1969
Born August 19, 1969
Santa Monica, CA, USA
Matt Franco Notable
Matt Franco played for three clubs across nine seasons as a third baseman, opening with the Chicago Cubs in 1995 and closing with the Atlanta Braves in 2003. His longest stay was with the New York Mets, from 1996 to 2000.
Across 661 games he batted .267, with 261 hits and 110 runs. He finished with 22 home runs, 43 doubles and 2 stolen bases. He went 0 and 0 with a 13.50 earned run average, pitching 1.3 innings in 2 games. He struck out 2.
He played 140 games at first base, with 737 putouts and 8 errors. He turned 71 double plays.
He was born in Santa Monica, CA, USA on August 19, 1969. He batted left-handed and threw right-handed.
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | CHC | 16 | 17 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | .294 |
| 1996 | NYM | 14 | 31 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 0 | .194 |
| 1997 | NYM | 112 | 163 | 21 | 45 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 21 | 13 | 23 | 1 | .276 |
| 1998 | NYM | 103 | 161 | 20 | 44 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 23 | 26 | 0 | .273 |
| 1999 | NYM | 122 | 132 | 18 | 31 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 21 | 28 | 21 | 0 | .235 |
| 2000 | NYM | 101 | 134 | 9 | 32 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 21 | 22 | 0 | .239 |
| 2002 | ATL | 81 | 205 | 25 | 65 | 15 | 4 | 6 | 30 | 27 | 31 | 1 | .317 |
| 2003 | ATL | 112 | 134 | 11 | 33 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 11 | 26 | 0 | .246 |
| Career | — | 661 | 977 | 110 | 261 | 43 | 6 | 22 | 117 | 124 | 158 | 2 | .267 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | NYM | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 13.50 |
| Career | — | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 13.50 |