Roger LaFrancois

Roger Victor LaFrancois

• Bats Left, Throws Right
• Height 6' 2", Weight 215 lb.
• School University of Oklahoma
• High School Griswold High School
• Debut May 27, 1982
• Final Game October 3, 1982
• Born August 2, 1956 in Norwich, CT USA

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Biographical Information

Roger LaFrancois spent the entire 1982 season on the Boston Red Sox roster, never went on the disabled list and hit .400, yet only played in 8 games, in one of the greatest feats of riding the pines ever recorded. Placed on the roster as a third-string catcher, it took him almost two months to even make his Major League debut.

LaFrancois played eight seasons in the minors, and was a teammate of Wade Boggs for a couple of seasons with the Pawtucket Red Sox.

Roger was at the University of Oklahoma from 1975 to 1977, overlapping in his time there with Bob Shirley and Mickey Hatcher.

• 1988 Manager Jamestown Expos
• 1989 Coach South Bend White Sox
• 1990-1992 Coach Vancouver Canadians [1]
• 1993-1996 Coach Nashville Sounds [2]
• 1997 Manager Bangor Blue Ox
• 1998 Manager Pittsfield Mets
• 1999 Coach Binghamton Mets
• 2000 Coach St. Lucie Mets
• 2001-2002 Coach Binghamton Mets
• 2003 Coach Brooklyn Cyclones
• 2004-2005 Coach Norwich Navigators
• 2010-2012 Coach Batavia Muckdogs
• 2013-2014 Coach Palm Beach Cardinals
• 2015-2018 Coach State College Spikes

Year-By-Year Minor League Managerial Record

Year	Team	League	Record	Finish	Organization	Playoffs
1988	Jamestown Expos	New York-Penn League	47-29	2nd	Montreal Expos	Lost League Finals
1998	Pittsfield Mets	New York-Penn League	35-41	9th (t)	New York Mets

Related Sites

• Roger LaFrancois at the SABR Bio Project