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.

1959 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1959 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	44 (43)	Jun 2	CLE		WSH	L,2-3	CG	37	10.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
2	45	Jun 3	CLE		WSH	L,0-4	CG	36	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
3	48 (2)	Jun 7 (1)	CLE		NYY	W,7-5	GS	29	7.0	5	0	0	5	0	1B
4	49	Jun 7 (2)	CLE		NYY	L,3-4	CG	42	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
5	50	Jun 9	CLE	@	BAL	L,3-7	GF	7	2.0	2	0	0	2	0	PH CF
6	51	Jun 10	CLE	@	BAL	W,11-8	CG	43	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
7	52	Jun 11	CLE	@	BAL	W,2-1	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
8	53	Jun 13	CLE	@	WSH	W,8-7	CG	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
9	54	Jun 14 (1)	CLE	@	WSH	W,9-5	CG	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
10	55	Jun 14 (2)	CLE	@	WSH	W,12-6	CG	38	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
11	56	Jun 15	CLE	@	BOS	W,5-1	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
12	58 (1)	Jun 18	CLE	@	BOS	L,6-7	CG	42	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
13	60 (1)	Jun 20	CLE	@	NYY	L,2-10	CG	37	8.0	1	1	0	2	0	CF
14	61	Jun 21 (1)	CLE	@	NYY	W,4-2	CG	42	9.0	0	0	1	1	0	CF
15	62	Jun 21 (2)	CLE	@	NYY	W,5-4	CG	58	14.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
16	63	Jun 23	CLE		BAL	L,1-5	CG	41	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
17	64	Jun 24	CLE		BAL	L,4-7	CG	40	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
18	65	Jun 25	CLE		BAL	W,3-2	CG	39	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
19	66	Jun 26	CLE		BOS	W,11-5	GS	41	9.0	7	1	0	8	1	CF 1B
20	67	Jun 27	CLE		BOS	L,4-6	CG	40	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
21	68	Jun 28 (1)	CLE		BOS	W,5-4	CG	39	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
22	71 (2)	Jul 1	CLE		CHW	L,5-6	CG	39	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
23	72	Jul 2	CLE	@	KCA	L,4-6	CG	42	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
24	73	Jul 3	CLE	@	KCA	W,8-4	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
25	74	Jul 4 (1)	CLE	@	DET	W,6-1	CG	33	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
26	75	Jul 4 (2)	CLE	@	DET	W,12-9	CG	54	11.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
27	76	Jul 5	CLE	@	DET	W,5-4	CG	41	10.0	3	1	0	4	0	CF
28	77	Jul 9	CLE	@	CHW	L,3-4	CG	35	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
29	78	Jul 10	CLE	@	CHW	W,8-4	CG	40	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
30	79	Jul 11	CLE		DET	W,8-7	CG	44	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
31	80	Jul 12 (1)	CLE		DET	L,2-6	CG	36	9.0	4	0	1	5	0	CF
32	81	Jul 12 (2)	CLE		DET	W,8-4	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
33	82	Jul 14	CLE	@	NYY	L,0-1	CG	33	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
34	83	Jul 16 (1)	CLE	@	NYY	L,5-7	CG	48	9.2	2	0	0	2	0	CF
35	85 (1)	Jul 17	CLE	@	BOS	W,8-7	GS	44	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF LF
36	86	Jul 18	CLE	@	BOS	W,7-5	CG	60	13.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
37	87	Jul 19 (1)	CLE	@	BOS	L,5-6	CG	43	8.2	1	0	0	1	0	LF
38	88	Jul 19 (2)	CLE	@	BOS	W,5-3	CG	36	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
39	89	Jul 21	CLE		NYY	W,5-1	CG	30	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
40	90	Jul 22	CLE		NYY	L,5-8	CG	46	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
41	91	Jul 23	CLE		NYY	W,8-5	GS	26	6.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
42	97 (5)	Jul 28 (1)	CLE		BOS	W,5-2	GS	32	7.1	2	0	0	2	0	CF
43	98	Jul 28 (2)	CLE		BOS	L,4-8	CG	39	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
44	99	Jul 29	CLE		BOS	L,1-4	CG	41	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
45	100	Jul 30	CLE		BOS	W,4-3	CG	37	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
46	101	Jul 31	CLE		BAL	W,5-4	CG	42	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
47	102	Aug 1	CLE		BAL	L,2-5	GS	35	9.0	8	1	0	9	1	CF 1B
48	103	Aug 2 (1)	CLE		BAL	L,4-5	CG	45	10.0	1	0	1	2	0	CF
49	104	Aug 2 (2)	CLE		BAL	W,6-3	CG	39	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
50	105	Aug 4	CLE	@	WSH	W,8-2	CG	35	9.0	15	0	0	15	1	1B
51	106	Aug 5 (1)	CLE	@	WSH	W,7-3	CG	34	9.0	8	0	0	8	1	1B
52	107	Aug 5 (2)	CLE	@	WSH	L,0-9	CG	42	8.0	8	1	0	9	1	1B
53	108	Aug 6	CLE	@	WSH	W,5-2	CG	35	9.0	11	0	0	11	0	1B
54	109	Aug 7	CLE	@	BAL	W,8-5	CG	44	9.0	6	1	0	7	2	1B
55	110	Aug 9	CLE	@	BAL	L,3-4	CG	41	8.0	9	0	0	9	1	1B
56	111	Aug 10	CLE	@	KCA	W,6-4	CG	41	9.0	7	0	0	7	1	1B
57	112	Aug 11	CLE	@	KCA	L,3-7	CG	41	8.0	8	2	0	10	0	1B
58	113	Aug 12	CLE	@	KCA	W,9-4	CG	40	9.0	4	1	0	5	1	1B
59	114	Aug 13	CLE	@	KCA	W,7-5	CG	33	9.0	9	0	0	9	2	1B
60	115	Aug 14	CLE	@	DET	L,1-11	CG	42	8.0	8	0	0	8	0	1B
61	116	Aug 15	CLE	@	DET	L,6-9	CG	44	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
62	117	Aug 17	CLE	@	DET	L,4-5	CG	36	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
63	118	Aug 18	CLE		WSH	L,4-11	CG	47	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
64	119	Aug 19	CLE		WSH	W,5-4	CG	39	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
65	120	Aug 20	CLE		WSH	W,6-1	GS	28	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
66	121	Aug 21	CLE		BAL	W,5-0	GS	23	7.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
67	122	Aug 22	CLE		BAL	W,4-2	GS	36	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
68	123	Aug 23 (1)	CLE		BOS	W,1-0	CG	32	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
69	124	Aug 23 (2)	CLE		BOS	W,6-2	GS	34	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
70	125	Aug 25	CLE		NYY	W,6-3	GS	31	7.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
71	126	Aug 26	CLE		NYY	W,5-4	GS	33	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
72	127	Aug 28	CLE		CHW	L,3-7	CG	44	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
73	128	Aug 29	CLE		CHW	L,0-2	CG	34	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
74	129	Aug 30 (1)	CLE		CHW	L,3-6	CG	38	9.0	11	1	0	12	1	1B
75	130	Aug 30 (2)	CLE		CHW	L,4-9	GS	43	9.0	9	0	0	9	0	1B CF
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
76	131	Sep 2	CLE		KCA	W,6-3	CG	41	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
77	132	Sep 4	CLE	@	CHW	L,2-3	CG	36	8.0	1	0	1	2	0	CF
78	133	Sep 5	CLE	@	CHW	W,6-5	GS	31	8.0	8	1	0	9	2	1B
79	134	Sep 6	CLE	@	CHW	W,2-1	CG	38	9.0	9	1	0	10	1	1B
80	135	Sep 7 (1)	CLE		DET	W,15-14	CG	45	9.0	5	0	0	5	1	1B
81	136	Sep 7 (2)	CLE		DET	W,6-5	CG	38	9.0	11	0	0	11	0	1B
82	137	Sep 9 (1)	CLE	@	BAL	W,3-2	CG	33	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	1B
83	138	Sep 9 (2)	CLE	@	BAL	W,4-1	CG	33	9.0	6	1	0	7	0	1B
84	139	Sep 10	CLE	@	BAL	L,1-6	CG	35	8.0	11	1	0	12	1	1B
85	140	Sep 11	CLE	@	WSH	L,4-5	CG	36	8.0	5	2	0	7	0	1B
86	141	Sep 12	CLE	@	WSH	W,7-2	CG	32	9.0	11	0	0	11	0	1B
87	142	Sep 13 (1)	CLE	@	NYY	L,1-2	CG	39	10.0	10	0	0	10	0	1B
88	143	Sep 13 (2)	CLE	@	NYY	L,0-1	CG	30	8.0	10	1	0	11	2	1B
89	144	Sep 14	CLE	@	NYY	W,8-5	CG	42	9.0	7	1	0	8	0	1B
90	145	Sep 15	CLE	@	BOS	L,0-1	CG	33	8.1	2	2	0	4	1	1B
91	146	Sep 16	CLE	@	BOS	L,5-6	CG	38	8.2	9	2	0	11	1	1B
92	147	Sep 18	CLE	@	KCA	W,11-2	CG	34	9.0	8	0	0	8	0	1B
93	148	Sep 19	CLE	@	KCA	W,13-7	CG	38	9.0	11	1	0	12	0	1B
94	149	Sep 20	CLE	@	KCA	W,4-3	CG	40	9.0	13	0	0	13	0	1B
95	150	Sep 22	CLE		CHW	L,2-4	CG	38	9.0	10	0	0	10	0	1B
96	152 (1)	Sep 25 (2)	CLE		KCA	W,8-7	CG	42	9.0	9	0	1	10	0	1B
							100gm		839.2	431	21	5	457	21