José Tolentino
José (Franco) Tolentino
Born: June 3, 1961
Mexico, Distrito Federal MX
Primary Position: First base
All Position(s) Played: 3B, LF, OF, P
Bats: Left
Throws: Left
Height: 6'1"
Weight: 195
Draft: Round 36 (1982 June Amateur Draft, San Francisco Giants)
Draft: Round 7 (1983 June Amateur Draft, Oakland Athletics)
School: Seminole Junior College
Texas
Career: 1983-1997
Major League Statistics
José (Franco) Tolentino compiled a career batting average of .283 with 128 home runs and 705 RBI in his 1207-game career with the Medford A's, Modesto A's, Albany-Colonie A's, Tacoma Tigers, Huntsville Stars, Columbus Astros, Oklahoma City 89ers, Tucson Toros, Buffalo Bisons, Seibu Lions, Monterrey Sultanes, Calgary Cannons and Rochester Red Wings. He began playing during the 1983 season and last took the field during the 1997 campaign.
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Pitching:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | W | L | W% | ERA | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | AA | SOUL | Huntsville Stars | 0 | 0 | 5.40 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.7 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1987 | AAA | PCL | Tacoma Tigers | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1991 | AAA | PCL | Tucson Toros | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1997 | AAA | PCL | Calgary Cannons | 0 | 0 | 36.00 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | |
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 10.38 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.3 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
Batting:
| Year | Level | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | Short Season A | NORW | Medford A's | 49 | 201 | 181 | 33 | 60 | 11 | 1 | 7 | 39 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 17 | .331 | .388 | .519 | .907 | 94 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 1984 | AA | EL | Albany-Colonie A's | 71 | 278 | 257 | 32 | 73 | 13 | 1 | 5 | 43 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 35 | .284 | .322 | .401 | .723 | 103 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | |
| 1984 | A | CALL | Modesto A's | 66 | 287 | 251 | 40 | 71 | 17 | 1 | 14 | 54 | 4 | 4 | 29 | 34 | .283 | .368 | .526 | .894 | 132 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 7 | |
| 1985 | AAA | PCL | Tacoma Tigers | 106 | 385 | 339 | 38 | 87 | 24 | 1 | 6 | 41 | 1 | 3 | 38 | 53 | .257 | .333 | .386 | .720 | 131 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 5 | |
| 1986 | AA | SOUL | Huntsville Stars | 137 | 606 | 540 | 80 | 170 | 28 | 0 | 16 | 105 | 7 | 2 | 53 | 57 | .315 | .376 | .456 | .831 | 246 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 6 | |
| 1987 | AA | SOUL | Huntsville Stars | 49 | 197 | 173 | 20 | 41 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 25 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 28 | .237 | .321 | .376 | .697 | 65 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 1987 | AAA | PCL | Tacoma Tigers | 59 | 225 | 202 | 16 | 46 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 29 | .228 | .300 | .312 | .612 | 63 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1988 | AAA | AA2 | Oklahoma City 89ers | 48 | 155 | 131 | 6 | 28 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 20 | .214 | .318 | .244 | .562 | 32 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | |
| 1988 | AA | SOUL | Columbus Astros | 72 | 306 | 259 | 33 | 79 | 10 | 3 | 9 | 53 | 1 | 3 | 36 | 32 | .305 | .395 | .471 | .866 | 122 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 6 | |
| 1989 | AAA | PCL | Tucson Toros | 128 | 486 | 408 | 61 | 111 | 27 | 1 | 9 | 64 | 2 | 4 | 62 | 72 | .272 | .364 | .409 | .774 | 167 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 6 | |
| 1990 | AAA | PCL | Tucson Toros | 116 | 436 | 377 | 69 | 116 | 32 | 3 | 21 | 78 | 0 | 1 | 48 | 44 | .308 | .389 | .576 | .965 | 217 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 2 | |
| 1991 | AAA | PCL | Tucson Toros | 90 | 350 | 303 | 44 | 88 | 24 | 5 | 6 | 51 | 2 | 3 | 44 | 44 | .290 | .383 | .462 | .845 | 140 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 |
| 1992 | AAA | AA2 | Buffalo Bisons | 78 | 242 | 209 | 39 | 63 | 16 | 1 | 8 | 34 | 0 | 1 | 24 | 28 | .301 | .373 | .502 | .876 | 105 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 4 |
| 1993 | Foreign Major | JPPL | Seibu Lions | 30 | 67 | 66 | 3 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 19 | .152 | .164 | .288 | .452 | 19 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1997 | AAA | PCL | Calgary Cannons | 88 | 344 | 305 | 52 | 94 | 24 | 0 | 16 | 69 | 2 | 5 | 31 | 49 | .308 | .369 | .544 | .913 | 166 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 3 |
| 1997 | AAA | IL | Rochester Red Wings | 20 | 73 | 57 | 6 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 11 | .211 | .370 | .298 | .668 | 17 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals | 1207 | 4638 | 4058 | 572 | 1149 | 250 | 18 | 128 | 705 | 23 | 29 | 473 | 572 | .283 | .359 | .448 | .808 | 1819 | 38 | 38 | 20 | 49 | 55 |
Fielding:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | Short Season A | NORW | Medford A's | 1B | 49 | 425 | 27 | 8 | 37 | .983 | 9.224 |
| 1984 | AA | EL | Albany-Colonie A's | 1B | 70 | 602 | 52 | 5 | 57 | .992 | 9.343 |
| 1984 | A | CALL | Modesto A's | 1B | 66 | 566 | 54 | 5 | 52 | .992 | 9.394 |
| 1985 | AAA | PCL | Tacoma Tigers | 1B | 100 | 801 | 77 | 11 | 79 | .988 | 8.780 |
| 1986 | AA | SOUL | Huntsville Stars | P | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | |
| 1986 | AA | SOUL | Huntsville Stars | 1B | 134 | 1253 | 95 | 8 | 112 | .994 | 1.060 |
| 1987 | AA | SOUL | Huntsville Stars | 1B | 37 | 387 | 30 | 6 | 26 | .986 | 11.270 |
| 1987 | AAA | PCL | Tacoma Tigers | 1B | 32 | 279 | 15 | 7 | 27 | .977 | 9.188 |
| 1987 | AA | SOUL | Huntsville Stars | 3B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | .000 |
| 1987 | AAA | PCL | Tacoma Tigers | P | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | |
| 1988 | AA | SOUL | Columbus Astros | 1B | 65 | 510 | 38 | 5 | 38 | .991 | 8.431 |
| 1988 | AAA | AA2 | Oklahoma City 89ers | 1B | 45 | 366 | 26 | 3 | 24 | .992 | 8.711 |
| 1988 | AA | SOUL | Columbus Astros | OF | 18 | 25 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .963 | 1.444 |
| 1989 | AAA | PCL | Tucson Toros | 1B | 116 | 985 | 69 | 6 | 73 | .994 | 9.086 |
| 1989 | AAA | PCL | Tucson Toros | OF | 10 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.200 |
| 1990 | AAA | PCL | Tucson Toros | OF | 47 | 66 | 2 | 3 | 1 | .958 | 1.447 |
| 1990 | AAA | PCL | Tucson Toros | 1B | 34 | 243 | 18 | 3 | 17 | .989 | 7.676 |
| 1991 | AAA | PCL | Tucson Toros | 1B | 79 | 690 | 55 | 12 | 88 | .984 | 9.430 |
| 1991 | AAA | PCL | Tucson Toros | P | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | |
| 1992 | AAA | AA2 | Buffalo Bisons | 1B | 69 | 479 | 50 | 5 | 52 | .991 | 7.667 |
| 1992 | AAA | AA2 | Buffalo Bisons | OF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | |
| 1993 | Foreign Major | JPPL | Seibu Lions | OF | 9 | .000 | |||||
| 1993 | Foreign Major | JPPL | Seibu Lions | 1B | 1 | .000 | |||||
| 1997 | AAA | PCL | Calgary Cannons | 1B | 40 | 311 | 16 | 3 | 31 | .991 | 8.175 |
| 1997 | AAA | PCL | Calgary Cannons | LF | 20 | .000 | |||||
| 1997 | AAA | PCL | Calgary Cannons | OF | 20 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.600 |
| 1997 | AAA | IL | Rochester Red Wings | 1B | 12 | 66 | 5 | 3 | 7 | .959 | 5.917 |
| 1997 | AAA | PCL | Calgary Cannons | P | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 |
| Totals | 1081 | 8096 | 633 | 95 | 721 | .989 | 8.075 |
Minor League Service:
| Year | Level | League | Team | Affiliation | First Appearance | Final Appearance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | Short Season A | Northwest League | Medford A's | OAK | ||
| 1984 | A | California League | Modesto A's | OAK | ||
| 1984 | AA | Eastern League | Albany-Colonie A's | OAK | ||
| 1985 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Tacoma Tigers | OAK | ||
| 1986 | AA | Southern League | Huntsville Stars | OAK | ||
| 1987 | AA | Southern League | Huntsville Stars | OAK | ||
| 1987 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Tacoma Tigers | OAK | ||
| 1988 | AA | Southern League | Columbus Astros | HOU | ||
| 1988 | AAA | American Association 2 | Oklahoma City 89ers | TEX | ||
| 1989 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Tucson Toros | HOU | ||
| 1990 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Tucson Toros | HOU | ||
| 1991 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Tucson Toros | HOU | ||
| 1992 | AAA | American Association 2 | Buffalo Bisons | PIT | ||
| 1993 | Foreign Major | Japan Pacific League | Seibu Lions | |||
| 1994 | AAA | Mexican League | Monterrey Sultanes | |||
| 1995 | AAA | Mexican League | Monterrey Sultanes | |||
| 1996 | AAA | Mexican League | Monterrey Sultanes | |||
| 1997 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Calgary Cannons | PIT | ||
| 1997 | AAA | International League | Rochester Red Wings | BAL |
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