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.

1965 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1965 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	8 (7)	Apr 21	STL		MLN	W,6-3	GS	23	7.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
2	9	Apr 23	STL	@	CIN	W,6-3	GS	19	4.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
3	10	Apr 24	STL	@	CIN	L,3-6	CG	37	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
4	13 (2)	Apr 29	STL	@	MLN	L,1-4	CG	32	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
5	14	Apr 30	STL		PIT	W,3-2	GS	32	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
6	15	May 1	STL		PIT	W,3-2	GS	33	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
7	16	May 2 (1)	STL		PIT	W,9-5	GS	30	7.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
8	18 (1)	May 3	STL		SFG	W,3-1	GS	28	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
9	19	May 4	STL		SFG	L,2-9	CG	40	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
10	23 (3)	May 9	STL	@	PHI	L,2-4	CG	33	8.0	9	0	0	9	0	1B
11	24	May 10	STL	@	PHI	L,2-4	GS	45	9.2	2	0	0	2	0	RF 1B
12	26 (1)	May 12	STL	@	NYM	L,1-2	CG	34	8.0	10	0	0	10	0	1B
13	27	May 14	STL	@	PIT	W,8-7		9	2.0	1	0	0	1	0	PH RF
14	28	May 15	STL	@	PIT	W,5-1	GS	24	7.0	1	0	1	2	0	RF
15	29	May 16 (1)	STL	@	PIT	W,6-3	GS	20	5.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
16	32 (2)	May 18	STL		PHI	W,8-2	GS	29	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
17	33	May 19	STL		PHI	W,7-6	GS	34	7.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
18	39 (5)	May 25	STL	@	LAD	L,0-2	CG	32	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
19	41 (1)	May 27	STL	@	HOU	L,1-6	CG	34	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
20	42	May 28	STL	@	HOU	L,2-3	GS	27	7.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF LF
21	44 (1)	May 30	STL	@	SFG	L,2-3	GS	31	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
22	45	May 31	STL	@	SFG	L,1-4	CG	32	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
23	50 (4)	Jun 5	STL		HOU	W,4-3	GS	24	6.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
24	56 (5)	Jun 12	STL		MLN	L,1-4	GF	9	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH RF
25	60 (3)	Jun 15	STL		PIT	L,6-10	GS	35	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
26	61	Jun 16	STL		PIT	L,9-10	GS	21	5.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
27	70 (8)	Jun 25	STL		CHC	L,4-12	GF	16	3.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH RF
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
28	78 (7)	Jul 2	STL	@	NYM	W,6-3	CG	38	9.0	4	1	0	5	0	1B
29	79	Jul 3	STL	@	NYM	W,2-0	CG	35	9.0	13	0	0	13	0	1B
30	80	Jul 4	STL	@	NYM	W,6-2	CG	37	9.0	10	0	0	10	1	1B
31	81	Jul 5	STL		SFG	W,3-2	GS	28	7.0	11	0	0	11	1	1B
32	82	Jul 6	STL		SFG	W,3-2	CG	35	9.0	8	0	0	8	0	1B
33	83	Jul 7	STL		SFG	L,2-4	GS	35	9.0	13	2	0	15	2	1B
34	84	Jul 9	STL	@	CHC	W,7-3	GS	26	7.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
35	86 (1)	Jul 11 (1)	STL	@	CHC	L,0-6	CG	37	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
36	87	Jul 11 (2)	STL	@	CHC	L,0-6	CG	38	8.0	8	0	1	9	2	1B
37	88	Jul 15	STL		NYM	W,6-5	GS	30	7.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
38	93 (4)	Jul 20	STL		PHI	W,4-3	GS	30	7.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
39	94	Jul 21	STL	@	HOU	L,0-2	CG	29	8.0	8	0	0	8	1	1B
40	95	Jul 22	STL	@	HOU	L,2-3	CG	31	8.0	8	0	0	8	1	1B
41	96	Jul 23	STL	@	LAD	W,4-3	GS	29	7.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
42	99 (2)	Jul 26	STL	@	SFG	W,7-4	GS	25	6.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
43	101 (1)	Jul 28	STL	@	SFG	L,5-8	GS	21	5.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
44	103 (1)	Jul 31	STL		LAD	W,4-3	GS	33	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
45	106 (2)	Aug 3 (1)	STL		HOU	L,7-10	CG	46	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
46	131 (24)	Aug 27	STL	@	CIN	W,6-5	GF	4	1.0	3	0	0	3	0	1B
							48gm		325.0	135	3	2	140	8