| unbeknownst to most Peanuts fans, Franklin dropped out of school prior to his senior year of high school in order to play baseball for the St. Paul Saints of the Independent Northern League, where he managed to hit a career .347 with 102 homers and 314 RBIs in a total of 3 seasons, before leaving the game to raise a family and coach Little League baseball well into his later years. Despite not cracking the lineup with his early childhood friends, he served the game well. |