Julio Franco

Positions: Shortstop, Second Baseman and First Baseman

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-0, 160lb (183cm, 72kg)

Born: August 23, 1958 in Hato Mayor del Rey, Dominican Republic do

High School: Divine Providence (San Pedro de Macoris, Dominican Republic)

Debut: April 23, 1982 (Age 23-243d, 14,579th in major league history)
vs. STL 4 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: September 17, 2007 (Age 49-025d)
vs. FLA 1 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 1 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1983 season

Agents: International Baseball Consulting • Previously: Chuck Berry, John Davimos, Tom Reich

Full Name: Julio Cesar Franco

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3x All-Star
5x Silver Slugger
Batting Title
AS MVP

+11

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

43.6

8677

2586

173

.298

1285

RBI

1194

281

OBP

.365

SLG

.417

OPS

.782

OPS+

111

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

1989 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1989 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 4	TEX		DET	W,4-0	CG	34	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	2B
2	2	Apr 6	TEX		DET	W,5-4	CG	41	9.0	3	2	0	5	0	2B
3	3	Apr 7	TEX		TOR	L,9-10	GS	37	7.0	2	1	0	3	0	2B
4	7 (3)	Apr 12	TEX	@	MIL	W,8-1	CG	33	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	2B
5	8	Apr 13	TEX	@	MIL	W,6-1	CG	38	9.0	1	5	1	7	1	2B
6	9	Apr 14	TEX	@	DET	W,4-2	CG	37	9.0	4	1	0	5	1	2B
7	10	Apr 15	TEX	@	DET	W,4-1	CG	37	9.0	2	4	0	6	0	2B
8	11	Apr 16	TEX	@	DET	W,9-6	CG	47	9.0	2	3	0	5	0	2B
9	12	Apr 17	TEX		MIL	L,1-8	CG	46	9.0	3	4	0	7	1	2B
10	13	Apr 18	TEX		MIL	W,6-2	CG	34	9.0	2	4	0	6	1	2B
11	14	Apr 19	TEX		MIL	W,5-1	CG	32	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	2B
12	15	Apr 21	TEX	@	TOR	L,3-6	CG	36	8.0	1	2	0	3	0	2B
13	16	Apr 22	TEX	@	TOR	L,2-4	CG	35	8.0	3	2	0	5	1	2B
14	17	Apr 23	TEX	@	TOR	W,4-1	CG	31	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	2B
15	18	Apr 25	TEX	@	CLE	W,11-7	CG	39	9.0	3	4	0	7	1	2B
16	19	Apr 26	TEX	@	CLE	W,3-2	CG	42	10.0	4	3	0	7	0	2B
17	20	Apr 28 susp	TEX		BOS	W,7-6	CG	53	12.0	2	4	0	6	0	2B
18	21	Apr 29	TEX		BOS	L,5-8	CG	42	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	2B
19	22	Apr 30	TEX		BOS	W,2-1	CG	35	9.0	0	6	0	6	0	2B
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
20	23	May 1	TEX		CLE	L,1-11	CG	48	9.0	4	2	0	6	2	2B
21	24	May 2	TEX		CLE	L,3-8	CG	44	9.0	4	2	0	6	1	2B
22	25	May 3	TEX		NYY	W,4-1	CG	30	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	2B
23	26	May 4	TEX		NYY	L,7-11	CG	48	9.0	1	3	1	5	1	2B
24	27	May 5	TEX	@	BOS	L,6-7	CG	38	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	2B
25	28	May 6	TEX	@	BOS	L,0-7	GS	32	6.0	4	0	0	4	0	2B
26	29	May 7	TEX	@	BOS	L,5-9	CG	41	8.0	3	2	0	5	1	2B
27	30	May 8	TEX	@	NYY	W,13-2	GS	17	5.0	0	1	0	1	0	2B
28	32 (1)	May 11	TEX	@	KCR	W,6-3	CG	33	9.0	0	5	0	5	0	2B
29	33	May 12	TEX	@	KCR	L,3-4	CG	34	8.0	1	1	0	2	1	2B
30	34	May 13	TEX	@	KCR	L,1-4	CG	36	8.0	3	1	0	4	1	2B
31	35	May 14	TEX	@	KCR	L,2-3	CG	35	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	2B
32	36	May 17	TEX		BAL	L,2-8	CG	45	9.0	1	5	0	6	0	2B
33	37	May 18	TEX		MIN	W,6-5	CG	43	11.0	6	0	0	6	0	2B
34	38	May 19	TEX		MIN	W,4-2	CG	40	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	2B
35	39	May 20	TEX		MIN	L,3-19	GS	46	8.0	1	1	0	2	0	2B
36	40	May 21	TEX		MIN	L,1-6	CG	46	9.0	3	6	0	9	2	2B
37	41	May 22	TEX		KCR	W,4-1	CG	36	9.0	5	3	0	8	1	2B
38	42	May 23	TEX		KCR	W,10-8	CG	44	9.0	2	4	0	6	1	2B
39	43	May 24	TEX		KCR	L,4-6	CG	40	9.0	5	1	1	7	1	2B
40	44	May 26	TEX	@	MIN	W,5-3	CG	39	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	2B
41	45	May 27	TEX	@	MIN	W,5-3	CG	35	9.0	0	1	1	2	0	2B
42	46	May 28	TEX	@	MIN	W,8-6	CG	42	9.0	1	3	0	4	0	2B
43	47	May 29	TEX	@	BAL	L,1-6	CG	41	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	2B
44	48	May 30	TEX	@	BAL	L,2-6	CG	36	8.0	0	1	0	1	0	2B
45	49	May 31	TEX	@	BAL	L,5-8	CG	42	8.0	3	0	1	4	0	2B
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
46	50	Jun 1	TEX	@	SEA	L,2-3	CG	35	8.1	0	4	0	4	0	2B
47	51	Jun 2	TEX	@	SEA	W,9-5	CG	38	9.0	3	2	0	5	0	2B
48	52	Jun 3	TEX	@	SEA	W,6-1	CG	30	9.0	2	4	0	6	0	2B
49	53	Jun 4	TEX	@	SEA	L,1-2	CG	36	8.0	3	4	0	7	0	2B
50	54	Jun 5	TEX		CHW	W,4-2	CG	35	9.0	2	3	0	5	2	2B
51	55	Jun 6	TEX		CHW	W,3-1	CG	32	9.0	1	7	0	8	1	2B
52	56	Jun 7	TEX		CHW	L,4-6	CG	43	9.0	3	4	0	7	0	2B
53	57	Jun 8	TEX		CHW	W,11-7	CG	38	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	2B
54	58	Jun 9	TEX		OAK	W,11-8	CG	43	9.0	1	3	0	4	2	2B
55	59	Jun 10	TEX		OAK	L,1-5	CG	41	9.0	1	6	1	8	1	2B
56	60	Jun 11	TEX		OAK	L,1-5	CG	38	9.0	2	3	0	5	1	2B
57	61	Jun 12	TEX		CAL	W,4-0	CG	33	9.0	1	6	0	7	1	2B
58	62	Jun 14 (1)	TEX		CAL	W,5-1	CG	35	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	2B
59	63	Jun 14 (2)	TEX		CAL	W,6-3	CG	36	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	2B
60	64	Jun 16 (1)	TEX	@	NYY	L,3-8	CG	43	8.0	1	4	0	5	0	2B
61	65	Jun 16 (2)	TEX	@	NYY	L,1-6	CG	39	8.0	3	6	0	9	0	2B
62	66	Jun 17	TEX	@	NYY	L,3-5	CG	38	8.0	4	3	0	7	1	2B
63	67	Jun 18	TEX	@	NYY	W,5-2	CG	33	9.0	1	3	0	4	0	2B
64	68	Jun 20	TEX	@	BOS	L,3-6	CG	38	8.0	2	3	1	6	1	2B
65	69	Jun 21	TEX	@	BOS	W,10-3	GS	33	8.0	2	1	0	3	1	2B
66	70	Jun 22	TEX	@	BOS	W,9-1	CG	34	9.0	4	4	0	8	1	2B
67	71	Jun 23	TEX		CLE	W,4-0	CG	33	9.0	0	1	1	2	1	2B
68	72	Jun 24	TEX		CLE	L,3-7	CG	35	9.0	2	3	0	5	0	2B
69	73	Jun 25	TEX		CLE	W,4-2	CG	31	9.0	2	7	0	9	0	2B
70	74	Jun 26	TEX		CLE	L,3-4	CG	38	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	2B
71	75	Jun 27	TEX	@	CHW	W,5-1	CG	34	9.0	1	5	0	6	1	2B
72	76	Jun 28	TEX	@	CHW	W,10-5	CG	41	9.0	1	3	0	4	0	2B
73	77	Jun 29	TEX		SEA	L,0-2	CG	35	9.0	3	3	0	6	1	2B
74	78	Jun 30	TEX		SEA	L,3-4	CG	36	9.0	0	3	0	3	1	2B
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
75	79	Jul 1	TEX		SEA	W,1-0	CG	32	9.0	1	1	0	2	1	2B
76	81 (1)	Jul 4	TEX	@	CAL	L,2-5	CG	34	8.2	1	6	0	7	0	2B
77	82	Jul 5	TEX	@	CAL	L,1-2	CG	30	8.0	1	2	0	3	1	2B
78	83	Jul 6	TEX	@	CAL	W,3-0	CG	33	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	2B
79	84	Jul 7	TEX	@	OAK	W,6-3	CG	34	9.0	4	6	0	10	0	2B
80	85	Jul 8	TEX	@	OAK	W,5-4	CG	40	10.0	1	6	0	7	1	2B
81	86	Jul 9	TEX	@	OAK	L,1-7	CG	38	8.0	1	3	0	4	1	2B
82	87	Jul 13	TEX	@	CLE	W,9-3	CG	45	11.0	0	6	0	6	1	2B
83	88	Jul 14	TEX	@	CLE	L,5-11	CG	44	8.0	0	0	1	1	0	2B
84	89	Jul 15	TEX	@	CLE	L,1-7	CG	39	8.0	2	1	0	3	0	2B
85	90	Jul 16	TEX	@	CLE	L,5-11	CG	47	8.0	1	2	0	3	0	2B
86	91	Jul 17	TEX		BOS	W,12-6	CG	40	9.0	3	2	0	5	0	2B
87	92	Jul 18	TEX		BOS	W,8-1	CG	35	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	2B
88	93	Jul 19	TEX		BOS	L,0-4	CG	38	9.0	1	4	0	5	1	2B
89	94	Jul 20	TEX		NYY	W,6-2	CG	33	9.0	1	1	0	2	1	2B
90	95	Jul 21	TEX		NYY	W,5-2	CG	33	9.0	1	3	0	4	1	2B
91	96	Jul 22	TEX		NYY	W,2-1	CG	36	9.0	2	3	0	5	2	2B
92	97	Jul 23	TEX		NYY	W,5-4	CG	36	10.0	2	2	0	4	0	2B
93	98	Jul 24	TEX		TOR	L,3-6	CG	43	9.0	3	6	0	9	0	2B
94	99	Jul 25	TEX		TOR	L,0-4	CG	44	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	2B
95	100	Jul 26	TEX		TOR	W,11-1	CG	33	9.0	2	4	0	6	0	2B
96	101	Jul 28	TEX		MIL	L,3-15	GS	42	7.0	4	2	0	6	0	2B
97	102	Jul 29	TEX		MIL	L,2-8	CG	42	9.0	2	4	0	6	0	2B
98	103	Jul 30	TEX		MIL	W,9-3	GS	26	7.0	1	2	0	3	0	2B
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
99	104	Aug 1	TEX	@	DET	W,4-3	CG	34	9.0	1	4	0	5	1	2B
100	105	Aug 2	TEX	@	DET	L,4-6	CG	32	8.0	1	4	0	5	1	2B
101	106	Aug 3	TEX	@	DET	L,6-9	CG	43	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	2B
102	107	Aug 4	TEX	@	BAL	W,6-4	CG	40	9.0	5	4	1	10	2	2B
103	108	Aug 5	TEX	@	BAL	L,2-5	CG	36	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	2B
104	109	Aug 6	TEX	@	BAL	L,2-3	CG	37	9.1	1	4	0	5	2	2B
105	110	Aug 7	TEX	@	TOR	L,1-2	CG	30	8.0	1	1	0	2	0	2B
106	111	Aug 8	TEX	@	TOR	L,0-7	CG	37	8.0	2	3	0	5	1	2B
107	112	Aug 9	TEX	@	TOR	W,4-3	CG	36	9.0	0	5	0	5	0	2B
108	113	Aug 10	TEX		DET	W,4-1	CG	35	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	2B
109	114	Aug 11	TEX		DET	W,7-3	CG	38	9.0	2	11	1	14	1	2B
110	115	Aug 12	TEX		DET	L,5-6	CG	43	9.0	2	5	0	7	0	2B
111	116	Aug 13	TEX		DET	L,2-4	CG	40	9.0	2	3	0	5	1	2B
112	117	Aug 15	TEX	@	SEA	L,0-2	CG	31	8.0	2	1	0	3	0	2B
113	118	Aug 16	TEX	@	SEA	W,3-1	CG	36	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	2B
114	119	Aug 17	TEX	@	CHW	L,1-6	CG	36	8.0	0	3	0	3	0	2B
115	121 (1)	Aug 19	TEX	@	CHW	W,7-6	CG	40	9.0	3	4	0	7	1	2B
116	122	Aug 20	TEX	@	CHW	W,7-1	CG	35	9.0	3	7	0	10	0	2B
117	123	Aug 22	TEX		OAK	L,0-2	CG	35	9.0	1	1	1	3	0	2B
118	124	Aug 23	TEX		OAK	L,4-5	CG	38	9.0	0	5	0	5	1	2B
119	125	Aug 24	TEX		OAK	W,6-2	CG	35	9.0	6	6	0	12	3	2B
120	126	Aug 25	TEX		CAL	L,1-4	CG	37	9.0	3	3	0	6	1	2B
121	127	Aug 26	TEX		CAL	W,3-2	CG	37	9.0	2	4	0	6	1	2B
122	128	Aug 27	TEX		CAL	L,4-5	CG	38	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	2B
123	129	Aug 29	TEX	@	MIN	W,4-2	CG	40	9.0	0	3	0	3	1	2B
124	130	Aug 30	TEX	@	MIN	L,3-7	CG	35	8.0	3	4	0	7	0	2B
125	131	Aug 31	TEX	@	MIN	L,6-8	CG	41	8.0	2	4	0	6	0	2B
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
126	132	Sep 1	TEX		KCR	L,3-5	CG	48	12.0	4	4	0	8	1	2B
127	133	Sep 2	TEX		KCR	W,6-3	CG	39	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	2B
128	134	Sep 3	TEX		KCR	L,2-13	GS	33	6.0	1	2	0	3	1	2B
129	135	Sep 4	TEX		MIN	W,8-5	GS	30	7.0	3	1	0	4	0	2B
130	136	Sep 5	TEX		MIN	L,4-8	CG	42	9.0	1	3	1	5	0	2B
131	138 (1)	Sep 7 (1)	TEX		BAL	L,3-8	CG	46	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	2B
132	139	Sep 7 (2)	TEX		BAL	L,6-9	CG	43	9.0	5	5	0	10	3	2B
133	140	Sep 8	TEX		BAL	W,3-1	CG	35	9.0	2	2	0	4	0	2B
134	141	Sep 9	TEX		BAL	L,2-4	GF	8	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH 2B
135	142	Sep 10	TEX		BAL	W,8-1	GS	22	6.0	2	1	0	3	1	2B
136	143	Sep 12	TEX	@	KCR	L,5-6	CG	36	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	2B
137	144	Sep 13	TEX	@	KCR	L,2-3	CG	31	8.0	2	3	0	5	0	2B
138	145	Sep 14	TEX	@	KCR	W,10-4	GS	10	3.0	3	0	0	3	1	2B
139	146	Sep 15	TEX	@	MIL	L,2-6	GS	23	5.0	3	3	0	6	1	2B
140	154 (7)	Sep 23	TEX		CHW	W,6-4	GS	29	6.0	0	2	0	2	1	2B
							140gm		1199.1	256	386	13	655	70