Player Report for #36 Gerardo 'Spike' Franco

04/26/1981

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P Gerardo 'Spike' Franco #36

Age: 32

Bats: S

Throws: R

Morale: Normal

G	GS	Rec	SV	ERA	IP	HA	HR	BB	K	WHIP
0	0	0-0	0	0.00	0.0	0	0	0	0	0.00

	Overall	Potential
Stuff
Movement
Control

Pitching Ratings (OSA)
	Overall	Vs Left	Vs Right	Potential
Stuff	10	9	11	10
Movement	12	12	12	12
Control	10	9	10	10

Pitch Ratings
Pitch	Current	Potential
Fastball	11	12
Sinker	11	11

Other Pitching Ratings
Velocity	91-93 Mph
Stamina	4
Suggested Role	Bullpen
Groundball Percentage	69 %
Hold Runners	9
Defense	14

Run/Bunt Ratings
Running Speed:	6
Stealing Ability:	10
Baserunning Inst.:	8
Sacrifice Bunt:	12
Bunt for Hit:	1

Game Log, Last 10 Games
Date	Vs.	Result	Start	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	Dec

Personality Ratings
Leader Ability:	Normal
Loyalty:	Low
Desire f. Win:	High
Greed:	Low
Intelligence:	Very High
Work Ethic:	Very High

Gerardo Franco
Birthday:	03/20/1927
Born in:	Gurabo (Humacao)
Nationality:	Puerto Rican
Height:	5' 9"
Weight:	180 lbs
Local Popularity:	Fair
National Pop.:	Insignificant

Status
Contract:	RETIRED
Salary:	-
Signed Through:	-
Major Service:	None, 105 Days
Service This Yr:	None
40-Man Service:	2 Years, 162 Days
Pro Service:	12 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:	Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:	Out of option years
Contract Extension:	-
Drafted:	-

Career Pitching Stats

Year/Team/League	Age	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	HR	BB	K	CG	SHO	WHIP	BABIP	VORP	ERA+
1952 Chicago - ABA	25	5	0	0	0	0	2.70	6.2	3	4	2	0	3	5	0	0	0.90	.167	1.4	125
1953 Chicago - ABA	26	2	0	0	0	0	0.00	3.2	3	0	0	0	2	3	0	0	1.36	.273	1.9	999
1954 Chicago - ABA	27	2	0	0	0	0	4.50	2.0	4	1	1	0	3	0	0	0	3.50	.500	0.0	83
Total ABA		9	0	0	0	0	2.19	12.1	10	5	3	0	8	8	0	0	1.46	.270	3.4	378

Career Minor League Pitching Stats

Year/Team/League	Age	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	HR	BB	K	CG	SHO	WHIP	BABIP	VORP	ERA+
1951 Eagle Pass - AA	24	15	0	3	1	7	1.50	18.0	13	4	3	0	4	16	0	0	0.94	.260	3.6	163
1951 Uxbridge - AAA	24	9	0	1	3	1	6.30	10.0	9	7	7	2	4	11	0	0	1.30	.269	-2.4	53
1952 Eagle Pass - AA	25	2	0	0	0	1	4.50	2.0	1	1	1	0	3	0	0	0	2.00	.143	0.1	94
1952 Uxbridge - AAA	25	36	0	6	2	16	2.25	44.0	44	14	11	2	17	33	0	0	1.39	.311	12.6	179
1953 Uxbridge - AAA	26	30	1	9	4	3	3.38	61.1	52	29	23	3	22	29	0	0	1.21	.245	11.5	119
1954 Uxbridge - AAA	27	31	0	7	1	14	3.41	34.1	32	15	13	1	16	21	0	0	1.40	.287	6.2	114
1955 Eagle Pass - AA	28	11	0	0	0	2	2.93	15.1	12	5	5	0	4	10	0	0	1.04	.267	3.5	146
1955 Uxbridge - AAA	28	26	1	2	5	3	4.54	41.2	51	30	21	3	21	18	0	0	1.73	.324	1.3	88
1956 Eagle Pass - AA	29	26	1	3	1	1	3.78	52.1	65	27	22	3	25	26	0	0	1.72	.332	6.9	101
1956 Uxbridge - AAA	29	4	0	0	0	0	0.00	4.0	4	0	0	0	1	4	0	0	1.25	.333	2.2	999
1957 Pasadena - A	30	3	0	0	0	2	1.80	5.0	3	1	1	1	2	4	0	0	1.00	.182	1.7	227
1957 Santa Monica - A	30	4	0	0	1	1	2.08	4.1	2	1	1	1	0	5	0	0	0.46	.111	1.4	197
1957 Total - A	30	7	0	0	1	3	1.93	9.1	5	2	2	2	2	9	0	0	0.75	.150	3.2	0
1957 Harlingen - AA	30	5	0	0	0	0	2.70	6.2	6	2	2	0	2	6	0	0	1.20	.300	1.5	141
1957 Eagle Pass - AA	30	5	0	0	2	0	2.89	9.1	11	4	3	0	3	5	0	0	1.50	.344	2.0	132
1957 Total - AA	30	10	0	0	2	0	2.81	16.0	17	6	5	0	5	11	0	0	1.38	.327	3.5	0
1957 Brantford - AAA	30	9	0	0	1	5	0.73	12.1	12	1	1	1	1	10	0	0	1.05	.324	5.4	507
1958 Harlingen - AA	31	2	0	1	0	0	0.00	1.2	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	0.60	.000	0.9	999
1958 Uxbridge - AAA	31	5	0	1	0	3	0.00	10.0	6	0	0	0	5	4	0	0	1.10	.207	5.2	999
1958 Brantford - AAA	31	19	0	1	4	3	2.06	35.0	29	13	8	1	13	20	0	0	1.20	.255	10.1	179
1958 Total - AAA	31	24	0	2	4	6	1.60	45.0	35	13	8	1	18	24	0	0	1.18	.245	15.3	0
1959 Austin - AA	32	24	1	1	3	4	3.49	38.2	34	20	15	5	18	20	0	0	1.34	.242	6.1	120
1959 St. Catherines - AAA	32	9	0	1	1	0	3.63	17.1	22	11	7	0	4	6	0	0	1.50	.319	3.0	111
Total GHL		178	2	28	21	48	3.03	270.0	261	120	91	13	104	156	0	0	1.35	.285	55.2	191.6
Total STL		90	2	8	7	15	3.19	144.0	142	63	51	8	60	85	0	0	1.40	.289	24.5	132.7
Total SCL		7	0	0	1	3	1.93	9.1	5	2	2	2	2	9	0	0	0.75	.150	3.2	213.1

Career Fielding Stats

Year/Team/League	POS	G	GS	PO	A	DP	TC	E	PCT	INN	RNG	ZR	EFF	PB	RSTA	RTO	RTO%
1952 Chicago - ML	P	5	0	0	1	0	1	0	1.000	6.2	1.35	-0.0	.987
1953 Chicago - ML	P	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	3.2	0.00	0.0	.000
1954 Chicago - ML	P	2	0	1	1	0	2	0	1.000	2.0	9.00	-0.5	.498

Player History
01/02/1951	Drafted in the 1951 inaugural draft (Round 39, Pick 11, 619th overall pick) by the Chicago Hitmen.
01/01/1952	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 9 (11); Movement: 10 (10); Control: 7 (8).
07/13/1952	Was selected to the 1952 Golden Horseshoe League All-Star Game.
01/01/1953	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 9 (10); Movement: 11 (12); Control: 8 (9).
05/19/1953	Injured (hamstring soreness), out for 1 day.
07/12/1953	Was selected to the 1953 Golden Horseshoe League All-Star Game.
01/01/1954	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 9 (10); Movement: 11 (11); Control: 10 (10).
07/11/1954	Was selected to the 1954 Golden Horseshoe League All-Star Game.
01/01/1955	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 10 (10); Movement: 12 (12); Control: 10 (10).
01/01/1956	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 10 (10); Movement: 12 (12); Control: 10 (10).
01/01/1957	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 9 (10); Movement: 12 (12); Control: 9 (9).
04/28/1957	Injured (strained back), day-to-day for 4 days.
05/26/1957	Released by the Chicago organization.
05/26/1957	Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Baltimore Barons organization.
06/06/1957	Released by the Baltimore organization.
06/06/1957	Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Baltimore Barons organization.
06/17/1957	Released by the Baltimore organization.
06/17/1957	Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Los Angeles Moguls organization.
10/15/1957	Became a minor league free agent.
01/01/1958	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 10 (10); Movement: 12 (12); Control: 8 (8).
04/10/1958	Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Los Angeles Moguls organization.
07/25/1958	Was traded by the Los Angeles Moguls to the Chicago Hitmen in exchange for 3B Patrick Fitzgerald.
10/14/1958	Became a minor league free agent.
01/01/1959	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 10 (10); Movement: 12 (12); Control: 10 (10).
04/09/1959	Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Pittsburgh Keystones organization.
09/05/1959	Retired from professional baseball.