#16 Tito Francona, First Base, 25 yrs, Cleveland Indians Thursday, 10/5/1959 |
 | Name : Nickname : Birthday : Age : Born in : Height : Weight :
Position : Bats : Throws :
| Tito Francona
11/4/1933 25 USA,PA, 5"11 190
First Base L L
| Desire for Winner : Loyalty : Team Leader Skills : National Popularity : Local Popularity : Consistency : Clutch Performance : Injury Rating : Prospect rating :
| Average Loyal None at all 3 / 6 (Well Known) 4 / 6 (Popular) Good Normal Normal 3.5 Stars
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Contract : Salary : Signed Through : Years of MLB Service : MLB Service Days this Year : Years on 40-Man Roster : Years of Pro Service : Minor League Option Years :
| Big League Contract $ 150,000 1959 (Automatic) 2 Year(s), 131 Days (475 total Days) 131 Day(s) 2 Year(s), 131 Days (475 total Days) 3 Year(s) 3 Option Year(s) left
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Batting | Contact | Gap | Power | Discipline/Eye | Avoid K's |
Overall | 8 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 8 |
Versus LHP | 5 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 7 |
Versus RHP | 9 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 8 |
Talent | 8 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 8 |
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Running & Bunting Ratings Running Speed : Stealing Ability : Baserunning Instincts : Sacrifice Bunt : Bunt for Hit : Hitter Type :
| 4 6 4 3 1 Normal
| Fielding Ratings 1B : 6 (Range), .990 (Fielding Pct.) LF : 2 (Range), .984 (Fielding Pct.) RF : 2 (Range), .990 (Fielding Pct.) Catcher Arm : 1 Infield Arm : 4 Outfield Arm : 10
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Date | Opp. | Result | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | Spot | | |
7/1 | @CHA | L 3-5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #3 | | |
7/2 | @CHA | L 0-10 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #3 | | |
7/4 | @NYY | W 6-1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | #2 | | |
7/5 | @NYY | W 5-2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | #3 | | |
7/6 | @NYY | L 2-11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | #2 | | |
7/7 | BAL | W 8-2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #3 | | |
7/8 | BAL | W 11-6 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | #3 | PoG | |
7/9 | BAL | L 1-6 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | #3 | | |
7/14 | @DET | W 8-6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | #3 | | |
7/15 | @DET | L 3-4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | #3 | | |
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Batting | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | TAVG | ISO |
Overall | 85 | 323 | 110 | 19 | 1 | 18 | 65 | 56 | 55 | 35 | .341 | .433 | .573 | 1.006 | 1.095 | .232 |
Projected | 89 | 340 | 116 | 20 | 1 | 19 | 68 | 59 | 58 | 37 | .341 | .433 | .573 | 1.006 | 1.095 | .232 |
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Batting | GS | PA | HP | IW | CI | GDP | SH | SF | TB | EBH | SB | CS | SB% | RC | RC/27 |
Overall | 82 | 388 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 185 | 38 | 2 | 1 | 66.7 | 84.1 | 9.8 |
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| AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
vs. LHP | 94 | 23 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 12 | 18 | 17 | 3 | 2 | 0 | .245 | .350 | .394 | .744 |
vs. RHP | 229 | 87 | 14 | 1 | 15 | 51 | 44 | 37 | 18 | 1 | 3 | 1 | .380 | .466 | .646 | 1.113 |
Close/Late | 31 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .387 | .474 | .645 | 1.119 |
Scoring Position | 62 | 25 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 46 | 0 | 23 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 0 | .403 | .533 | .790 | 1.324 |
Pinch Hitting | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .333 | .000 | .333 |
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| G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
Home | 39 | 152 | 57 | 8 | 0 | 9 | 31 | 33 | 25 | 16 | .375 | .456 | .605 | 1.061 |
Road | 46 | 171 | 53 | 11 | 1 | 9 | 34 | 23 | 30 | 19 | .310 | .403 | .544 | .947 |
March/April | 24 | 91 | 30 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 10 | .330 | .394 | .516 | .911 |
May | 26 | 105 | 35 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 13 | .333 | .429 | .600 | 1.029 |
June | 25 | 91 | 34 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 27 | 17 | 19 | 8 | .374 | .478 | .659 | 1.137 |
July | 10 | 36 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | .306 | .375 | .417 | .792 |
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Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | HP | SF | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | Teams |
1957 | 124 | 393 | 133 | 23 | 3 | 8 | 63 | 59 | 41 | 0 | 5 | 33 | 2 | 2 | .338 | .396 | .473 | .870 | CLE |
1958 | 144 | 520 | 171 | 27 | 2 | 20 | 70 | 98 | 75 | 4 | 2 | 45 | 4 | 3 | .329 | .416 | .504 | .920 | CLE,AL |
1959 | 85 | 323 | 110 | 19 | 1 | 18 | 65 | 56 | 55 | 1 | 4 | 35 | 2 | 1 | .341 | .433 | .573 | 1.006 | CLE,AL |
Total | 353 | 1236 | 414 | 69 | 6 | 46 | 198 | 213 | 171 | 5 | 11 | 113 | 8 | 6 | .335 | .415 | .512 | .927 | |
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Career Minor League Batting Stats |
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Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
1956, AAA | 129 | 401 | 130 | 25 | 3 | 24 | 93 | 87 | 82 | 46 | 2 | 0 | .324 | .434 | .581 | 1.015 |
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Career Postseason Batting Stats |
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Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
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Position | G | GS | PO | A | DP | TC | E | PCT | INN | RANGE | PB | RSTA | RTO | RTO% |
First Base | 84 | 82 | 972 | 75 | 94 | 1053 | 6 | .994 | 720.1 | 13.16 | | | | |
Leftfield | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.0 | 4.50 | | | | |
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Transactions 7/31/1951: Signed a contract extension with Boston (N), $4,300,000 per year, for 3 years. All Star Was selected to the 1950 Allstar game... Awards Won Player of the Week award on 5/22/1950, hitting .480 with 0 HR, 5 RBI... Won Player of the Week award on 6/5/1950, hitting .500 with 2 HR, 5 RBI... Won Player of the Week award on 7/3/1950, hitting .400 with 1 HR, 12 RBI... Injuries Injured on 5/9/1951 with a Torn Back Muscle, out for full season... Drafted in 1st round, 5th overall pick, by Cleveland in 1956... Had first career hit (double) on 4/6/1957, off Jack Sanford (BAL)... Hit first career homerun on 5/5/1957, off Floyd Wooldridge (DET)... Was selected to the 1958 Allstar game... Won Gold Glove Award at First Base in 1958... Won Player of the Week award on 6/5/1959, hitting .545 with 5 HR, 12 RBI... Was selected to the 1959 Allstar game... Injured on 7/15/1959 with a Torn Groin Muscle, out for full season...
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Batting Leader Boards Appearances |
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AVG 1958 - .329 - 7th
| OBP 1958 - .416 - 5th
| OPS 1958 - .920 - 10th
| Hits 1958 - 171 - 9th
| Runs 1958 - 98 - 10th
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