Tito Francona
John Patsy Francona
Born: November 4, 1933
Aliquippa, PA USA
Deceased: 2018
New Brighton, PA USA
Primary Position: OF
All Position(s) Played: 1B, RF, CF, LF, OF, PH, PR
Bats: L
Throws: L
Height: 5'11"
Weight: 190
Career: 1956-1970
Minor League Statistics
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, Detroit Tigers, Chicago White Sox, Cleveland Indians, St. Louis Cardinals, Philadelphia Phillies, Atlanta Braves, Oakland Athletics and Milwaukee Brewers. He began playing during the 1956 season and last took the field during the 1970 campaign.
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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 |
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1956 | AL | Baltimore Orioles | 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 | Baltimore Orioles | 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 | Chicago White Sox | 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 | Detroit Tigers | 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 | Cleveland Indians | 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 | Cleveland Indians | 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 | Cleveland Indians | 155 | 667 | 592 | 87 | 178 | 30 | 8 | 16 | 85 | 2 | 1 | 56 | 52 | .301 | .363 | .459 | .823 | 272 | 11 | 4 | 12 | 3 | 3 |
1962 | AL | Cleveland Indians | 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 | Cleveland Indians | 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 | Cleveland Indians | 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 | St. Louis Cardinals | 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 | St. Louis Cardinals | 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 | Philadelphia Phillies | 27 | 82 | 73 | 7 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 10 | .205 | .272 | .219 | .491 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
1967 | NL | Atlanta Braves | 82 | 280 | 254 | 28 | 63 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 25 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 34 | .248 | .304 | .346 | .651 | 88 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 |
1968 | NL | Atlanta Braves | 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 | Atlanta Braves | 51 | 105 | 88 | 5 | 26 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 22 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 10 | .295 | .371 | .375 | .746 | 33 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
1969 | AL | Oakland Athletics | 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 | Oakland Athletics | 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 | Milwaukee Brewers | 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:
Year | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G |
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1956 | AL | Baltimore Orioles | OF | 122 | 103 | 950.7 | 240 | 10 | 6 | 1 | .977 | 2.367 | 2.049 |
1956 | AL | Baltimore Orioles | 1B | 21 | 8 | 82.3 | 86 | 3 | 1 | 7 | .989 | 9.729 | 4.238 |
1957 | AL | Baltimore Orioles | OF | 73 | 61 | 588.3 | 119 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .992 | 1.820 | 1.630 |
1957 | AL | Baltimore Orioles | 1B | 4 | 1 | 16.7 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 | 6.480 | 3.000 |
1958 | AL | Chicago White Sox | OF | 35 | 33 | 277.7 | 50 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 1.718 | 1.514 |
1958 | AL | Detroit Tigers | OF | 18 | 13 | 124.7 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.588 | 1.222 |
1958 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 1B | 1 | 0 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 9.000 | 1.000 |
1959 | AL | Cleveland Indians | OF | 64 | 62 | 546.3 | 136 | 2 | 4 | 0 | .972 | 2.273 | 2.156 |
1959 | AL | Cleveland Indians | 1B | 35 | 33 | 293.3 | 296 | 19 | 1 | 21 | .997 | 9.665 | 9.000 |
1960 | AL | Cleveland Indians | OF | 138 | 135 | 1200.3 | 278 | 4 | 3 | 0 | .989 | 2.114 | 2.043 |
1960 | AL | Cleveland Indians | 1B | 13 | 7 | 75.3 | 68 | 8 | 1 | 6 | .987 | 9.080 | 5.846 |
1961 | AL | Cleveland Indians | OF | 138 | 134 | 1189.0 | 289 | 5 | 4 | 1 | .987 | 2.225 | 2.130 |
1961 | AL | Cleveland Indians | 1B | 14 | 13 | 112.7 | 106 | 6 | 4 | 9 | .966 | 8.947 | 8.000 |
1962 | AL | Cleveland Indians | 1B | 158 | 156 | 1396.0 | 1402 | 127 | 22 | 157 | .986 | 9.857 | 9.677 |
1963 | AL | Cleveland Indians | OF | 122 | 118 | 1043.7 | 215 | 2 | 3 | 0 | .986 | 1.871 | 1.779 |
1963 | AL | Cleveland Indians | 1B | 11 | 8 | 76.7 | 77 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 1.000 | 9.743 | 7.545 |
1964 | AL | Cleveland Indians | OF | 69 | 59 | 504.7 | 65 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .985 | 1.195 | .971 |
1964 | AL | Cleveland Indians | 1B | 17 | 7 | 89.0 | 92 | 5 | 1 | 10 | .990 | 9.809 | 5.706 |
1965 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | OF | 34 | 31 | 230.0 | 35 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .972 | 1.370 | 1.029 |
1965 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | 1B | 13 | 11 | 95.0 | 102 | 3 | 1 | 8 | .991 | 9.947 | 8.077 |
1966 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | 1B | 30 | 21 | 208.3 | 210 | 18 | 3 | 20 | .987 | 9.850 | 7.600 |
1966 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | OF | 9 | 9 | 62.0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.032 | 1.556 |
1967 | NL | Atlanta Braves | 1B | 56 | 51 | 467.7 | 503 | 32 | 5 | 36 | .991 | 1.296 | 9.554 |
1967 | NL | Philadelphia Phillies | 1B | 24 | 17 | 161.3 | 167 | 14 | 0 | 15 | 1.000 | 1.097 | 7.542 |
1967 | NL | Atlanta Braves | OF | 6 | 5 | 42.0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.286 | 1.000 |
1967 | NL | Philadelphia Phillies | OF | 1 | 0 | 3.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 3.000 | 1.000 |
1968 | NL | Atlanta Braves | OF | 65 | 64 | 491.7 | 89 | 2 | 2 | 1 | .978 | 1.666 | 1.400 |
1968 | NL | Atlanta Braves | 1B | 33 | 30 | 258.0 | 293 | 10 | 2 | 17 | .993 | 1.570 | 9.182 |
1969 | AL | Oakland Athletics | 1B | 19 | 17 | 158.7 | 158 | 6 | 2 | 11 | .988 | 9.303 | 8.632 |
1969 | NL | Atlanta Braves | OF | 15 | 15 | 104.0 | 21 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .957 | 1.904 | 1.467 |
1969 | NL | Atlanta Braves | 1B | 7 | 5 | 45.3 | 43 | 3 | 1 | 4 | .979 | 9.132 | 6.571 |
1969 | AL | Oakland Athletics | OF | 1 | 1 | 9.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 1.000 |
1970 | AL | Milwaukee Brewers | 1B | 13 | 6 | 69.0 | 76 | 7 | 0 | 10 | 1.000 | 1.826 | 6.385 |
1970 | AL | Oakland Athletics | 1B | 6 | 3 | 26.0 | 24 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1.000 | 9.346 | 4.500 |
1970 | AL | Oakland Athletics | OF | 1 | 1 | 9.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 3.000 | 3.000 |
Totals | 1386 | 1238 | 11008.3 | 5296 | 305 | 70 | 343 | .988 | 4.579 | 4.041 |
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