1986
Born January 24, 1986
San Juan de los Morros, Guárico, Venezuela
Franklin Morales Notable
b. January 24, 1986 · Colorado Rockies 2007–2011, 2014, Boston Red Sox 2011–2013, Kansas City Royals 2015, Toronto Blue Jays 2016
Franklin Morales played for four clubs across 10 seasons as a pitcher, opening with the Colorado Rockies in 2007 and closing with the Toronto Blue Jays in 2016.
He went 23 and 30 with a 4.56 earned run average, pitching 490 innings in 305 games. He struck out 385. Across 305 games he batted .177, with 11 hits and 4 runs.
He was born in San Juan de los Morros, Guárico, Venezuela on January 24, 1986. He batted left-handed and threw left-handed.
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | COL | 8 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | .308 |
| 2008 | COL | 5 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .100 |
| 2009 | COL | 40 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .400 |
| 2010 | COL | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2011 | BOS/COL | 50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2012 | BOS | 37 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .500 |
| 2013 | BOS | 20 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .000 |
| 2014 | COL | 38 | 30 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 0 | .100 |
| 2015 | KCR | 67 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2016 | TOR | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Career | — | 305 | 62 | 4 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 27 | 0 | .177 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | COL | 3 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 39.1 | 34 | 15 | 14 | 26 | 3.43 |
| 2008 | COL | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 25.1 | 28 | 18 | 17 | 9 | 6.39 |
| 2009 | COL | 3 | 2 | 40 | 2 | 7 | 40.0 | 38 | 20 | 23 | 41 | 4.50 |
| 2010 | COL | 0 | 4 | 35 | 0 | 3 | 28.2 | 28 | 20 | 24 | 27 | 6.28 |
| 2011 | BOS/COL | 1 | 2 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 46.1 | 40 | 19 | 19 | 42 | 3.69 |
| 2012 | BOS | 3 | 4 | 37 | 9 | 1 | 76.1 | 64 | 32 | 30 | 76 | 3.77 |
| 2013 | BOS | 2 | 2 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 25.1 | 24 | 13 | 15 | 21 | 4.62 |
| 2014 | COL | 6 | 9 | 38 | 22 | 0 | 142.1 | 166 | 85 | 65 | 100 | 5.37 |
| 2015 | KCR | 4 | 2 | 67 | 0 | 0 | 62.1 | 58 | 22 | 14 | 41 | 3.18 |
| 2016 | TOR | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 4.0 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 9.00 |
| Career | — | 23 | 30 | 305 | 47 | 11 | 490.0 | 483 | 248 | 223 | 385 | 4.56 |
On this day & linked events
2007
Major-league debut: Franklin Morales
Franklin Morales made a major-league debut on August 18, 2007.
2016
Final major-league game: Franklin Morales
Franklin Morales played a final major-league game on July 31, 2016.