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Moe
Franklin		  
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 0''
Weight: 185
 
Born: April 1, 1914 in Usa, IL, CHICAGO
 
Ratings - Batting     Help
                                             
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Year Age Tm Lg Salary   vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1941 27 SLC NL     4 4 4 2 2 2 5 5 5 2 2 2 10 10 10
1942 28 SLC NL     5 5 5 2 2 2 6 5 6 2 2 2 10 10 10
1943 29 STL NL     5 5 5 2 2 2 5 5 5 2 2 2 10 10 10
1944 30 DET AL $ 300,000   5 5 5 2 2 2 5 5 5 2 2 2 10 10 10
1945 31 CIN NL $ 300,000   5 5 5 2 2 2 6 6 6 2 2 2 10 10 10
1946 32 CIN NL $ 300,000   5 5 5 2 2 2 6 6 6 2 2 2 10 10 10
1947 33 CIN NL $ 350,000   5 5 5 2 2 2 5 5 5 2 2 2 9 9 9
OOTP6 Min Ratings     4 4 4 2 2 2 5 5 5 2 2 2 9 9 9
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 350,000   5 5 5 2 2 2 6 6 6 2 2 2 10 10 10
Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Silver Slugger or Bronze Rookie.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR OWS
1941 27 AA   136 543 60 140 28 0 15 57 1 0 40 18 .258 .309 .392 .701 65.4  
    A   1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 .250 .000 .250 0.1  
1942 28 AAA   86 344 51 91 16 1 8 42 1 4 25 6 .265 .314 .387 .701 40.2  
    AA   50 193 22 52 10 1 2 15 0 1 24 7 .269 .350 .363 .713 24.9  
1943 29 AAA   77 290 29 63 17 0 4 33 1 0 7 4 .217 .236 .317 .553 19.8  
1944 30 DET AL 71 152 10 38 5 0 1 13 0 0 6 5 .250 .281 .303 .584 10.2 0.0
1945 31 DET AL 22 45 6 14 3 0 0 10 0 0 0 0 .311 .311 .378 .689 4.5 0.6
  CIN NL 10 27 4 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 7 0 .148 .324 .148 .472 2.3 0.0
  TOT   32 72 10 18 3 0 0 11 0 0 7 0 .250 .316 .292 .608 6.9 0.6
1946 32 CIN NL 15 52 8 17 3 0 2 4 0 0 4 3 .327 .375 .500 .875 8.9 1.6
1947 33 CIN NL 19 58 5 16 4 0 1 4 0 0 2 0 .276 .300 .397 .697 6.4 0.8
1948 34 AAA   108 367 44 71 13 0 6 37 1 0 24 41 .193 .243 .278 .521 23.9  
4 Years Sim 137 334 33 89 15 0 4 32 0 0 19 8 .266 .307 .347 .654 32.3 3.0
3 Years AAA 271 1001 124 225 46 1 18 112 3 4 56 51 .225 .272 .327 .599 83.9  
2 Years AA 186 736 82 192 38 1 17 72 1 1 64 25 .261 .326 .385 .711 90.3  
1 Years A 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 .250 .000 .250 0.1  
6 Years Minors 458 1740 206 417 84 2 35 184 4 5 121 76 .240 .295 .351 .646 174.2  
162 Game Average 394 39 105 17 0 4 37 0 0 22 9 .266 .307 .347 .654 38.1  
Career Highs 71 152 10 38 5 0 2 13 0 0 7 5 .327 .375 .500 .875 10.2  
Career Batting Splits     Help
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Category G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR
vs RH   168 18 50 7 0 3 21 0 0 6 3 .298 .326 .393 .719 20.1
vs LH   166 15 39 8 0 1 11 0 0 13 5 .235 .289 .301 .590 14.4
Home 69 160 20 44 5 0 3 18 0 0 8 3 .275 .312 .363 .674 17.5
Away 68 174 13 45 10 0 1 14 0 0 11 5 .259 .303 .333 .636 17.0
RISP   89 0 22 5 0 1 27 0 0 3 1 .247 .277 .337 .614 7.6
Pinch Hitting   5 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .400 .400 .400 .800 0.7
Close/Late   30 1 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 .233 .324 .233 .557 2.7
Mar/Apr 25 40 7 16 3 0 0 10 0 0 0 0 .400 .400 .475 .875 6.4
May 25 54 8 12 2 0 1 4 0 0 3 0 .222 .263 .315 .578 4.4
June 27 80 6 23 5 0 2 8 0 0 2 4 .288 .301 .425 .726 9.7
July 18 49 2 11 1 0 0 4 0 0 6 2 .224 .309 .245 .554 4.1
August 24 55 3 11 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 .200 .267 .218 .485 3.2
Sep/Oct 18 56 7 16 3 0 1 6 0 0 3 2 .286 .333 .393 .726 6.8
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF   DWS
1944 30 DET AL 2B 60 34 312.3 74 131 6 26 .972 5.91   1.3
    SS 11 11 94.0 11 48 4 5 .937 5.65   0.5
1945 31 DET AL 2B 15 6 57.9 12 22 1 3 .971 5.28   0.2
    SS 7 7 50.6 7 20 2 3 .931 4.80   0.2
  CIN NL 2B 7 3 42.8 8 17 0 3 1.000 5.26   0.3
    SS 3 3 37.4 5 15 2 3 .909 4.81   0.1
  TOT   2B 22 9 100.7 20 39 1 6 .983 5.27   0.5
      SS 10 10 88.0 12 35 4 6 .922 4.81   0.4
1946 32 CIN NL SS 7 7 55.0 7 27 2 3 .944 5.56   0.4
    2B 7 7 51.0 9 22 1 3 .969 5.47   0.3
1947 33 CIN NL SS 11 10 81.3 26 37 1 8 .984 6.97   0.7
    2B 5 4 33.0 9 14 0 2 1.000 6.27   0.2
  2B 94 54 497.0 112 206 8 37 .975 5.76   2.3
  SS 39 38 318.3 56 147 11 22 .949 5.74   1.9
Career Totals   133 92 815.4 168 353 19 59 .965 5.75   4.2
Career Highs   71 45 406.3 85 179 10 31 .989 6.77    
Post-Season Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Post Season MVP Award.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS
1945 31 CIN NL 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Career Post-Season Batting 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
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  1. Hod Ford (988)
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  5. Jose Herrera (970)
  6. Mike Sharperson (968)
  7. Irv Hall (966)
  8. Craig Shipley (961)
  9. Heinie Sand (959)
  10. Marty McManus (958)
History
Drafted in 4th round, 49th overall pick, by St. Louis in 1941
Injured on 4/11/1943 with a Inflamed Rotator Cuff Muscle, out for 5 weeks
Injured on 5/23/1943 with a Tight Shoulder, out for one week
Injured on 7/5/1943 with a Fractured Jaw, out for 3-4 weeks
Traded from St. Louis to Detroit on 2/1/1944 (Going to DET: 2B Moe Franklin. Going to STL: P Johnny Broaca, LF Red Worthington, RF Vince Barton)
Had first career hit on 4/8/1944, off Bill Bevens (BSN)
Hit first career homerun on 5/18/1944, off Orie Arntzen (NYA)
Traded from Detroit to Cincinnati on 6/1/1945 (Going to CIN: P Max Lanier, 2B Moe Franklin. Going to DET: P Joe Dobson, SS Billy Cox)
Won World Series with Cincinnati in 1946
2/1/1947: Gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration
Won World Series with Cincinnati in 1947
2/1/1948: Gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration
Released by Cincinnati on 10/14/1948
 
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