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John Romano
John Anthony (Jr.) Romano (Honey)

Bats Right, Throws Right
Height 5' 11", Weight 205 lb.

MLB Debut September 12, 1958
Final Game August 21, 1967
Born August 23, 1934 in Hoboken, NJ
Died February 24, 2019 (age 84)

Batting   Glossary     Home Run Log       Vs. All Pitchers 
 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 
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1959 24 DEA AL   44  100   17   20   2   0   5   12   0   0   22   22  .200  .355  .370  .725    94    37   0   0   3   2   3  
 1960 25 PIN NL  115  340   37   98  19   0  10   39   1   1   37   52  .288  .364  .432  .797   111   147   0   4   4   6   9  
 1961 26 PIN NL  141  496   60  150  23   0  13   74   0   2   56   58  .302  .380  .427  .807   109   212   1   5   6   9  20  
 1962 27 PIN NL  152  502   71  116  13   2  23   86   0   0   56   84  .231  .309  .402  .712    98   202   0   5   2   3  12  
 1963 28 PIN NL  101  249   32   51   8   1  11   42   4   3   26   63  .205  .280  .378  .658    95    94   0   5   2   2   7  
 1964 29 PIN NL   96  309   46   75  20   3  14   61   0   0   46   70  .243  .349  .463  .812   120   143   0   5   2   7   6  
 1965 30 CHA AL  112  358   40   84  15   0  15   43   0   0   47   73  .235  .328  .402  .731   107   144   0   2   0   4  10  
 1966 31 CHA AL  110  360   43   81  13   0  22   69   0   0   52   87  .225  .321  .444  .765   115   160   0   5   1   1   5  
 1967 32 SLN NL   23   57    7    7   0   0   0    2   0   0   12    6  .123  .275  .123  .398    60     7   0   0   0   0   4  
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
  9 Seasons      894 2771  353  682 113   6 113  428   5   6  354  515  .246  .335  .414  .749        1146   1  31  20  34  76
 Per 600 PA           521   66  128  21   1  21   80   1   1   67   97                                 215   0   6   4   6  14
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
   With PIN      605 1896  246  490  83   6  71  302   5   6  221  327  .258  .340  .421  .761         798   1  24  16  27  54
   With CHA      222  718   83  165  28   0  37  112   0   0   99  160  .230  .324  .423  .748         304   0   7   1   5  15
   With DEA       44  100   17   20   2   0   5   12   0   0   22   22  .200  .355  .370  .725          37   0   0   3   2   3
   With SLN       23   57    7    7   0   0   0    2   0   0   12    6  .123  .275  .123  .398           7   0   0   0   0   4
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 MLB Totals      905 2767  355  706 112  10 129  417   7   9  414  485  .255  .354  .443  .797        1225  13  33  27  29  69
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 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
+--------------+---+----+-----+---+---+---+-----+---+----+----+-----+----+----+-----+----+---------+----+----+
 1959 24 DEA AL  63   14   4.6  12   1   1  .083   2   15   13  .867    8    2  .800  C    4(+1)e10 -150   
 1960 25 PIN NL   8   54   5.7  17   4   0  .235  11   45   31  .689   37   17  .685  C    4(+1)e4   -27   
 1961 26 PIN NL  27   78   5.7   0   0   0  .000   8   81   56  .691   29   12  .707  C    3(0)e5    -53   
 1962 27 PIN NL  29   63   4.2   9   1   0  .111   5   79   56  .709   41   17  .707  C    3(0)e4   -130   
 1963 28 PIN NL  16   25   3.3   2   1   0  .500   4   32   26  .812   57   26  .687  C    3(0)e3    -28   
 1964 29 PIN NL  54   52   5.8   4   2   0  .500   7   34   26  .765   39   16  .709  C    3(+1)e5     5   
 1965 30 CHA AL  60   48   4.5  12   2   0  .167   6   48   34  .708   48   27  .640  C    3(0)e4    -48   
 1966 31 CHA AL  32   54   5.1   5   1   0  .200  11   54   39  .722   65   40  .619  C    3(+1)e3    16   
 1967 32 SLN NL  72    2   1.1   3   0   0  .000   0    8    5  .625    5    0 1.000  C    3(+1)e5   -21   
+--------------+---+----+-----+---+---+---+-----+---+----+----+-----+----+----+-----+----+---------+----+----+
  9 Seasons          393   4.8  64  12   1  .188  54  396  286  .722  329  157  .677                 -48   2
+--------------+---+----+-----+---+---+---+-----+---+----+----+-----+----+----+-----+----+---------+----+----+

HOF Standards: Batting - 9.4 (Average HOFer ~ 50)
HOF Monitor: Batting - 14.5 (Likely HOFer ~ 100)


Traditional Fielding   (completed seasons only) 

 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO     A     E   DP    FP    GS    Inn     RF  
+--------------+---+-----+------+-----+----+----+-----+-----+-------+------+
 1959 24 DEA AL  C     28   152     9    2    0   .988    26   219.0   6.62
 1960 25 PIN NL  C     99   487    39   11    3   .980    87   797.0   5.94
 1961 26 PIN NL  C    141   769    44    8    6   .990   137  1201.0   6.09
 1962 27 PIN NL  C    143   878    48    5    7   .995   131  1204.2   6.92
 1963 28 PIN NL  C     98   432    38    4    3   .992    68   655.0   6.46
 1964 29 PIN NL  C     81   477    28    6    3   .988    75   623.0   7.30
                 1B    13   102    10    1   14   .991    11    98.0  10.29
 1965 30 CHA AL  C    100   605    46    6    1   .991    94   847.1   6.91
                 1B     1     0     0    0    0   .000     0      .1   0.00
 1966 31 CHA AL  C    106   551    59   11    0   .982    95   870.0   6.31
 1967 32 SLN NL  C     21   102     4    0    0  1.000    16   153.0   6.24
+--------------+---+-----+------+-----+----+----+-----+-----+-------+------+
                               CAREER TOTALS BY POSITION
                 C    817  4453   315   53   23   .989   729  6570.0   6.53
                 1B    14   102    10    1   14   .991    11    98.1  10.25
+--------------+---+-----+------+-----+----+----+-----+-----+-------+------+

Postseason Stats   Postseason Register 
 Year Round Tm  Opp  W/L   G  AB  R  H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO   BA   OBP   SLG  SB 
+------------------+-----+--+---+--+--+--+--+--+---+--+--+-----+-----+-----+--+
 1966 WS    CHA SFN   W    5  15  1  2  0  0  0   2  1  5  .133  .176  .133  0
+------------------+-----+--+---+--+--+--+--+--+---+--+--+-----+-----+-----+--+


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Managers 

 Year  Tm    Record  Manager(s)
+----+-----+--------+------------------------------------------------------------+
 1959  DEA   84-70   Tom Austad
 1960  PIN   72-82   Dennis Van Langen
 1961  PIN   71-83   Dennis Van Langen
 1962  PIN   83-79   Dennis Van Langen
 1963  PIN   73-89   Dennis Van Langen
 1964  PIN   92-70   Dennis Van Langen
 1965  CHA   79-83   Jon Fellows
 1966  CHA   95-67   Jon Fellows
 1967  SLN   98-64   Mike Rescigno

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