Herman Louis Franks Sr.

Hello. I am a relative of sorts. My father was Emile Martinelli and my Aunt was Mary Martinelli Huber, Uncle was John Rosa. I think the connection was with Ediths family.

I lived in San Mateo during Hermans time of managing and have many many happy memories of picking him up from the airport at SFO when he would come back from a road trip.

We remained in touch until the deaths of my father and aunt.
We also are giant, Giants fans to this day.

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I'm just a longtime baseball fan and an autograph collector. Mr. Franks was always nice to his fans and he answered his fan mail. I needed his autograph because he was a former Brooklyn Dodgers player. Thanks for being nice to your fans!

so sorry for your loss

I was so sorry to hear the passing of Herman. He is part of my baseball memory forever. My first big league game was at the Polo Grounds in, I think, 1941 or 42. Herman was playing for the St.L Browns and during warmups he came over and flipped a ball into the stands to me. I thought that was the nicest thing anyone ever did. I cherished his baseball cards after that and repeated that story 100 x. My condolences to the Franks family.

Dan,
Sorry to hear of the passing of your Father. He was an outstanding individual. My sincerest condolences to you, your mother and siblings.