Anthony John DeFrancesco
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 5' 11", Weight: 190 lb.
Born: April 24, 1963 in Bronx, New York, US
High School: Suffern HS (Suffern, NY)
School: Seton Hall University (South Orange, NJ)
Drafted by the California Angels in the 30th round of the 1981 MLB June Amateur Draft from Suffern HS (Suffern, NY) and the Boston Red Sox in the 9th round of the 1984 MLB June Amateur Draft from Seton Hall University (South Orange, NJ).
| Year | Age | Tm | Lg | Lev | Aff | G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | TB | GDP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | 21 | Elmira | NYPL | A- | BOS | 56 | 227 | 194 | 26 | 58 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 22 | .299 | .386 | .381 | .767 | 74 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | |
| 1985 | 22 | 2 Teams | 2 Lgs | A | BOS | 86 | 302 | 260 | 23 | 57 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 23 | 2 | 0 | 35 | 47 | .219 | .316 | .258 | .573 | 67 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | |
| 1985 | 22 | Greensboro | SALL | A | BOS | 48 | 183 | 156 | 16 | 32 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 21 | 29 | .205 | .306 | .231 | .537 | 36 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| 1985 | 22 | Winter Haven | FLOR | A | BOS | 38 | 119 | 104 | 7 | 25 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 18 | .240 | .331 | .298 | .629 | 31 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 1986 | 23 | 2 Teams | 2 Lgs | A-AAA | BOS | 54 | 155 | 132 | 18 | 29 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 20 | .220 | .309 | .273 | .582 | 36 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | |
| 1986 | 23 | Winter Haven | FLOR | A | BOS | 34 | 104 | 88 | 12 | 22 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 11 | .250 | .340 | .295 | .635 | 26 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | |
| 1986 | 23 | Pawtucket | IL | AAA | BOS | 20 | 51 | 44 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 9 | .159 | .245 | .227 | .472 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1987 | 24 | New Britain | EL | AA | BOS | 82 | 276 | 238 | 16 | 58 | 12 | 0 | 5 | 39 | 0 | 4 | 32 | 34 | .244 | .338 | .357 | .695 | 85 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | |
| 1988 | 25 | 3 Teams | 3 Lgs | A-AAA-AA | CIN | 63 | 207 | 183 | 19 | 41 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 19 | 38 | .224 | .293 | .284 | .577 | 52 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | |
| 1988 | 25 | Cedar Rapids | MIDW | A | CIN | 28 | 105 | 93 | 10 | 24 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 14 | .258 | .317 | .366 | .683 | 34 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | |
| 1988 | 25 | Chattanooga | SOUL | AA | CIN | 8 | 32 | 28 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 8 | .143 | .219 | .143 | .362 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 1988 | 25 | Nashville | AA | AAA | CIN | 27 | 70 | 62 | 7 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 16 | .210 | .290 | .226 | .516 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1989 | 26 | Chattanooga | SOUL | AA | CIN | 74 | 243 | 209 | 29 | 47 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 29 | 37 | .225 | .325 | .330 | .655 | 69 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
| 1990 | 27 | 2 Teams | 2 Lgs | AA-AAA | CIN | 83 | 273 | 253 | 28 | 65 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 20 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 62 | .257 | .299 | .336 | .635 | 85 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | |
| 1990 | 27 | Chattanooga | SOUL | AA | CIN | 70 | 236 | 217 | 24 | 55 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 53 | .253 | .299 | .336 | .636 | 73 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | |
| 1990 | 27 | Nashville | AA | AAA | CIN | 13 | 37 | 36 | 4 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 9 | .278 | .297 | .333 | .631 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1991 | 28 | Nashville | AA | AAA | CIN | 55 | 176 | 141 | 9 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 27 | 45 | .156 | .292 | .206 | .497 | 29 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 1992 | 29 | Reno | CALL | A+ | 14 | 42 | 30 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 6 | .133 | .341 | .167 | .508 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| 9 Seasons | 567 | 1901 | 1640 | 171 | 381 | 60 | 5 | 17 | 167 | 8 | 6 | 210 | 311 | .232 | .321 | .306 | .628 | 502 | 5 | 12 | 25 | 14 | 10 | |||||
| A (3 seasons) | A | 148 | 511 | 441 | 45 | 103 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 43 | 3 | 1 | 57 | 72 | .234 | .321 | .288 | .609 | 127 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 2 | |||||
| AA (4 seasons) | AA | 234 | 787 | 692 | 71 | 164 | 31 | 3 | 10 | 73 | 3 | 4 | 79 | 132 | .237 | .318 | .334 | .651 | 231 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 6 | |||||
| AAA (4 seasons) | AAA | 115 | 334 | 283 | 26 | 52 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 23 | 2 | 1 | 40 | 79 | .184 | .285 | .230 | .515 | 65 | 4 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| A- (1 season) | A- | 56 | 227 | 194 | 26 | 58 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 22 | .299 | .386 | .381 | .767 | 74 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | |||||
| A+ (1 season) | A+ | 14 | 42 | 30 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 6 | .133 | .341 | .167 | .508 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||||
| Year | Age | Tm | Lg | Lev | Aff | G | CG | Ch | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G | PB | lgCS% | PO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | 21 | Elmira | NYPL | A- | BOS | C | 54 | 432 | 378 | 45 | 9 | 3 | .979 | 7.83 | 8 | |||
| 1985 | 22 | 2 Teams | 2 Lgs | A | BOS | C | 83 | 532 | 454 | 65 | 13 | 10 | .976 | 6.25 | 10 | |||
| 1985 | 22 | Winter Haven | FLOR | A | BOS | C | 36 | 189 | 162 | 23 | 4 | 5 | .979 | 5.14 | 1 | |||
| 1985 | 22 | Greensboro | SALL | A | BOS | C | 47 | 343 | 292 | 42 | 9 | 5 | .974 | 7.11 | 9 | |||
| 1986 | 23 | 2 Teams | 2 Lgs | A-AAA | BOS | C | 51 | 240 | 205 | 26 | 9 | 1 | .963 | 4.53 | 5 | |||
| 1986 | 23 | Winter Haven | FLOR | A | BOS | C | 32 | 152 | 124 | 21 | 7 | 1 | .954 | 4.53 | 3 | |||
| 1986 | 23 | Pawtucket | IL | AAA | BOS | C | 19 | 88 | 81 | 5 | 2 | 0 | .977 | 4.53 | 2 | |||
| 1987 | 24 | New Britain | EL | AA | BOS | OF | 5 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.20 | ||||
| 1987 | 24 | New Britain | EL | AA | BOS | 3B | 7 | 25 | 5 | 15 | 5 | 0 | .800 | 2.86 | ||||
| 1987 | 24 | New Britain | EL | AA | BOS | C | 66 | 336 | 284 | 44 | 8 | 2 | .976 | 4.97 | 3 | |||
| 1988 | 25 | 3 Teams | 3 Lgs | A-AAA-AA | CIN | C | 60 | 440 | 398 | 33 | 9 | 4 | .980 | 7.18 | 7 | |||
| 1988 | 25 | Cedar Rapids | MIDW | A | CIN | C | 27 | 210 | 196 | 11 | 3 | 0 | .986 | 7.67 | 4 | |||
| 1988 | 25 | Chattanooga | SOUL | AA | CIN | C | 8 | 72 | 62 | 9 | 1 | 1 | .986 | 8.88 | 2 | |||
| 1988 | 25 | Nashville | AA | AAA | CIN | OF | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.00 | ||||
| 1988 | 25 | Nashville | AA | AAA | CIN | C | 25 | 158 | 140 | 13 | 5 | 3 | .968 | 6.12 | 1 | |||
| 1989 | 26 | Chattanooga | SOUL | AA | CIN | C | 69 | 469 | 416 | 41 | 12 | 5 | .974 | 6.62 | 9 | |||
| 1990 | 27 | 2 Teams | 2 Lgs | AA-AAA | CIN | C | 66 | 364 | 321 | 41 | 2 | 7 | .995 | 5.48 | 4 | |||
| 1990 | 27 | Chattanooga | SOUL | AA | CIN | 3B | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 3.00 | ||||
| 1990 | 27 | Chattanooga | SOUL | AA | CIN | 1B | 6 | 35 | 34 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .971 | 5.67 | ||||
| 1990 | 27 | Chattanooga | SOUL | AA | CIN | C | 53 | 304 | 265 | 37 | 2 | 6 | .993 | 5.70 | 3 | |||
| 1990 | 27 | Nashville | AA | AAA | CIN | C | 13 | 60 | 56 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 4.62 | 1 | |||
| 1991 | 28 | Nashville | AA | AAA | CIN | OF | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .667 | 2.00 | ||||
| 1991 | 28 | Nashville | AA | AAA | CIN | 1B | 2 | 14 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .929 | 6.50 | ||||
| 1991 | 28 | Nashville | AA | AAA | CIN | C | 41 | 281 | 251 | 24 | 6 | 3 | .979 | 6.71 | 4 | |||
| 1992 | 29 | Reno | CALL | A+ | 1B | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.00 | |||||
| 1992 | 29 | Reno | CALL | A+ | C | 11 | 91 | 73 | 15 | 3 | 1 | .967 | 8.00 | 3 | ||||
| 9 Seasons | 526 | 3276 | 2847 | 350 | 79 | 39 | .976 | 6.08 | 53 | |||||||||
| C (9 seasons) | C | 501 | 3185 | 2780 | 334 | 71 | 36 | .978 | 6.22 | 53 | ||||||||
| 1B (3 seasons) | 1B | 10 | 53 | 51 | 0 | 2 | 3 | .962 | 5.10 | |||||||||
| OF (3 seasons) | OF | 7 | 10 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .900 | 1.29 | |||||||||
| 3B (2 seasons) | 3B | 8 | 28 | 7 | 16 | 5 | 0 | .821 | 2.88 | |||||||||
| Year | Age | Tm | Lg | Lev | Aff | G | W | L | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 31 | Athletics | ARIZ | Rk | OAK | 1 of 1 | 56 | 32 | 24 | .571 |
| 1995 | 32 | Southern Oregon | NORW | A- | OAK | 1 of 1 | 76 | 33 | 43 | .434 |
| 1996 | 33 | Southern Oregon | NORW | A- | OAK | 1 of 1 | 76 | 29 | 47 | .382 |
| 1997 | 34 | Visalia | CALL | A+ | OAK | 1 of 1 | 140 | 71 | 69 | .507 |
| 1998 | 35 | Visalia | CALL | A+ | OAK | 1 of 1 | 140 | 67 | 73 | .479 |
| 1999 | 36 | Midland | TL | AA | OAK | 1 of 1 | 140 | 74 | 66 | .529 |
| 2000 | 37 | Midland | TL | AA | OAK | 1 of 1 | 139 | 70 | 69 | .504 |
| 2001 | 38 | Midland | TL | AA | OAK | 1 of 1 | 140 | 71 | 69 | .507 |
| 2002 | 39 | Midland | TL | AA | OAK | 1 of 1 | 141 | 75 | 64 | .540 |
| 2003 | 40 | Sacramento | PCL | AAA | OAK | 1 of 1 | 144 | 92 | 52 | .639 |
| 2004 | 41 | Sacramento | PCL | AAA | OAK | 1 of 1 | 144 | 79 | 65 | .549 |
| 2005 | 42 | Sacramento | PCL | AAA | OAK | 1 of 1 | 144 | 80 | 64 | .556 |
| 2006 | 43 | Sacramento | PCL | AAA | OAK | 1 of 1 | 144 | 78 | 66 | .542 |
| 2007 | 44 | Sacramento | PCL | AAA | OAK | 1 of 1 | 144 | 84 | 60 | .583 |
| 2009 | 46 | Sacramento | PCL | AAA | OAK | 1 of 1 | 143 | 86 | 57 | .601 |
| 2010 | 47 | Sacramento | PCL | AAA | OAK | 1 of 1 | 144 | 79 | 65 | .549 |
| 2011 | 48 | Oklahoma City | PCL | AAA | HOU | 1 of 1 | 136 | 64 | 72 | .471 |
| 2012 | 49 | Houston | NL | MLB | HOU | 1 of 2 | 162 | 55 | 107 | .340 |
| 2012 | 49 | Oklahoma City | PCL | AAA | HOU | 1 of 1 | 143 | 78 | 65 | .545 |
| 2013 | 50 | Oklahoma City | PCL | AAA | HOU | 1 of 1 | 47 | 27 | 20 | .574 |
| 19 Seasons | 2543 | 1324 | 1217 | .521 | ||||||
| AAA (10 seasons) | 1333 | 747 | 586 | .560 | ||||||
| AA (4 seasons) | 560 | 290 | 268 | .520 | ||||||
| A- (2 seasons) | 152 | 62 | 90 | .408 | ||||||
| A+ (2 seasons) | 280 | 138 | 142 | .493 | ||||||
| Rk (1 season) | 56 | 32 | 24 | .571 | ||||||
| MLB (1 season) | 162 | 55 | 107 | .340 | ||||||
W-L Totals are for the entire season even if they managed only part of the season.
Sequence may not be in order actually managed. Rank or Pennants Won may not be given for some seasons.
| Year | Age | Tm | Lg | Lev | Aff | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | 21 | Elmira Pioneers | New York-Pennsylvania League | A- | BOS | |||
| 1985 | 22 | Greensboro Hornets | South Atlantic League | A | BOS | |||
| 1985 | 22 | Winter Haven Red Sox | Florida State League | A | BOS | |||
| 1986 | 23 | Winter Haven Red Sox | Florida State League | A | BOS | |||
| 1986 | 23 | Pawtucket Red Sox | International League | AAA | BOS | |||
| 1987 | 24 | New Britain Red Sox | Eastern League | AA | BOS | |||
| 1988 | 25 | Nashville Sounds | American Association | AAA | CIN | |||
| 1988 | 25 | Chattanooga Lookouts | Southern League | AA | CIN | |||
| 1988 | 25 | Cedar Rapids Reds | Midwest League | A | CIN | |||
| 1989 | 26 | Chattanooga Lookouts | Southern League | AA | CIN | |||
| 1990 | 27 | Nashville Sounds | American Association | AAA | CIN | |||
| 1990 | 27 | Chattanooga Lookouts | Southern League | AA | CIN | |||
| 1991 | 28 | Nashville Sounds | American Association | AAA | CIN | |||
| 1992 | 29 | Reno Silver Sox | California League | A+ |
Sabr ID: 57c6c998
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