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

Fielding stats are given overall and by position. In some cases, they will be identical.

1985 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1985 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	4 (3)	Apr 13	CIN	@	NYM	L,1-2	GF	5	1.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
2	14 (9)	Apr 23	CIN	@	HOU	L,4-6		5	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
3	20 (5)	Apr 30	CIN		ATL	L,4-8		4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
4	21	May 1	CIN		ATL	L,9-17	GF	10	2.0	2	1	0	3	1	P
5	24 (2)	May 5	CIN		NYM	L,2-3	GF	7	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
6	25	May 7	CIN	@	PHI	W,2-0		7	1.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
7	28 (2)	May 11	CIN		HOU	L,7-10	GF	7	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
8	30 (1)	May 13	CIN		PHI	W,7-3		4	1.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
9	34 (3)	May 17	CIN	@	PIT	W,6-3		5	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
10	40 (5)	May 24	CIN		STL	W,7-6	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
11	42 (1)	May 26	CIN		STL	L,2-7		9	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
12	44 (1)	May 28	CIN		CHC	W,13-11	GF	12	3.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
13	50 (5)	Jun 5	CIN		PIT	W,11-9	GF	13	3.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
14	52 (1)	Jun 7 (2)	CIN		SDP	L,2-3		4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
15	53	Jun 8	CIN		SDP	W,7-4	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
16	55 (1)	Jun 10	CIN		LAD	L,4-7	GF	9	2.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
17	56	Jun 13	CIN	@	ATL	W,9-2	GF	6	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
18	59 (2)	Jun 16	CIN	@	ATL	W,6-5	GF	2	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
19	64 (4)	Jun 21 (2)	CIN		ATL	L,4-5	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
20	66 (1)	Jun 23	CIN		ATL	L,1-2		4	0.1	0	0	1	1	0	P
21	69 (2)	Jun 27	CIN		SFG	W,7-6		6	1.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
22	70	Jun 28	CIN	@	SDP	W,11-9		10	1.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
23	72 (1)	Jun 30	CIN	@	SDP	W,3-2	GF	7	2.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
24	74 (1)	Jul 2	CIN	@	LAD	L,0-3	GF	1	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
25	77 (2)	Jul 6	CIN	@	PHI	W,4-2		6	1.1	0	1	0	1	0	P
26	78	Jul 7	CIN	@	PHI	W,3-2		9	2.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
27	79	Jul 8	CIN		NYM	L,5-7		6	1.2	0	1	0	1	0	P
28	81 (1)	Jul 10	CIN		NYM	L,1-2	GF	6	2.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
29	83 (1)	Jul 12	CIN		MON	W,5-4	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
30	85 (1)	Jul 14	CIN		MON	W,5-4		8	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
31	87 (1)	Jul 19	CIN		PHI	W,3-2	GF	7	2.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
32	89 (1)	Jul 21	CIN		PHI	W,7-6		7	1.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
33	92 (2)	Jul 24	CIN	@	NYM	W,3-2		7	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
34	94 (1)	Jul 26	CIN	@	MON	W,7-6		8	1.1	0	1	0	1	0	P
35	95	Jul 27	CIN	@	MON	W,7-6		1	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
36	100 (4)	Aug 2 (1)	CIN		LAD	L,3-5	GF	7	2.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
37	104 (3)	Aug 5	CIN		SDP	W,8-7		7	1.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
38	105	Aug 8	CIN	@	LAD	W,6-5		6	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
39	107 (1)	Aug 10	CIN	@	LAD	L,1-2	GF	10	2.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
40	109 (1)	Aug 12	CIN	@	SDP	L,0-2	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
41	110	Aug 13	CIN	@	SDP	W,3-2	GF	11	3.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
42	112 (1)	Aug 15	CIN	@	SDP	W,5-4		3	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
43	113	Aug 16	CIN	@	HOU	L,4-5		8	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
44	115 (1)	Aug 18	CIN	@	HOU	W,8-3	GF	13	3.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
45	117 (1)	Aug 21	CIN	@	PIT	W,8-5	GF	10	2.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
46	119 (1)	Aug 23	CIN		CHC	W,3-2	GF	11	3.0	1	2	0	3	0	P
47	121 (1)	Aug 25	CIN		CHC	W,5-3	GF	11	3.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
48	123 (1)	Aug 27	CIN		STL	L,4-6	GF	7	2.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
49	124	Aug 28	CIN		STL	W,7-6		10	3.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
50	128 (3)	Sep 1	CIN		PIT	W,3-2	GF	1	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
51	129	Sep 2	CIN	@	STL	W,4-1	GF	11	2.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
52	130	Sep 3	CIN	@	STL	L,4-6		2	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
53	133 (2)	Sep 7	CIN	@	CHC	L,7-9		5	0.1	0	1	0	1	0	P
54	135 (1)	Sep 9	CIN		SDP	W,2-1	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
55	136	Sep 10	CIN		SDP	L,2-3		6	1.2	0	1	0	1	0	P
56	137	Sep 11	CIN		SDP	W,2-0		1	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
57	138	Sep 12	CIN		SDP	W,2-1		2	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
58	140 (1)	Sep 13 (2)	CIN		LAD	W,6-5		8	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
59	143 (2)	Sep 16	CIN		SFG	W,7-6		6	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
60	146 (2)	Sep 19	CIN	@	ATL	W,15-5	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
61	148 (1)	Sep 21	CIN	@	HOU	L,5-9		8	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
62	150 (1)	Sep 24	CIN		ATL	W,7-5		1	0.1	0	1	0	1	0	P
63	151	Sep 25	CIN		ATL	L,2-4		4	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
64	152	Sep 26	CIN		ATL	W,6-1		3	0.2	1	0	0	1	0	P
65	153	Sep 27	CIN		HOU	W,4-3	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
66	157 (3)	Oct 1	CIN	@	SFG	W,7-6	GF	6	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
67	162 (4)	Oct 6	CIN	@	LAD	W,6-5	GF	1	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
							67gm		99.0	9	21	1	31	1