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, 11,319th 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

.344

SLG

.403

OPS

.746

OPS+

107

Fielding stats are given overall and by position. In some cases, they will be identical.

1957 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1957 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	6 (5)	Apr 21 susp	BAL	@	WSH	L,2-3	GF	22	5.2	2	0	0	2	0	PH RF CF
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
2	19 (12)	May 7	BAL	@	KCA	L,2-3	CG	37	9.1	0	0	0	0	0	RF
3	20	May 8	BAL	@	KCA	W,11-2	CG	38	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
4	21	May 10	BAL		NYY	W,4-1	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
5	22	May 11	BAL		NYY	L,4-6	CG	43	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
6	23	May 12	BAL		NYY	L,3-4	CG	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
7	24	May 15	BAL		CLE	L,8-11	CG	72	16.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
8	25	May 16	BAL		CLE	L,3-4	CG	40	10.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
9	26	May 17	BAL		CHW	L,2-3	CG	35	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
10	27	May 18	BAL		CHW	T,4-4	CG	38	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
11	28	May 19 (1)	BAL		KCA	W,10-2	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
12	29	May 19 (2)	BAL		KCA	T,0-0	CG	19	6.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
13	30	May 20	BAL		KCA	W,2-0	CG	29	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
14	31	May 21	BAL		DET	L,1-2	CG	64	16.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
15	32	May 22	BAL		DET	W,4-3	CG	38	10.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
16	33	May 24	BAL		BOS	L,3-4	CG	40	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
17	34	May 25	BAL		BOS	W,12-0	CG	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
18	35	May 26 (1)	BAL		BOS	L,0-9	CG	43	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
19	36	May 26 (2)	BAL		BOS	L,4-5	CG	38	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
20	37	May 27	BAL	@	WSH	L,6-10	CG	40	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
21	38	May 29	BAL	@	BOS	W,3-1	CG	39	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
22	39	May 30 (1)	BAL	@	BOS	L,6-7	GF	11	3.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH RF
23	40	May 30 (2)	BAL	@	BOS	L,5-16	CG	48	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
24	41	May 31	BAL	@	NYY	W,3-1	GS	35	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF RF
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
25	42	Jun 1	BAL	@	NYY	W,4-3	GS	34	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF RF
26	43	Jun 2 (1)	BAL	@	NYY	W,3-2	GS	33	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF RF
27	44	Jun 2 (2)	BAL	@	NYY	L,0-4	CG	32	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
28	45	Jun 4	BAL	@	KCA	W,9-7	GS	39	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF RF
29	46	Jun 5	BAL	@	KCA	L,2-3	CG	33	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
30	47	Jun 6	BAL	@	KCA	W,8-3	GS	39	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	LF RF
31	48	Jun 7	BAL	@	CHW	W,3-2	GS	44	11.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF LF
32	49	Jun 8	BAL	@	CHW	L,0-2	CG	30	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
33	50	Jun 9 (1)	BAL	@	CHW	W,7-5	CG	41	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
34	51	Jun 9 (2)	BAL	@	CHW	W,5-0	GS	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
35	76 (24)	Jul 5	BAL	@	BOS	L,5-7	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH 1B
36	77	Jul 6	BAL	@	BOS	L,2-11	CG	43	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
37	78	Jul 7	BAL	@	BOS	W,8-4	CG	39	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
38	79	Jul 11 (1)	BAL	@	CLE	W,5-4	GS	42	10.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
39	81 (1)	Jul 12	BAL	@	CLE	L,6-8	CG	39	8.1	4	0	0	4	0	RF
40	89 (7)	Jul 20	BAL	@	KCA	L,5-6	GF	5	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	PH LF
41	90	Jul 21 (1)	BAL	@	KCA	W,7-2	CG	33	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
42	91	Jul 21 (2)	BAL	@	KCA	L,2-3	CG	33	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
43	92	Jul 23	BAL		DET	L,2-5	GF	15	3.2	4	0	0	4	1	1B
44	93	Jul 24	BAL		DET	L,1-5	CG	39	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
45	94	Jul 25	BAL		DET	W,3-0	CG	32	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
46	96 (1)	Jul 26 (2)	BAL		CHW	L,0-1	CG	32	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
47	97	Jul 27	BAL		CHW	W,5-2	GS	19	5.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
48	101 (3)	Jul 31	BAL		CLE	L,0-4	CG	39	9.0	4	0	1	5	0	CF
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
49	102	Aug 2 (1)	BAL		KCA	W,5-4	GF	2	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	LF
50	103	Aug 2 (2)	BAL		KCA	W,10-2	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
51	104	Aug 3	BAL		KCA	W,7-6	CG	40	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
52	105	Aug 4	BAL		KCA	W,5-0	GS	16	5.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
53	106	Aug 6	BAL		BOS	W,2-1	CG	35	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
54	107	Aug 7	BAL		BOS	L,2-5	CG	45	11.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
55	108	Aug 8	BAL		BOS	W,3-1	GS	28	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
56	109	Aug 9	BAL		NYY	W,4-3	GF	7	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
57	113 (3)	Aug 14	BAL	@	WSH	W,4-2	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
58	114	Aug 16	BAL	@	NYY	W,4-3	CG	44	11.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
59	116 (1)	Aug 18 (1)	BAL	@	NYY	L,0-7	CG	44	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
60	117	Aug 18 (2)	BAL	@	NYY	L,2-3	CG	33	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
61	118	Aug 20	BAL	@	DET	L,1-5	CG	31	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
62	120 (1)	Aug 22	BAL	@	DET	L,0-4	CG	37	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
63	121	Aug 23	BAL	@	KCA	W,2-1	GF	21	6.0	2	0	0	2	0	PH RF
64	122	Aug 24	BAL	@	KCA	W,4-2	GS	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF LF
65	123	Aug 25 (1)	BAL	@	CHW	L,2-6	GF	19	5.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
66	124	Aug 25 (2)	BAL	@	CHW	L,0-3	GF	16	3.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH RF
67	125	Aug 27	BAL	@	CLE	L,4-5	GF	15	4.0	2	0	0	2	0	PH RF
68	126	Aug 28	BAL	@	CLE	W,19-6	GS	40	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF LF
69	127	Aug 29	BAL	@	CLE	L,4-13	GS	41	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF LF
70	128	Aug 30	BAL		BOS	L,1-8	CG	45	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
71	129	Aug 31	BAL		BOS	W,4-1	CG	33	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	RF
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
72	130	Sep 1	BAL		BOS	W,2-1	CG	37	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
73	131	Sep 2 (1)	BAL		NYY	W,8-7	GS	19	3.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
74	139 (7)	Sep 11 (1)	BAL		KCA	L,3-7	GF	29	7.0	2	0	0	2	0	PH RF LF
75	143 (3)	Sep 15 (1)	BAL		CLE	W,5-4	GF	37	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
76	148 (4)	Sep 21	BAL		WSH	L,1-8	GF	13	3.0	1	0	0	1	0	1B
77	149	Sep 22	BAL		WSH	W,6-5	CG	38	9.0	6	1	0	7	1	1B
							88gm		605.0	132	1	1	134	2