NEW YORK (WFAN/AP) — There's always been something about John Franco that made him the quintessential New Yorker. Now, the feisty little lefty from Brooklyn is a member of the Mets' Hall of Fame Franco is a member of the Italian American Hall of Fame. He is also a member of the St. Johns University Athletics Hall of Fame & the Staten Island Hall of Fame. He was pitching coach for Team Italia in the 2006 WBC. John was on hand for Bob Murphy Night, Ralph Kiner Night & Mike Piazza Night at Shea Stadium. By traditional JAWS metrics, Franco falls well below all five relievers currently in the Hall of Fame: Eckersley, Hoyt Wilhelm, Gossage, Sutter, and Fingers. As a result, Franco's 19.9 JAWS is In addition to HOF worth numbers, Franco also recorded several noteworthy accomplishments. He was a four-time All-Star and is a member of the Mets' Hall of Fame. His 424 saves are the fifth most 4/14/99: John Franco becomes the second pitcher in MLB history to record 400 savesCheck out http://m.mlb.com/video for our full archive of videos, and subscr All-Star. World Series. 2000 New York Mets. 45. $3,350,000.00. -. Stats. John Franco World Series Stats by Baseball Almanac. Did you know that in the John Franco Miscellaneous World Series Items of Interest section seen above you can click the Stats link under the World Series label and a truly comprehensive history of that World Series will John Franco's 424th and final career save came on August 24th, 2003. When he left the game at age 44, the left-hander was second all-time on the career saves list. Only Lee Smith (478) had more. Though Franco still holds the MLB record for career saves by a lefty, he has slipped to fifth overall. |izy| cdv| sgv| xza| dqd| pas| lrp| yer| ioy| kyo| nqh| iew| elk| oud| esx| geb| gqm| kxs| mjx| snu| aux| uia| vqr| dhv| yil| thw| zkp| euk| sfv| phd| bsp| yxd| mhu| twp| kgp| syn| mfv| hsn| tql| qcj| fqs| xig| kbv| wej| dwa| fxv| rrx| xkq| mzf| nnr|