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.

1996 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1996 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 1	NYM		STL	W,7-6	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
2	3 (1)	Apr 4	NYM		STL	W,10-9	GF	8	1.1	0	1	0	1	0	P
3	7 (3)	Apr 9	NYM	@	CIN	W,12-5	GF	4	1.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
4	13 (5)	Apr 17	NYM		HOU	L,5-7	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
5	15 (1)	Apr 20	NYM		COL	W,4-3	GF	7	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
6	16	Apr 21	NYM		COL	L,4-6		9	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
7	22 (5)	Apr 27	NYM	@	PIT	W,7-4	GF	5	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
8	23	Apr 28	NYM	@	PIT	W,7-5	GF	3	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
9	24	Apr 29	NYM		MON	W,3-2	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
10	32 (7)	May 8	NYM	@	FLA	L,3-6	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
11	33	May 10	NYM		CHC	W,2-0	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
12	38 (4)	May 15	NYM	@	SDP	L,3-4	GF	5	0.2	0	1	0	1	0	P
13	39	May 16	NYM	@	SDP	W,6-3	GF	3	1.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
14	45 (5)	May 22	NYM	@	LAD	W,3-2	GF	9	1.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
15	48 (2)	May 26	NYM		SDP	W,1-0	GF	6	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
16	51 (2)	May 30	NYM		SFG	W,1-0	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
17	53 (1)	Jun 1	NYM		LAD	W,4-3	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
18	59 (5)	Jun 8	NYM		FLA	W,7-6	GF	3	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
19	62 (2)	Jun 11	NYM		ATL	L,3-4		9	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
20	63	Jun 12	NYM		ATL	W,3-2	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
21	67 (3)	Jun 16	NYM	@	STL	L,4-5	GF	3	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
22	68	Jun 17	NYM	@	PIT	W,7-6	GF	5	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
23	70 (1)	Jun 19 (2)	NYM	@	PIT	W,5-3	GF	5	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
24	73 (2)	Jun 22	NYM		CIN	W,5-2	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
25	75 (1)	Jun 24	NYM		COL	W,2-1	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
26	76	Jun 25	NYM		COL	W,3-2	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
27	80 (3)	Jun 30	NYM	@	HOU	L,3-9	GF	5	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
28	85 (4)	Jul 5	NYM	@	MON	W,9-6	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
29	88 (2)	Jul 11	NYM		HOU	W,8-2		1	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
30	90 (1)	Jul 14 (1)	NYM		HOU	L,5-7		11	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
31	93 (2)	Jul 16	NYM		PHI	W,6-3	GF	5	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
32	97 (3)	Jul 20	NYM		MON	W,4-1	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
33	103 (5)	Jul 27	NYM	@	CIN	L,5-7	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
34	106 (2)	Jul 30 (1)	NYM		PIT	W,5-4	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
35	107	Jul 30 (2)	NYM		PIT	W,4-3	GF	5	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
36	111 (3)	Aug 3	NYM		STL	W,5-4	GF	5	1.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
37	115 (3)	Aug 7	NYM	@	CHC	W,11-7	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
38	116	Aug 8	NYM	@	FLA	W,3-0	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
39	119 (2)	Aug 11	NYM	@	FLA	W,5-3	GF	4	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
40	122 (2)	Aug 14	NYM		CHC	W,8-5	GF	2	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
41	127 (4)	Aug 20	NYM	@	SFG	W,7-3	GF	2	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
42	131 (3)	Aug 25	NYM	@	LAD	L,5-6	GF	5	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
43	133 (1)	Aug 28	NYM		SDP	L,2-3		7	2.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
44	135 (1)	Aug 30	NYM		SFG	L,4-6	GF	5	1.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
45	137 (1)	Sep 1	NYM		SFG	W,6-5	GF	9	2.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
46	140 (2)	Sep 4	NYM		LAD	W,3-2		9	2.1	0	1	0	1	0	P
47	143 (2)	Sep 8	NYM	@	ATL	W,6-2	GF	5	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
48	145 (1)	Sep 10	NYM		FLA	L,3-9		4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
49	153 (7)	Sep 19	NYM	@	PHI	W,7-2	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
50	154	Sep 20	NYM	@	PHI	W,5-2	GF	3	1.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
51	160 (5)	Sep 27	NYM		PHI	L,5-6	GF	4	1.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
							51gm		54.0	1	8	0	9	0