Born:(1914-01-04)January 4, 1914 Price, Utah, U.S.
Died: March 30, 2009(2009-03-30) (aged 95) Salt Lake City, Utah, U.S.
Batted: Left
Threw: Right
MLB debut
April 27, 1939, for the St. Louis Cardinals
Last MLB appearance
August 28, 1949, for the New York Giants
MLB statistics
Batting average
.199
Home runs
3
Runs batted in
43
Managerial record
605–521
Winning %
.537
Teams
As player
St. Louis Cardinals (1939)
Brooklyn Dodgers (1940–1941)
Philadelphia Athletics (1947–1948)
New York Giants (1949)
As manager
San Francisco Giants (1965–1968)
Chicago Cubs (1977–1979)
As coach
New York Giants (1949–1955)
San Francisco Giants (1958; 1964)
Chicago Cubs (1970)
Career highlights and awards
World Series champion (1954)
Herman Louis Franks (January 4, 1914 – March 30, 2009)[1][2] was an American catcher, coach, manager, general manager and scout in Major League Baseball. He was born in Price, Utah, to Italian-American immigrant parents[3] and attended the University of Utah.
^Goldstein, Richard (April 1, 2009). "Baseball's Herman Franks Dies at 95". The New York Times. Retrieved April 1, 2009.
^"Passings". Los Angeles Times. April 1, 2009. Retrieved April 1, 2009.
^obituary, Salt Lake Tribune 31 March 2009 Archived 14 April 2014 at the Wayback Machine
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