Wayne Franklin
| Wayne Franklin | |
|---|---|
| Pitcher | |
| Born: March 9, 1974 Wilmington, Delaware, U.S. | |
Batted: Left Threw: Left | |
| MLB debut | |
| July 24, 2000, for the Houston Astros | |
| Last MLB appearance | |
| September 30, 2006, for the Atlanta Braves | |
| MLB statistics | |
| Win–loss record | 14–16 |
| Earned run average | 5.54 |
| Strikeouts | 216 |
| Former teams | |
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Gary Wayne Franklin (born March 9, 1974) is an American former professional baseball pitcher. He played seven seasons in
Baseball career
Minor League Baseball (1996–2000)
Franklin was originally drafted by the
Major League Baseball (2000–2006)
Houston Astros (2000–2001)
He made his big league debut with the Astros on July 24 against the Cincinnati Reds. The first batter he faced was Ken Griffey Jr., getting him to ground out.[1] He recorded a 2.79 ERA in 16 appearances and only gave up 6 hits to 34 batters faced. In 2001, Wayne was on the Houston Opening Day roster and made 11 relief outings, but was sent down to the Zephyrs on May 5 after putting up a 6.75 earned run average. With New Orleans, he went 2–1 with 51 strikeouts in 41 relief appearances.
Milwaukee Brewers (2002–2003)
In 2002, Franklin became a starter, going 13–9 with a 3.17 ERA for the Zephyrs and leading the Pacific Coast League with 163 K's. On September 3, he was traded to the Milwaukee Brewers along with Keith Ginter to complete an earlier deal involving Mark Loretta. He debuted for the Brewers on September 19 against the St. Louis Cardinals. Wayne ended the year with a 2–1 record, a 2.62 ERA, and 17 strikeouts in 4 starts for Milwaukee. After going 10–13 with a 5.50 earned run average and a career-high 116 strikeouts for the Brewers in 2003, Franklin was traded to the San Francisco Giants along with Leo Estrella, for Carlos Villanueva and Glenn Woolard on March 30, 2004.
San Francisco Giants (2004)
Franklin was converted back to a reliever in 2004 for San Francisco after having led the league in home runs allowed the year before, going 2–1 with a 6.39 ERA and 40 strikeouts. He notched his first victory with the Giants on May 21 vs. the
New York Yankees (2005)
On March 30, 2005, Franklin was released by the Giants after appearing in 8 spring training games for the team. He was picked up by the New York Yankees as a free agent on April 4. He had posted a 2–3 record and a save in 46 games with the AAA Columbus Clippers before his contract was purchased by the Yankees on July 1. He made five appearances out of the bullpen before being demoted to Columbus on July 20. Wayne was granted free agency at the season's end.
Atlanta Braves (2006)
Franklin signed a minor league contract with the
International & Independent League career (2007-2014)
In 2007, Franklin signed with the
Coaching
From (2019-2020), Franklin managed the San Diego Jets, a Collegiate summer baseball team in the San Diego League. In his first season, Franklin led the Jets to a League Championship. In 2021, he became manager of the Lake Mills 94's of the Dairyland Collegiate League where they held a 12–14 record. Franklin has also spent time in recent years as a pitching coach for San Francisco State, Menlo and Holy Names.[3][4][5][6]
References
- ^ "Houston Astros vs Cincinnati Reds Box Score: July 24, 2000". Baseball-reference Rats. March 4, 2024. Retrieved March 4, 2024.
- ^ "2014 Pacific Association Pitching Leaders". Baseball-Reference. March 4, 2024. Retrieved March 4, 2024.
- ^ "Wayne Franklin Announced as the Maunesha River Rats 2022 Manager". Maunesha River Rats. March 4, 2024. Retrieved March 4, 2024.
- ^ "Wayne Franklin - Volunteer Pitching Coach". SF State Athletics. March 4, 2024. Retrieved March 4, 2024.
- ^ "Wayne Franklin - Pitching Coach". Menlo Athletics. March 4, 2024. Retrieved March 4, 2024.
- ^ "Wayne Franklin". ballnine.com. September 1, 2022. Retrieved March 4, 2024.
External links
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference, or Baseball Reference (Minors), or Retrosheet
- Pelota Binaria (Venezuelan Winter League)
- York Revolution News