John Franco

Retired

High Level

MLB

Years

1979-2005 (1984-2005)

Proper Name

John Anthony Franco

Positions

P (1201)

Height / Weight

5-10 / 185

Bats / Throws

Left / Left

Birthdate

September 17,1960 Age: 65.263

Place

Brooklyn, New York

High School

Lafayette (Brooklyn,NY)

Colleges

St. John's University (New York,NY)

Drafted/Signed

1981-5-125-Los Angeles Dodgers

MLB Debut

April 24,1984

Contract Info

2005-2005 ($0.7m)

MLBAM ID

114374

Retrosheet#

franj001

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Father of J.J. Franco [2001] Winner of the Lou Gehrig Memorial Award (Character and Integrity) [2012] Inducted into the New York Mets Hall of Fame

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