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.

1961 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1961 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 11	CLE	@	DET	W,9-5	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
2	2	Apr 14	CLE	@	WSA	L,2-3	CG	32	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
3	3	Apr 15	CLE	@	WSA	W,3-1	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
4	4	Apr 16	CLE	@	WSA	W,3-2	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
5	5	Apr 19	CLE		DET	L,2-5	CG	41	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
6	6	Apr 20	CLE		DET	L,4-11	CG	47	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
7	7	Apr 21	CLE	@	KCA	W,5-3	CG	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
8	8	Apr 22	CLE	@	KCA	L,2-5	CG	35	8.0	3	1	0	4	1	LF
9	9	Apr 23	CLE	@	KCA	W,10-8	CG	46	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
10	10	Apr 24	CLE	@	BAL	W,5-1	CG	39	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
11	11	Apr 25	CLE	@	BAL	L,2-5	CG	36	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
12	12	Apr 26	CLE	@	BAL	W,6-3	CG	39	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
13	13	Apr 27	CLE	@	NYY	L,3-4	CG	36	8.0	3	1	0	4	0	LF
14	14	Apr 29	CLE	@	NYY	L,2-4	CG	34	8.0	1	1	0	2	0	LF
15	15	Apr 30 (1)	CLE		BOS	L,2-4	CG	35	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
16	16	Apr 30 (2)	CLE		BOS	W,10-1	CG	35	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
17	19 (2)	May 5	CLE		WSA	L,2-5	CG	36	9.0	4	0	1	5	0	LF
18	20	May 7 (1)	CLE		WSA	W,4-2	CG	34	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
19	21	May 7 (2)	CLE		WSA	L,3-4	CG	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
20	22	May 9	CLE	@	CHW	L,2-4	CG	34	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
21	23	May 10	CLE	@	CHW	W,8-2	CG	43	11.0	5	0	0	5	0	LF
22	24	May 12	CLE		BAL	L,2-4	CG	35	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
23	25	May 13	CLE		BAL	L,1-4	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
24	26	May 14 (1)	CLE		BAL	W,1-0	CG	56	15.0	5	0	0	5	0	LF
25	27	May 14 (2)	CLE		BAL	W,6-4	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
26	28	May 15	CLE	@	BOS	W,13-2	CG	34	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
27	29	May 16	CLE	@	BOS	L,7-8	GS	39	7.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
28	30	May 17	CLE	@	BOS	W,1-0	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
29	31	May 19	CLE		NYY	W,9-7	CG	39	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
30	32	May 20	CLE		NYY	W,4-3	CG	38	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
31	33	May 21 (1)	CLE	@	MIN	W,9-0	CG	30	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
32	34	May 21 (2)	CLE	@	MIN	W,2-0	CG	34	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
33	35	May 22	CLE	@	MIN	W,7-5	CG	63	15.0	7	0	0	7	0	LF
34	36	May 23	CLE	@	LAA	L,0-9	CG	39	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
35	37	May 24	CLE	@	LAA	W,7-1	GS	6	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
36	39 (1)	May 27	CLE		KCA	L,5-7	CG	53	12.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
37	40	May 28 (1)	CLE		KCA	W,9-1	CG	34	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	LF
38	41	May 28 (2)	CLE		KCA	L,4-8	CG	40	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
39	42	May 30 (1)	CLE		MIN	W,4-3	CG	36	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
40	43	May 30 (2)	CLE		MIN	W,7-5	CG	37	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
41	44	Jun 2	CLE		LAA	W,6-4	CG	42	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
42	45	Jun 3	CLE		LAA	W,9-4	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
43	46	Jun 4 (1)	CLE		LAA	W,5-3	CG	39	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
44	47	Jun 4 (2)	CLE		LAA	W,8-4	CG	40	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
45	48	Jun 5	CLE	@	WSA	W,7-5	CG	44	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
46	49	Jun 6	CLE	@	WSA	W,14-3	GS	14	3.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
47	51 (1)	Jun 8 (1)	CLE	@	DET	W,1-0	GS	28	7.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
48	52	Jun 8 (2)	CLE	@	DET	L,1-2	CG	33	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
49	53	Jun 9	CLE	@	DET	W,5-4	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
50	54	Jun 10	CLE	@	DET	L,0-2	CG	29	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
51	55	Jun 11 (1)	CLE		KCA	W,7-3	CG	39	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
52	56	Jun 11 (2)	CLE		KCA	W,4-3	CG	39	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
53	57	Jun 12	CLE		KCA	L,5-7	CG	46	10.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
54	58	Jun 13	CLE		NYY	W,7-2	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
55	59	Jun 14	CLE		NYY	L,5-11	CG	47	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
56	60	Jun 15	CLE		NYY	L,2-3	CG	45	11.0	1	0	1	2	0	LF
57	61	Jun 16	CLE		BAL	W,3-1	CG	34	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
58	62	Jun 17	CLE		BAL	L,1-4	CG	41	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
59	63	Jun 18 (1)	CLE		BAL	W,2-1	CG	34	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
60	64	Jun 18 (2)	CLE		BAL	L,5-8	CG	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
61	65	Jun 20	CLE	@	CHW	L,3-5	CG	36	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
62	66	Jun 21 (1)	CLE	@	CHW	L,3-15	CG	43	8.0	4	1	0	5	0	LF
63	67	Jun 21 (2)	CLE	@	CHW	L,1-11	CG	44	8.0	1	0	1	2	0	LF
64	68	Jun 23	CLE		DET	L,7-15	CG	49	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
65	69	Jun 24	CLE		DET	L,4-5	CG	38	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
66	70	Jun 25 (1)	CLE		DET	L,3-6	CG	39	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
67	71	Jun 25 (2)	CLE		DET	W,4-3	CG	37	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
68	72	Jun 27	CLE		WSA	L,5-8	CG	42	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
69	73	Jun 28 (1)	CLE		WSA	W,3-2	CG	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
70	74	Jun 28 (2)	CLE		WSA	L,2-5	CG	42	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
71	76 (1)	Jun 30	CLE	@	BOS	W,10-2	CG	38	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
72	77	Jul 1	CLE	@	BOS	W,7-3	CG	41	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
73	78	Jul 2	CLE	@	BOS	W,12-6	CG	46	10.0	5	0	0	5	0	LF
74	79	Jul 3	CLE	@	BAL	L,0-5	CG	37	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
75	80	Jul 4	CLE	@	BAL	L,1-5	CG	33	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
76	81	Jul 5	CLE	@	NYY	L,0-6	CG	36	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
77	82	Jul 6	CLE	@	NYY	L,0-4	CG	34	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
78	83	Jul 7	CLE		CHW	W,9-0	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
79	84	Jul 8	CLE		CHW	W,3-2	CG	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
80	85	Jul 9 (1)	CLE		CHW	L,5-7	CG	46	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
81	86	Jul 9 (2)	CLE		CHW	L,8-9	CG	43	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
82	87	Jul 13	CLE		MIN	L,6-9	CG	42	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
83	88	Jul 14	CLE		LAA	W,7-5	GS	39	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF 1B
84	89	Jul 15	CLE		LAA	L,5-6	CG	58	12.0	8	2	0	10	1	1B
85	90	Jul 16 (1)	CLE		MIN	W,7-5	CG	37	9.0	6	0	0	6	1	1B
86	91	Jul 16 (2)	CLE		MIN	L,5-12	CG	48	9.0	9	0	1	10	0	1B
87	92	Jul 18	CLE		BOS	L,2-9	CG	41	9.0	8	0	0	8	1	1B
88	93	Jul 19 (1)	CLE		BOS	W,4-1	CG	35	9.0	12	0	0	12	2	1B
89	94	Jul 19 (2)	CLE		BOS	W,9-8	CG	45	9.0	6	0	1	7	0	1B
90	95	Jul 20	CLE		BOS	W,12-11	CG	50	9.0	6	0	1	7	0	1B
91	96	Jul 21	CLE	@	MIN	L,3-4	CG	37	8.2	9	1	0	10	2	1B
92	97	Jul 22	CLE	@	MIN	W,4-0	CG	34	9.0	11	1	0	12	2	1B
93	98	Jul 23	CLE	@	MIN	L,0-10	CG	40	8.0	9	0	0	9	0	1B
94	99	Jul 25	CLE	@	KCA	L,2-3	CG	31	8.0	10	0	0	10	0	1B
95	100	Jul 26	CLE	@	KCA	W,12-5	GS	42	9.0	5	2	1	8	0	1B LF
96	101	Jul 27	CLE	@	KCA	L,1-2	CG	29	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
97	102	Jul 28	CLE	@	LAA	L,5-8	CG	39	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
98	103	Jul 29	CLE	@	LAA	W,8-3	CG	31	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
99	104	Jul 30	CLE	@	LAA	L,6-8	CG	42	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
100	105	Aug 2 (1)	CLE		CHW	W,3-2	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
101	106	Aug 2 (2)	CLE		CHW	L,4-8	CG	42	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
102	107	Aug 3	CLE		CHW	L,6-8	CG	48	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
103	108	Aug 4	CLE	@	DET	L,1-6	CG	36	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
104	109	Aug 5	CLE	@	DET	L,6-7	CG	39	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
105	110	Aug 6 (1)	CLE	@	DET	L,1-2	CG	35	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
106	111	Aug 6 (2)	CLE	@	DET	W,9-5	CG	41	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
107	112	Aug 8	CLE		WSA	W,6-5	CG	40	10.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
108	113	Aug 9	CLE		WSA	W,3-1	CG	32	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
109	114	Aug 11	CLE		LAA	W,3-2	CG	33	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
110	115	Aug 12	CLE		LAA	L,0-3	CG	36	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
111	116	Aug 13	CLE		LAA	L,7-8	CG	41	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
112	117	Aug 15	CLE		BOS	L,0-8	CG	42	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
113	118	Aug 16	CLE		BOS	W,6-4	CG	39	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
114	119	Aug 17	CLE		BOS	W,4-3	CG	56	14.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
115	120	Aug 18	CLE		NYY	W,5-1	CG	31	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
116	121	Aug 19	CLE		NYY	L,2-3	GS	34	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
117	122	Aug 20 (1)	CLE		NYY	L,0-6	CG	44	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
118	123	Aug 20 (2)	CLE		NYY	L,2-5	CG	38	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
119	124	Aug 22	CLE		DET	L,1-8	CG	41	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
120	126 (1)	Aug 24	CLE		DET	L,0-6	CG	43	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	LF
121	128 (1)	Aug 26	CLE	@	CHW	L,5-10	GF	17	4.0	2	0	0	2	0	PH LF
122	130 (1)	Aug 27 (2)	CLE	@	CHW	L,3-9	GS	25	6.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
123	131	Aug 29	CLE	@	WSA	W,6-4	CG	42	9.0	2	1	1	4	1	LF
124	132	Aug 30	CLE	@	WSA	W,9-0	CG	35	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
125	133	Aug 31	CLE	@	WSA	W,3-2	CG	39	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
126	134	Sep 1	CLE	@	BAL	W,5-4	CG	33	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
127	135	Sep 2 (1)	CLE	@	BAL	L,2-3	CG	31	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
128	136	Sep 2 (2)	CLE	@	BAL	W,6-0	CG	31	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
129	137	Sep 3	CLE	@	BAL	L,0-1	CG	42	10.1	3	0	0	3	0	LF
130	138	Sep 4	CLE	@	BOS	W,7-2	CG	39	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
131	139	Sep 5	CLE	@	BOS	W,9-5	CG	41	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	LF
132	140	Sep 6	CLE	@	BOS	L,4-9	CG	41	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
133	141	Sep 7	CLE	@	NYY	L,3-7	CG	35	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
134	142	Sep 8	CLE	@	NYY	L,1-9	CG	38	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
135	143	Sep 9	CLE	@	NYY	L,7-8	CG	43	8.2	2	0	0	2	0	LF
136	144	Sep 10 (1)	CLE	@	NYY	L,6-7	CG	37	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
137	145	Sep 10 (2)	CLE	@	NYY	L,3-9	CG	38	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
138	146	Sep 13	CLE		BAL	W,5-0	CG	31	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
139	148 (1)	Sep 16	CLE		MIN	W,2-0	CG	31	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
140	149	Sep 17 (1)	CLE		MIN	L,0-5	CG	37	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
141	150	Sep 17 (2)	CLE		MIN	L,3-5	CG	38	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
142	152 (1)	Sep 19 (2)	CLE		KCA	W,6-2	CG	41	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
143	154 (1)	Sep 22	CLE	@	KCA	L,3-4	CG	35	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
144	155	Sep 23	CLE	@	KCA	W,9-5	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH LF
145	156	Sep 26	CLE	@	MIN	W,7-3	GF	13	3.0	1	0	0	1	0	PH LF
146	157	Sep 27	CLE	@	MIN	L,4-10	CG	44	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
147	158	Sep 28	CLE	@	MIN	W,12-5	CG	43	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
148	159	Sep 29	CLE	@	LAA	L,4-6	CG	41	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
149	160	Sep 30	CLE	@	LAA	L,6-11	CG	40	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
150	161	Oct 1	CLE	@	LAA	W,8-5	GS	18	4.0	4	0	0	4	0	1B
							152gm		1301.2	393	11	8	412	11