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Tito Francona
John Patsy Francona

Bats Left, Throws Left
Height 5' 11", Weight 190 lb.

MLB Debut April 17, 1956
Final Game September 29, 1970
Born November 4, 1933 in Aliquippa, PA
Died February 13, 2018 (age 84)

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 Year Ag Tm  Lg   G   AB    R    H   2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS  BB   SO    BA   OBP   SLG   OPS   OPS+   TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1956 22 DEA AL   57  166   20   42   7   2   5   30   0   1   17   27  .253  .317  .410  .727   101    68   0   3   0   0   3  
 1957 23 DEA AL   37   27    6    7   1   1   0    3   2   0    3    4  .259  .323  .370  .693    94    10   0   1   0   0   0  
 1958 24 NYA AL   69  195   28   51   9   3   0   18   4   5   27   46  .262  .350  .338  .688    96    66   0   1   0   0   4  
 1959 25 CHN NL  135  386   57  132  17   3  19   70   1   1   42   38  .342  .409  .549  .958   131   212   0   2   9   3  17  
 1960 26 CHN NL  142  575   84  173  27   1  19   65   3   0   59   76  .301  .375  .450  .826   113   259   6   1   8  10   3  
 1961 27 CHN NL  137  490   72  129  24   7   8   34   1   0   49   64  .263  .330  .390  .720    92   191   4   4   7   2   6  
 1962 28 CHN NL  134  446   51  116  19   2   8   51   0   0   33   62  .260  .316  .365  .682    95   163   4   3   2   5   6  
 1963 29 CHN NL  106  358   45   90  21   2   9   53   5   0   26   47  .251  .305  .397  .702   101   142   1   3   2   3  11  
 1964 30 CHN NL   53  104   12   30   8   0   3   10   0   0   15   16  .288  .378  .452  .830   112    47   0   0   0   0   3  
 1965 31 BOA AL   24   61    7   16   3   1   2    5   0   0    7   13  .262  .338  .443  .781   108    27   1   0   1   0   2  
 1966           [Did not play]
 1967 33 ATN NL   80  190   10   37   5   2   1   19   1   0   16   45  .195  .255  .258  .513    76    49   2   2   1   0   2  
 1968 34 ATN NL  115  391   35  109   7   3   3   26  10   6   30   59  .279  .329  .335  .664   103   131   1   1   2   0   8  
 1969           [Did not play]
 1970 36 MLA AL   20   43    1    6   1   0   0    2   0   0    3    9  .140  .196  .163  .358    50     7   0   0   0   0   1  
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 13 Seasons     1109 3432  428  938 149  27  77  386  27  13  327  506  .273  .339  .400  .738        1372  19  21  32  23  66
 Per 600 PA           539   67  147  23   4  12   61   4   2   51   79                                 215   3   3   5   4  10
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
   With CHN      707 2359  321  670 116  15  66  283  10   1  224  303  .284  .350  .430  .780        1014  15  13  28  23  46
   With ATN      195  581   45  146  12   5   4   45  11   6   46  104  .251  .305  .310  .615         180   3   3   3   0  10
   With DEA       94  193   26   49   8   3   5   33   2   1   20   31  .254  .318  .404  .722          78   0   4   0   0   3
   With NYA       69  195   28   51   9   3   0   18   4   5   27   46  .262  .350  .338  .688          66   0   1   0   0   4
   With BOA       24   61    7   16   3   1   2    5   0   0    7   13  .262  .338  .443  .781          27   1   0   1   0   2
   With MLA       20   43    1    6   1   0   0    2   0   0    3    9  .140  .196  .163  .358           7   0   0   0   0   1
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 MLB Totals     1719 5121  650 1395 224  34 125  656  46  21  544  694  .272  .343  .403  .746        2062  38  41  59  32 103
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 Categories in which this player led his league are indicated in red.

Miscellaneous Stats
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  %L  RC  RC/27  AB  PH PHR  PAvg  E   XTC  XTO  XPct  OSB  OCS SBPct  Pos  Defense  Diff Star
+--------------+---+----+-----+---+---+---+-----+---+----+----+-----+----+----+-----+----+---------+----+----+
 1956 22 DEA AL  12   21   4.5   8   1   0  .125   5   17    9  .529    0    0  .000  UT              20   
 1957 23 DEA AL   3    3   5.1   8   1   0  .125   0    2    0  .000    0    0  .000  OF   4(+1)e7    28   
 1958 24 NYA AL   7   23   4.1  10   3   0  .300   4   12    4  .333    1    1  .500  1B   4e13        9   
 1959 25 CHN NL  23   81   8.1  14   6   0  .429   2   30   19  .633    0    0  .000  1B   4e35      -22   
 1960 26 CHN NL  31  102   6.7   3   1   0  .333  19   50   17  .340    0    0  .000  1B   4e22       -6   
 1961 27 CHN NL  24   65   4.7  14   1   0  .071  17   45   16  .356    0    0  .000  UT            -103   
 1962 28 CHN NL  23   53   4.2  21   1   0  .048  15   32   11  .344    0    0  .000  1B   4e23      -46   
 1963 29 CHN NL   9   42   4.1   8   1   0  .125  10   32   17  .531    0    0  .000  1B   4e22       60   
 1964 30 CHN NL   8   17   6.3  28   6   1  .214   0    3    2  .667    0    0  .000  1B   3e17       70   
 1965 31 BOA AL   3    8   5.0   6   1   0  .167   3    6    3  .500    0    0  .000  OF   4(+1)e10   56   
 1966           [Did not play]
 1967 33 ATN NL  59   13   2.3  28   5   1  .179   2   13   10  .769    0    0  .000  1B   4e11     -104   
 1968 34 ATN NL   6   42   3.9   9   0   0  .000   2   30   18  .600    0    0  .000  OF   4(+1)e8   -58   
 1969           [Did not play]
 1970 36 MLA AL  46    1   1.0   6   0   0  .000   0    1    0  .000    0    0  .000  OF   4(+1)e4  -262   
+--------------+---+----+-----+---+---+---+-----+---+----+----+-----+----+----+-----+----+---------+----+----+
 13 Seasons          479   5.0 163  27   2  .166  79  273  126  .462    1    1  .500                 -28   1
+--------------+---+----+-----+---+---+---+-----+---+----+----+-----+----+----+-----+----+---------+----+----+

HOF Standards: Batting - 11.0 (Average HOFer ~ 50)
HOF Monitor: Batting - 8.0 (Likely HOFer ~ 100)

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Traditional Fielding   (completed seasons only)

 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO     A     E   DP    FP    GS    Inn     RF  
+--------------+---+-----+------+-----+----+----+-----+-----+-------+------+
 1956 22 DEA AL  1B    25   156    17    3   17   .983    22   191.2   8.12
                 LF    16    33     1    1    0   .971    15   130.1   2.35
                 CF     5    10     0    1    0   .909     4    26.2   3.38
 1957 23 DEA AL  LF     7     4     0    0    0  1.000     3    28.0   1.29
                 RF     3     3     0    0    0  1.000     2    16.2   1.62
 1958 24 NYA AL  1B    57   406    22    4   56   .991    52   443.1   8.69
                 C      1     0     1    0    0  1.000     1     1.1   6.75
                 RF     1     0     0    0    0   .000     0     1.0   0.00
                 LF     1     0     0    0    0   .000     0     1.0   0.00
 1959 25 CHN NL  1B    93   539    53    0   51  1.000    52   560.1   9.51
                 LF    45    61     1    1    0   .984    42   348.2   1.60
                 RF     2     1     0    1    0   .500     2    13.0   0.69
                 CF     2     1     0    0    0  1.000     0     3.0   3.00
 1960 26 CHN NL  1B   138  1295   118   19  124   .987   138  1263.1  10.07
                 LF     1     1     0    0    0  1.000     1     8.0   1.12
 1961 27 CHN NL  1B    74   565    49   17   78   .973    74   613.2   9.00
                 LF    49    81     4    0    0  1.000    46   380.2   2.01
 1962 28 CHN NL  1B   112   947    58   15  100   .985   112   979.0   9.24
 1963 29 CHN NL  1B    98   826    90   10   60   .989    97   819.1  10.06
                 LF     1     1     0    0    0  1.000     0     4.0   2.25
 1964 30 CHN NL  1B    18   143    16    0   13  1.000    14   134.2  10.63
                 RF     6     7     1    0    0  1.000     3    38.2   1.86
                 CF     1     0     0    0    0   .000     0     1.0   0.00
 1965 31 BOA AL  RF    14    19     2    3    1   .875    13   117.2   1.61
                 1B     4    24     2    0    2  1.000     2    23.0  10.17
 1966           [Did not play]
 1967 33 ATN NL  1B    34   289    43    1   24   .997    30   267.2  11.16
                 LF    15    20     0    0    0  1.000    13   110.1   1.63
                 RF     4     0     0    1    0   .000     0     6.0   0.00
 1968 34 ATN NL  LF    85   142    10    0    1  1.000    83   745.1   1.84
                 1B    24   173    16    2   23   .990    20   186.0   9.15
 1969           [Did not play]
 1970 36 MLA AL  RF     8    18     1    0    0  1.000     8    70.0   2.44
                 LF     5     6     0    0    0  1.000     1    16.0   3.38
+--------------+---+-----+------+-----+----+----+-----+-----+-------+------+
                               CAREER TOTALS BY POSITION
                 1B   677  5363   484   71  548   .988   613  5482.0   9.60
                 LF   225   349    16    2    1   .995   204  1772.1   1.85
                 RF    38    48     4    5    1   .912    28   263.0   1.78
                 CF     8    11     0    1    0   .917     4    30.2   3.23
                 C      1     0     1    0    0  1.000     1     1.1   6.75
+--------------+---+-----+------+-----+----+----+-----+-----+-------+------+

Postseason Stats   Postseason Register
 Year Round Tm  Opp  W/L   G  AB  R  H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO   BA   OBP   SLG  SB 
+------------------+-----+--+---+--+--+--+--+--+---+--+--+-----+-----+-----+--+
 1959 WS    CHN NYA   L    6  22  1  5  1  0  0   4  4  6  .227  .333  .273  0
+------------------+-----+--+---+--+--+--+--+--+---+--+--+-----+-----+-----+--+


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Managers

 Year  Tm    Record  Manager(s)
+----+-----+--------+------------------------------------------------------------+
 1956  DEA   65-89   Tom Austad
 1957  DEA   88-66   Tom Austad
 1958  NYA  100-54   Billy Vanson
 1959  CHN  102-52   Alan Boodman
 1960  CHN   82-72   Alan Boodman
 1961  CHN   70-84   Alan Boodman
 1962  CHN   79-83   Alan Boodman
 1963  CHN   96-66   Alan Boodman
 1964  CHN   97-66   Alan Boodman
 1965  BOA   68-94   Gary Brown
 1967  ATN   74-88   Barry Davis, James Taglia
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 1970  MLA   66-96   Frank Pennylegion

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