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.

1969 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1969 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 7	ATL		SFG	W,5-4	GS	26	6.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
2	7 (5)	Apr 13 (2)	ATL		CIN	W,5-4	CG	37	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	LF
3	16 (8)	Apr 25	ATL	@	LAD	L,1-3	CG	35	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
4	17	Apr 26	ATL	@	LAD	W,6-4	GS	22	6.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
5	18	Apr 27	ATL	@	LAD	L,0-10	CG	38	8.0	3	0	1	4	0	LF
6	19	Apr 28	ATL		HOU	W,12-1	CG	32	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
7	21 (1)	Apr 30	ATL		SDP	W,6-3	GS	29	7.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
8	24 (2)	May 3	ATL		LAD	W,6-5	CG	40	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
9	25	May 4	ATL		LAD	W,4-1	GS	22	6.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
10	26	May 6	ATL		MON	L,3-4	CG	34	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
11	27	May 7	ATL		MON	W,5-3	GS	30	7.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
12	30 (2)	May 13	ATL	@	NYM	W,4-3	GS	25	7.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
13	31	May 14	ATL	@	NYM	L,3-9	GS	24	7.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
14	32	May 15	ATL	@	NYM	W,6-5	GS	24	6.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
15	33	May 16	ATL	@	MON	W,7-5	GS	45	11.0	7	0	0	7	1	LF 1B
16	34	May 18	ATL	@	MON	W,8-3	GS	11	2.1	3	0	0	3	0	1B
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
17	79 (44)	Jul 4 (2)	ATL	@	SFG	L,3-7	CG	36	8.0	8	0	1	9	0	1B
18	81 (1)	Jul 6 (1)	ATL	@	SFG	L,1-3	CG	38	8.0	3	0	0	3	1	1B
19	85 (3)	Jul 8 (2)	ATL	@	LAD	L,3-4	GS	25	7.0	8	2	0	10	1	1B
20	86	Jul 9	ATL	@	LAD	L,1-3	CG	30	8.0	13	1	0	14	1	1B
21	89 (2)	Jul 12	ATL	@	SDP	L,5-7	GF	4	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	1B
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
				Player went from Atlanta Braves to Oakland Athletics
22	123	Aug 24 (2)	OAK		BAL	W,9-8	CG	77	18.0	14	3	0	17	1	1B
23	124	Aug 26 (1)	OAK	@	DET	W,8-6	CG	34	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	1B
24	125	Aug 26 (2)	OAK	@	DET	L,6-9	CG	36	8.0	7	0	0	7	0	1B
25	126	Aug 27	OAK	@	DET	L,0-2	CG	32	8.0	4	0	1	5	0	1B
26	127	Aug 28	OAK	@	DET	L,3-5	GF	24	5.2	4	0	0	4	0	PH 1B
27	128	Aug 29	OAK	@	WSA	W,5-0	CG	36	9.0	8	1	0	9	0	1B
28	129	Aug 30	OAK	@	WSA	L,3-11	CG	43	8.0	9	0	1	10	1	1B
29	130	Aug 31	OAK	@	WSA	L,3-8	CG	41	8.0	9	0	0	9	0	1B
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
30	134 (3)	Sep 4	OAK		MIN	L,5-10	GS	27	7.0	4	0	0	4	1	1B
31	135	Sep 5	OAK		MIN	W,5-4	GS	36	8.0	13	1	0	14	0	1B
32	136	Sep 6	OAK		MIN	L,6-8		9	3.0	2	0	0	2	0	PH 1B
33	137	Sep 7	OAK		MIN	L,4-16	CG	51	9.0	12	0	0	12	0	1B
34	138	Sep 8	OAK		KCR	L,3-7	CG	41	9.0	10	0	0	10	0	1B
35	139	Sep 9	OAK		KCR	L,1-2	CG	35	9.0	11	0	0	11	0	1B
36	140	Sep 10	OAK		SEP	L,4-9	CG	42	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	LF
37	142 (1)	Sep 12	OAK	@	CHW	W,12-4	GS	30	7.0	8	0	0	8	1	1B
38	143	Sep 13	OAK	@	CHW	W,4-0	GS	33	8.0	10	0	0	10	1	1B
39	146 (2)	Sep 15	OAK	@	MIN	L,3-6	CG	37	8.0	7	0	0	7	4	1B
40	147	Sep 16	OAK	@	MIN	L,3-11	CG	39	8.0	8	0	0	8	2	1B
41	152 (4)	Sep 21	OAK	@	CAL	W,12-2	CG	34	9.0	12	1	0	13	0	1B
							41gm		317.0	223	11	4	238	15