Tito Francona

Positions: First Baseman, Leftfielder and Rightfielder

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)

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

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Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB
1952	18	-5.8	York	ISLG	B	SLB	80	294	247	22	56	8	3	0	18	2		38	64	.227	.341	.283	.625	70		5	4
1953	19	-4.4	Aberdeen	NORL	C	SLB	123	555	474	92	154	35	10	6	79	9		65	35	.325	.413	.479	.892	227		6	10

1956	22	-6.4	BAL	AL	Maj	BAL	139	500	445	62	115	16	4	9	57	11	5	51	60	.258	.334	.373	.707	166	6	1	0	3	4
1957	23	-5.4	Vancouver	PCL	Opn	BAL	13	56	47	7	14	1	1	1	9	0		8	7	.298	.400	.426	.826	20	0	0	1	0
1957	23	-5.7	BAL	AL	Maj	BAL	97	316	279	35	65	8	3	7	38	7	3	29	48	.233	.307	.358	.665	100	7	3	0	5	4
1958	24		2 Teams	AL	Maj	CHW-DET	86	226	197	21	50	8	2	1	20	2	3	29	40	.254	.350	.330	.680	65	6	0	0	0	4
1958	24	-4.5	CHW	AL	Maj	CHW	41	142	128	10	33	3	2	1	10	2	3	14	24	.258	.331	.336	.667	43	4	0	0	0	1
1958	24	-4.5	DET	AL	Maj	DET	45	84	69	11	17	5	0	0	10	0	0	15	16	.246	.381	.319	.700	22	2	0	0	0	3
1959	25	-3.8	CLE	AL	Maj	CLE	122	443	399	68	145	17	2	20	79	2	0	35	42	.363	.414	.566	.980	226	11	3	1	5	3
1960	26	-2.5	CLE	AL	Maj	CLE	147	624	544	84	159	36	2	17	79	4	1	67	67	.292	.372	.460	.832	250	11	5	3	5	7
1961	27	-1.3	CLE	AL	Maj	CLE	155	667	592	87	178	30	8	16	85	2	1	56	52	.301	.363	.460	.823	272	11	4	12	3	3
1962	28	0.2	CLE	AL	Maj	CLE	158	690	621	82	169	28	5	14	70	3	2	47	74	.272	.327	.401	.728	249	8	7	8	7	3
1963	29	1.2	CLE	AL	Maj	CLE	142	553	500	57	114	29	0	10	41	9	1	47	77	.228	.296	.346	.642	173	10	2	2	2	7
1964	30	2.5	CLE	AL	Maj	CLE	111	320	270	35	67	13	2	8	24	1	3	44	46	.248	.361	.400	.761	108	3	4	1	1	9
1965	31	3.6	STL	NL	Maj	STL	81	193	174	15	45	6	2	5	19	0	0	17	30	.259	.323	.402	.725	70	4	0	1	1	0
1966	32	4.7	STL	NL	Maj	STL	83	164	156	14	33	4	1	4	17	0	0	7	27	.212	.250	.327	.577	51	1	1	0	0	1
1967	33		2 Teams	NL	Maj	ATL-PHI	109	362	327	35	78	6	1	6	28	1	1	27	44	.239	.297	.318	.615	104	8	1	5	2	3
1967	33	5.5	PHI	NL	Maj	PHI	27	82	73	7	15	1	0	0	3	0	1	7	10	.206	.272	.219	.491	16	2	0	1	1	1
1967	33	5.5	ATL	NL	Maj	ATL	82	280	254	28	63	5	1	6	25	1	0	20	34	.248	.304	.347	.651	88	6	1	4	1	2
1968	34	6.1	ATL	NL	Maj	ATL	122	400	346	32	99	13	1	2	47	3	0	51	45	.286	.376	.347	.723	120	12	0	1	2	5
1969	35		2 Teams	2 Lgs	Maj	OAK	83	204	173	17	55	7	1	5	42	0	1	25	21	.318	.394	.457	.851	79	1	0	1	5	4
1969	35	7.5	ATL	NL	Maj	ATL	51	105	88	5	26	1	0	2	22	0	1	13	10	.296	.371	.375	.746	33	1	0	0	4	2
1969	35	7.7	OAK	AL	Maj	OAK	32	99	85	12	29	6	1	3	20	0	0	12	11	.341	.418	.541	.960	46	0	0	1	1	2
1970	36		2 Teams	AL	Maj	MIL-OAK	84	114	98	6	23	3	0	1	10	1	0	12	21	.235	.324	.296	.620	29	4	1	3	0	2
1970	36	8.4	OAK	AL	Maj	OAK	32	41	33	2	8	0	0	1	6	0	0	6	6	.242	.375	.333	.708	11	4	1	1	0	1
1970	36	8.4	MIL	AL	Maj	MIL	52	73	65	4	15	3	0	0	4	1	0	6	15	.231	.296	.277	.573	18	0	0	2	0	1
Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB
Majors (15 seasons)					Majors		1719	5776	5121	650	1395	224	34	125	656	46	21	544	694	.272	.344	.403	.746	2062	103	32	38	41	59
Minors (3 seasons)					Minors		216	905	768	121	224	44	14	7	106	11		111	106	.292	.389	.413	.802	317		11	15	0
All Levels (17 Seasons)							1935	6681	5889	771	1619	268	48	132	762	57	21	655	800	.275	.350	.404	.754	2379	103	43	53	41	59