Julio Franco

Positions: Shortstop, Second Baseman and First Baseman

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-0, 160lb (183cm, 72kg)

Born: August 23, 1958 in Hato Mayor del Rey, Dominican Republic do

High School: Divine Providence (San Pedro de Macoris, Dominican Republic)

Debut: April 23, 1982 (Age 23-243d, 14,579th in major league history)
vs. STL 4 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: September 17, 2007 (Age 49-025d)
vs. FLA 1 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 1 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1983 season

Agents: International Baseball Consulting • Previously: Chuck Berry, John Davimos, Tom Reich

Full Name: Julio Cesar Franco

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3x All-Star
5x Silver Slugger
Batting Title
AS MVP

+11

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

43.6

8677

2586

173

.298

1285

RBI

1194

281

OBP

.365

SLG

.417

OPS

.782

OPS+

111

Fielding stats are given overall and by position. In some cases, they will be identical.

1991 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1991 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 8	TEX		MIL	L,4-5	CG	36	9.0	0	1	0	1	1	2B
2	2	Apr 10	TEX		MIL	L,0-6	CG	38	9.0	1	3	0	4	0	2B
3	3	Apr 12	TEX		BAL	L,0-3	CG	39	9.0	5	3	0	8	0	2B
4	4	Apr 13	TEX		BAL	L,4-11	CG	44	9.0	3	3	0	6	1	2B
5	5	Apr 14	TEX		BAL	W,15-3	CG	36	9.0	0	3	0	3	1	2B
6	6	Apr 16	TEX	@	CLE	W,3-1	CG	34	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	2B
7	7	Apr 18	TEX	@	CLE	W,7-0	CG	35	9.0	1	2	0	3	1	2B
8	8	Apr 19	TEX	@	BAL	L,0-5	CG	34	8.0	3	2	0	5	1	2B
9	9	Apr 20	TEX	@	BAL	W,1-0	CG	34	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	2B
10	10	Apr 23	TEX	@	MIL	W,6-5	CG	42	11.0	0	1	0	1	0	2B
11	11	Apr 24	TEX	@	MIL	W,8-2	CG	31	9.0	1	4	0	5	1	2B
12	12	Apr 25	TEX	@	MIL	L,1-9	CG	36	8.0	2	1	0	3	0	2B
13	13	Apr 26	TEX		CLE	L,2-5	CG	39	9.0	3	3	1	7	0	2B
14	14	Apr 27	TEX		CLE	W,4-1	CG	33	9.0	1	3	0	4	1	2B
15	15	Apr 28	TEX		CLE	L,2-4	CG	40	9.0	2	1	0	3	1	2B
16	16	Apr 30	TEX		TOR	W,8-5	CG	41	9.0	3	5	0	8	0	2B
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
17	17	May 1	TEX		TOR	W,3-0	CG	29	9.0	1	4	0	5	0	2B
18	18	May 3	TEX	@	DET	L,6-7	CG	50	10.1	2	3	0	5	0	2B
19	19	May 4	TEX	@	DET	W,6-5	CG	39	9.0	4	2	0	6	1	2B
20	20	May 5	TEX	@	DET	L,7-8	CG	39	8.0	2	1	0	3	1	2B
21	21	May 7	TEX	@	TOR	W,3-2	CG	38	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	2B
22	22	May 8	TEX	@	TOR	L,2-4	CG	33	8.0	0	2	0	2	0	2B
23	23	May 9	TEX	@	BOS	L,4-8	CG	41	8.0	2	3	1	6	1	2B
24	24	May 10	TEX	@	BOS	L,3-5	CG	44	8.0	1	1	0	2	1	2B
25	25	May 11	TEX	@	BOS	L,4-5	CG	40	8.0	0	1	1	2	0	2B
26	26	May 12	TEX	@	BOS	W,12-5	GS	14	3.0	1	0	0	1	0	2B
27	27	May 13	TEX		DET	W,8-1	CG	32	9.0	3	6	0	9	1	2B
28	28	May 14	TEX		DET	W,5-3	CG	37	9.0	2	4	0	6	2	2B
29	29	May 15	TEX		DET	W,5-4	CG	52	12.0	2	2	0	4	1	2B
30	30	May 17	TEX		BOS	W,6-4	CG	40	9.0	5	4	1	10	1	2B
31	31	May 18	TEX		BOS	W,13-5	GS	39	7.0	4	2	0	6	0	2B
32	32	May 19	TEX		BOS	W,12-4	CG	37	9.0	2	2	0	4	2	2B
33	33	May 21	TEX	@	MIN	W,6-5	CG	39	9.0	2	5	0	7	0	2B
34	34	May 22	TEX	@	MIN	W,5-2	CG	48	12.0	3	7	0	10	3	2B
35	35	May 23	TEX	@	MIN	W,10-6	GS	35	6.0	2	1	0	3	0	2B
36	36	May 24	TEX	@	SEA	W,7-3	CG	37	9.0	3	2	0	5	0	2B
37	37	May 25	TEX	@	SEA	W,8-6	CG	52	11.0	3	5	0	8	0	2B
38	38	May 26	TEX	@	SEA	W,6-4	CG	39	9.0	1	4	0	5	0	2B
39	39	May 27	TEX		MIN	W,11-4	CG	43	9.0	0	4	0	4	2	2B
40	40	May 28	TEX		MIN	L,0-3	CG	37	9.0	5	3	0	8	1	2B
41	41	May 29	TEX		MIN	L,1-9	GS	32	7.0	3	1	0	4	0	2B
42	42	May 30	TEX		SEA	L,4-11	CG	46	9.0	1	1	1	3	0	2B
43	43	May 31	TEX		SEA	W,7-6	CG	39	9.0	0	4	0	4	0	2B
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
44	44	Jun 1	TEX		SEA	L,8-12	CG	48	9.0	2	4	1	7	0	2B
45	45	Jun 4	TEX	@	KCR	L,1-4	CG	32	8.0	1	1	0	2	1	2B
46	46	Jun 5	TEX	@	KCR	L,2-3	CG	34	8.0	2	7	1	10	1	2B
47	47	Jun 6	TEX	@	KCR	L,3-4	CG	80	17.0	4	4	0	8	0	2B
48	48	Jun 7	TEX	@	NYY	L,4-5	CG	39	8.2	1	2	0	3	0	2B
49	49	Jun 8	TEX	@	NYY	L,7-10	CG	42	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	2B
50	50	Jun 9	TEX	@	NYY	L,4-6	CG	38	8.0	2	1	0	3	0	2B
51	51	Jun 10	TEX		CHW	L,2-3	CG	47	13.0	4	9	1	14	1	2B
52	52	Jun 11	TEX		CHW	W,2-0	CG	34	9.0	2	3	0	5	0	2B
53	53	Jun 12	TEX		CHW	W,4-2	CG	37	9.0	3	2	0	5	1	2B
54	54	Jun 13	TEX		CHW	W,8-4	CG	41	9.0	3	2	0	5	1	2B
55	55	Jun 14	TEX		NYY	W,8-4	CG	39	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	2B
56	56	Jun 15	TEX		NYY	W,4-3	CG	41	9.0	4	4	0	8	1	2B
57	57	Jun 16	TEX		NYY	W,4-3	CG	57	15.0	6	7	0	13	2	2B
58	58	Jun 17	TEX		KCR	W,10-9	CG	43	10.0	3	5	1	9	1	2B
59	59	Jun 18	TEX		KCR	L,5-12	CG	42	9.0	0	4	0	4	0	2B
60	60	Jun 19	TEX		KCR	L,2-15	GS	44	8.0	4	3	0	7	2	2B
61	61	Jun 20	TEX	@	CHW	W,7-3	CG	39	9.0	5	6	0	11	2	2B
62	62	Jun 21	TEX	@	CHW	L,5-6	CG	46	10.1	4	3	0	7	1	2B
63	63	Jun 22	TEX	@	CHW	L,1-3	CG	33	8.0	1	2	0	3	0	2B
64	65 (1)	Jun 25	TEX	@	OAK	W,6-1	CG	35	9.0	3	3	0	6	1	2B
65	66	Jun 26	TEX	@	OAK	W,8-1	CG	40	9.0	2	2	0	4	1	2B
66	67	Jun 27	TEX	@	OAK	W,9-6	CG	40	9.0	1	5	0	6	2	2B
67	68	Jun 28	TEX	@	CAL	L,8-10	CG	41	8.0	3	3	0	6	1	2B
68	69	Jun 29	TEX	@	CAL	W,7-4	CG	54	13.0	5	3	1	9	2	2B
69	70	Jun 30	TEX	@	CAL	W,2-1	CG	31	9.0	2	1	0	3	1	2B
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
70	72 (1)	Jul 2	TEX		OAK	W,9-6	CG	40	9.0	1	3	0	4	0	2B
71	73	Jul 3	TEX		OAK	L,0-5	CG	41	9.0	0	1	1	2	0	2B
72	74	Jul 4	TEX		OAK	W,5-4	CG	40	10.0	3	2	0	5	0	2B
73	75	Jul 5	TEX		CAL	W,8-0	CG	35	9.0	3	2	0	5	0	2B
74	78 (2)	Jul 11	TEX	@	TOR	L,0-2	CG	34	8.0	1	2	0	3	0	2B
75	79	Jul 12	TEX	@	TOR	L,2-6	CG	42	8.0	6	4	0	10	1	2B
76	80	Jul 13	TEX	@	TOR	L,2-3	CG	34	8.0	0	2	0	2	0	2B
77	81	Jul 14	TEX	@	TOR	W,8-6	CG	39	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	2B
78	82	Jul 15	TEX	@	DET	L,7-8	CG	37	8.0	0	1	0	1	0	2B
79	83	Jul 16	TEX	@	DET	L,5-6	CG	36	8.2	0	4	0	4	1	2B
80	84	Jul 17	TEX	@	DET	L,4-6	CG	43	9.0	1	3	0	4	0	2B
81	85	Jul 18	TEX		TOR	L,0-4	CG	36	9.0	2	2	0	4	1	2B
82	86	Jul 19	TEX		TOR	L,2-7	CG	46	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	2B
83	87	Jul 20	TEX		TOR	W,11-6	CG	41	9.0	1	2	0	3	1	2B
84	88	Jul 21	TEX		TOR	W,6-5	CG	37	9.0	1	3	1	5	1	2B
85	89	Jul 22	TEX		BOS	W,2-1	CG	35	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	2B
86	90	Jul 23	TEX		BOS	W,5-4	CG	35	9.0	1	4	0	5	0	2B
87	91	Jul 24	TEX		BOS	L,1-2	CG	36	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	2B
88	92	Jul 26	TEX		DET	L,2-3	CG	42	10.0	3	3	0	6	1	2B
89	93	Jul 27	TEX		DET	W,8-5	CG	43	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	2B
90	94	Jul 28	TEX		DET	W,10-6	CG	40	9.0	4	1	0	5	0	2B
91	95	Jul 29	TEX	@	BOS	W,7-2	CG	38	9.0	2	1	0	3	1	2B
92	96	Jul 30	TEX	@	BOS	L,6-11	GS	34	6.0	2	0	0	2	1	2B
93	97	Jul 31	TEX	@	CHW	L,8-10	CG	47	8.2	3	5	0	8	1	2B
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
94	98	Aug 1	TEX	@	CHW	L,2-13	CG	45	8.0	2	4	0	6	1	2B
95	99	Aug 2	TEX	@	MIL	W,15-1	GS	24	6.0	1	1	0	2	0	2B
96	100	Aug 3	TEX	@	MIL	W,14-5	GS	23	6.0	2	3	0	5	1	2B
97	101	Aug 4	TEX	@	MIL	L,2-3	CG	38	8.2	0	1	0	1	0	2B
98	102	Aug 5	TEX		CLE	L,0-9	CG	49	9.0	4	4	0	8	2	2B
99	103	Aug 6	TEX		CLE	W,10-8	GS	37	8.0	0	1	0	1	0	2B
100	104	Aug 7	TEX		CLE	W,12-10	CG	44	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	2B
101	105	Aug 9	TEX		MIL	L,8-10	GF	9	2.0	0	1	0	1	0	PH 2B
102	106	Aug 10	TEX		MIL	L,2-5	CG	38	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	2B
103	107	Aug 11	TEX		MIL	W,5-4	CG	43	10.0	1	4	0	5	2	2B
104	108	Aug 12	TEX		MIL	L,7-14	CG	52	9.0	0	3	0	3	0	2B
105	109	Aug 13 (1)	TEX	@	BAL	L,3-4	GS	25	6.0	0	2	0	2	0	2B
106	118 (8)	Aug 20	TEX		BAL	L,6-8	CG	38	9.0	3	2	0	5	0	2B
107	119	Aug 21	TEX		BAL	L,3-4	CG	41	9.0	4	5	1	10	1	2B
108	120	Aug 22	TEX	@	KCR	W,4-2	CG	36	9.0	3	3	0	6	1	2B
109	121	Aug 23	TEX	@	KCR	W,6-1	CG	32	9.0	1	3	0	4	0	2B
110	122	Aug 24	TEX	@	KCR	L,1-8	CG	40	8.0	2	2	0	4	0	2B
111	123	Aug 25	TEX	@	KCR	W,8-4	CG	44	11.0	3	2	0	5	0	2B
112	124	Aug 26	TEX	@	NYY	W,10-2	GS	26	7.0	1	4	0	5	1	2B
113	125	Aug 27	TEX	@	NYY	W,7-2	CG	37	9.0	3	1	0	4	0	2B
114	126	Aug 28	TEX	@	NYY	L,1-5	CG	34	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	2B
115	127	Aug 30	TEX		KCR	W,6-2	CG	34	9.0	2	4	0	6	1	2B
116	128	Aug 31	TEX		KCR	L,2-3	CG	34	9.0	3	5	0	8	2	2B
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
117	129	Sep 1	TEX		KCR	W,6-4	CG	38	9.0	1	4	0	5	0	2B
118	130	Sep 2	TEX		NYY	W,7-2	CG	37	9.0	2	1	0	3	1	2B
119	131	Sep 3	TEX		NYY	W,5-1	CG	34	9.0	4	2	0	6	1	2B
120	132	Sep 4	TEX		NYY	L,2-3	CG	41	9.0	1	4	0	5	0	2B
121	133	Sep 6	TEX		CHW	L,6-11	CG	48	9.0	4	3	1	8	1	2B
122	134	Sep 7	TEX		CHW	L,6-11	CG	44	9.0	3	5	0	8	0	2B
123	135	Sep 8	TEX		CHW	W,7-6	CG	40	9.0	3	6	0	9	1	2B
124	136	Sep 9	TEX	@	CAL	L,2-4	CG	32	8.0	0	1	0	1	0	2B
125	137	Sep 10	TEX	@	CAL	W,6-1	CG	35	9.0	4	3	0	7	0	2B
126	138	Sep 11	TEX	@	CAL	W,11-9	CG	57	12.0	1	1	0	2	0	2B
127	139	Sep 12	TEX		MIN	W,4-3	CG	33	9.0	2	2	0	4	0	2B
128	140	Sep 13	TEX		MIN	L,3-7	CG	41	10.0	2	5	0	7	1	2B
129	143 (2)	Sep 17	TEX		CAL	L,2-7	CG	42	9.0	5	4	0	9	1	2B
130	144	Sep 19 (1)	TEX		CAL	W,10-3	GS	29	7.0	1	1	0	2	0	2B
131	145	Sep 19 (2)	TEX		CAL	L,2-5	CG	41	9.0	4	3	0	7	1	2B
132	146	Sep 20	TEX	@	MIN	L,4-6	CG	40	8.0	6	1	0	7	0	2B
133	147	Sep 21	TEX	@	MIN	L,4-8	CG	40	8.0	1	2	0	3	0	2B
134	148	Sep 22	TEX	@	MIN	L,4-9	CG	39	8.0	0	2	0	2	0	2B
135	149	Sep 23	TEX	@	SEA	W,11-4	GF	7	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	PH 2B
136	150	Sep 24	TEX	@	SEA	W,8-7	CG	45	9.0	1	5	0	6	1	2B
137	151	Sep 25	TEX	@	SEA	W,7-1	GS	30	8.0	0	1	0	1	1	2B
138	153 (1)	Sep 27	TEX	@	OAK	W,3-0	CG	32	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	2B
139	154	Sep 28	TEX	@	OAK	W,6-3	CG	37	10.0	1	2	0	3	0	2B
140	155	Sep 29	TEX	@	OAK	L,5-19	GS	24	3.0	3	0	0	3	0	2B
141	156	Sep 30 (1)	TEX		SEA	L,2-3	CG	45	11.0	3	4	0	7	0	2B
142	157	Sep 30 (2)	TEX		SEA	W,2-0	CG	36	9.0	0	2	0	2	1	2B
143	159 (1)	Oct 2	TEX		SEA	L,3-4	CG	35	9.0	1	3	0	4	1	2B
144	160	Oct 4	TEX		OAK	W,4-3	CG	40	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	2B
145	161	Oct 5	TEX		OAK	L,5-12	CG	48	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	2B
146	162	Oct 6	TEX		OAK	W,4-2	CG	36	9.0	2	1	0	3	1	2B
							146gm		1283.1	294	372	14	680	80