1946
Born September 6, 1946
Holyoke, MA, USA
Fran Healy Notable
b. September 6, 1946 · Kansas City Royals 1969, 1973–1976, San Francisco Giants 1971–1972, New York Yankees 1976–1978
Fran Healy played for three clubs across 10 seasons as a catcher, opening with the Kansas City Royals in 1969 and closing with the New York Yankees in 1978.
Across 470 games he batted .250, with 332 hits and 145 runs. He finished with 20 home runs, 60 doubles and 30 stolen bases.
He played 415 games behind the plate, with 1,833 putouts and 41 errors. He turned 13 double plays.
He was born in Holyoke, MA, USA on September 6, 1946. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.
Honors
| Award | Times | Years |
|---|---|---|
| Player of the Week | 1 | 1974 |
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 | KCR | 6 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | .400 |
| 1971 | SFG | 47 | 93 | 10 | 26 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 15 | 24 | 1 | .280 |
| 1972 | SFG | 45 | 99 | 12 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 13 | 24 | 0 | .152 |
| 1973 | KCR | 95 | 279 | 25 | 77 | 15 | 2 | 6 | 34 | 31 | 56 | 3 | .276 |
| 1974 | KCR | 139 | 445 | 59 | 112 | 24 | 2 | 9 | 53 | 62 | 73 | 16 | .252 |
| 1975 | KCR | 56 | 188 | 17 | 48 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 14 | 19 | 4 | .255 |
| 1976 | KCR/NYY | 54 | 144 | 12 | 35 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 13 | 27 | 5 | .243 |
| 1977 | NYY | 27 | 67 | 10 | 15 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 1 | .224 |
| 1978 | NYY | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 |
| Career | — | 470 | 1326 | 145 | 332 | 60 | 6 | 20 | 141 | 154 | 242 | 30 | .250 |
On this day & linked events
1969
Major-league debut: Fran Healy
Fran Healy made a major-league debut on September 3, 1969.
1978
Final major-league game: Fran Healy
Fran Healy played a final major-league game on April 21, 1978.
Image: Kansas City Royals, public domain