#16 Tito Francona, First Base, 34 yrs, Oakland Athletics Thursday, 10/19/1968 |
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Position : Bats : Throws :
| Tito Francona
11/4/1933 34 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) 3 / 6 (Well Known) Good Normal Prone 2.5 Stars
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Contract : Salary : Signed Through : Extension : 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 $ 7,490,000 1968 $ 5,020,000 (2 year(s)) 11 Year(s), 131 Days (2023 total Days) 172 Day(s) 11 Year(s), 131 Days (2023 total Days) 12 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 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 7 |
Versus RHP | 8 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 8 |
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 | WS2 | W 12-1 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | #2 | | |
9/26 | @DET | W 4-3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | #2 | | |
9/27 | @DET | W 6-2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | #6 | | |
9/29 | @MIN | W 5-2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #2 | | |
9/30 | @MIN | W 11-6 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | #6 | | |
10/1 | CLE | L 4-7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | #5 | | |
10/3 | @CHA | W 5-0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | #6 | | |
10/5 | WS2 | W 5-4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #6 | | |
10/6 | @BAL | W 6-1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | #2 | | |
10/8 | CAL | L 3-11 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #2 | | |
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Batting | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | TAVG | ISO |
Overall | 156 | 627 | 183 | 37 | 3 | 18 | 84 | 78 | 34 | 76 | .292 | .329 | .447 | .776 | .691 | .155 |
Projected | 156 | 627 | 183 | 37 | 3 | 18 | 84 | 78 | 34 | 76 | .292 | .329 | .447 | .776 | .691 | .155 |
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Batting | GS | PA | HP | IW | CI | GDP | SH | SF | TB | EBH | SB | CS | SB% | RC | RC/27 |
Overall | 152 | 677 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 9 | 4 | 280 | 58 | 3 | 3 | 50.0 | 91.1 | 5.2 |
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| AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
vs. LHP | 230 | 60 | 12 | 2 | 6 | 33 | 22 | 11 | 37 | 2 | 2 | 0 | .261 | .290 | .409 | .698 |
vs. RHP | 397 | 123 | 25 | 1 | 12 | 51 | 56 | 23 | 39 | 2 | 7 | 3 | .310 | .351 | .469 | .819 |
Close/Late | 70 | 18 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 1 | .257 | .313 | .500 | .813 |
Scoring Position | 149 | 34 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 59 | 0 | 13 | 20 | 4 | 5 | 0 | .228 | .275 | .349 | .624 |
Pinch Hitting | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 | .500 | .500 | 1.000 |
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| G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
Home | 78 | 308 | 84 | 20 | 0 | 11 | 49 | 36 | 11 | 34 | .273 | .293 | .445 | .737 |
Road | 78 | 319 | 99 | 17 | 3 | 7 | 35 | 42 | 23 | 42 | .310 | .355 | .448 | .804 |
March/April | 24 | 96 | 26 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 10 | 5 | 8 | .271 | .304 | .417 | .721 |
May | 27 | 112 | 38 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 17 | 17 | 8 | 8 | .339 | .379 | .500 | .879 |
June | 24 | 104 | 28 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 14 | 6 | 15 | .269 | .306 | .413 | .720 |
July | 24 | 91 | 28 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 12 | .308 | .313 | .505 | .819 |
August | 26 | 106 | 30 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 13 | 6 | 20 | .283 | .325 | .406 | .730 |
Sept/Oct | 31 | 118 | 33 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 22 | 12 | 6 | 13 | .280 | .315 | .441 | .756 |
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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 |
Total | 1710 | 6221 | 2011 | 356 | 45 | 278 | 1119 | 1028 | 625 | 22 | 43 | 614 | 41 | 32 | .323 | .385 | .529 | .914 | |
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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 | 129 | 126 | 1205 | 104 | 95 | 1317 | 8 | .994 | 1100.2 | 10.77 | | | | |
Leftfield | 26 | 26 | 54 | 1 | 1 | 55 | 0 | 1.000 | 225.0 | 2.20 | | | | |
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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)...
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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
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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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