Herman Franks

Positions: Catcher and Pinch Hitter

Bats: Left • Throws: Right

5-10, 187lb (178cm, 84kg)

Born: January 4, 1914 in Price, UT us

Died: March 30, 2009 in Salt Lake City, UT

Buried: Cremated

School: University of Utah (Salt Lake City, UT)

Debut: April 27, 1939 (Age 25-113d, 8,653rd in major league history)
vs. PIT 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: August 28, 1949 (Age 35-236d)
vs. CIN 3 AB, 2 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1940 season

Full Name: Herman Louis Franks

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

-0.1

403

.199

RBI

OBP

.302

SLG

.275

OPS

.578

OPS+

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	4-13 / in Starts: 1-3
Longest Hitting Streak	1 game
Longest On Base Streak	3 games
Most Games w/o HR	11 games
Most Games w/o RBI	3 games
Grand Slams	No bases loaded PA
Go-Ahead Hits:	1

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 21 PAs	3
Actual Runners on Base	8 (3-3-2) Data is incomplete
Avg. MLBer w/ 21 PAs	2
Avg. Runners on Base	14 (7-4-2)

Most Driven In
E Slaughter	2
J Mize	1

Most Driven In By
J Brown	1

1939 Batting Game Log

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1939 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	1	7 (6)	Apr 27	STL		PIT	W,6-5	0-GF(11)	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		0	0	0			0	0	0	.000	.500	.000	.500	9						C
2	2	9 (1)	Apr 30	STL	@	CHC	L,1-4	9-GF	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.000	.667	.000	.667	7	.35	0.018	1.04	0.03%	0.39	PH
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
3	3	10	May 2	STL	@	BSN	W,2-1	GS-2	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.500	.750	.500	1.250	7	1.24	0.104	3.45	0.17%	0.91	C
4	4	28 (17)	May 24	STL		BSN	W,7-0	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.500	.750	.500	1.250	8						C
5	5	30 (1)	May 26	STL		CIN	L,5-7	8-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	1	0	0	.333	.600	.333	.933	9	2.39	-0.103	14.61	-0.38%	-0.55	PH C
6	6	31	May 27	STL		CIN	L,2-3	8-GF(8)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.333	.600	.333	.933	8						C
7	7	32	May 28 (1)	STL		CIN	W,6-5	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.333	.600	.333	.933	8						C
8	8	33	May 28 (2)	STL		CIN	L,4-8	8-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.250	.500	.250	.750	8	.23	-0.007	1.29	-0.02%	-0.37	C
9	9	34	May 29	STL		PIT	L,0-7	8-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.200	.429	.200	.629	8	.01	0.000	.04	0.00%	-0.24	C
10	10	36 (1)	May 30 (2)	STL		PIT	L,8-14	GS-8	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.143	.333	.143	.476	8	.54	0.010	2.25	0.03%	-0.30	C
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
11	11	39 (2)	Jun 3	STL	@	NYG	L,5-6	7-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.125	.300	.125	.425	8	2.13	-0.053	8.05	-0.12%	-0.16	C
12	12	40	Jun 5	STL	@	BSN	L,4-10	8-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.111	.273	.111	.384	9	.48	-0.012	1.59	-0.03%	-0.10	PH
13	13	44 (3)	Jun 10 (1)	STL	@	PHI	L,5-6	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.077	.200	.077	.277	8	1.67	0.033	5.69	0.07%	-0.17	C
14	14	45	Jun 10 (2)	STL	@	PHI	L,3-5	9-9	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.077	.250	.077	.327	3	.90	0.044	2.59	0.08%	0.38	PH
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
15	15	63 (17)	Jul 2 (2)	STL		PIT	L,3-6	7-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.071	.235	.071	.307	9	.24	-0.006	.54	-0.01%	-0.11	PH
Sep/Oct		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
16	16	154 (90)	Sep 30 (2)	STL	@	CHC	L,1-5	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0			0	0	0	.059	.200	.059	.259	8						C
17	17	155	Oct 1	STL	@	CHC	L,1-2	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.059	.200	.059	.259	7						C
							4-13		21	17	1	1	0	0	0	3	3	0	3	0	0		0	1	0	0	.059	.200	.059	.259		1.02	0.028	3.92	-0.18%	-0.32

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