The Bradford Drillers, DuBois Miners, Erie Fishermen, Kane Mountaineers, Oil City Cubs, Olean Refiners and Punxsutawney Policemen teams joined Franklin in beginning league play on May 15, 1907.
[4] At age 20, Baseball Hall of Fame member Joe McCarthy played for the 1907 Millionaires in his first professional season.
McCarthy recalled the players dressing in a hotel and taking a trolley to the ballpark before Franklin home games.
[11] Franklin ended their 1908 season with a record of 6–12, placing fourth in the overall Interstate League standings.
Billy Smith served as the Millionaires' manager, as Franklin ended the season 9.5 games behind the first place Olean Candidates.