About Wayne Franklin Memorabilia & Collectibles
An American Major League Baseball pitcher,
Wayne Franklin was born in Wilmington, Delaware on March 9, 1974. His previous teams included Houston Astros, Milwaukee Brewers, San Francisco Giants, New York Yankees and Atlanta Braves. His present baseball team is the Atlantic League of Professional Baseball’s York Revolution.
With a 1-0, 1 save and a 2.52 earned run average with the Yakima Bears, which was a Los Angeles farm team, Franklin’s professional career started. It was in the 1996 amateur draft’s 36th round that Franklin was originally drafted. The Los Angeles Dodgers was the team he signed in with on June 8, 1996. In May 1999, the Jackson Senators called him up. After such event, he then put up a 3-0 record with 1.61 ERA and 20 saves. He was called to the Texas League All-Star team and with .178 opponent battling average, he placed 2nd in relievers.
Avail of Wayne Franklin’s
#48 game used American flag cap 9-11-2005 in Sportsmemorabilia.com. Common typographical errors of his name are Wayne Frankin, Wane Franklin, Whayne Franklin Waynne Franklinn, Wayhne Franklin and Waynne Frankline.
About Wayne Franklin:
Wayne Franklin (full name: Gary Wayne Franklin; no nicknames) played pitcher from 2000 until 2006 for the Houston Astros, Milwaukee Brewers, San Francisco Giants, New York Yankees and Atlanta Braves. He played for the Astros from 2000 - 2001, Brewers from 2002 - 2003, Giants in 2004, Yankees in 2005 and Braves in 2006. Over 7 seasons, he started 40 games, won 14 games, struck out 216 batters, and had a 5.54 ERA. Born on March 9, 1974 in Wilmington, DE, Franklin stands 6' 2" and weighs 195 lb. He attended Northeast (Baltimore, MD) high school and was drafted by the Los Angeles Dodgers in the 36th round of the 1996 amateur draft. His debut was on July 24, 2000 and he played his final game on September 30, 2006. Over his career, Franklin made $885,000. Common misspellings of his name include Gary Wayne Franklin.