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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.

"Murray Franklin" redirects here. For the fictional film character portrayed by Robert De Niro, see Joker (2019 film).
Moe Franklin
Shortstop
Born: Murray Asher Franklin
(1914-04-01)April 1, 1914
Chicago, Illinois
Died: March 16, 1978(1978-03-16) (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 runs2
Runs batted in16
Teams
  • Detroit Tigers (1941–1942)

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


  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. ISBN 9781561719730. Retrieved 2020-02-02.
  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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