Moe Franklin

Moe Franklin
Moe Franklin
	Franklin with actress Mala Powers, circa 1951
	Shortstop
	Born: Murray Asher Franklin; April 1, 1914; Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
	Died: March 16, 1978 (aged 63); Harbor City, California, U.S.
	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
	Detroit Tigers (1941–1942);

Murray Asher Franklin (April 1, 1914 – March 16, 1978) was an American Major League Baseball shortstop who played for the Detroit Tigers in 1941 and 1942.

Biography[edit]

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[edit]

^ "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. SP Books. 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[edit]

Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference

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[1] "Murray Asher (Moe) Franklin". Jewish Baseball Museum. Retrieved 2020-02-02.

[2] Edmon J. Rodman (2016-09-15). "Los Angeles history: Jews shined among stars on Hollywood minor league team". Jewish Journal. Retrieved 2020-02-02.

[3] Peter S. Horvitz, Joachim Horvitz (1978-03-16). The Big Book of Jewish Baseball. SP Books. ISBN 9781561719730. Retrieved 2020-02-02.

[baseball-reference1-4] "Moe Franklin Stats". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved 2020-02-04.

[5] "1938 Mountain State League Batting Leaders". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved 2020-02-02.

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