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Johnny Romano
John Anthony Romano Jr. (Honey)
All-Star Player
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 5' 11" , Weight: 205 lb.

Born: August 23, 1934 in Hoboken, NJ
Signed by the Chicago White Sox as an amateur free agent in 1954. (All Transactions)
Debut: September 12, 1958
Final Game: September 4, 1967
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Year Age Tm Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards
1958 23 CHW AL 4 8 7 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 .286 .375 .286 .661 86 2 0 0 0 0 0 /2
1959 24 CHW AL 53 153 126 20 37 5 1 5 25 0 1 23 18 .294 .407 .468 .875 141 59 3 1 3 0 0 2
1960 25 CLE AL 108 361 316 40 86 12 2 16 52 0 0 37 50 .272 .349 .475 .824 124 150 7 3 0 5 4 2
1961 26 CLE AL 142 580 509 76 152 29 1 21 80 0 0 61 60 .299 .377 .483 .860 132 246 10 5 1 4 3 *2 AS,MVP-24
1962 27 CLE AL 135 548 459 71 120 19 3 25 81 0 1 73 64 .261 .363 .479 .842 128 220 14 5 2 9 0 *2 AS
1963 28 CLE AL 89 300 255 28 55 5 2 10 34 4 3 38 49 .216 .317 .369 .685 92 94 3 2 0 5 4 2/7
1964 29 CLE AL 106 415 352 46 85 18 1 19 47 2 2 51 83 .241 .346 .460 .806 124 162 15 7 2 3 6 2/37
1965 30 CHW AL 122 425 356 39 86 11 0 18 48 0 2 59 74 .242 .355 .424 .779 128 151 13 5 2 3 3 *2/73
1966 31 CHW AL 122 395 329 33 76 12 0 15 47 0 0 58 72 .231 .344 .404 .749 122 133 3 1 3 4 7 2
1967 32 STL NL 24 71 58 1 7 1 0 0 2 1 0 13 15 .121 .282 .138 .420 25 8 1 0 0 0 0 2
10 Seasons 905 3256 2767 355 706 112 10 129 417 7 9 414 485 .255 .354 .443 .797 122 1225 69 29 13 33 27
162 Game Avg. 162 583 495 64 126 20 2 23 75 1 2 74 87 .255 .354 .443 .797 122 219 12 5 2 6 5
CLE (5 yrs) 580 2204 1891 261 498 83 9 91 294 6 6 260 306 .263 .355 .461 .816 123 872 49 22 5 26 17
CHW (4 yrs) 301 981 818 93 201 28 1 38 121 0 3 141 164 .246 .359 .422 .780 127 345 19 7 8 7 10
STL (1 yr) 24 71 58 1 7 1 0 0 2 1 0 13 15 .121 .282 .138 .420 25 8 1 0 0 0 0
AL (9 yrs) 881 3185 2709 354 699 111 10 129 415 6 9 401 470 .258 .356 .449 .805 124 1217 68 29 13 33 27
NL (1 yr) 24 71 58 1 7 1 0 0 2 1 0 13 15 .121 .282 .138 .420 25 8 1 0 0 0 0

Postseason Batting

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Year Age Tm Lg Series Opp Rslt G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1959 24 CHW AL WS LAD L 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0
1 WS 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr Rtz Rtzrd Rtzhm Rof Rdp Rctch RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG PB WP SB CS CS% Awards
1958 CHW AL 23 C 2 2 13.0 13 13 0 0 0 1.000 0.0 0.0 0 9.00 6.50 .992 6.02 5.35 0 0 0 0
1959 CHW AL 24 C 38 34 285.2 189 169 16 4 5 .979 -3.0 -12.6 -3 5.83 4.87 .989 6.08 5.31 5 5 14 6 30%
1960 CLE AL 25 C 99 88 777.2 506 470 30 6 6 .988 -1.0 -1.5 -1 5.79 5.05 .987 5.93 5.12 7 21 36 20 36%
1961 CLE AL 26 C 141 140 1232.2 819 752 58 9 8 .989 -1.0 -1.0 -1 5.91 5.74 .989 6.21 5.44 10 41 48 31 39% AS,MVP-24
1962 CLE AL 27 C 130 128 1124.2 727 657 63 7 6 .990 7.0 7.5 7 5.76 5.54 .989 6.30 5.57 15 18 46 30 39% AS
1963 CLE AL 28 C 71 64 589.2 439 408 28 3 5 .993 3.0 6.1 3 6.65 6.14 .989 6.64 5.78 5 11 20 12 38%
1963 CLE AL 28 LF 4 4 24.0 6 5 0 1 0 .833 -1.3 -65.0 -0.3 -0.3 0.0 -1 1.88 1.25 .983 1.91 1.58
1963 CLE AL 28 OF 4 4 24.0 6 5 0 1 0 .833 -1.3 -65.0 -0.3 -0.3 0.0 -1 1.88 1.25 .983 2.17 1.90
1964 CLE AL 29 C 96 93 841.2 759 714 38 7 3 .991 -2.0 -2.9 -2 8.04 7.83 .990 7.07 6.07 11 30 37 17 31%
1964 CLE AL 29 1B 1 1 9.0 9 9 0 0 0 1.000 -0.2 -26.7 -0.2 0.0 -0.2 0 9.00 9.00 .989 9.40 8.10
1964 CLE AL 29 LF 1 1 7.0 3 3 0 0 0 1.000 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 3.86 3.00 .967 1.80 1.50
1965 CHW AL 30 C 111 107 819.1 635 569 61 5 10 .992 -2.0 -2.9 -2 6.92 5.68 .988 6.96 5.67 11 33 47 22 32%
1965 CHW AL 30 LF 4 3 25.1 7 6 1 0 0 1.000 0.4 18.9 0.4 0.3 0.1 0 2.49 1.75 .971 1.88 1.50
1965 CHW AL 30 OF 4 3 25.1 7 6 1 0 0 1.000 0.4 18.9 0.4 0.3 0.1 0 2.49 1.75 .971 2.02 1.78
1965 CHW AL 30 1B 2 0 2.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.00 0.00 9.45 7.90
1966 CHW AL 31 C 102 96 791.0 602 552 46 4 7 .993 -2.0 -3.0 -2 6.80 5.86 .988 6.86 5.86 10 26 43 18 30%
1967 STL NL 32 C 20 19 154.0 116 111 3 2 1 .983 -2.0 -15.6 -2 6.66 5.70 .990 6.89 5.85 3 5 5 1 17%
10 Seasons C 810 771 6629.1 4805 4415 343 47 51 .990 -3.0 -0.5 -3 6.46 5.87 .989 6.52 5.61 77 190 296 157 35%
3 Seasons LF 9 8 56.1 16 14 1 1 0 .938 -0.9 -19.2 0.1 0.0 0.1 -1 2.40 1.67 .975 1.89 1.53
2 Seasons OF 8 7 49.1 13 11 1 1 0 .923 -0.9 -21.9 0.1 0.0 0.1 -1 2.19 1.50 .977 2.10 1.84
2 Seasons 1B 3 1 11.0 9 9 0 0 0 1.000 -0.2 -21.8 -0.2 0.0 -0.2 0 7.36 3.00 .989 9.41 7.97
10 Seasons TOT 821 779 6689.2 4827 4435 344 48 51 .990 -4.1 -0.7 -0.1 0.0 -0.1 -1 0 -3 6.43 5.82 .979 6.49 5.59 77 190 296 157 35%
Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr Rtz Rtzrd Rtzhm Rof Rdp Rctch RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG PB WP SB CS CS% Awards

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

All-Star Games
1961-1 (C)
1961-2 (C)
1962-1 *
1962-2

MVP (yr lg (rk, shr))
1961 AL (24, 0%)
0.00 Career Shares (1684th)

Batting Average s c a p y
1961 AL  .299 (8th)

Slugging % s c a p y
1962 AL  .479 (10th)

On-Base Plus Slugging s c a p y
1961 AL  .860 (10th)
1962 AL  .842 (9th)

Doubles s c a p y
1961 AL  29 (10th)

Adjusted OPS+ s c a p y
1961 AL  132 (9th)
1962 AL  128 (9th)

Hit By Pitch s c a p y
1964 AL  7 (4th)
1965 AL  5 (9th)

Sacrifice Flies s c a p y
1962 AL  9 (3rd)

AB per HR s c a p y
1962 AL  18.4 (9th)
Career  21.4 (160th)

                           

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Gray InkBatting - 9 (1431), Average HOFer ≈ 144
Hall of Fame MonitorBatting - 12 (1042), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 11 (1568), Average HOFer ≈ 50

Similarity Scores

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  1. Stan Lopata (955)
  2. Chris Hoiles (938)
  3. Matt Nokes (937)
  4. Eddie Taubensee (927)
  5. Jim Pagliaroni (919)
  6. Jody Davis (911)
  7. Damian Miller (907)
  8. Rich Gedman (906)
  9. Ed Bailey (905)
  10. Greg Myers (901)
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  1. Rick Wilkins (971)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  2. Mike Lieberthal (964)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  3. Ed Bailey (966)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  4. Mike Lieberthal (966)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  5. Ed Bailey (962)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  6. Ed Bailey (973)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  7. Ed Bailey (954)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
* - Signifies Hall of Famer

Transactions

Before 1954 Season: Signed by the Chicago White Sox as an amateur free agent.

December 6, 1959: Traded by the Chicago White Sox with Norm Cash and Bubba Phillips to the Cleveland Indians for Dick Brown, Don Ferrarese, Minnie Minoso and Jake Striker.

January 20, 1965: Traded as part of a 3-team trade by the Cleveland Indians with Tommie Agee and Tommy John to the Chicago White Sox. The Chicago White Sox sent Cam Carreon to the Cleveland Indians. The Chicago White Sox sent a player to be named later, Mike Hershberger and Jim Landis to the Kansas City Athletics. The Kansas City Athletics sent Rocky Colavito to the Cleveland Indians. The Chicago White Sox sent Fred Talbot (February 10, 1965) to the Kansas City Athletics to complete the trade.

December 14, 1966: Traded by the Chicago White Sox with Lee White (minors) to the St. Louis Cardinals for Don Dennis and Walt Williams.

October 20, 1967: Released by the St. Louis Cardinals.

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