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» Julio Franco | Major Leaguer 1982-2007

Positions: SS-1208, 2B-670, 1B-512, DH-374, P-30, 3B-7, OF-4

Full Name: Julio Cesar Franco
Born: August 23,1958 in San Pedro de Macoris, Dominican Republic
Height: 6-1 Weight: 200 Bats: Right Throws: Right
High School: Divine Providence (SPDM.DR)
College: None

Drafted: Signed as an undrafted free agent by the Philadelphia Phillies in 1978

Signed by Scout: Francisco Acevedo

MLB Debut: April 23,1982

Scouting Report
Power:	53
Speed:	71
Contact:	67
Patience:	48

MLB All-Star Game History ... Oldest and Youngest Major Leaguers by Year

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Batting Statistics

Year	Team	Lg	Age	Org.	Level	Pos	Ln	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	HBP	IBB	SH	SF	DP	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
1978	BUT	Pio	19	-	Rk	ss-2b		47	141	34	43	5	2	3	28	4	3	17	30	1		1	1		.305	.381	.433	814
1979	C.	Nwst	20	Phi	A-	ss		71	299	57	98	15	5	10	45	22	9	24	59	3		2	2		.328	.381	.512	893
1980	PEN	Caro	21	Phi	A+	ss		140	555	105	178	25	8	11	99	44	12	33	66	8		3	10		.321	.361	.454	815
1981	REA	East	22	Phi	AA	ss		139	532	70	160	17	3	8	74	27	14	52	60	5	2	5	6		.301	.365	.389	754
1982	OKL	Amer	23	Phi	AAA	ss		120	463	80	139	19	5	21	66	33	11	39	56	3	1	2	2		.300	.357	.499	856
	PHI	NL	23	Phi	MLB	ss	7	16	29	3	8	1	0	0	3	0	2	2	4	0	1	1	0	1	.276	.323	.310	633
1983	CLE	AL	24	Cle	MLB	ss	8,7	149	560	68	153	24	8	8	80	32	12	27	50	2	1	3	6	21	.273	.306	.388	694
1984	CLE	AL	25	Cle	MLB	ss	2,3	160	658	82	188	22	5	3	79	19	10	43	68	6	1	1	10	23	.286	.331	.348	679
1985	CLE	AL	26	Cle	MLB	ss	2,3	160	636	97	183	33	4	6	90	13	9	54	74	4	2	0	9	26	.288	.343	.381	724
1986	CLE	AL	27	Cle	MLB	ss	2	149	599	80	183	30	5	10	74	10	7	32	66	0	1	0	5	28	.306	.338	.422	760
1987	CLE	AL	28	Cle	MLB	ss	2,3	128	495	86	158	24	3	8	52	32	9	57	56	3	2	0	5	23	.319	.389	.428	817
1988	CLE	AL	29	Cle	MLB	2b	1	152	613	88	186	23	6	10	54	25	11	56	72	2	4	1	4	17	.303	.361	.409	770
1989	TEX	AL	30	Tex	MLB	2b	5	150	548	80	173	31	5	13	92	21	3	66	69	1	11	0	6	27	.316	.386	.462	848
1990	TEX	AL	31	Tex	MLB	2b	2,3	157	582	96	172	27	1	11	69	31	10	82	83	2	3	2	2	12	.296	.383	.402	785
1991	TEX	AL	32	Tex	MLB	2b	4,2	146	589	108	201	27	3	15	78	36	9	65	78	3	8	0	2	13	.341	.408	.474	882
1992	TEX	AL	33	Tex	MLB	dh-2b	1	35	107	19	25	7	0	2	8	1	1	15	17	0	2	1	0	3	.234	.328	.355	683
1993	TEX	AL	34	Tex	MLB	dh	2,5	144	532	85	154	31	3	14	84	9	3	62	95	1	4	5	7	16	.289	.360	.438	798
1994	CHW	AL	35	Chw	MLB	dh	4	112	433	72	138	19	2	20	98	8	1	62	75	5	4	0	5	14	.319	.406	.510	916
1995	Chi	Jap Pac	36	-	Intl	3b		127	474	60	145	25	3	10	58	11	0	63	106	0	0	0	0	0	.306	.387	.435	822
1996	CLE	AL	37	Cle	MLB	1b	2	112	432	72	139	20	1	14	76	8	8	61	82	3	2	0	3	14	.322	.407	.470	877
1997	CLE	AL	38	Cle	MLB	dh-2b	7,2	78	289	46	82	13	1	3	25	8	5	38	75	0	2	1	0	13	.284	.367	.367	734
	MIL	AL	38	Mil	MLB	dh-1b	4	42	141	22	34	3	0	4	19	7	1	31	41	1	2	0	4	4	.241	.373	.348	721
1998	Chi	Jap Pac	39	-	Intl	3b		131	487	78	141	27	2	18	77	7	0	8	107	4	0	0	0	0	.290	.307	.464	771
1999	TB	AL	40	Tb	MLB	1b		1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	0
2000	sam	Korean	41	-	Intl	3b		132	477	0	156	19	1	22	110	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.327	.327	.509	836
2001	ATL	NL	42	Atl	MLB	1b	2	25	90	13	27	4	0	3	11	0	0	10	20	1	1	0	0	3	.300	.376	.444	820
2002	ATL	NL	43	Atl	MLB	1b	2,9	125	338	51	96	13	1	6	30	5	1	39	75	1	3	2	3	13	.284	.357	.382	739
2003	ATL	NL	44	Atl	MLB	1b	9,6	103	197	28	58	12	2	5	31	0	1	25	43	0	5	0	1	8	.294	.372	.452	824
2004	ATL	NL	45	Atl	MLB	1b	9,5	125	320	37	99	18	3	6	57	4	2	36	68	1	4	1	3	10	.309	.378	.441	819
2005	ATL	NL	46	Atl	MLB	1b	5,9	108	233	30	64	12	1	9	42	4	0	27	57	1	1	1	3	10	.275	.348	.451	799
2006	NYM	NL	47	Nym	MLB	1b	9	95	165	14	45	10	0	2	26	6	1	13	49	1	2	0	0	11	.273	.330	.370	700
2007	ROM	SAL	48	Atl	A	1b		4	13	3	4	0	0	0	2	1	0	1	2	2	0	0	0	1	.308	.438	.308	746
	RIC	IL	48	Atl	AAA	1b		4	14	2	4	0	0	0	1	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	.286	.412	.286	698
	NYM	NL	48	Nym	MLB	1b-3b	9	40	50	7	10	0	0	1	8	2	1	10	13	0	0	0	1	1	.200	.328	.260	588
	ATL	NL	48	Atl	MLB	1b	8	15	40	1	10	3	0	0	8	0	0	4	10	0	1	0	1	1	.250	.311	.325	636

Major League Totals - 23 Season(s)								2527	8677	1285	2586	407	54	173	1194	281	107	917	1341	38	67	19	80	312	.298	.365	.417	782
Minor League Totals - 9 Season(s)								915	3455	489	1068	152	29	103	560	149	49	240	486	26		13	21		.309	.356	.459	815

Game Logs: 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1996, 1997, 1999, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007

List of Teams for Julio Franco: Atlanta Braves [6], Butte Copper Kings Rk [1], Central Oregon Phillies A- [1], Chiba Lotte Intl [2], Chicago White Sox [1], Cleveland Indians [8], Milwaukee Brewers [1], New York Mets [2], Oklahoma City 89ers AAA [1], Peninsula Pilots A+ [1], Philadelphia Phillies [1], Reading Phillies AA [1], Richmond Braves AAA [1], Rome Braves A [1], samsung Intl [1], Tampa Bay Rays [1], Texas Rangers [5]

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