Player
Herman Franks
Player Info
- Full Name
- Herman Louis
- Born
-
January 4, 1914
Price, UT, USA - Died
- March 30, 2009
- Size
- 5'10" / 187 lbs
- B/T
- L / R
- Debut
- April 27, 1939
- Final Game
- August 28, 1949
- Career
- 11 years
Teams
- St. Louis Cardinals 1939-1939
- Brooklyn Dodgers 1940-1941
- Philadelphia Athletics 1947-1948
- New York Giants 1949-1949
Career Batting
188
G
.199
AVG
80
H
3
HR
43
RBI
.573
OPS
65
OPS vs Lg
16% of the career qualification threshold
· about these stats
Batting Season by Season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | R | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1949 | New York Giants | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .667 |
| 1948 | Philadelphia Athletics | 40 | 98 | 22 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 10 | .224 |
| 1947 | Philadelphia Athletics | 8 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .200 |
| 1941 | Brooklyn Dodgers | 57 | 139 | 28 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 10 | .201 |
| 1940 | Brooklyn Dodgers | 65 | 131 | 24 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 11 | .183 |
| 1939 | St. Louis Cardinals | 17 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .059 |
Advanced Batting
About these stats
| Year | Lg | PA | ISO | BABIP | BB% | K% | OPS vs Lg | HR/162 | Qual |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1949 | NL | 3 | .000 | .667 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 271 | 0.0 | |
| 1948 | AL | 120 | .122 | .244 | 13.3 | 9.2 | 90 | 1.1 | |
| 1947 | AL | 19 | .133 | .273 | 21.1 | 21.1 | 101 | 0.0 | |
| 1941 | NL | 156 | .072 | .216 | 9.0 | 8.3 | 60 | 1.0 | |
| 1940 | NL | 154 | .053 | .186 | 13.0 | 3.9 | 54 | 1.0 | |
| 1939 | NL | 21 | .000 | .071 | 14.3 | 14.3 | -25 | 0.0 |
Career Fielding by Position
| Pos | G | PO | A | E | DP | FPct |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C | 142 | 537 | 64 | 9 | 11 | .985 |
| OF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
Fielding Season by Season
| Year | Team | Pos | G | PO | A | E | DP | FPct |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1949 | New York Giants | C | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 1948 | Philadelphia Athletics | C | 27 | 113 | 17 | 3 | 2 | .977 |
| 1947 | Philadelphia Athletics | C | 4 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 1941 | Brooklyn Dodgers | C | 54 | 191 | 21 | 3 | 6 | .986 |
| 1941 | Brooklyn Dodgers | OF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 1940 | Brooklyn Dodgers | C | 43 | 183 | 22 | 2 | 3 | .990 |
| 1939 | St. Louis Cardinals | C | 13 | 34 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .973 |
Postseason Batting
| Year | Round | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Career | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | ||
| 1941 | World Series | Brooklyn Dodgers | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
Managerial record: 605-521 (.537)
Full Managerial Record
| Year | Team | League | G | W | L | PCT | Finish | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | Chicago Cubs | NL | 155 | 78 | 77 | .503 | 5 | |
| 1978 | Chicago Cubs | NL | 162 | 79 | 83 | .488 | 3 | |
| 1977 | Chicago Cubs | NL | 162 | 81 | 81 | .500 | 4 | |
| 1968 | San Francisco Giants | NL | 163 | 88 | 74 | .543 | 2 | |
| 1967 | San Francisco Giants | NL | 162 | 91 | 71 | .562 | 2 | |
| 1966 | San Francisco Giants | NL | 161 | 93 | 68 | .578 | 2 | |
| 1965 | San Francisco Giants | NL | 163 | 95 | 67 | .586 | 2 |