Matt Franco

Positions: Pinch Hitter, First Baseman and Third Baseman

Bats: Left • Throws: Right

6-2, 200lb (188cm, 90kg)

Born: August 19, 1969 in Santa Monica, CA us

Draft: Drafted by the Chicago Cubs in the 7th round of the 1987 MLB June Amateur Draft from Westlake HS (Westlake Village, CA).

High School: Westlake HS (Westlake Village, CA)

Debut: September 6, 1995 (Age 26-018d, 16,782nd in major league history)
vs. COL 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: September 27, 2003 (Age 34-039d)
vs. PHI 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1997 season

Full Name: Matthew Neil Franco

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

0.2

977

261

.267

110

RBI

117

OBP

.349

SLG

.391

OPS

.740

OPS+

Summary of 22 Home Runs

(For more accurate walk-off HR totals, see the Batting Event Finder)

0 leading off, 0 walk-off, 3 tying, 5 go ahead

2 Tms
NYM	13
ATL	9

Platoon
vs RHP	21
vs LHP	1

Home/Road
Home	11
Away	11

Outs
0	10
1	6
2	6

15 Opps
PIT	3
CIN	3
MON	3
BAL	2
MIN	1
ARI	1
TBD	1
PHI	1
ATL	1
TEX	1
LAD	1
CHC	1
HOU	1
CHW	1
MIL	1

22 Pitchers
Félix Heredia	1
Scott Kamieniecki	1
Willis Roberts	1
Josh Fogg	1
Kevin Foster	1
Rob Bell	1
Marc Wilkins	1
Jeff Shaw	1
Andy Benes	1
Rocky Biddle	1
Pedro Martinez	1
Francisco Córdova	1
Chad Fox	1
Chan Ho Park	1
Rick White	1
Javier Vázquez	1
Shane Reynolds	1
Brett Tomko	1
Bob Wells	1
Tony Armas	1
Paul Rigdon	1
Brett Myers	1

11 Parks
Turner Fld (ATL)	6
Shea Stad (NYC)	5
Cinergy Fld (CIN)	2
3 Rivers Std (PIT)	2
PNC Pk (PIT)	1
Astrodome (HOU)	1
Chase Field (PHO)	1
TropicanaFld (STP)	1
Rangers Bpk (ARL)	1
Camden Yards (BAL)	1
Metrodome (MIN)	1

Where Hit
9	16
89	5
7	1

General field locations
when available.

Pitches
3	6
2	6
4	3
1	3
7+	2
Unk	1
5	1

Pitches in PA
when available.

Game Totals
1·HR gms	22

Gms w/ this # = 0
are not shown.

Bases
---	11
-2-	4
1--	4
123	1
12-	1
--3	1

36 RBI
RISP	7
0 on	11
1 on	9
2 on	1
3 on	1
Any on	11

Inning
1	2
2	2
4	2
5	5
6	2
7	2
8	6
9	1

1-3	4
4-6	9
7-end	9

RelScore
+4..	6
+3	2
+2	3
+1	1
Tied	4
-1	3
-3	1
-4..	2

Ahead	12
Tied	4
Behind	6

Before event,
for batter

Count
1-1	5
1-0	4
0-0	3
0-1	2
2-2	2
0-2	1
3-2	1
Unk	1
2-1	1
3-0	1
2-0	1

Pitch data mostly complete since 1988.

DefPos
1B	7
PH	7
3B	5
DH	2
LF	1

OrderPos
7th	5
9th	5
2nd	4
6th	4
5th	2
8th	2

Leverage
High Lev	5
Medium Lev	5
Low Lev	12

Play By Play

WE and WPA Explanation

Play By Play
1996	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
1	1	1	1	1996-09-25	NYM	@	HOU	Shane Reynolds	ahead 2-0	t 4	0	---	5,(2-2) BBFCX	1	6	5	0.085	82%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line)
1997	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
2	2	1	1	1997-04-20 (2)	NYM		CHC	Kevin Foster	tied 0-0	b 5	0	---	3,(1-1) FBX	1	7	5	0.145	71%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep RF); M. Franco Scores
3	3	2	1	1997-06-03	NYM		MON	Pedro Martinez	behind 0-1	b 8	0	---		1	9	PH	0.304	61%		Home Run (Deep RF)
4	4	3	1	1997-06-29	NYM	@	PIT	Francisco Córdova	behind 2-6	t 7	2	1--	1,(0-0) .X	2	9	PH	0.086	13%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); L. López Scores
5	5	4	1	1997-08-29	NYM	@	BAL	Scott Kamieniecki	ahead 1-0	t 2	1	-2-	3,(1-1) FBX	2	8	DH	0.141	76%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); C. Baerga Scores
6	6	5	1	1997-09-28	NYM		ATL	Chad Fox	ahead 7-2	b 8	0	---	4,(3-0) ..BBBX	1	6	PH	0.003	100%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep RF)
1998	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
7	7	1	1	1998-08-01	NYM		LAD	Jeff Shaw	behind 0-1	b 9	1	---	2,(1-0) BX	1	8	PH	0.468	58%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line)
1999	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
8	8	1	1	1999-05-08	NYM	@	ARI	Andy Benes	ahead 2-0	t 6	2	---	4,(2-1) BBFX	1	7	7	0.095	83%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
9	9	2	1	1999-05-25	NYM	@	PIT	Marc Wilkins	ahead 5-2	t 8	1	--3	7,(2-2) CCFFBBX	2	9	PH	0.037	98%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); B. Agbayani Scores
10	10	3	1	1999-06-15	NYM	@	CIN	Brett Tomko	ahead 5-1	t 6	1	---	4,(0-2) FCFX	1	6	5	0.041	94%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
11	11	4	1	1999-07-16	NYM	@	TBD	Rick White	ahead 7-5	t 7	0	1--	3,(1-1) BCX	2	7	DH	0.107	93%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); B. McRae Scores
2000	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
12	12	1	1	2000-09-06	NYM	@	CIN	Rob Bell	tied 0-0	t 1	2	12-	3,(1-1) CBX	3	5	5	0.232	72%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); D. Bell Scores; B. Agbayani Scores
13	13	2	1	2000-09-11	NYM		MIL	Paul Rigdon	behind 0-1	b 2	1	---	7,(3-2) FBBFBFX	1	5	5	0.107	53%		Home Run (Fly Ball to CF-RF)
2002	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
14	14	1	1	2002-06-07	ATL	@	TEX	Chan Ho Park	ahead 3-0	t 1	2	1--	3,(2-0) BBX	2	7	3	0.116	85%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); V. Castilla Scores
15	15	2	1	2002-06-11	ATL	@	MIN	Bob Wells	ahead 7-0	t 5	0	---	2,(0-1) CX	1	7	3	0.010	99%		Home Run (Fly Ball to CF-RF)
16	16	3	1	2002-06-23	ATL		CHW	Rocky Biddle	ahead 6-1	b 8	0	-2-	2,(1-0) BX	2	2	3	0.003	100%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); R. Furcal Scores
17	17	4	1	2002-07-01	ATL		MON	Javier Vázquez	behind 1-4	b 5	1	123	1,(0-0) X	4	2	3	0.373	69%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); K. Lockhart Scores/unER; D. Bragg Scores; R. Furcal Scores
18	18	5	1	2002-07-03	ATL		MON	Tony Armas	tied 1-1	b 5	2	-2-	1,(0-0) X	2	2	3	0.243	79%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); R. Furcal Scores
19	19	6	1	2002-08-27	ATL	@	PIT	Josh Fogg	tied 0-0	t 4	0	---	2,(1-0) BX	1	2	3	0.125	62%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
2003	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
20	20	1	1	2003-05-28	ATL		CIN	Félix Heredia	ahead 14-2	b 8	0	---	2,(1-0) .BX	1	6	3	0.000	100%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
21	21	2	1	2003-06-21	ATL		BAL	Willis Roberts	ahead 8-2	b 8	0	-2-	2,(0-1) .CX	2	9	PH	0.001	100%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); V. Castilla Scores
22	22	3	1	2003-09-11	ATL		PHI	Brett Myers	behind 0-8	b 5	2	1--	3,(1-1) .FBX	2	9	PH	0.020	3%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); V. Castilla Scores