Gary Wayne Franklin is a retired American Major League Baseball pitcher. He played for the Houston Astros, Milwaukee Brewers, San Francisco Giants, New York Yankees, and Atlanta Braves. Franklin bats and throws left-handed. He is the current manager of the Pittsburg Mettle of the Pacific Association of Professional Baseball Clubs. Franklin was originally drafted by the Los Angeles Dodgers in the 36th round of the 1996 amateur draft. He signed with the team on June 8, 1996, just four days after being drafted. Wayne began his professional career with the Los Angeles farm team the Yakima Bears in 1996, where he went 1-0 with 1 save and a 2.52 ERA. The following year, he pitched mostly as a reliever for the Single-A Savannah Sand Gnats. He did, however, make 7 starts, and he finished the 1997 season with a 5-3 record, a 3.11 ERA, and 2 saves. In 1998, playing with the Vero Beach Dodgers, Franklin earned a career-high 9 wins and he also notched 10 saves and a 3.53 ERA in 86.2 innings pitched. However, it was his last season in the Dodgers organization. On December 14, Franklin was drafted by the Houston Astros in the Rule 5 Draft. [More at Wikipedia]

March 9th, 1974 in Wilmington (Age 50)