Murray Asher Franklin (April 1, 1914 – March 16, 1978) was an American Major League Baseball shortstop who played for the Detroit Tigers in 1941 and 1942.

He did not play after that, and finished his short career with 43 hits, 2 home runs, 16 RBIs and a .262 batting average.

[4] During World War II, he served in the United States Navy, returning to civilian life in 1945.

[6] After not being called up by the Tigers, Franklin became one of the so-called "jumpers" who signed with the Alijadores de Tampico in the Mexican League in 1946.

[6] After Commissioner of Baseball Happy Chandler revoked the suspension for the jumpers in 1949, Franklin played several seasons in the Pacific Coast League, under the Brooklyn Dodgers and Chicago Cubs organizations.