Moe Franklin
| Moe Franklin | |
|---|---|
| Shortstop | |
| Born: Murray Asher Franklin April 1, 1914 Chicago, Illinois | |
| Died: March 16, 1978 (aged 63) Harbor City, California | |
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
| MLB debut | |
| August 12, 1941, for the Detroit Tigers | |
| Last MLB appearance | |
| September 6, 1942, for the Detroit Tigers | |
| MLB statistics | |
| Batting average | .262 |
| Home runs | 2 |
| Runs batted in | 16 |
| Teams | |
Murray Asher Franklin (April 1, 1914 – March 16, 1978) was a Major League Baseball shortstop who played for the Detroit Tigers in 1941 and 1942.
Biography
He was born in Chicago, Illinois, and was Jewish.[1][2][3] He attended Schurz High School in Chicago, and the 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.
- ^ Peter S. Horvitz, Joachim Horvitz (1978-03-16). The Big Book of Jewish Baseball. 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 from Baseball Reference
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- 1914 births
- 1978 deaths
- Baseball players from Illinois
- Burials at Hillside Memorial Park Cemetery
- Detroit Tigers players
- Illinois Fighting Illini baseball players
- Jewish American baseball players
- Jewish Major League Baseball players
- Major League Baseball shortstops
- Sportspeople from Chicago
- Carl Schurz High School alumni
- American baseball shortstop stubs