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Moe Franklin

Positions: Shortstop and Second Baseman

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-0, 175lb (183cm, 79kg)

Born: April 1, 1914 in Chicago, IL us

Died: March 16, 1978 in Harbor City, CA

Buried: Hillside Memorial Park, Los Angeles, CA

High School: Schurz HS (Chicago, IL)

School: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (Champaign, IL)

Debut: August 12, 1941 (Age 27-133d, 9,076th in major league history)
vs. CLE 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: September 6, 1942 (Age 28-158d)
vs. CHW 3 AB, 2 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1942 season

Full Name: Murray Asher Franklin

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

0.1

164

.262

RBI

OBP

.309

SLG

.348

OPS

.656

OPS+

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	20-27 / in Starts: 18-17
Longest Hitting Streak	7 games
Longest On Base Streak	7 games
Most Games w/o HR	36 games
Most Games w/o RBI	13 games
Grand Slams	0 in 4 bases loaded PA and 3 AB, Data is incomplete
Go-Ahead Hits:	1

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 166 PAs	16
Actual Runners on Base	70 (32-24-14) Data is incomplete
Avg. MLBer w/ 166 PAs	16
Avg. Runners on Base	107 (55-34-17)

Most Driven In
R York	5
P Higgins	4
Self	2
N Harris	1
R Radcliff	1
D Ross	1
T Bridges	1
H White	1

Most Driven In By
D Cramer	4
B McCosky	4
B Tebbetts	4
R York	3
Self	2
P Higgins	1
D Parsons	1
H Newhouser	1

1942 Batting Game Log

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1942 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	14	18 (17)	Apr 30	DET	@	BOS	L,3-8	7-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					8						PR
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
2	15	21 (2)	May 3 (1)	DET	@	PHA	W,8-7	8-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					8						PR
3	16	24 (2)	May 5	DET	@	PHA	L,1-2	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					7						PR
4	17	25	May 6	DET	@	WSH	L,0-7	8-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.03	-0.001	.10	0.00%	-0.15	PH
5	18	32 (6)	May 16 (2)	DET		NYY	L,1-2	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	7						PR
6	19	37 (4)	May 21	DET		PHA	L,3-11	5-6	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.24	-0.006	.60	-0.01%	-0.24	PH
7	20	43 (5)	May 27	DET	@	SLB	L,2-5	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	7						SS
8	21	44	May 28	DET		CLE	W,6-2	CG	5	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	1		0	0	0			1	0	0	.167	.286	.167	.452	1						SS
9	22	45	May 29	DET		CLE	W,14-3	CG	6	6	2	2	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.250	.308	.500	.808	1	.50	0.114	1.41	0.19%	0.00	SS
10	23	46	May 30 (1)	DET		CHW	W,9-4	CG	5	5	2	2	1	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.294	.333	.706	1.039	1	.99	0.059	2.69	0.10%	0.75	SS
11	24	47	May 30 (2)	DET		CHW	L,5-12	CG	5	4	2	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.333	.391	.667	1.058	1	1.18	0.014	3.20	0.02%	0.37	SS
12	25	48	May 31	DET		CHW	L,4-9	CG(10)	5	5	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.308	.357	.577	.934	1	.78	-0.098	1.80	-0.14%	-0.63	SS
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	26	49	Jun 2	DET	@	PHA	W,3-0	CG	5	5	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.290	.333	.516	.849	1	.85	-0.061	1.77	-0.08%	-0.64	SS
14	27	50	Jun 3	DET	@	PHA	L,1-5	CG	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	1		0	0	0			0	0	0	.294	.351	.500	.851	1						SS
15	28	51	Jun 4	DET	@	PHA	W,8-7	GS-0	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0			0	0	0	.263	.317	.447	.764	1						SS
16	29	52	Jun 5	DET	@	WSH	L,2-3	GS-9	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.268	.333	.439	.772	1	.78	-0.007	1.66	-0.01%	-0.21	SS
17	30	53	Jun 6 (1)	DET	@	WSH	W,9-3	CG	6	6	2	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.277	.333	.468	.801	1	.71	0.099	1.38	0.12%	0.42	SS
18	31	54	Jun 6 (2)	DET	@	WSH	L,3-11	CG	5	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.250	.304	.423	.727	1	.56	-0.069	1.07	-0.08%	-0.77	SS
19	32	55	Jun 7 (1)	DET	@	WSH	W,6-4	CG	5	4	2	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.250	.311	.411	.722	1	.50	0.050	.89	0.05%	0.03	SS
20	33	56	Jun 7 (2)	DET	@	WSH	L,0-8	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0			0	0	0	.250	.308	.400	.708	1						SS
21	34	57	Jun 9	DET	@	NYY	L,1-4	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	.238	.294	.381	.675	1	1.13	-0.098	3.05	-0.16%	-0.97	SS
22	35	58	Jun 10	DET	@	NYY	W,4-1	GS-9	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.224	.278	.358	.636	1	.68	-0.068	1.43	-0.09%	-0.63	SS
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
23	36	99 (40)	Jul 25	DET		NYY	L,2-7	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.224	.278	.358	.636	8						SS
24	37	101 (1)	Jul 29	DET		PHA	W,12-7	CG	4	4	1	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.254	.303	.394	.697	7	.45	0.056	.00	0.00%	0.52	SS
25	38	102	Jul 30 (1)	DET		PHA	W,11-5	GS-9	5	5	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.263	.309	.395	.703	7	.85	0.071	.00	0.00%	0.93	SS
26	39	103	Jul 30 (2)	DET		PHA	L,6-7	CG	4	3	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0		0	0	0	0	.253	.306	.380	.686	7	1.71	-0.138	.00	0.00%	-0.68	SS
27	40	104	Jul 31	DET		BOS	L,6-7	CG	4	4	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.253	.303	.386	.689	7	1.37	-0.073	.01	0.00%	-0.50	2B
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
28	41	105	Aug 1	DET		BOS	L,8-9	CG	4	4	2	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.264	.312	.391	.703	7	1.75	0.084	.01	0.00%	1.19	2B SS
29	42	108 (2)	Aug 4	DET	@	CHW	L,4-5	GS-9	4	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.264	.309	.385	.694	1	.88	0.011	.00	0.00%	-0.16	2B
30	43	109	Aug 5	DET	@	CHW	L,0-1	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.261	.306	.380	.687	9	1.36	-0.034	.00	0.00%	-0.10	PH
31	44	110	Aug 6	DET	@	CHW	L,1-4	8-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.258	.303	.376	.679	9	.45	-0.011	.00	0.00%	-0.22	PH
32	45	111	Aug 7	DET	@	SLB	L,2-3	CG	4	4	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.268	.311	.381	.692	7	1.62	-0.001	.00	0.00%	0.46	SS
33	46	112	Aug 8	DET	@	SLB	L,4-6	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	1	0	0	.267	.308	.376	.685	7	.45	-0.024	.00	0.00%	-0.08	SS
34	47	113	Aug 9 (1)	DET	@	SLB	W,9-3	CG	5	5	2	3	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.283	.321	.406	.727	7	.60	0.176	.00	0.00%	2.30	SS
35	48	115 (1)	Aug 11 (1)	DET	@	CLE	T,0-0	CG(14)	5	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.270	.308	.387	.695	7	1.47	-0.186	.00	0.00%	-0.87	SS
36	49	116	Aug 11 (2)	DET	@	CLE	W,3-2	CG	4	4	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.278	.314	.391	.705	7	1.07	0.104	.00	0.00%	0.82	SS
37	50	117	Aug 12 (1)	DET	@	CLE	W,4-2	CG	5	5	0	2	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0		0	1	0	0	.283	.317	.392	.709	7	1.70	0.132	.00	0.00%	0.05	SS
38	51	118	Aug 12 (2)	DET	@	CLE	W,2-0	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.282	.315	.387	.702	7	.94	-0.103	.00	0.00%	-1.05	SS
39	52	119	Aug 13	DET	@	CLE	L,2-3	CG	3	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.283	.316	.386	.702	7	.57	-0.008	.00	0.00%	-0.15	SS
40	53	120	Aug 14	DET		CHW	W,7-1	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.282	.314	.382	.696	7	.62	-0.036	.00	0.00%	0.95	SS
41	54	121	Aug 15	DET		CHW	L,2-4	CG(10)	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.274	.305	.370	.675	7	.98	-0.100	.00	0.00%	-0.89	SS
42	55	122	Aug 16 (1)	DET		CHW	W,3-2	CG(11)	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.268	.303	.362	.666	7	1.56	-0.106	.00	0.00%	-0.43	SS
43	56	123	Aug 16 (2)	DET		CHW	W,7-3	6-7	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0		0	0	0	0	.268	.308	.362	.671	9	4.28	0.146	.00	0.00%	1.00	PH
44	57	131 (7)	Aug 29	DET	@	WSH	L,1-4	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.266	.306	.360	.666	9	.71	-0.018	.00	0.00%	-0.22	PH
Sept		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
45	58	136 (4)	Sep 2 (2)	DET	@	BOS	L,2-4	CG	5	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.266	.309	.357	.666	1	.66	-0.015	.00	0.00%	-0.06	2B
46	59	137	Sep 3	DET	@	BOS	L,0-2	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.259	.301	.347	.648	1	1.50	-0.148	.00	0.00%	-1.11	2B
47	60	138	Sep 5	DET	@	CHW	W,4-2	CG	5	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	.252	.294	.338	.631	1	.85	-0.088	.00	0.00%	-0.97	2B
48	61	139	Sep 6	DET	@	CHW	W,2-0	CG	4	3	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	.260	.301	.344	.645	1	.76	0.032	.00	0.00%	0.34	2B
							20-27		166	154	24	40	7	0	2	16	7	0	5	2	3		0	3	0	0	.260	.301	.344	.645		.96	-0.349	.67	-0.07%	-1.59

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