John Franco

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Left • Throws: Left

5-10, 170lb (178cm, 77kg)

Born: September 17, 1960 in Brooklyn, NY us

Draft: Drafted by the Los Angeles Dodgers in the 5th round of the 1981 MLB June Amateur Draft from St. John's University (Queens, NY).

High School: Lafayette HS (Brooklyn, NY)

School: St. John's University (Queens, NY)

Debut: April 24, 1984 (Age 23-220d, 14,885th in major league history)
vs. ATL 1.0 IP, 2 H, 1 SO, 2 BB, 1 ER

Last Game: July 1, 2005 (Age 44-287d)
vs. CIN 0.2 IP, 3 H, 1 SO, 1 BB, 3 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1984 season

Agents: Dennis Gilbert, Dan Horwits, ??? Giordano

Full Name: John Anthony Franco

Twitter: @TEAMFRANCO45

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4x All-Star
2x Rolaids Relief

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

23.4

ERA

2.89

1119

424

1245.2

975

WHIP

1.333

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	53-15 / in Starts: 0-0
Longest Hitting Streak	0 games
Longest On Base Streak	0 games
Most Games w/o HR	2 games
Most Games w/o RBI	2 games
Grand Slams	No bases loaded PA
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 2 PAs	0
Actual Runners on Base	3 (1-1-1)
Avg. MLBer w/ 2 PAs	0
Avg. Runners on Base	1 (0-0-0)

Most Driven In
K Stillwell	0

1987 Batting Game Log

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1987 Batting Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
1	196	1	Apr 6	CIN		MON	W,11-5	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					9						P
2	197	3 (1)	Apr 10	CIN		SDP	W,6-3	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					9						P
3	198	7 (3)	Apr 14	CIN	@	ATL	W,6-3	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					9						P
4	199	9 (1)	Apr 17	CIN		HOU	W,9-8	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					9						P
5	200	17 (7)	Apr 24	CIN	@	HOU	W,4-3	8-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					9						P
6	201	18	Apr 25	CIN	@	HOU	W,3-0	8-10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					9						P
7	202	19	Apr 26	CIN	@	HOU	W,11-3	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					9						P
8	203	22 (2)	Apr 30	CIN		ATL	W,9-8	9-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					9						P
May		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
9	204	25 (2)	May 3	CIN	@	PHI	W,9-6	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					7						P
10	205	26	May 5	CIN	@	NYM	W,2-0	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					9						P
11	206	28 (1)	May 8	CIN		PHI	W,4-3	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					9						P
12	207	33 (4)	May 13	CIN	@	MON	W,12-6	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					9						P
13	208	34	May 14	CIN	@	MON	W,10-9	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					9						P
14	209	40 (5)	May 21	CIN	@	CHC	L,7-8	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					9						P
15	210	43 (2)	May 24	CIN		PIT	L,2-7	9-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					5						P
16	211	44	May 25	CIN		CHC	W,5-4	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					9						P
17	212	45	May 26	CIN		CHC	W,3-2	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					9						P
18	213	48 (2)	May 30	CIN	@	PIT	W,6-2	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					9						P
19	214	49	May 31	CIN	@	PIT	W,5-2	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					9						P
Jun		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
20	215	50	Jun 1	CIN		STL	L,6-8	10-10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					5						P
21	216	51	Jun 2	CIN		STL	W,3-2	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					9						P
22	217	52	Jun 3	CIN		STL	W,6-4	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					9						P
23	218	53	Jun 5	CIN		LAD	W,8-6	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					9						P
24	219	56 (2)	Jun 8	CIN		SFG	W,7-6	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					9						P
25	220	61 (4)	Jun 13	CIN		ATL	W,5-2	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					6						P
26	221	62	Jun 14	CIN		ATL	W,4-3	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					9						P
27	222	66 (3)	Jun 18	CIN	@	ATL	W,8-4	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					9						P
28	223	69 (2)	Jun 21	CIN	@	ATL	W,6-5	8-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					2						P
29	224	70	Jun 23	CIN	@	SFG	W,4-1	8-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.27	-0.008	.85	-0.01%	-0.49	P
30	225	71	Jun 24	CIN	@	SFG	W,5-4	9-GF(10)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	7						P
31	226	72	Jun 25	CIN	@	SFG	L,6-7	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	5						P
32	227	74 (1)	Jun 27	CIN	@	LAD	L,3-4	8-GF(10)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	4						P
33	228	76 (1)	Jun 30	CIN		HOU	W,5-4	9-10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
Jul		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
34	229	77	Jul 1	CIN		HOU	W,6-4	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
35	230	81 (3)	Jul 5	CIN		NYM	W,7-5	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	2						P
36	231	83 (1)	Jul 7	CIN		PHI	L,8-10	8-10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	3						P
37	232	88 (4)	Jul 12	CIN		MON	L,2-4	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
38	233	90 (1)	Jul 17	CIN	@	NYM	W,5-2	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	2						P
39	234	92 (1)	Jul 19	CIN	@	NYM	L,5-6	9-11	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	1						P
40	235	93	Jul 20	CIN	@	PHI	W,10-6	10-GF(11)	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.80	-0.032	2.37	-0.06%	-0.45	P
41	236	96 (2)	Jul 23	CIN	@	MON	W,8-4	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
42	237	98 (1)	Jul 25	CIN	@	MON	L,3-4	9-11	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	5						P
43	238	100 (1)	Jul 28	CIN		SDP	W,8-7	9-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
Aug		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
44	239	105 (4)	Aug 2	CIN		SFG	W,5-4	8-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
45	240	107 (1)	Aug 4	CIN		LAD	W,10-4	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
46	241	108	Aug 5	CIN		LAD	W,6-3	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
47	242	113 (4)	Aug 10	CIN	@	LAD	W,4-3	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
48	243	116 (2)	Aug 13	CIN	@	LAD	W,5-2	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
49	244	117	Aug 14 (1)	CIN	@	SDP	W,2-0	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
50	245	118	Aug 14 (2)	CIN	@	SDP	L,8-15	8-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	5						P
51	246	119	Aug 16	CIN	@	SDP	W,2-0	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
52	247	121 (1)	Aug 19	CIN		PIT	L,9-10	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
53	248	122	Aug 20	CIN		PIT	W,5-3	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	6						P
54	249	125 (2)	Aug 23	CIN		STL	L,6-12	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	1						P
55	250	128 (2)	Aug 26	CIN	@	PIT	L,5-6	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	5						P
56	251	129	Aug 28	CIN		CHC	L,5-6	9-10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
Sep/Oct		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
57	252	133 (3)	Sep 1	CIN	@	STL	W,7-4	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	1						P
58	253	134	Sep 2	CIN	@	STL	W,3-1	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
59	254	135	Sep 4	CIN	@	CHC	W,4-3	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	4						P
60	255	146 (10)	Sep 17 (1)	CIN	@	LAD	W,3-2	9-GF(10)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	6						P
61	256	149 (2)	Sep 20	CIN	@	SFG	W,10-6	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	4						P
62	257	150	Sep 22	CIN		SDP	W,5-3	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	8						P
63	258	151	Sep 23	CIN		SDP	L,4-6	9-10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
64	259	152	Sep 24	CIN		SDP	W,5-4	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	6						P
65	260	155 (2)	Sep 27	CIN		HOU	W,4-2	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	7						P
66	261	156	Sep 28	CIN		ATL	W,6-5	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	7						P
67	262	158 (1)	Sep 30	CIN	@	SDP	W,3-1	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
68	263	162 (3)	Oct 4	CIN	@	HOU	W,2-1	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
							53-15		2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000		.54	-0.040	1.61	-0.07%	-0.94

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