#16 Tito Francona, First Base, 35 yrs, Oakland Athletics Saturday, 10/21/1969 |
 | Name : Nickname : Birthday : Age : Born in : Height : Weight :
Position : Bats : Throws :
| Tito Francona
11/4/1933 35 USA,PA, 5"11 210
First Base L L
| Desire for Winner : Loyalty : Team Leader Skills : National Popularity : Local Popularity : Consistency : Clutch Performance : Injury Rating : Overall Rating :
| Average Loyal None at all 3 / 6 (Well Known) 4 / 6 (Popular) Good Normal Prone 3.0 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 $ 5,020,000 1970 12 Year(s), 131 Days (2195 total Days) 172 Day(s) 12 Year(s), 131 Days (2195 total Days) 13 Year(s) 3 Option Year(s) left
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Batting | Contact | Gap | Power | Discipline/Eye | Avoid K's |
Overall | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 7 |
Versus LHP | 5 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 7 |
Versus RHP | 8 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 7 |
Talent | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 7 |
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Running & Bunting Ratings Running Speed : Stealing Ability : Baserunning Instincts : Sacrifice Bunt : Bunt for Hit : Hitter Type :
| 3 5 4 3 1 Normal
| Fielding Ratings 1B : 8 (Range), .993 (Fielding Pct.) LF : 5 (Range), .988 (Fielding Pct.) RF : 5 (Range), .993 (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 | | |
9/25 | BAL | W 8-3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #5 | | |
9/26 | BAL | W 3-2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | #2 | | |
9/28 | @CAL | L 6-7 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | #2 | | |
9/29 | @CAL | L 1-4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | #5 | | |
10/1 | @NYY | W 6-0 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | #2 | | |
10/2 | CLE | L 4-8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #2 | | |
10/4 | CHA | L 1-7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #5 | | |
10/5 | @NYY | W 5-3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #2 | | |
10/6 | SEA | L 2-6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #2 | | |
10/7 | @NYY | L 3-11 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | #5 | | |
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Batting | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | TAVG | ISO |
Overall | 157 | 591 | 193 | 35 | 2 | 20 | 82 | 89 | 42 | 67 | .327 | .370 | .494 | .865 | .810 | .168 |
Projected | 157 | 591 | 193 | 35 | 2 | 20 | 82 | 89 | 42 | 67 | .327 | .370 | .494 | .865 | .810 | .168 |
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Batting | GS | PA | HP | IW | CI | GDP | SH | SF | TB | EBH | SB | CS | SB% | RC | RC/27 |
Overall | 155 | 647 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 10 | 3 | 292 | 57 | 5 | 4 | 55.6 | 106.9 | 6.7 |
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| AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
vs. LHP | 125 | 33 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 16 | 20 | 1 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .264 | .270 | .456 | .726 |
vs. RHP | 466 | 160 | 25 | 1 | 16 | 66 | 69 | 41 | 45 | 3 | 10 | 1 | .343 | .395 | .504 | .900 |
Close/Late | 36 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .500 | .487 | .639 | 1.126 |
Scoring Position | 110 | 31 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 47 | 0 | 11 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 0 | .282 | .336 | .418 | .754 |
Pinch Hitting | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 1.500 | 2.500 |
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| G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
Home | 80 | 302 | 96 | 19 | 2 | 10 | 36 | 48 | 18 | 38 | .318 | .354 | .493 | .847 |
Road | 77 | 289 | 97 | 16 | 0 | 10 | 46 | 41 | 24 | 29 | .336 | .376 | .495 | .871 |
March/April | 24 | 90 | 35 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 20 | 14 | 7 | .389 | .462 | .544 | 1.007 |
May | 26 | 99 | 30 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 15 | 15 | 9 | 13 | .303 | .345 | .495 | .840 |
June | 27 | 108 | 39 | 11 | 0 | 5 | 25 | 15 | 5 | 11 | .361 | .386 | .602 | .988 |
July | 23 | 84 | 31 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 13 | 2 | 10 | .369 | .374 | .524 | .897 |
August | 27 | 99 | 23 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 15 | .232 | .276 | .323 | .599 |
Sept/Oct | 30 | 111 | 35 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 17 | 6 | 11 | .315 | .347 | .477 | .825 |
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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 |
1960 | 148 | 553 | 176 | 29 | 5 | 25 | 94 | 94 | 57 | 3 | 4 | 58 | 2 | 3 | .318 | .382 | .524 | .907 | CLE |
1961 | 156 | 619 | 213 | 42 | 5 | 19 | 103 | 118 | 72 | 2 | 3 | 75 | 6 | 3 | .344 | .412 | .520 | .933 | CLE |
1962 | 154 | 538 | 178 | 33 | 5 | 26 | 110 | 96 | 59 | 2 | 4 | 61 | 3 | 3 | .331 | .396 | .556 | .952 | CLE |
1963 | 138 | 448 | 143 | 21 | 2 | 33 | 101 | 75 | 55 | 1 | 6 | 35 | 1 | 4 | .319 | .390 | .596 | .986 | CLE,AL |
1964 | 136 | 413 | 142 | 29 | 8 | 24 | 89 | 75 | 40 | 2 | 1 | 21 | 5 | 2 | .344 | .404 | .627 | 1.031 | CLE CHA |
1965 | 157 | 614 | 193 | 37 | 2 | 33 | 125 | 100 | 54 | 1 | 4 | 42 | 6 | 2 | .314 | .368 | .542 | .911 | CHA,AL |
1966 | 157 | 574 | 173 | 26 | 4 | 20 | 93 | 83 | 50 | 1 | 3 | 64 | 4 | 3 | .301 | .357 | .465 | .822 | CHA |
1967 | 155 | 599 | 196 | 33 | 5 | 34 | 122 | 96 | 33 | 2 | 3 | 69 | 3 | 3 | .327 | .363 | .569 | .932 | CHA,AL |
1968 | 156 | 627 | 183 | 37 | 3 | 18 | 84 | 78 | 34 | 3 | 4 | 76 | 3 | 3 | .292 | .329 | .447 | .776 | CHA OAK |
1969 | 157 | 591 | 193 | 35 | 2 | 20 | 82 | 89 | 42 | 1 | 3 | 67 | 5 | 4 | .327 | .370 | .494 | .865 | OAK,AL |
Total | 1867 | 6812 | 2204 | 391 | 47 | 298 | 1201 | 1117 | 667 | 23 | 46 | 681 | 46 | 36 | .324 | .383 | .526 | .909 | |
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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 | 151 | 150 | 1275 | 85 | 119 | 1371 | 11 | .992 | 1179.0 | 10.47 | | | | |
Leftfield | 12 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1.000 | 21.2 | 0.83 | | | | |
Rightfield | 17 | 5 | 19 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 0 | 1.000 | 66.0 | 2.73 | | | | |
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Was selected to the 1963 Allstar game... Injured on 9/24/1963 with a Inflamed Hamstring Muscle, out for 3-4 weeks... Traded from Cleveland to Chicago (A) on 6/14/1964 (Going to CLE: 1B Tony Bartirome. Going to CHA: C Jim Pagliaroni, 1B Tito Francona)... Was selected to the 1965 Allstar game... Had 5 hits with 2 RBI against Washington on 7/8/1965... Hit 3 homeruns against Minnesota, driving in 4 runs on 8/16/1966... Won Batter of the Month award on 6/1/1967, hitting .385 with 9 HR, 26 RBI... Won Player of the Week award on 6/26/1967, hitting .393 with 6 HR, 10 RBI... Was selected to the 1967 Allstar game... Traded from Chicago (A) to Oakland on 5/5/1968 (Going to CHA: CF Joe Nossek, C Manny Sanguillen. Going to OAK: LF Tito Francona)... 7/31/1968: Signed a contract extension with Oakland, $5,020,000 per year, for 2 years. Had 2000th career hit on 9/22/1968, off Chris Short (BOS)... Was selected to the 1969 Allstar game... Had 23-game hitting streak snapped on 7/25/1969...
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Batting Leader Boards Appearances |
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AVG 1958 - .329 - 7th 1961 - .344 - 3rd 1962 - .331 - 9th 1967 - .327 - 7th
| OBP 1958 - .416 - 5th
| SLG 1963 - .596 - 6th 1967 - .569 - 10th
| OPS 1958 - .920 - 10th 1961 - .933 - 10th 1963 - .986 - 6th
| Hits 1958 - 171 - 9th 1960 - 176 - 8th 1961 - 213 - 2nd 1965 - 193 - 7th 1967 - 196 - 4th 1968 - 183 - 7th
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Doubles 1961 - 42 - 4th
| Triples 1960 - 5 - 5th 1961 - 5 - 10th 1964 - 8 - 7th
| RBI 1965 - 125 - 5th 1967 - 122 - 5th
| Runs 1958 - 98 - 10th 1961 - 118 - 8th
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