Moe Franklin
| Moe Franklin | ||
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Home runs 2 | | |
| Runs batted in | 16 | |
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Murray Asher Franklin (April 1, 1914 – March 16, 1978) was an American Major League Baseball shortstop who played for the Detroit Tigers in 1941 and 1942.
Biography
He was born in
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in Champaign, Illinois.[4]
In the minor leagues, in 1938 he led the Mountain State League in batting (.439), triples (13; tied), home runs (26), and slugging percentage (.790).[5] Franklin made his Major League debut on August 12, 1941 and played briefly for the rest of the season, before playing 48 games in 1942. He did not play after that, and finished his short career with 43 hits, 2 home runs, 16 RBIs and a .262 batting average.[4]
References
- ^ "Murray Asher (Moe) Franklin". Jewish Baseball Museum. Retrieved 2020-02-02.
- ^ Edmon J. Rodman (2016-09-15). "Los Angeles history: Jews shined among stars on Hollywood minor league team". Jewish Journal. Retrieved 2020-02-02.
- ISBN 9781561719730. Retrieved 2020-02-02.
- ^ a b "Moe Franklin Stats". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved 2020-02-04.
- ^ "1938 Mountain State League Batting Leaders". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved 2020-02-02.
External links
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference
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