#79 Herman Franks, Catcher, 33 yrs, St. Louis (N) Cardinals Monday, 10/23/1947 |
 | Name : Nickname : Birthday : Age : Born in : Height : Weight :
Position : Bats : Throws :
| Herman Franks
1/4/1914 33 USA,UT,PRICE 5"10 202
Catcher L R
| Desire for Winner : Loyalty : Team Leader Skills : National Popularity : Local Popularity : Consistency : Clutch Performance : Injury Rating : Overall Rating :
| Average Average None at all 2 / 6 (Fair) 3 / 6 (Well Known) Good Normal Normal 1.0 Stars
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Contract : Salary : Signed Through : Years of MLB Service : MLB Service Days this Year : Years on 40-Man Roster : Years of Pro Service : Arbitration Eligibility : Minor League Option Years :
| Big League Contract $ 350,000 1947 6 Year(s), 123 Days (1155 total Days) 172 Day(s) 7 Year(s), 116 Days (1320 total Days) 8 Year(s) Not eligible 1 Option Year(s) left
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Batting | Contact | Gap | Power | Discipline/Eye | Avoid K's |
Overall | 4 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 8 |
Versus LHP | 4 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 7 |
Versus RHP | 5 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 8 |
Talent | 4 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 7 |
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Running & Bunting Ratings Running Speed : Stealing Ability : Baserunning Instincts : Sacrifice Bunt : Bunt for Hit : Hitter Type :
| 1 2 3 3 1 Normal
| Fielding Ratings C : 3 (Range), .974 (Fielding Pct.) Catcher Arm : 5 Infield Arm : 5 Outfield Arm : 1
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Date | Opp. | Result | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | Spot | | |
8/26 | @BRO | W 12-4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | #8 | | |
8/30 | PIT | W 16-10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #2 | | |
9/2 | BSN | L 2-7 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | #8 | | |
9/7 | @CIN | W 8-4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #8 | | |
9/15 | @BRO | L 9-10 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | #8 | | |
9/18 | PHI | L 3-10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | #2 | | |
9/21 | PIT | W 9-8 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #8 | | |
9/27 | CIN | W 8-7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | #9 | | |
10/1 | PIT | L 3-9 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #8 | | |
10/2 | @NYN | L 9-13 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | #8 | | |
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Batting | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | TAVG | ISO |
Overall | 40 | 94 | 22 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 13 | 10 | 16 | .234 | .314 | .340 | .655 | .587 | .106 |
Projected | 40 | 94 | 22 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 13 | 10 | 16 | .234 | .314 | .340 | .655 | .587 | .106 |
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Batting | GS | PA | HP | IW | CI | GDP | SH | SF | TB | EBH | SB | CS | SB% | RC | RC/27 |
Overall | 24 | 107 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 32 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 100.0 | 10.1 | 3.5 |
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| AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
vs. LHP | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .333 | .400 | .667 | 1.067 |
vs. RHP | 91 | 21 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 9 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .231 | .307 | .330 | .637 |
Close/Late | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .200 | .429 | .400 | .829 |
Scoring Position | 26 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .192 | .290 | .308 | .598 |
Pinch Hitting | 15 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .200 | .250 | .333 | .583 |
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| G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
Home | 21 | 43 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 7 | .209 | .271 | .279 | .550 |
Road | 19 | 51 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 9 | .255 | .339 | .392 | .731 |
March/April | 5 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .083 | .077 | .167 | .244 |
May | 5 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | .182 | .308 | .273 | .580 |
June | 7 | 19 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 5 | .421 | .450 | .684 | 1.134 |
July | 8 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .125 | .118 | .188 | .305 |
August | 7 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 1 | .214 | .421 | .286 | .707 |
Sept/Oct | 8 | 22 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 4 | .273 | .360 | .318 | .678 |
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Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | HP | SF | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | Teams |
1940 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .167 | .167 | .667 | .833 | STL |
1941 | 46 | 125 | 23 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | .184 | .214 | .288 | .502 | STL |
1942 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .125 | .111 | .250 | .361 | STL |
1943 | 29 | 64 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | .234 | .242 | .313 | .555 | STL |
1944 | 51 | 120 | 34 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 11 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 0 | 2 | .283 | .348 | .383 | .731 | STL |
1945 | 75 | 204 | 36 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 18 | 25 | 0 | 4 | 32 | 0 | 0 | .176 | .262 | .230 | .492 | STL |
1946 | 64 | 132 | 30 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 7 | 18 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 0 | 0 | .227 | .316 | .273 | .589 | STL |
1947 | 40 | 94 | 22 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 13 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 1 | 0 | .234 | .314 | .340 | .655 | STL |
Total | 315 | 753 | 162 | 41 | 1 | 6 | 75 | 65 | 72 | 1 | 11 | 90 | 1 | 2 | .215 | .281 | .296 | .577 | |
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Career Minor League Batting Stats |
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Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
1939, AAA | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
1940, AAA | 51 | 199 | 48 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 18 | 25 | 11 | 15 | 1 | 2 | .241 | .278 | .332 | .610 |
1942, AAA | 120 | 452 | 127 | 26 | 0 | 15 | 49 | 54 | 39 | 41 | 2 | 0 | .281 | .335 | .438 | .773 |
1943, AAA | 22 | 78 | 22 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 0 | 0 | .282 | .380 | .449 | .829 |
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Career Postseason Batting Stats |
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Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
1945 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
Total | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
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Position | G | GS | PO | A | DP | TC | E | PCT | INN | RANGE | PB | RSTA | RTO | RTO% |
Catcher | 24 | 24 | 109 | 18 | 0 | 130 | 3 | .977 | 204.0 | 5.74 | 1 | 31 | 11 | 35.5 |
Centerfield | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 1.0 | 0.00 | | | | |
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Drafted in 5th round, 69th overall pick, by St. Louis (N) in 1939... Had first career hit (homerun) on 8/29/1940, off Dizzy Dean (PHI)... 1/31/1945: Gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration... Won World Series with St. Louis (N) in 1945... 1/31/1946: Gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration... 1/31/1947: Gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration...
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