Julio Franco
[edit] Biography
Julio Franco (Julio Cesar Franco) was born on August 23, 1958 in Hato Mayor, Hato Mayor (Dominican Republic). He made his Major League debut on April 23, 1982 for the Philadelphia Phillies. In 1983, his rookie year, he hit .273 with 8 home runs and 80 RBI. Franco played for the Philadelphia Phillies, Cleveland Indians, Texas Rangers, Chicago White Sox, Milwaukee Brewers, Tampa Bay Devil Rays, Atlanta Braves and New York Mets over the course of his 22 year career.
Most people believe that Julio Franco's best season was 1991, when he slugged 15 home runs, stole 36 bases, hit for a .341 average and knocked in 78 runs.
[edit] Scouting Report
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1982
| PHI
| N
| 16
| 29
| 3
| 8
| 0
| 3
| .276
| .323
| .310
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 4
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 1
|
| 1983
| CLE
| A
| 149
| 560
| 68
| 153
| 8
| 80
| .273
| .306
| .387
| 24
| 8
| 27
| 50
| 2
| 3
| 32
| 1
| 21
|
| 1984
| CLE
| A
| 160
| 658
| 82
| 188
| 3
| 79
| .286
| .331
| .348
| 22
| 5
| 43
| 68
| 6
| 1
| 19
| 1
| 23
|
| 1985
| CLE
| A
| 160
| 636
| 97
| 183
| 6
| 90
| .288
| .343
| .381
| 33
| 4
| 54
| 74
| 4
| 0
| 13
| 2
| 26
|
| 1986
| CLE
| A
| 149
| 599
| 80
| 183
| 10
| 74
| .306
| .338
| .422
| 30
| 5
| 32
| 66
| 0
| 0
| 10
| 1
| 28
|
| 1987
| CLE
| A
| 128
| 495
| 86
| 158
| 8
| 52
| .319
| .389
| .428
| 24
| 3
| 57
| 56
| 3
| 0
| 32
| 2
| 23
|
| 1988
| CLE
| A
| 152
| 613
| 88
| 186
| 10
| 54
| .303
| .361
| .409
| 23
| 6
| 56
| 72
| 2
| 1
| 25
| 4
| 17
|
| 1989
| TEX
| A
| 150
| 548
| 80
| 173
| 13
| 92
| .316
| .386
| .462
| 31
| 5
| 66
| 69
| 1
| 0
| 21
| 11
| 27
|
| 1990
| TEX
| A
| 157
| 582
| 96
| 172
| 11
| 69
| .296
| .383
| .402
| 27
| 1
| 82
| 83
| 2
| 2
| 31
| 3
| 12
|
| 1991
| TEX
| A
| 146
| 589
| 108
| 201
| 15
| 78
| .341
| .408
| .474
| 27
| 3
| 65
| 78
| 3
| 0
| 36
| 8
| 13
|
| 1992
| TEX
| A
| 35
| 107
| 19
| 25
| 2
| 8
| .234
| .328
| .355
| 7
| 0
| 15
| 17
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 2
| 3
|
| 1993
| TEX
| A
| 144
| 532
| 85
| 154
| 14
| 84
| .289
| .360
| .438
| 31
| 3
| 62
| 95
| 1
| 5
| 9
| 4
| 16
|
| 1994
| CHI
| A
| 112
| 433
| 72
| 138
| 20
| 98
| .319
| .406
| .510
| 19
| 2
| 62
| 75
| 5
| 0
| 8
| 4
| 14
|
| 1996
| CLE
| A
| 112
| 432
| 72
| 139
| 14
| 76
| .322
| .407
| .470
| 20
| 1
| 61
| 82
| 3
| 0
| 8
| 2
| 14
|
| 1997
| MIL
| A
| 42
| 141
| 22
| 34
| 4
| 19
| .241
| .373
| .348
| 3
| 0
| 31
| 41
| 1
| 0
| 7
| 2
| 4
|
| 1997
| CLE
| A
| 78
| 289
| 46
| 82
| 3
| 25
| .284
| .367
| .367
| 13
| 1
| 38
| 75
| 0
| 1
| 8
| 2
| 13
|
| 1997
| TOT
| A
| 120
| 430
| 68
| 116
| 7
| 44
| .270
| .369
| .360
| 16
| 1
| 69
| 116
| 1
| 1
| 15
| 4
| 17
|
| 1999
| TB
| A
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 2001
| ATL
| N
| 25
| 90
| 13
| 27
| 3
| 11
| .300
| .376
| .444
| 4
| 0
| 10
| 20
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 3
|
| 2002
| ATL
| N
| 125
| 338
| 51
| 96
| 6
| 30
| .284
| .357
| .382
| 13
| 1
| 39
| 75
| 1
| 2
| 5
| 3
| 13
|
| 2003
| ATL
| N
| 103
| 197
| 28
| 58
| 5
| 31
| .294
| .372
| .452
| 12
| 2
| 25
| 43
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 5
| 8
|
| 2004
| ATL
| N
| 125
| 320
| 37
| 99
| 6
| 57
| .309
| .378
| .441
| 18
| 3
| 36
| 68
| 1
| 1
| 4
| 4
| 10
|
| 2005
| ATL
| N
| 108
| 233
| 30
| 64
| 9
| 42
| .275
| .348
| .451
| 12
| 1
| 27
| 57
| 1
| 1
| 4
| 1
| 10
|
| 2006
| NY
| N
| 95
| 165
| 14
| 45
| 2
| 26
| .273
| .330
| .370
| 10
| 0
| 13
| 49
| 1
| 0
| 6
| 2
| 11
|
| 2007
| ATL
| N
| 55
| 90
| 8
| 20
| 1
| 16
| .222
| .321
| .289
| 3
| 0
| 14
| 23
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 2
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 652
| 1462
| 176
| 405
| 31
| 220
| .289
| .360
| .418
| 70
| 7
| 152
| 316
| 5
| 5
| 19
| 17
| 56
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 1875
| 7215
| 1101
| 2169
| 141
| 978
| .301
| .366
| .419
| 334
| 47
| 751
| 1002
| 33
| 14
| 260
| 49
| 254
|
| Total
|
|
| 2527
| 8677
| 1285
| 2586
| 173
| 1194
| .298
| .365
| .417
| 407
| 54
| 917
| 1341
| 38
| 19
| 279
| 67
| 312
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1982
| PHI
| N
| SS
| 11
| 8
| 75
| 8
| 23
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1982
| PHI
| N
| 3B
| 2
| 1
| 7.2
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1983
| CLE
| A
| SS
| 148
| 147
| 1323
| 247
| 438
| 28
| 92
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .961
|
| 1984
| CLE
| A
| SS
| 159
| 158
| 1401.1
| 280
| 481
| 36
| 116
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .955
|
| 1984
| CLE
| A
| DH
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1985
| CLE
| A
| SS
| 151
| 149
| 1288
| 238
| 419
| 35
| 95
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .949
|
| 1985
| CLE
| A
| 2B
| 8
| 8
| 69
| 14
| 18
| 1
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .970
|
| 1985
| CLE
| A
| DH
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1986
| CLE
| A
| SS
| 133
| 132
| 1143.1
| 231
| 374
| 18
| 81
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .971
|
| 1986
| CLE
| A
| 2B
| 13
| 11
| 100.1
| 17
| 39
| 1
| 9
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .982
|
| 1986
| CLE
| A
| DH
| 3
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1987
| CLE
| A
| SS
| 111
| 110
| 941
| 157
| 285
| 17
| 53
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .963
|
| 1987
| CLE
| A
| 2B
| 9
| 8
| 75.1
| 18
| 28
| 1
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .979
|
| 1987
| CLE
| A
| DH
| 8
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1988
| CLE
| A
| 2B
| 151
| 151
| 1300
| 310
| 434
| 14
| 87
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .982
|
| 1988
| CLE
| A
| DH
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1989
| TEX
| A
| DH
| 10
| 10
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1989
| TEX
| A
| 2B
| 140
| 139
| 1199.1
| 256
| 386
| 13
| 70
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .980
|
| 1990
| TEX
| A
| 2B
| 152
| 152
| 1309.2
| 310
| 444
| 19
| 101
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .975
|
| 1990
| TEX
| A
| DH
| 3
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1991
| TEX
| A
| 2B
| 146
| 144
| 1283.1
| 294
| 372
| 14
| 80
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .979
|
| 1992
| TEX
| A
| 2B
| 9
| 9
| 70
| 12
| 17
| 3
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .906
|
| 1992
| TEX
| A
| RF
| 1
| 1
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1992
| TEX
| A
| OF
| 4
| 3
| 23
| 9
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1992
| TEX
| A
| DH
| 15
| 14
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1992
| TEX
| A
| LF
| 4
| 2
| 16
| 9
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1993
| TEX
| A
| DH
| 140
| 140
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1994
| CHI
| A
| 1B
| 14
| 13
| 115
| 88
| 7
| 3
| 9
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .969
|
| 1994
| CHI
| A
| DH
| 99
| 99
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1996
| CLE
| A
| 1B
| 97
| 96
| 833.2
| 852
| 77
| 9
| 89
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .990
|
| 1996
| CLE
| A
| DH
| 13
| 13
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1997
| MIL
| A
| DH
| 28
| 28
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1997
| MIL
| A
| 1B
| 13
| 13
| 121.1
| 108
| 11
| 1
| 20
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .992
|
| 1997
| CLE
| A
| DH
| 42
| 42
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1997
| CLE
| A
| 2B
| 35
| 34
| 288.2
| 69
| 107
| 3
| 23
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .983
|
| 1997
| CLE
| A
| 1B
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1997
| TOT
| A
| DH
| 70
| 70
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1997
| TOT
| A
| 1B
| 14
| 13
| 123.1
| 109
| 11
| 1
| 20
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .992
|
| 1999
| TB
| A
| 1B
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 2001
| ATL
| N
| 1B
| 23
| 22
| 188
| 181
| 16
| 1
| 20
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .995
|
| 2002
| ATL
| N
| 1B
| 95
| 70
| 694
| 717
| 59
| 8
| 79
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .990
|
| 2002
| ATL
| N
| DH
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 2003
| ATL
| N
| 1B
| 75
| 38
| 412
| 432
| 32
| 1
| 47
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .998
|
| 2004
| ATL
| N
| 1B
| 84
| 71
| 631.1
| 627
| 48
| 2
| 68
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .997
|
| 2004
| ATL
| N
| DH
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 2005
| ATL
| N
| 1B
| 62
| 45
| 423.1
| 450
| 37
| 5
| 47
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .990
|
| 2005
| ATL
| N
| DH
| 4
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 2006
| NY
| N
| DH
| 3
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 2006
| NY
| N
| 3B
| 3
| 2
| 20
| 0
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 2006
| NY
| N
| 1B
| 27
| 20
| 194
| 197
| 5
| 1
| 22
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .995
|
| Total
|
|
| RF
| 1
| 1
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| Total
|
|
| 2B
| 663
| 656
| 5695.2
| 1300
| 1845
| 69
| 379
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .979
|
| Total
|
|
| LF
| 4
| 2
| 16
| 9
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| Total
|
|
| SS
| 713
| 704
| 6171.2
| 1161
| 2020
| 134
| 439
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .960
|
| Total
|
|
| 3B
| 5
| 3
| 27.2
| 0
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| Total
|
|
| OF
| 4
| 3
| 23
| 9
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| Total
|
|
| 1B
| 492
| 388
| 3615.2
| 3655
| 292
| 31
| 401
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .992
|
| Total
|
|
| DH
| 374
| 371
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
[edit] Transactions
- Signed as a non-drafted free agent by Philadelphia Phillies (April 23, 1978).
- Traded by Philadelphia Phillies with Manny Trillo, George Vukovich, jay Baller and Jerry Willard to Cleveland Indians in exchange for Von Hayes (December 9, 1982).
- Traded by Cleveland Indians to Texas Rangers in exchange for Pete O'Brien, Oddibe McDowell and Jerry Browne (December 6, 1988).
- Granted free agency (October 27, 1993).
- Signed by Chicago White Sox (December 15, 1993).
- Granted free agency (October 21, 1994).
- Signed by Cleveland Indians (December 7, 1995).
- Released by Cleveland Indians (August 13, 1997).
- Signed by Milwaukee Brewers (August 13, 1997).
- Granted free agency (October 28, 1997).
- Signed by Tampa Bay Devil Rays (February 19, 1999).
- Granted free agency (October 13, 1999).
- Sold by Mexico City Tigers (Mexican) to Atlanta Braves (August 31, 2001).
- Granted free agency (November 5, 2001).
- Signed by Atlanta Braves (December 17, 2001).
- Granted free agency (October 28, 2002).
- Signed by Atlanta Braves (January 8, 2003).
- Granted free agency (October 27, 2003).
- Signed by tlanta Braves (January 12, 2004).
- Granted free agency (October 29, 2004).
- Signed by Atlanta Braves (December 9, 2004).
- Granted free agency (October 27, 2005).
- Signed by New York Mets (December 12, 2005).
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