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	43-24 / in Starts: 0-0
Longest Hitting Streak	1 game
Longest On Base Streak	2 games
Most Games w/o HR	6 games
Most Games w/o RBI	4 games
Grand Slams	0 in 1 bases loaded PA and 1 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 8 PAs	1
Actual Runners on Base	10 (6-2-2)
Avg. MLBer w/ 8 PAs	1
Avg. Runners on Base	4 (2-1-0)

Most Driven In
D Van Gorder	1
D ConcepciÃ³n	0

Most Driven In By
E Milner	1

1985 Batting Game Log

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1985 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	55	4 (3)	Apr 13	CIN	@	NYM	L,1-2	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					1						P
2	56	14 (9)	Apr 23	CIN	@	HOU	L,4-6	8-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					5						P
3	57	20 (5)	Apr 30	CIN		ATL	L,4-8	8-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					8						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
4	58	21	May 1	CIN		ATL	L,9-17	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					6						P
5	59	24 (2)	May 5	CIN		NYM	L,2-3	8-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					9						P
6	60	25	May 7	CIN	@	PHI	W,2-0	8-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					9						P
7	61	28 (2)	May 11	CIN		HOU	L,7-10	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					2						P
8	62	30 (1)	May 13	CIN		PHI	W,7-3	7-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					2						P
9	63	34 (3)	May 17	CIN	@	PIT	W,6-3	7-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					9						P
10	64	40 (5)	May 24	CIN		STL	W,7-6	12-GF(12)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					1						P
11	65	42 (1)	May 26	CIN		STL	L,2-7	7-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					9						P
12	66	44 (1)	May 28	CIN		CHC	W,13-11	7-GF	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0					9	.29	-0.004	.42	0.00%	-0.19	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
13	67	50 (5)	Jun 5	CIN		PIT	W,11-9	7-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.28	-0.007	.57	-0.01%	-0.15	P
14	68	52 (1)	Jun 7 (2)	CIN		SDP	L,2-3	9-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
15	69	53	Jun 8	CIN		SDP	W,7-4	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
16	70	55 (1)	Jun 10	CIN		LAD	L,4-7	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	1						P
17	71	56	Jun 13	CIN	@	ATL	W,9-2	10-GF(11)	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.500	.500	.500	1.000	8	.11	0.005	.19	0.01%	1.00	P
18	72	59 (2)	Jun 16	CIN	@	ATL	W,6-5	10-GF(10)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.500	.500	.500	1.000	3						P
19	73	64 (4)	Jun 21 (2)	CIN		ATL	L,4-5	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.500	.500	.500	1.000	9						P
20	74	66 (1)	Jun 23	CIN		ATL	L,1-2	9-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.500	.500	.500	1.000	5						P
21	75	69 (2)	Jun 27	CIN		SFG	W,7-6	8-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.500	.500	.500	1.000	9						P
22	76	70	Jun 28	CIN	@	SDP	W,11-9	7-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.500	.500	.500	1.000	9						P
23	77	72 (1)	Jun 30	CIN	@	SDP	W,3-2	8-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333	.333	.333	.667	5	1.25	-0.033	3.44	-0.06%	-0.46	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
24	78	74 (1)	Jul 2	CIN	@	LAD	L,0-3	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.333	.333	.333	.667	9						P
25	79	77 (2)	Jul 6	CIN	@	PHI	W,4-2	7-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.333	.333	.333	.667	7						P
26	80	78	Jul 7	CIN	@	PHI	W,3-2	7-10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.333	.333	.333	.667	1						P
27	81	79	Jul 8	CIN		NYM	L,5-7	7-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.333	.333	.333	.667	9						P
28	82	81 (1)	Jul 10	CIN		NYM	L,1-2	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.333	.333	.333	.667	9						P
29	83	83 (1)	Jul 12	CIN		MON	W,5-4	11-11	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.333	.333	.333	.667	5						P
30	84	85 (1)	Jul 14	CIN		MON	W,5-4	8-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.333	.333	.333	.667	9						P
31	85	87 (1)	Jul 19	CIN		PHI	W,3-2	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.333	.333	.333	.667	3						P
32	86	89 (1)	Jul 21	CIN		PHI	W,7-6	7-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.333	.333	.333	.667	9						P
33	87	92 (2)	Jul 24	CIN	@	NYM	W,3-2	7-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.333	.333	.333	.667	9						P
34	88	94 (1)	Jul 26	CIN	@	MON	W,7-6	7-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.333	.333	.333	.667	5						P
35	89	95	Jul 27	CIN	@	MON	W,7-6	9-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.333	.333	.333	.667	7						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
36	90	100 (4)	Aug 2 (1)	CIN		LAD	L,3-5	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.333	.333	.333	.667	2						P
37	91	104 (3)	Aug 5	CIN		SDP	W,8-7	8-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.333	.333	.333	.667	8						P
38	92	105	Aug 8	CIN	@	LAD	W,6-5	8-10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.333	.333	.333	.667	9						P
39	93	107 (1)	Aug 10	CIN	@	LAD	L,1-2	7-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.333	.333	.333	.667	9						P
40	94	109 (1)	Aug 12	CIN	@	SDP	L,0-2	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.333	.333	.333	.667	1						P
41	95	110	Aug 13	CIN	@	SDP	W,3-2	7-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.250	.250	.500	9	.30	-0.008	.35	-0.01%	-0.09	P
42	96	112 (1)	Aug 15	CIN	@	SDP	W,5-4	9-10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.250	.250	.250	.500	6						P
43	97	113	Aug 16	CIN	@	HOU	L,4-5	7-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.250	.250	.250	.500	9						P
44	98	115 (1)	Aug 18	CIN	@	HOU	W,8-3	7-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.200	.200	.200	.400	9	.21	0.016	.17	0.01%	1.00	P
45	99	117 (1)	Aug 21	CIN	@	PIT	W,8-5	7-GF	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333	.333	.333	.667	7	.56	0.013	.40	0.01%	0.20	P
46	100	119 (1)	Aug 23	CIN		CHC	W,3-2	7-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.333	.333	.333	.667	9						P
47	101	121 (1)	Aug 25	CIN		CHC	W,5-3	7-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.333	.333	.333	.667	9						P
48	102	123 (1)	Aug 27	CIN		STL	L,4-6	8-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.333	.333	.333	.667	9						P
49	103	124	Aug 28	CIN		STL	W,7-6	8-10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.333	.333	.333	.667	5						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
50	104	128 (3)	Sep 1	CIN		PIT	W,3-2	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.333	.333	.333	.667	4						P
51	105	129	Sep 2	CIN	@	STL	W,4-1	7-GF	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.333	.333	.333	.667	9	.07	-0.002	.09	0.00%	-0.18	P
52	106	130	Sep 3	CIN	@	STL	L,4-6	7-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.333	.333	.333	.667	4						P
53	107	133 (2)	Sep 7	CIN	@	CHC	L,7-9	7-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.333	.333	.333	.667	9						P
54	108	135 (1)	Sep 9	CIN		SDP	W,2-1	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.333	.333	.333	.667	1						P
55	109	136	Sep 10	CIN		SDP	L,2-3	7-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.333	.333	.333	.667	9						P
56	110	137	Sep 11	CIN		SDP	W,2-0	9-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.333	.333	.333	.667	9						P
57	111	138	Sep 12	CIN		SDP	W,2-1	9-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.333	.333	.333	.667	9						P
58	112	140 (1)	Sep 13 (2)	CIN		LAD	W,6-5	7-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.333	.333	.333	.667	9						P
59	113	143 (2)	Sep 16	CIN		SFG	W,7-6	7-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.333	.333	.333	.667	9						P
60	114	146 (2)	Sep 19	CIN	@	ATL	W,15-5	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.333	.333	.333	.667	9						P
61	115	148 (1)	Sep 21	CIN	@	HOU	L,5-9	7-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.333	.333	.333	.667	1						P
62	116	150 (1)	Sep 24	CIN		ATL	W,7-5	7-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.333	.333	.333	.667	9						P
63	117	151	Sep 25	CIN		ATL	L,2-4	9-10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.333	.333	.333	.667	9						P
64	118	152	Sep 26	CIN		ATL	W,6-1	8-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.333	.333	.333	.667	9						P
65	119	153	Sep 27	CIN		HOU	W,4-3	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.333	.333	.333	.667	5						P
66	120	157 (3)	Oct 1	CIN	@	SFG	W,7-6	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.333	.333	.333	.667	4						P
67	121	162 (4)	Oct 6	CIN	@	LAD	W,6-5	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.333	.333	.333	.667	9						P
							43-24		8	6	1	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	.333	.333	.333	.667		.38	-0.020	.70	-0.06%	1.13

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