Tito Francona

Positions: Outfielder, First Baseman and Pinch Hitter

Bats: Left • Throws: Left

5-11, 190lb (180cm, 86kg)

Born: November 4, 1933 in Aliquippa, PA us

Died: February 13, 2018 in New Brighton, PA

Buried: St. Joseph Cemetery, New Brighton, PA

High School: New Brighton HS (New Brighton, PA)

Debut: April 17, 1956 (Age 22-165d, 11,326th in major league history)
vs. BOS 4 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: September 29, 1970 (Age 36-329d)
vs. OAK 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1956 season

Full Name: John Patsy Francona

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Relatives: Father of Terry Francona

1x All-Star

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

14.0

5121

1395

125

.272

650

RBI

656

OBP

.343

SLG

.403

OPS

.746

OPS+

107

Standard Batting

Games by Position

Standard Batting
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
1952	18	SLB-min	B	80	247	247		56	8	3	0						.227	.227	.283	.510		70							YOR · ISLG
1953	19	SLB-min	C	123	555	474	92	154	35	10	6	79	9		65	35	.325	.413	.479	.892		227		6	10				ABD · NORL
1954			Did not play in major or minor leagues (Military Service)
1955			Did not play in major or minor leagues (Military Service)
1956	22	BAL	AL	139	500	445	62	115	16	4	9	57	11	5	51	60	.258	.334	.373	.707	95	166	6	1	0	3	4	*98H3/7	RoY-2
1957	23	BAL-min	Opn	13	56	47	7	14	1	1	1	9	0		8	7	.298	.400	.426	.826		20	0	0	1	0			VAN · PCL
1957	23	BAL	AL	97	316	279	35	65	8	3	7	38	7	3	29	48	.233	.307	.358	.665	87	100	7	3	0	5	4	9H7/38
1958	24	TOT	AL	86	226	197	21	50	8	2	1	20	2	3	29	40	.254	.350	.330	.680	87	65	6	0	0	0	4	9H7/3
1958	24	CHW	AL	41	142	128	10	33	3	2	1	10	2	3	14	24	.258	.331	.336	.667	85	43	4	0	0	0	1	9/H7
1958	24	DET	AL	45	84	69	11	17	5	0	0	10	0	0	15	16	.246	.381	.319	.700	90	22	2	0	0	0	3	H7/93
1959	25	CLE	AL	122	443	399	68	145	17	2	20	79	2	0	35	42	.363	.414	.566	.980	171	226	11	3	1	5	3	83H/7	MVP-5
1960	26	CLE	AL	147	625	544	84	159	36	2	17	79	4	1	67	67	.292	.372	.460	.832	127	250	11	5	3	5	7	*73/H9
1961	27	CLE	AL	155	667	592	87	178	30	8	16	85	2	1	56	52	.301	.363	.459	.823	122	272	11	4	12	3	3	*73/H	AS
1962	28	CLE	AL	158	690	621	82	169	28	5	14	70	3	2	47	74	.272	.327	.401	.728	98	249	8	7	8	7	3	*3
1963	29	CLE	AL	142	553	500	57	114	29	0	10	41	9	1	47	77	.228	.296	.346	.642	81	173	10	2	2	2	7	*7H3/9
1964	30	CLE	AL	111	320	270	35	67	13	2	8	24	1	3	44	46	.248	.361	.400	.761	112	108	3	4	1	1	9	9H3/87
1965	31	STL	NL	81	193	174	15	45	6	2	5	19	0	0	17	30	.259	.323	.402	.725	96	70	4	0	1	1	0	H93/7
1966	32	STL	NL	83	164	156	14	33	4	1	4	17	0	0	7	27	.212	.250	.327	.577	59	51	1	1	0	0	1	H3/7
1967	33	TOT	NL	109	362	327	35	78	6	1	6	28	1	1	27	44	.239	.297	.318	.615	77	104	8	1	5	2	3	3H/79
1967	33	PHI	NL	27	82	73	7	15	1	0	0	3	0	1	7	10	.205	.272	.219	.491	42	16	2	0	1	1	1	3/H9
1967	33	ATL	NL	82	280	254	28	63	5	1	6	25	1	0	20	34	.248	.304	.346	.651	87	88	6	1	4	1	2	3H/79
1968	34	ATL	NL	122	400	346	32	99	13	1	2	47	3	0	51	45	.286	.376	.347	.723	118	120	12	0	1	2	5	73H
1969	35	TOT	MLB	83	204	173	17	55	7	1	5	42	0	1	25	21	.318	.394	.457	.851	140	79	1	0	1	5	4	H37
1969	35	ATL	NL	51	105	88	5	26	1	0	2	22	0	1	13	10	.295	.371	.375	.746	109	33	1	0	0	4	2	H7/3
1969	35	OAK	AL	32	99	85	12	29	6	1	3	20	0	0	12	11	.341	.418	.541	.960	173	46	0	0	1	1	2	3H/7
1970	36	TOT	AL	84	114	98	6	23	3	0	1	10	1	0	12	21	.235	.324	.296	.620	74	29	4	1	3	0	2	H3/7
1970	36	OAK	AL	32	41	33	2	8	0	0	1	6	0	0	6	6	.242	.375	.333	.708	100	11	4	1	1	0	1	H/37
1970	36	MIL	AL	52	73	65	4	15	3	0	0	4	1	0	6	15	.231	.296	.277	.573	59	18	0	0	2	0	1	H3
15 Yrs				1719	5777	5121	650	1395	224	34	125	656	46	21	544	694	.272	.343	.403	.746	107	2062	103	32	38	41	59
162 Game Avg.				162	544	483	61	131	21	3	12	62	4	2	51	65	.272	.343	.403	.746	107	194	10	3	4	4	6
				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
CLE (6 yrs)				835	3298	2926	413	832	153	19	85	378	21	8	296	358	.284	.353	.437	.789	117	1278	54	25	27	23	32
ATL (3 yrs)				255	785	688	65	188	19	2	10	94	4	1	84	89	.273	.350	.350	.700	106	241	19	1	5	7	9
STL (2 yrs)				164	357	330	29	78	10	3	9	36	0	0	24	57	.236	.289	.367	.656	79	121	5	1	1	1	1
OAK (2 yrs)				64	140	118	14	37	6	1	4	26	0	0	18	17	.314	.406	.483	.889	152	57	4	1	2	1	3
BAL (2 yrs)				236	816	724	97	180	24	7	16	95	18	8	80	108	.249	.324	.367	.691	92	266	13	4	0	8	8
PHI (1 yr)				27	82	73	7	15	1	0	0	3	0	1	7	10	.205	.272	.219	.491	42	16	2	0	1	1	1
DET (1 yr)				45	84	69	11	17	5	0	0	10	0	0	15	16	.246	.381	.319	.700	90	22	2	0	0	0	3
MIL (1 yr)				52	73	65	4	15	3	0	0	4	1	0	6	15	.231	.296	.277	.573	59	18	0	0	2	0	1
CHW (1 yr)				41	142	128	10	33	3	2	1	10	2	3	14	24	.258	.331	.336	.667	85	43	4	0	0	0	1

AL (11 yrs)				1273	4553	4030	549	1114	194	29	106	523	42	19	429	538	.276	.348	.418	.766	111	1684	77	30	31	32	48
NL (5 yrs)				446	1224	1091	101	281	30	5	19	133	4	2	115	156	.258	.327	.346	.674	93	378	26	2	7	9	11

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