John Romano

Position: Catcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

5-11, 205lb (180cm, 92kg)

Born: August 23, 1934 in Hoboken, NJ us

Died: February 24, 2019 in Naples, FL

Debut: September 12, 1958 (Age 24-020d, 11,585th in major league history)
vs. NYY 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: September 4, 1967 (Age 33-012d)
vs. PIT 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1959 season

Full Name: John Anthony Romano

Nicknames: Honey

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4x All-Star

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

20.9

2767

706

129

.255

355

RBI

417

OBP

.354

SLG

.443

OPS

.797

OPS+

122

Fielding stats are given overall and by position. In some cases, they will be identical.
Triple Plays: 1 (Sep 27)

1959 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1959 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 10	CHW	@	DET	W,9-7	GF	7	2.0	0	1	0	1	0	PR C
2	8 (6)	Apr 18	CHW		DET	L,2-5	CG	41	9.0	5	3	2	10	1	C
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
3	18 (9)	May 2	CHW		BOS	L,4-5	CG	42	9.0	8	0	0	8	0	C
4	37 (18)	May 23	CHW	@	KCA	L,0-16	GF	19	3.0	2	0	0	2	0	PH C
5	43 (5)	May 30 (2)	CHW		DET	W,4-3	CG	41	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	C
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
6	45 (1)	Jun 1	CHW		KCA	L,1-3	CG	36	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
7	47 (1)	Jun 3	CHW		BAL	W,6-1	CG	36	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
8	48	Jun 4	CHW		BAL	W,6-5	GF	26	7.0	2	0	0	2	0	C
9	49	Jun 5	CHW		BOS	W,5-2	GS	29	7.0	6	0	0	6	0	C
10	50	Jun 6	CHW		BOS	L,2-4	GS	34	8.0	5	1	0	6	0	C
11	52 (1)	Jun 7 (2)	CHW		BOS	L,2-4	CG	39	9.0	10	1	0	11	0	C
12	58 (5)	Jun 14 (2)	CHW	@	BAL	W,3-2	CG	42	10.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
13	64 (5)	Jun 21	CHW	@	BOS	W,3-2	GS	26	7.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
14	76 (11)	Jul 4 (1)	CHW	@	KCA	W,7-4	CG	35	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	C
15	82 (5)	Jul 12 (1)	CHW		KCA	W,5-3	GS	12	2.0	2	0	0	2	0	C
16	83	Jul 12 (2)	CHW		KCA	W,9-7	GS	35	7.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
17	84	Jul 14	CHW	@	BOS	W,7-3	GS	31	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
18	86 (1)	Jul 16 (2)	CHW	@	BOS	L,4-5	CG	38	8.0	6	1	0	7	1	C
19	89 (2)	Jul 19 (1)	CHW	@	NYY	L,2-6	CG	36	8.0	6	0	0	6	0	C
20	94 (4)	Jul 25	CHW		BAL	W,3-2	GS	43	11.0	5	3	0	8	0	C
21	96 (1)	Jul 26 (2)	CHW		BAL	L,0-4	CG	35	9.0	7	1	0	8	1	C
22	98 (1)	Jul 29	CHW		NYY	T,4-4	GS	9	2.0	0	1	0	1	0	C
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
23	103 (4)	Aug 2 (2)	CHW		WSH	W,9-3	GS	29	7.0	6	0	0	6	0	C
24	105 (1)	Aug 5 (1)	CHW	@	BAL	W,2-0	CG	31	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	C
25	107 (1)	Aug 6	CHW	@	BAL	T,1-1	CG	68	18.0	10	0	0	10	0	C
26	108	Aug 7	CHW	@	WSH	W,4-1	CG	36	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
27	109	Aug 9 (1)	CHW	@	WSH	W,4-3	CG	37	9.0	3	1	0	4	1	C
28	115 (5)	Aug 15	CHW	@	KCA	L,1-2	CG	34	8.0	8	0	0	8	0	C
29	118 (2)	Aug 19	CHW		BAL	L,1-3	GF	14	4.0	1	1	0	2	0	PH C
30	127 (8)	Aug 27	CHW		BOS	W,5-1	CG	35	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
31	131 (3)	Aug 30 (2)	CHW	@	CLE	W,9-4	GS	20	5.0	3	0	0	3	0	C
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
32	139 (7)	Sep 7 (2)	CHW		KCA	W,13-7	GS	16	3.0	2	0	0	2	0	C
33	140	Sep 8	CHW		KCA	W,3-2	CG	36	10.0	4	0	1	5	0	C
34	144 (3)	Sep 11 (2)	CHW	@	BAL	L,0-1	GS	33	9.0	4	1	0	5	0	C
35	145	Sep 12	CHW	@	BAL	W,6-1	GS	19	5.0	2	0	0	2	0	C
36	153 (7)	Sep 22	CHW	@	CLE	W,4-2	GS	20	5.0	3	0	0	3	1	C
37	154	Sep 25	CHW	@	DET	L,5-6	CG	42	8.2	6	1	0	7	0	C
38	156 (1)	Sep 27	CHW	@	DET	W,6-4	GS	19	5.0	1	1	1	3	0	C
							38gm		285.2	169	16	4	189	5