Sources
Help build the largest human-edited directory on the web.
Submit a site - Become an editor
Wikipedia. Licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License.
Are you an expert in this subject? Join the discussion and share your knowledge at Wikipedia.org.
Tito Francona
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
John Patsy (Tito) Francona (born November 4, 1933, in Aliquippa, Pennsylvania) is a former outfielder/first baseman in Major League Baseball.
Contents |
His career lasted 15 seasons, from 1956 to 1970. He played for the Baltimore Orioles (1956-1957), Chicago White Sox (1958), Detroit Tigers (1958), Cleveland Indians (1959-1964), St. Louis Cardinals (1965-1966), Philadelphia Phillies (1967), Atlanta Braves (1967-1969), Oakland Athletics (1969-1970) and Milwaukee Brewers (1970). Francona batted and threw left handed. He is the father of Boston Red Sox manager Terry Francona.
Francona has a lifetime .272 batting average with 125 home runs and 656 RBI in 1719 games played.
- 1959 - .363 BA, 20 HR, 79 RBI, .363 BA in 122 games (did not qualify for the batting title)
- 1961 - .301, 85 RBI, 87 runs, 178 hits, 54 extra base hits
- 1961 American League All-Star
- 16-game hitting streak (1962)
- 1956 AL Rookie of the Year vote: second, behind Luis Aparicio
- 1959 AL MVP Award vote: fifth, behind Nellie Fox, Luis Aparicio, Early Wynn and Rocky Colavito
Categories: American League All-Stars | Atlanta Braves players | Baltimore Orioles players | Chicago White Sox players | Cleveland Indians players | Detroit Tigers players | Milwaukee Brewers players | Oakland Athletics players | Philadelphia Phillies players | St. Louis Cardinals players | Major league first basemen | Major league outfielders | Baseball families | People from Pennsylvania | Major league players from Pennsylvania | Italian-Americans | Italian-American sportspeople | 1933 births | Living people