Tito Francona
John Patsy Francona
Born: November 4, 1933
Aliquippa, PA USA
Deceased: February 13, 2018
Primary Position: OF
All Position(s) Played: 1B, RF, CF, LF, OF, PH, PR
Bats: L
Throws: L
Height: 5'11" Weight: 190
Career: April 17, 1956-September 29, 1970
Tito Francona compiled a career batting average of .272 with 125 home runs and 656 RBI in his 1719-game career with the Baltimore Orioles, Chicago White Sox, Detroit Tigers, Cleveland Indians, St. Louis Cardinals, Philadelphia Phillies, Atlanta Braves, Oakland Athletics and Milwaukee Brewers. He began playing during the April 17, 1956 season and last took the field during the September 29, 1970 campaign.
Batting:
Year | Lg | Team | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
1956 | AL | BAL | 139 | 500 | 445 | 62 | 115 | 16 | 4 | 9 | 57 | 11 | 5 | 51 | 60 | .258 | .334 | .373 | .707 | 166 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
1957 | AL | BAL | 97 | 316 | 279 | 35 | 65 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 38 | 7 | 3 | 29 | 48 | .233 | .307 | .358 | .665 | 100 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 4 |
1958 | AL | CHA | 41 | 142 | 128 | 10 | 33 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 24 | .258 | .331 | .336 | .667 | 43 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
1958 | AL | DET | 45 | 84 | 69 | 11 | 17 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 16 | .246 | .381 | .319 | .700 | 22 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
1959 | AL | CLE | 122 | 443 | 399 | 68 | 145 | 17 | 2 | 20 | 79 | 2 | 0 | 35 | 42 | .363 | .414 | .566 | .980 | 226 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 3 |
1960 | AL | CLE | 147 | 624 | 544 | 84 | 159 | 36 | 2 | 17 | 79 | 4 | 1 | 67 | 67 | .292 | .372 | .460 | .832 | 250 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 7 |
1961 | AL | CLE | 155 | 667 | 592 | 87 | 178 | 30 | 8 | 16 | 85 | 2 | 1 | 56 | 52 | .301 | .363 | .460 | .823 | 272 | 11 | 4 | 12 | 3 | 3 |
1962 | AL | CLE | 158 | 690 | 621 | 82 | 169 | 28 | 5 | 14 | 70 | 3 | 2 | 47 | 74 | .272 | .327 | .401 | .728 | 249 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 3 |
1963 | AL | CLE | 142 | 553 | 500 | 57 | 114 | 29 | 0 | 10 | 41 | 9 | 1 | 47 | 77 | .228 | .296 | .346 | .642 | 173 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 |
1964 | AL | CLE | 111 | 320 | 270 | 35 | 67 | 13 | 2 | 8 | 24 | 1 | 3 | 44 | 46 | .248 | .361 | .400 | .761 | 108 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 9 |
1965 | NL | SLN | 81 | 193 | 174 | 15 | 45 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 30 | .259 | .323 | .402 | .725 | 70 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
1966 | NL | SLN | 83 | 164 | 156 | 14 | 33 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 27 | .212 | .250 | .327 | .577 | 51 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
1967 | NL | PHI | 27 | 82 | 73 | 7 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 10 | .206 | .272 | .219 | .491 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
1967 | NL | ATL | 82 | 280 | 254 | 28 | 63 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 25 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 34 | .248 | .304 | .347 | .651 | 88 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 |
1968 | NL | ATL | 122 | 400 | 346 | 32 | 99 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 47 | 3 | 0 | 51 | 45 | .286 | .376 | .347 | .723 | 120 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
1969 | NL | ATL | 51 | 105 | 88 | 5 | 26 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 22 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 10 | .296 | .371 | .375 | .746 | 33 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
1969 | AL | OAK | 32 | 99 | 85 | 12 | 29 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 11 | .341 | .418 | .541 | .960 | 46 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
1970 | AL | OAK | 32 | 41 | 33 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | .242 | .375 | .333 | .708 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
1970 | AL | ML4 | 52 | 73 | 65 | 4 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 15 | .231 | .296 | .277 | .573 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
Totals | 1719 | 5776 | 5121 | 650 | 1395 | 224 | 34 | 125 | 656 | 46 | 21 | 544 | 694 | .272 | .343 | .403 | .746 | 2062 | 103 | 32 | 38 | 41 | 59 |
Fielding by Position:
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Year | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G | PB | WP | SB | CS | CS% |
1956 | AL | BAL | OF | 122 | 103 | 950.2 | 240 | 10 | 6 | 1 | .977 | 2.37 | 2.05 | |||||
1956 | AL | BAL | 1B | 21 | 8 | 82.1 | 86 | 3 | 1 | 7 | .989 | 9.73 | 4.24 | |||||
1957 | AL | BAL | OF | 73 | 61 | 588.1 | 119 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .992 | 1.82 | 1.63 | |||||
1957 | AL | BAL | 1B | 4 | 1 | 16.2 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 | 6.48 | 3.00 | |||||
1958 | AL | CHA | OF | 35 | 33 | 277.2 | 50 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 1.72 | 1.51 | |||||
1958 | AL | DET | OF | 18 | 13 | 124.2 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.59 | 1.22 | |||||
1958 | AL | DET | 1B | 1 | 0 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 9.00 | 1.00 | |||||
1959 | AL | CLE | OF | 64 | 62 | 546.1 | 136 | 2 | 4 | 0 | .972 | 2.27 | 2.16 | |||||
1959 | AL | CLE | 1B | 35 | 33 | 293.1 | 296 | 19 | 1 | 21 | .997 | 9.66 | 9.00 | |||||
1960 | AL | CLE | OF | 138 | 135 | 1200.1 | 278 | 4 | 3 | 0 | .990 | 2.11 | 2.04 | |||||
1960 | AL | CLE | 1B | 13 | 7 | 75.1 | 68 | 8 | 1 | 6 | .987 | 9.08 | 5.85 | |||||
1961 | AL | CLE | OF | 138 | 134 | 1189.0 | 289 | 5 | 4 | 1 | .987 | 2.23 | 2.13 | |||||
1961 | AL | CLE | 1B | 14 | 13 | 112.2 | 106 | 6 | 4 | 9 | .966 | 8.95 | 8.00 | |||||
1962 | AL | CLE | 1B | 158 | 156 | 1396.0 | 1402 | 127 | 22 | 157 | .986 | 9.86 | 9.68 | |||||
1963 | AL | CLE | OF | 122 | 118 | 1043.2 | 215 | 2 | 3 | 0 | .986 | 1.87 | 1.78 | |||||
1963 | AL | CLE | 1B | 11 | 8 | 76.2 | 77 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 1.000 | 9.74 | 7.55 | |||||
1964 | AL | CLE | OF | 69 | 59 | 504.2 | 65 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .985 | 1.19 | .97 | |||||
1964 | AL | CLE | 1B | 17 | 7 | 89.0 | 92 | 5 | 1 | 10 | .990 | 9.81 | 5.71 | |||||
1965 | NL | SLN | OF | 34 | 31 | 230.0 | 35 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .972 | 1.37 | 1.03 | |||||
1965 | NL | SLN | 1B | 13 | 11 | 95.0 | 102 | 3 | 1 | 8 | .991 | 9.95 | 8.08 | |||||
1966 | NL | SLN | 1B | 30 | 21 | 208.1 | 210 | 18 | 3 | 20 | .987 | 9.85 | 7.60 | |||||
1966 | NL | SLN | OF | 9 | 9 | 62.0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.03 | 1.56 | |||||
1967 | NL | ATL | 1B | 56 | 51 | 467.2 | 503 | 32 | 5 | 36 | .991 | 1.30 | 9.55 | |||||
1967 | NL | PHI | 1B | 24 | 17 | 161.1 | 167 | 14 | 0 | 15 | 1.000 | 1.10 | 7.54 | |||||
1967 | NL | ATL | OF | 6 | 5 | 42.0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.29 | 1.00 | |||||
1967 | NL | PHI | OF | 1 | 0 | 3.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 3.00 | 1.00 | |||||
1968 | NL | ATL | OF | 65 | 64 | 491.2 | 89 | 2 | 2 | 1 | .979 | 1.67 | 1.40 | |||||
1968 | NL | ATL | 1B | 33 | 30 | 258.0 | 293 | 10 | 2 | 17 | .993 | 1.57 | 9.18 | |||||
1969 | AL | OAK | 1B | 19 | 17 | 158.2 | 158 | 6 | 2 | 11 | .988 | 9.30 | 8.63 | |||||
1969 | NL | ATL | OF | 15 | 15 | 104.0 | 21 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .957 | 1.90 | 1.47 | |||||
1969 | NL | ATL | 1B | 7 | 5 | 45.1 | 43 | 3 | 1 | 4 | .979 | 9.13 | 6.57 | |||||
1969 | AL | OAK | OF | 1 | 1 | 9.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.00 | 1.00 | |||||
1970 | AL | ML4 | 1B | 13 | 6 | 69.0 | 76 | 7 | 0 | 10 | 1.000 | 1.83 | 6.38 | |||||
1970 | AL | OAK | 1B | 6 | 3 | 26.0 | 24 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1.000 | 9.35 | 4.50 | |||||
1970 | AL | OAK | OF | 1 | 1 | 9.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 3.00 | 3.00 | |||||
Totals | 1386 | 1238 | 11008.1 | 5296 | 305 | 70 | 343 | .988 | 4.58 | 4.04 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | nan |