SS Bob Franklin #14
Milwaukee Dairymen MLB
Age: 25 | Bats: S | Throws: R | Morale: Unhappy
01/20/1975
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SS BOB FRANKLIN #14 - AGE: 25 - BATS: S - THROWS: R - MORALE: UNHAPPY
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
59 129 28 3 0 1 12 6 21 .217 .268 .264 0 -0.3
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 50 50 50 55
Gap 40 40 40 45
Power 40 40 40 40
Eye 40 40 40 45
Avoid K's 50 50 50 65
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 60 45
Errors: - 55 50
Arm: 20 55 40
Turn DP: - 55 -
Framing: 20 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: 50
Catcher: - Left Field: -
1st Base: 20 Center Field: -
2nd Base: 55 Right Field: -
3rd Base: -
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 50
Stealing Aggressiveness: 70
Stealing Ability: 65
Baserunning Inst.: 70
Sacrifice Bunt: 45
Bunt for Hit: 30
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
09/29/1974 @ SDC Loss, 5-7 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
09/22/1974 @ KCB Loss, 4-5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/20/1974 @ KCB Win, 11-6 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
09/19/1974 SDC Loss, 1-4 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
09/15/1974 CHI Win, 3-2 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
09/12/1974 KCB Win, 11-2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/06/1974 WAS Win, 2-1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
09/04/1974 @ DEN Loss, 1-2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/03/1974 @ DEN Loss, 2-3 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
09/02/1974 @ DEN Loss, 3-4 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 0
PERSONALITY
Stays in the shadows, not the spotlight.
Low: Adaptability
Birthday:02/23/1949
Born in:Brooklyn, NY
Nationality:American
Height:5' 11"
Weight:185 lbs
Local Popularity:Unknown
National Pop.:Unknown
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$81,825
Signed Through:1975 Season
Major Service:5 Years, 41 Days
Service This Yr:174 Days
40-Man Service:None, None
Pro Service:8 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Eligible, but possibly free agent after season!
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1967, 20th Pick in Round 4
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL 1974 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 59 129 28 3 0 1 12 12 6 21 .217 .268 .264 .532 .249 .047 57
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 24 140 3 0 0 4 2 0 34 4 0 0 0.0 8.8 2.22 -0.3  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   36 11 1 0 1 7 4 1 3 0 0 0 .306 .324 .417 .741
Versus Right   93 17 2 0 0 5 8 5 18 0 2 3 .183 .248 .204 .452
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
April   8 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 .250 .250 .250 .500
May   20 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 3 0 0 0 .150 .190 .150 .340
June   8 3 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 .375 .444 .625 1.069
July   25 8 1 0 0 2 3 0 3 0 0 0 .320 .320 .360 .680
August   43 10 0 0 1 8 5 2 8 0 2 2 .233 .298 .302 .600
September   25 2 0 0 0 1 1 3 5 0 0 0 .080 .179 .080 .259
Spring Training   57 17 3 0 1 8 8 2 11 0 1 1 .298 .333 .404 .737
Last Year   129 28 3 0 1 12 12 6 21 0 2 3 .217 .268 .264 .532
2 Years Ago   133 32 4 0 0 15 24 14 21 2 0 3 .241 .322 .271 .593
Career   446 110 13 1 10 51 56 25 66 3 4 10 .247 .300 .348 .647
Home   75 19 1 0 1 10 7 3 13 0 2 2 .253 .300 .307 .607
Road   54 9 2 0 0 2 5 3 8 0 0 1 .167 .224 .204 .428
Grass   129 28 3 0 1 12 12 6 21 0 2 3 .217 .268 .264 .532
Day   89 18 2 0 1 10 10 4 13 0 2 2 .202 .253 .258 .511
Night   40 10 1 0 0 2 2 2 8 0 0 1 .250 .302 .275 .577
As Starter   96 21 2 0 0 6 10 5 15 0 1 2 .219 .272 .240 .511
As Reliever / Substitution   33 7 1 0 1 6 2 1 6 0 1 1 .212 .257 .333 .590
Pinch Hitting   21 5 0 0 1 5 2 0 4 0 0 0 .238 .238 .381 .619
Close/Late   45 8 1 0 1 6 6 3 6 0 1 1 .178 .245 .267 .512
Inning 1-3   34 7 1 0 0 2 2 0 8 0 1 2 .206 .250 .235 .485
Inning 4-6   33 6 0 0 0 4 1 2 4 0 0 0 .182 .229 .182 .410
Inning 7-9   55 15 2 0 1 6 9 3 7 0 0 1 .273 .322 .364 .686
Extra Innings   7 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 1 0 .000 .125 .000 .125
0 Outs   50 10 1 0 0 0 3 3 5 0 2 1 .200 .259 .220 .479
1 Outs   47 11 2 0 0 3 6 2 10 0 0 1 .234 .280 .277 .557
2 Outs   32 7 0 0 1 9 3 1 6 0 0 1 .219 .265 .312 .577
Scoring Position   33 8 0 0 1 12 2 2 4 0 2 0 .242 .286 .333 .619
Bases Empty   77 18 3 0 0 0 8 4 12 0 0 2 .234 .289 .273 .562
Runner on 1st   19 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 5 0 0 1 .105 .150 .105 .255
Runner on 2nd   8 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 .250 .400 .250 .650
Runner on 3rd   5 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 .400 .400 .400 .800
Runner on 1st & 2nd   9 2 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 .222 .222 .222 .444
Runner on 1st & 3rd   5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Bases Loaded   5 2 0 0 1 8 1 0 0 0 0 0 .400 .400 1.000 1.400
Two Strikes   50 4 2 0 0 2 3 3 21 0 0 0 .080 .132 .120 .252
First Pitch   35 12 1 0 0 3 3 0 0 0 0 2 .343 .378 .371 .750
Count 0-1   8 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 .375 .375 .375 .750
Count 0-2   11 2 2 0 0 0 2 0 5 0 0 0 .182 .182 .364 .545
Count 1-0   17 7 0 0 1 6 4 0 0 0 0 0 .412 .412 .588 1.000
Count 1-1   12 2 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 .167 .231 .167 .397
Count 1-2   19 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 6 0 0 0 .105 .105 .105 .211
Count 2-0   5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Count 2-1   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Count 2-2   13 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 6 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 .500 .000 .500
Full Count   7 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 4 0 0 0 .000 .300 .000 .300
Behind in Count   38 7 2 0 0 2 2 0 11 0 2 0 .184 .184 .237 .421
Ahead in Count   24 7 0 0 1 6 4 3 0 0 0 0 .292 .370 .417 .787
Batting Leadoff   50 13 1 0 0 6 5 1 6 0 0 2 .260 .302 .280 .582
Batting 2nd   13 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 4 0 1 0 .154 .154 .154 .308
Batting 4th   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting 5th   6 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 .000 .143 .000 .143
Batting 6th   7 1 0 0 1 4 1 1 2 0 0 0 .143 .250 .571 .821
Batting 7th   13 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 0 0 0 .077 .200 .077 .277
Batting 8th   32 8 1 0 0 1 3 1 5 0 0 0 .250 .273 .281 .554
Batting 9th   6 3 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 .500 .571 .667 1.238
Low Leverage   40 13 2 0 0 0 7 2 7 0 0 1 .325 .372 .375 .747
Medium Leverage   51 9 0 0 0 2 2 1 10 0 1 2 .176 .222 .176 .399
High Leverage   36 6 1 0 1 10 3 3 4 0 1 0 .167 .231 .278 .509
CAREER BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
1967 Milwaukee - MLB 18 6 10 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .300 .300 .300 .600 84 81 -0.2
1968 Milwaukee - MLB 19 4 9 4 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 .444 .444 .667 1.111 242 261 -0.1
1969 Milwaukee - MLB 20 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 -115 -0.0
1970 Milwaukee - MLB 21 39 104 25 2 0 6 12 12 3 3 1 14 0 1 .240 .279 .433 .712 93 91 0.2
1971 Milwaukee - MLB 22 20 43 14 0 1 2 8 3 1 1 0 3 0 1 .326 .356 .512 .867 150 154 0.4
1972 Milwaukee - MLB 23 23 17 4 2 0 1 3 3 1 0 0 4 0 0 .235 .278 .529 .807 133 137 -0.1
1973 Milwaukee - MLB 24 64 133 32 4 0 0 15 24 14 3 2 21 2 0 .241 .322 .271 .593 67 70 -0.4
1974 Milwaukee - MLB 25 59 129 28 3 0 1 12 12 6 3 0 21 0 0 .217 .268 .264 .532 51 57 -0.3
Total MLB 220 446 110 13 1 10 51 56 25 10 3 66 2 2 .247 .300 .348 .647 82 85 -0.4
CAREER MINOR LEAGUE BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
1967 Total - 18 24 104 47 14 1 1 28 43 9 6 2 5 7 2 .452 .512 .635 1.147 100 100 2.1
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1967 Milwaukee - MLB SS 4 3 6 6 1 13 1 .923 24.0 4.50 -1.1 .759
1968 Milwaukee - MLB 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1968 Milwaukee - MLB SS 3 2 5 7 2 12 0 1.000 19.0 5.68 -2.2 .643
1969 Milwaukee - MLB SS 4 0 3 1 0 4 0 1.000 4.0 9.00 -0.0 1.050
1969 Milwaukee - MLB CF 1 0 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 1.2 10.80 +0.0 .979
1970 Milwaukee - MLB 2B 2 0 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 4.0 4.50 +0.0 .997
1970 Milwaukee - MLB SS 37 26 52 85 11 141 4 .972 254.0 4.85 -1.6 .973
1971 Milwaukee - MLB 2B 10 3 13 22 5 35 0 1.000 53.0 5.94 -0.1 .993
1971 Milwaukee - MLB SS 8 4 9 26 7 36 1 .972 41.0 7.68 -0.5 .951
1971 Milwaukee - MLB CF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 2.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1972 Milwaukee - MLB 2B 6 0 0 1 0 2 1 .500 8.1 1.08 -0.6 .494
1972 Milwaukee - MLB SS 16 3 12 18 6 31 1 .968 49.0 5.51 -1.6 .875
1972 Milwaukee - MLB CF 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 1.0 9.00 +0.1 .993
1973 Milwaukee - MLB 2B 30 13 31 45 7 77 1 .987 142.2 4.79 -0.9 .932
1973 Milwaukee - MLB SS 33 15 37 66 18 105 2 .981 187.2 4.94 -3.6 .936
1974 Milwaukee - MLB 1B 2 2 21 1 0 23 1 .957 16.0 12.38 -0.5 .779
1974 Milwaukee - MLB 2B 16 9 24 33 5 59 2 .966 94.2 5.42 -0.2 .949
1974 Milwaukee - MLB SS 26 12 29 73 10 105 3 .971 143.0 6.42 -0.7 .983
TOTAL 1B 2 2 21 1 0 23 1 .957 16.0 12.38 -0.5 .779
TOTAL 2B 65 25 70 101 17 175 4 .977 303.2 5.07 -1.8 .941
TOTAL SS 131 65 153 282 55 447 12 .973 721.2 5.42 -11.4 .943
TOTAL CF 3 0 3 0 0 3 0 1.000 4.2 5.79 +0.1 .984
PLAYER HISTORY
09/01/1967 Drafted in the 1967 first-year player draft (Round 4, Pick 20, 104th overall pick) by the Milwaukee Dairymen, out of high school Rye Country Day (Rye Country Day; Rye, NY).
11/08/1967 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $21,000.
01/01/1968 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 35 (55); Power: 20 (35); Eye: 25 (40).
11/19/1968 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $22,200.
01/01/1969 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (65); Power: 35 (50); Eye: 30 (45).
03/18/1969 Injured (strained calf),day-to-day for 1 day.
11/17/1969 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $23,400.
01/01/1970 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (65); Power: 40 (50); Eye: 35 (45).
03/29/1970 Outstandingly completed training to improve his defense at shortstop at the Milwaukee Dairymen development complex.
11/17/1970 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $24,800.
01/01/1971 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (60); Power: 40 (45); Eye: 35 (45).
08/09/1971 Injured (flu-like symptoms),day-to-day for 4 days.
11/13/1971 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $26,400.
01/01/1972 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (60); Power: 40 (40); Eye: 35 (45).
11/10/1972 Received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $44,000.
01/01/1973 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (60); Power: 40 (45); Eye: 35 (45).
04/30/1973 Injured (blurred vision),day-to-day for 2 weeks.
11/04/1973 Received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $49,000.
01/01/1974 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (55); Power: 40 (45); Eye: 40 (45).
08/01/1974 Injured (bruised thumb),day-to-day for 4 days.
11/14/1974 Received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $81,825.
01/01/1975 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (55); Power: 40 (40); Eye: 40 (45).
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