNATEors have designated Ken Franklin for assignment.
1958-06-03The Philadelphia domiNATEors have acquired Ken Franklin from the waiver wire.
1958-05-29The Pittsburgh Pirates have designated Ken Franklin for assignment.
1958-04-13The Pittsburgh Pirates have promoted Ken Franklin to the major league team.
1956-08-08The Pittsburgh Pirates have designated Ken Franklin for assignment.
1955-10-13The Pittsburgh Pirates have promoted Ken Franklin to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Pirates have promoted Urban Shocker to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Pirates have promoted Kevin Shantz to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Pirates have sent Dick Herzog to the minors. The Pittsburgh Pirates have sent Steve Mathews to the minors. The Pittsburgh Pirates have sent Wildthing Hawks to the minors.
1955-09-07The Pittsburgh Pirates have promoted Dick Herzog to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Pirates have promoted Steve Mathews to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Pirates have promoted Wildthing Hawks to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Pirates have promoted Felix James to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Pirates have sent Ken Franklin to the minors. The Pittsburgh Pirates have sent Urban Shocker to the minors. The Pittsburgh Pirates have sent Kevin Shantz to the minors. The Pittsburgh Pirates have sent Lenny Okrie to the minors.
1955-04-24The Pittsburgh Pirates have promoted Ken Franklin to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Pirates have sent Steve Mathews to the minors.
1954-09-13The Pittsburgh Pirates have promoted Steve Mathews to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Pirates have sent Ken Franklin to the minors.
1952-05-01A trade has been completed between the New York Yankees and the Pittsburgh Pirates. The Pittsburgh Pirates receive Lenny Okrie, Ken Franklin, Cal Kainer, George Schwartz, Tim Davis, Ad Reed, Bruce Rogodzinski, Elmer Beck from the New York Yankees in exchange for Magglio Hambright, Hank Ogrodowski, Hod Dyck.
1952-04-01The New York Yankees have acquired Ken Franklin from the waiver wire.
1952-04-01The Baltimore Blue Knights have waived Ken Franklin.
1951-08-12The Baltimore Blue Knights have acquired Ken Franklin from the waiver wire. The Baltimore Blue Knights have waived Jose Walters.
1951-08-08The Chicago Colts have waived Ken Franklin.