Name: Julio Franco
Rank: 79
Position: DH
Year With White Sox: 1994
Following the 1993 season, Julio Franco signed with the White Sox as a free agent, as the team looked to head to the playoffs for the second consecutive season. As the White Sox sat atop the newly created AL Central, Franco had one of the best seasons of his career, setting career highs with 20 home runs and 98 RBIs when the season ended prematurely on August 11th due to the strike. After the season was officially cancelled on September 14th, Franco earned 8th place in MVP voting and took home the Silver Slugger award. With the work stoppage spilling in to 1995, Franco signed to play in Japan, ending his tenure with the White Sox.
Franco’s numbers in a White Sox uniform, both for games I attended and overall, were:
| BA | At Bats | Runs | Hits | RBI | Walks | Strike Outs | Doubles | Triples | HR | SB | GIDP | Errors | Games |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0.000 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 0.319 | 433 | 72 | 138 | 98 | 62 | 75 | 19 | 2 | 20 | 8 | 14 | 3 | 112 |