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Kevin Brown League
3-25-2194
Jose Franco First Base
Retired (1968, Age 37)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
AVG .259 Total Rating B    Bats/Throws R/R
OPS .767 Status Deceased (2018) Option Years 0  
H 2018 Age at Death 87 Date of Birth 04-15-1931
HR 366 Drafted Round 1, Pick 2
(1950)		 Majors Svc Time 14 years
(113 games)
RBI 1307
SB 120 Salary $0.50M Final Contract Year 1968
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R C+ Contact vs. L C+ Endurance B-   Ldrship C 
Power vs. R B+ Power vs. L A- Velocity D-   Mentor vR A+
Speed B+ Bunt D+ Control D-   Mentor vL A+
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS --- Range B+ WS Rings 2
1B A+ (100%) LF --- Arm B+ WS Appearances 6
2B --- CF ---   Health A- LCS Appearances 12
3B --- RF ---   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 6
* 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
1953 COL
137
498
41
114
13
2
11
55
31
 124 5 1
0
 0 11
.610
.280
.329
.100
.229
1954 COL
18
55
8
17
5
0
0
8
5
 15 0 1
1
 0 0
.761
.361
.400
.091
.309
1955 COL
82
265
33
64
9
1
14
45
27
 71 4 3
4
 1 3
.759
.318
.442
.200
.242
1956 COL
152
536
69
142
23
2
19
80
47
 135 2 4
6
 2 7
.746
.324
.422
.157
.265
1957 COL
156
551
67
118
15
2
23
74
49
 149 4 3
8
 2 10
.656
.282
.374
.160
.214
1958 COL
156
604
75
172
26
3
29
113
31
 127 0 4
13
 6 3
.799
.318
.482
.197
.285
1959 COL
156
641
106
173
29
6
34
116
36
 153 2 7
5
 3 10
.801
.308
.493
.223
.270
1960 COL
156
640
95
165
29
9
24
110
47
 155 5 5
15
 4 5
.755
.311
.444
.186
.258
1961 COL
156
624
87
149
24
4
35
100
53
 149 4 4
10
 1 6
.759
.301
.458
.220
.239
1962 COL
156
651
106
176
29
9
34
125
42
 148 1 2
4
 7 4
.814
.315
.499
.229
.270
1963 COL
156
626
103
155
24
6
34
115
50
 170 5 6
16
 3 6
.774
.306
.468
.220
.248
1964 COL
156
639
97
183
33
3
39
127
41
 162 1 5
9
 5 11
.859
.328
.531
.244
.286
1965 COL
156
634
98
183
26
7
41
119
41
 131 1 3
15
 6 1
.877
.331
.546
.257
.289
1966 COL
140
562
81
145
25
5
23
88
35
 116 4 2
12
 5 1
.748
.305
.443
.185
.258
1967 COL
125
260
37
62
14
1
6
32
22
 62 0 0
2
 1 2
.667
.298
.369
.131
.238
Total
2058
7786
1103
2018
324
60
366
1307
557
 1867 38 50
120
 46 80
.767
.310
.457
.198
.259
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1968-11-01Jose Franco has retired from the Washington Senators
1968-03-29Jose Franco has signed with the Washington Senators for $0.5M per year for 1 year.
1967-03-29The Colorado Boulders have promoted Sam Burchell to the major league team. The Colorado Boulders have promoted Jose Franco to the major league team. The Colorado Boulders have promoted Mike Holtgrave to the major league team. The Colorado Boulders have promoted Joliet Jake Blues to the major league team. The Colorado Boulders have promoted Don Paula to the major league team. The Colorado Boulders have promoted Morrie Leonard to the major league team.
1967-03-29Jose Franco has signed with the Colorado Boulders for $0.55M per year for 1 year.
1966-08-12Jose Franco of the Colorado Boulders is injured and is expected to be out 18 days.
1960-03-28The Colorado Boulders have promoted Dude Cole to the major league team. The Colorado Boulders have promoted Jose Franco to the major league team. The Colorado Boulders have promoted Dutch Tavener to the major league team.
1960-03-28Jose Franco has signed with the Colorado Boulders for $6.7M per year for 7 years.
1955-09-13The Colorado Boulders have promoted Jose Franco to the major league team. The Colorado Boulders have promoted Bill Frock to the major league team.
1955-09-13The Colorado Boulders have sent Jose Franco to the minors.
1954-09-14The Colorado Boulders have promoted Jose Franco to the major league team. The Colorado Boulders have sent Terry Killian to the minors.
1954-06-14The Colorado Boulders have sent Jose Franco to the minors. The Colorado Boulders have sent Terry Killian to the minors.
1954-05-18The Colorado Boulders have promoted Jose Franco to the major league team.
1954-03-30The Colorado Boulders have promoted John Raydon to the major league team. The Colorado Boulders have promoted Tom Sadowski to the major league team. The Colorado Boulders have promoted Patrick DeVormer to the major league team. The Colorado Boulders have promoted Earl Theiss to the major league team. The Colorado Boulders have promoted Larry Collins to the major league team. The Colorado Boulders have promoted Clint Halliday to the major league team. The Colorado Boulders have promoted Bruce Yewcic to the major league team. The Colorado Boulders have promoted Gomer Winceniak to the major league team. The Colorado Boulders have sent Dutch Tavener to the minors. The Colorado Boulders have sent Jose Franco to the minors. The Colorado Boulders have designated Oscar McGinnis for assignment. The Colorado Boulders have sent Sam Babcock to the minors. The Colorado Boulders have sent Terry Killian to the minors.
1953-04-24The Colorado Boulders have promoted Jose Franco to the major league team. The Colorado Boulders have sent Muddy Herrnstein to the minors.