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John Franco

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Full Name: John Anthony Franco Primary Position: P
Height/Weight: 5' 10"/170 First Game: April 24, 1984
Birthdate: September 17, 1960 Final Game: July 1, 2005
Birthplace: Brooklyn, New York MLB Experience: 21 years
Bat/Throw: Left/Left
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Contents

  • 1 Biography
  • 2 Statistics
    • 2.1 Pitching Stats
    • 2.2 Fielding Stats
    • 2.3 Batting Stats
  • 3 Transactions
  • 4 Trivia
  • 5 Video Gallery
  • 6 Picture Gallery
  • 7 See Also
  • 8 Categories

[edit] Biography

Born on September 17, 1960 in Brooklyn, New York, John Franco (John Anthony Franco) played for the Cincinnati Reds, New York Mets and Houston Astros over the course of his 21 year career. Franco broke into the bigs on April 24, 1984 with the Cincinnati Reds, and put up a 2.61 ERA in 79.1 innings pitched in 1984, his rookie year.

Most people believe that John Franco's best season was 1988, when he posted a 1.57 ERA and notched 39 saves.

[edit] Statistics

[edit] Pitching Stats

Year Team G GS W L ERA K R ER CG SHO SV IP H HR BB IB WP HBP
1984 CIN N 54 0 6 2 2.61 55 28 23 0 0 4 79.1 74 3 36 4 2 2
1985 CIN N 67 0 12 3 2.18 61 27 24 0 0 12 99 83 5 40 8 4 1
1986 CIN N 74 0 6 6 2.94 84 40 33 0 0 29 101 90 7 44 12 4 2
1987 CIN N 68 0 8 5 2.52 61 26 23 0 0 32 82 76 6 27 6 1 0
1988 CIN N 70 0 6 6 1.57 46 18 15 0 0 39 86 60 3 27 3 1 0
1989 CIN N 60 0 4 8 3.12 60 35 28 0 0 32 80.2 77 3 36 8 3 0
1990 NY N 55 0 5 3 2.53 56 22 19 0 0 33 67.2 66 4 21 2 7 0
1991 NY N 52 0 5 9 2.93 45 27 18 0 0 30 55.1 61 2 18 4 6 1
1992 NY N 31 0 6 2 1.64 20 6 6 0 0 15 33 24 1 11 2 0 0
1993 NY N 35 0 4 3 5.20 29 24 21 0 0 10 36.1 46 6 19 3 5 1
1994 NY N 47 0 1 4 2.70 42 20 15 0 0 30 50 47 2 19 0 1 1
1995 NY N 48 0 5 3 2.44 41 17 14 0 0 29 51.2 48 4 17 2 0 0
1996 NY N 51 0 4 3 1.83 48 15 11 0 0 28 54 54 2 21 0 2 0
1997 NY N 59 0 5 3 2.55 53 18 17 0 0 36 60 49 3 20 2 6 1
1998 NY N 61 0 0 8 3.62 59 28 26 0 0 38 64.2 66 4 29 7 2 4
1999 NY N 46 0 0 2 2.88 41 14 13 0 0 19 40.2 40 1 19 1 0 2
2000 NY N 62 0 5 4 3.40 56 24 21 0 0 4 55.2 46 6 26 6 2 2
2001 NY N 58 0 6 2 4.05 50 25 24 0 0 2 53.1 55 8 19 2 4 2
2003 NY N 38 0 0 3 2.62 16 11 10 0 0 2 34.1 35 5 13 2 2 1
2004 NY N 52 0 2 7 5.28 36 28 27 0 0 0 46 46 6 24 2 2 1
2005 HOU N 31 0 0 1 7.20 16 13 12 0 0 0 15 23 0 9 2 0 1
Total 1119 0 90 87 2.89 975 466 400 0 0 424 1245.2 1166 81 495 78 54 22

[edit] Fielding Stats

Year Team POS G GS INN PO A ERR DP TP PB SB CS PkO AVG
1984 CIN N P 54 0 79.1 5 15 0 0 0 1 7 9 1 1.000
1985 CIN N P 67 0 99 9 21 1 1 0 0 4 5 2 .968
1986 CIN N P 74 0 101 6 22 4 2 0 2 4 5 0 .875
1987 CIN N P 68 0 82 4 7 0 0 0 1 4 3 0 1.000
1988 CIN N P 70 0 86 3 18 1 1 0 0 1 4 2 .955
1989 CIN N P 60 0 80.2 2 19 1 1 0 2 2 3 1 .955
1990 NY N P 55 0 67.2 4 13 1 0 0 3 6 1 1 .944
1991 NY N P 52 0 55.1 3 10 1 1 0 0 4 2 0 .929
1992 NY N P 31 0 33 2 12 0 2 0 0 2 3 0 1.000
1993 NY N P 35 0 36.1 3 9 0 0 0 0 4 0 1 1.000
1994 NY N P 47 0 50 4 7 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 1.000
1995 NY N P 48 0 51.2 2 9 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 1.000
1996 NY N P 51 0 54 1 8 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1.000
1997 NY N P 59 0 60 4 14 0 1 0 3 2 0 1 1.000
1998 NY N P 61 0 64.2 4 16 0 2 0 1 2 1 1 1.000
1999 NY N P 46 0 40.2 4 4 0 0 0 1 10 0 0 1.000
2000 NY N P 62 0 55.2 1 8 1 0 0 1 7 1 1 .900
2001 NY N P 58 0 53.1 1 7 1 0 0 0 2 1 1 .889
2003 NY N P 38 0 34.1 1 9 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 1.000
2004 NY N P 52 0 46 0 6 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1.000
2005 HOU N P 31 0 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000
Total P 1119 0 1245.2 63 234 11 13 0 15 67 43 16 .964

[edit] Batting Stats

Year Team G AB R H HR RBI AVG OBP SLG 2B 3B BB SO HBP SH SB IBB GDP
1984 CIN N 54 3 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0
1985 CIN N 67 6 1 2 0 1 .333 .333 .333 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0
1986 CIN N 74 4 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1987 CIN N 68 2 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
1988 CIN N 70 1 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1989 CIN N 60 3 1 1 0 0 .333 .333 .333 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
1990 NY N 55 5 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
1991 NY N 52 1 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
1992 NY N 31 1 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
1993 NY N 35 1 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1994 NY N 47 3 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0
1995 NY N 48 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1996 NY N 51 1 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
1997 NY N 59 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1998 NY N 61 2 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
1999 NY N 46 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2000 NY N 62 1 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
2001 NY N 58 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2003 NY N 38 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2004 NY N 52 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2005 HOU N 31 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 1119 34 2 3 0 1 .088 .088 .088 0 0 0 14 0 3 0 0 0

[edit] Transactions

  • Selected by Los Angeles Dodgers in the 5th round of the free-agent draft (June 8, 1981 - signed June 9, 1981).
  • Traded by Los Angeles Dodgers with Brett Wise to Cincinnati Reds in exchange for Rafael Landestoy (May 9, 1983).
  • Traded by Cincinnati Reds with Don Brown to New York Mets in exchange for Randy Myers and Kip Gross (December 6, 1989).
  • Granted free agency (October 18, 1994).
  • Signed by New York Mets (April 5, 1995).
  • Granted free agency (October 31, 2000).
  • Signed by New York Mets (November 25, 2000).
  • Granted free agency (October 27, 2003).
  • Signed by New York Mets (December 18, 2003).
  • Granted free agency (November 1, 2004).
  • Signed by Houston Astros (January 23, 2005).
  • Released by Houston Astros (July 2, 2005).

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