105 years ago today, the late Herman Franks was born in Price, Utah. If you’re not very familiar with him, I totally get it. There’s a bit of an interesting story behind the career of the former Cardinals catcher.
Franks’ playing career lasted for a total of 12 seasons, with an interruption of six years in the middle due to World War II. In the three years of action before and after his hiatus from baseball, Franks didn’t really make too much of an impact on the stat sheet.
Franks was a career .199 hitter, that was known more for being a solid backstop than for getting on base.