Herman Franks
American baseball player and coach (1914-2009) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Herman Louis Franks (January 4, 1914 – March 30, 2009)[1][2] was an American catcher, coach, manager, general manager and scout in Major League Baseball. He was born in Price, Utah, to Italian-American immigrant parents[3] and attended the University of Utah.
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Herman Franks | |
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Catcher / Manager | |
Born: (1914-01-04)January 4, 1914 Price, Utah, U.S. | |
Died: March 30, 2009(2009-03-30) (aged 95) Salt Lake City, Utah, U.S. | |
Batted: Left Threw: Right | |
MLB debut | |
April 27, 1939, for the St. Louis Cardinals | |
Last MLB appearance | |
August 28, 1949, for the New York Giants | |
MLB statistics | |
Batting average | .199 |
Home runs | 3 |
Runs batted in | 43 |
Managerial record | 605–521 |
Winning % | .537 |
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As manager As coach | |
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