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Terry Francona
Terry Jon Francona (Tito)

Bats Left, Throws Left
Height 6' 1", Weight 190 lb.
School University of Arizona

Debut August 19, 1981
  vs. HOU 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB
Final Game April 19, 1990
Born April 22, 1959 in Aberdeen, SD

Son of Tito Francona

Drafted by the Montreal Expos in the 1st round (22nd pick) of the 1980 amateur draft. (All Transactions)

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Batting  Glossary /
Gamelogs: / Splits: / HR Log / PI Finders:Game / Streak / Event / PI vs. Pitcher
/ Neutralize Stats
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  SB CS  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG *OPS+  TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1981 22 MON NL  34   95   11   26   0  1   1    8   1  0   5   6  .274  .317  .326   83   31   3   0   1   1   0
 1982 23 MON NL  46  131   14   42   3  0   0    9   2  3   8  11  .321  .360  .344   97   45   5   0   0   0   2
 1983 24 MON NL 120  230   21   59  11  1   3   22   0  2   6  20  .257  .273  .352   73   81   0   2   2   0   7
 1984 25 MON NL  58  214   18   74  19  2   1   18   0  0   5  12  .346  .360  .467  136  100   1   2   3   1   4
 1985 26 MON NL 107  281   19   75  15  1   2   31   5  5  12  12  .267  .299  .349   85   98   2   0   4   1   1
 1986 27 CHC NL  86  124   13   31   3  0   2    8   0  1   6   8  .250  .286  .323   63   40   0   2   0   1   3
 1987 28 CIN NL 102  207   16   47   5  0   3   12   2  0  10  12  .227  .266  .295   46   61   1   0   1   1   5
 1988 29 CLE AL  62  212   24   66   8  0   1   12   0  0   5  18  .311  .324  .363   91   77   2   2   1   0   4
 1989 30 MIL AL  89  233   26   54  10  1   3   23   2  1   8  20  .232  .255  .322   63   75   1   2   3   0   4
 1990 31 MIL AL   3    4    1    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   0  .000  .000  .000 -100    0   0   0   0   0   0
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 10 Seasons     707 1731  163  474  74  6  16  143  12 12  65 119  .274  .300  .351   81  608  15  10  15   5  30
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg        397   37  109  17  1   4   33   3  3  15  27  .274  .300  .351   81  139   3   2   3   1   7
 Career High    120  281   26   75  19  2   3   31   5  5  12  20  .267  .299  .349   85  100   5   2   4   1   7
Special Batting  Glossary
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  PA  Outs  RC  RC/G   AIR    BA *lgBA   OBP *lgOBP  SLG *lgSLG  OPS *lgOPS*OPS+  OWP *BtRns BtWin SB% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1981 22 MON NL  104   72   11   4.1    93| .274  .264| .317  .329| .326  .378| .643  .707|  83  .502  -2.6  -0.3 100%
 1982 23 MON NL  144   99   16   4.4    96| .321  .268| .360  .331| .344  .389| .704  .721|  97  .515  -0.7  -0.1  40%
 1983 24 MON NL  238  182   20   3.0    96| .257  .262| .273  .330| .352  .388| .625  .719|  73  .340  -9.1  -0.9   0%
 1984 25 MON NL  223  147   35   6.4    90| .346  .259| .360  .323| .467  .376| .827  .699| 136  .686   9.7   1.0   0%
 1985 26 MON NL  296  214   29   3.7    91| .267  .254| .299  .321| .349  .379| .648  .700|  85  .436  -6.0  -0.6  50%
 1986 27 CHC NL  133   99   11   3.0   103| .250  .269| .286  .341| .323  .406| .609  .747|  63  .339  -6.7  -0.7   0%
 1987 28 CIN NL  219  166   16   2.6   109| .227  .274| .266  .344| .295  .427| .561  .770|  46  .248 -17.1  -1.7 100%
 1988 29 CLE AL  221  154   24   4.2    96| .311  .262| .324  .327| .363  .394| .687  .721|  91  .474  -3.0  -0.3   0%
 1989 30 MIL AL  244  187   18   2.6    92| .232  .260| .255  .324| .322  .382| .577  .706|  63  .278 -12.2  -1.2  66%
 1990 31 MIL AL    4    4    0   0.0    94| .000  .258| .000  .326| .000  .386| .000  .712|-100  .000  -1.1  -0.1   0%
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 10 Seasons     1826 1324  180   3.7    96| .274  .262| .300  .329| .351  .390| .651  .720|  81  .425 -48.7  -4.9  50%

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)

Pitch Data Summary (Show or Hide)

Pitching  Glossary /
Gamelogs: / Splits: / HR Log / PI Finders:Game / Streak / Event / PI vs. Batter
/ Neutralize Stats
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  W   L   G   GS  CG SHO  GF SV   IP     H    R   ER   HR  BB   SO  HBP  WP  BFP  IBB  BK  ERA *lgERA *ERA+ WHIP
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 1989 30 MIL AL   0   0   1   0   0   0   1  0    1.0    0    0    0   0    0    1   0   0     3   0   0  0.00  3.85  inf 0.000
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
  1 Yr WL undef   0   0   1   0   0   0   1  0    1.0    0    0    0   0    0    1   0   0     3   0   0  0.00  3.85  inf 0.000
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 162 Game Avg     0   0  68   0   0   0  68  0   68.0    0    0    0   0    0   68   0   0   204   0   0  0.00  3.85  inf 0.000

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)

Pitch Data Summary (Show or Hide)

Fielding  Glossary / Sort by Position, then Year
 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO    A    E   DP    FP   lgFP  RFg  lgRFg  RF9  lgRF9  GS   Inn  
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+
1981 22 MON NL OF 26 40 5 0 0 1.000 .980 1.73 2.02 2.01 2.33 21 201.0 LF 24 39 3 0 0 1.000 .974 1.75 1.79 1.92 2.12 21 197.0 RF 2 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.65 0.00 2.02 0 4.0 1B 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.00 8.70 9.00 9.90 0 1.0 1982 23 MON NL OF 33 44 0 3 0 .936 .978 1.33 1.91 1.59 2.25 29 248.3 LF 30 41 0 3 0 .932 .974 1.37 1.60 1.61 2.08 27 229.7 1B 16 21 0 0 2 1.000 .991 1.31 8.89 7.19 10.23 0 26.3 RF 3 2 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 0.67 1.63 1.08 1.99 2 16.7 CF 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.30 0.00 2.70 0 2.0 1983 24 MON NL OF 51 84 3 2 1 .978 .980 1.71 1.92 2.17 2.27 38 361.3 1B 47 88 7 1 9 .990 .992 2.02 8.39 8.81 9.96 3 97.0 RF 36 69 2 1 1 .986 .979 1.97 1.64 2.38 2.01 29 269.0 LF 14 13 1 0 0 1.000 .979 1.00 1.60 1.61 2.03 7 78.3 CF 3 4 0 0 0 1.000 .976 1.33 2.37 2.57 2.76 2 14.0 1984 25 MON NL 1B 50 427 49 3 43 .994 .992 9.52 8.15 9.90 9.86 49 432.7 OF 6 4 1 0 0 1.000 .980 0.83 1.92 1.12 2.27 5 40.0 LF 5 3 1 0 0 1.000 .976 0.80 1.52 1.20 2.04 4 30.0 RF 2 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 0.50 1.70 0.90 2.07 1 10.0 1985 26 MON NL 1B 57 382 35 5 32 .988 .993 7.32 8.54 10.14 10.06 37 370.3 OF 28 49 2 1 0 .981 .979 1.82 1.88 2.33 2.20 24 197.0 RF 24 35 1 0 0 1.000 .978 1.50 1.68 2.04 2.02 19 159.0 LF 5 8 0 1 0 .889 .976 1.60 1.50 1.89 1.92 5 38.0 3B 1 0 3 0 0 1.000 .938 3.00 2.50 6.75 2.93 0 4.0 1986 27 CHC NL OF 30 25 0 0 0 1.000 .980 0.83 1.82 2.18 2.19 6 103.0 1B 23 98 7 0 9 1.000 .992 4.57 8.31 8.81 9.94 10 107.3 LF 20 18 0 0 0 1.000 .973 0.90 1.44 2.78 1.98 3 58.3 RF 10 5 0 0 0 1.000 .980 0.50 1.63 1.11 1.99 3 40.7 CF 2 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 0.50 2.05 2.25 2.70 0 4.0 1987 28 CIN NL 1B 57 373 45 2 38 .995 .991 7.33 8.47 10.02 9.88 41 375.3 OF 8 4 0 0 0 1.000 .976 0.50 1.82 1.66 2.20 1 21.7 RF 6 2 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 0.33 1.68 1.08 1.99 1 16.7 LF 2 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 0.50 1.60 1.80 1.98 0 5.0 1988 29 CLE AL DH 38 1B 5 40 3 1 3 .977 .993 8.60 8.40 11.38 9.58 4 34.0 LF 5 7 2 0 0 1.000 .978 1.80 1.84 1.98 2.26 5 41.0 1989 30 MIL AL 1B 46 320 25 4 32 .989 .993 7.50 8.35 9.91 9.79 32 313.3 DH 23 RF 16 19 1 0 0 1.000 .980 1.25 1.90 2.95 2.33 5 61.0 P 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.70 0.00 1.80 0 1.0 1990 31 MIL AL 1B 2 6 0 0 1 1.000 1.000 3.00 8.35 6.75 9.67 0 8.0 DH 1
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
1981 22 MON NL 1B 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.00 8.70 9.00 9.90 0 1.0 1982 23 MON NL 1B 16 21 0 0 2 1.000 .991 1.31 8.89 7.19 10.23 0 26.3 1983 24 MON NL 1B 47 88 7 1 9 .990 .992 2.02 8.39 8.81 9.96 3 97.0 1984 25 MON NL 1B 50 427 49 3 43 .994 .992 9.52 8.15 9.90 9.86 49 432.7 1985 26 MON NL 1B 57 382 35 5 32 .988 .993 7.32 8.54 10.14 10.06 37 370.3 1986 27 CHC NL 1B 23 98 7 0 9 1.000 .992 4.57 8.31 8.81 9.94 10 107.3 1987 28 CIN NL 1B 57 373 45 2 38 .995 .991 7.33 8.47 10.02 9.88 41 375.3 1988 29 CLE AL 1B 5 40 3 1 3 .977 .993 8.60 8.40 11.38 9.58 4 34.0 1989 30 MIL AL 1B 46 320 25 4 32 .989 .993 7.50 8.35 9.91 9.79 32 313.3 1990 31 MIL AL 1B 2 6 0 0 1 1.000 1.000 3.00 8.35 6.75 9.67 0 8.0 1985 26 MON NL 3B 1 0 3 0 0 1.000 .938 3.00 2.50 6.75 2.93 0 4.0 1982 23 MON NL CF 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.30 0.00 2.70 0 2.0 1983 24 MON NL CF 3 4 0 0 0 1.000 .976 1.33 2.37 2.57 2.76 2 14.0 1986 27 CHC NL CF 2 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 0.50 2.05 2.25 2.70 0 4.0 1988 29 CLE AL DH 38 1989 30 MIL AL DH 23 1990 31 MIL AL DH 1 1981 22 MON NL LF 24 39 3 0 0 1.000 .974 1.75 1.79 1.92 2.12 21 197.0 1982 23 MON NL LF 30 41 0 3 0 .932 .974 1.37 1.60 1.61 2.08 27 229.7 1983 24 MON NL LF 14 13 1 0 0 1.000 .979 1.00 1.60 1.61 2.03 7 78.3 1984 25 MON NL LF 5 3 1 0 0 1.000 .976 0.80 1.52 1.20 2.04 4 30.0 1985 26 MON NL LF 5 8 0 1 0 .889 .976 1.60 1.50 1.89 1.92 5 38.0 1986 27 CHC NL LF 20 18 0 0 0 1.000 .973 0.90 1.44 2.78 1.98 3 58.3 1987 28 CIN NL LF 2 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 0.50 1.60 1.80 1.98 0 5.0 1988 29 CLE AL LF 5 7 2 0 0 1.000 .978 1.80 1.84 1.98 2.26 5 41.0 1981 22 MON NL OF 26 40 5 0 0 1.000 .980 1.73 2.02 2.01 2.33 21 201.0 1982 23 MON NL OF 33 44 0 3 0 .936 .978 1.33 1.91 1.59 2.25 29 248.3 1983 24 MON NL OF 51 84 3 2 1 .978 .980 1.71 1.92 2.17 2.27 38 361.3 1984 25 MON NL OF 6 4 1 0 0 1.000 .980 0.83 1.92 1.12 2.27 5 40.0 1985 26 MON NL OF 28 49 2 1 0 .981 .979 1.82 1.88 2.33 2.20 24 197.0 1986 27 CHC NL OF 30 25 0 0 0 1.000 .980 0.83 1.82 2.18 2.19 6 103.0 1987 28 CIN NL OF 8 4 0 0 0 1.000 .976 0.50 1.82 1.66 2.20 1 21.7 1988 29 CLE AL OF 5 7 2 0 0 1.000 .978 1.80 2.14 1.98 2.48 5 41.0 1989 30 MIL AL OF 16 19 1 0 0 1.000 .980 1.25 2.12 2.95 2.42 5 61.0 1989 30 MIL AL P 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.70 0.00 1.80 0 1.0 1981 22 MON NL RF 2 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.65 0.00 2.02 0 4.0 1982 23 MON NL RF 3 2 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 0.67 1.63 1.08 1.99 2 16.7 1983 24 MON NL RF 36 69 2 1 1 .986 .979 1.97 1.64 2.38 2.01 29 269.0 1984 25 MON NL RF 2 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 0.50 1.70 0.90 2.07 1 10.0 1985 26 MON NL RF 24 35 1 0 0 1.000 .978 1.50 1.68 2.04 2.02 19 159.0 1986 27 CHC NL RF 10 5 0 0 0 1.000 .980 0.50 1.63 1.11 1.99 3 40.7 1987 28 CIN NL RF 6 2 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 0.33 1.68 1.08 1.99 1 16.7 1989 30 MIL AL RF 16 19 1 0 0 1.000 .980 1.25 1.90 2.95 2.33 5 61.0
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Position Total 1B* 304 1756 171 16 169 .992 .992 6.34 8.41 9.82 9.90 176 1765.3 OF* 203 276 14 6 1 .980 .979 1.43 1.93 2.05 2.27 134 1274.3 105 6 99# LF* 105 130 7 4 0 .972 .975 1.30 1.62 1.82 2.08 72 677.3 RF* 99 133 4 1 1 .993 .980 1.38 1.69 2.14 2.05 60 577.0 DH 62 Games not counted in Overall Total below CF* 6 5 0 0 0 1.000 .980 0.83 2.25 2.25 2.75 2 20.0 3B* 1 0 3 0 0 1.000 .938 3.00 2.50 6.75 2.93 0 4.0 P* 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.70 0.00 1.80 0 1.0 +--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Overall Total 509 2032 188 22 170 .990 .990 4.36 5.80 6.56 6.70 310 3045
# indicates breakdown of outfield by position games played is for entire career.
An Important note about our fielding stats

Postseason Batting Gamelogs / Vs. Pitcher / Event Finder

 Year   Round Tm  Opp WLser  G   AB  R   H  2B 3B HR RBI  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG   SB CS  SH  SF HBP
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+
 1981   NLDS  MON PHI     W   5  12   0   4  0  0  0   0   2   2  .333  .429  .333   1  1   0   0   0 
        NLCS  MON LAD     L   2   1   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   1  .000  .000  .000   0  0   0   0   0 
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+
  2 Postseason Series   1-1   7  13   0   4  0  0  0   0   2   3  .308  .400  .308   1  1   0   0   0 
+--------------------+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+

WLser shows whether the player's team Won or Lost the series.


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Transactions 

June 7, 1977: Drafted by the Chicago Cubs in the 2nd round of the 1977 amateur draft, but did not sign.

June 3, 1980: Drafted by the Montreal Expos in the 1st round (22nd pick) of the 1980 amateur draft.

April 1, 1986: Released by the Montreal Expos.

May 2, 1986: Signed as a Free Agent with the Chicago Cubs.

October 18, 1986: Granted Free Agency.

March 23, 1987: Signed as a Free Agent with the Cincinnati Reds.

November 2, 1987: Granted Free Agency.

February 28, 1988: Signed as a Free Agent with the Cleveland Indians.

November 4, 1988: Granted Free Agency.

March 30, 1989: Signed as a Free Agent with the Milwaukee Brewers.

November 13, 1989: Granted Free Agency.

December 12, 1989: Signed as a Free Agent with the Milwaukee Brewers.

April 27, 1990: Released by the Milwaukee Brewers.

May 5, 1990: Signed as a Free Agent with the St. Louis Cardinals.


The transaction information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet. Last transaction is September 30, 2007.
Salaries Leaders
1985Montreal Expos$250,000
1986Chicago Cubs$250,000
1987Cincinnati Reds$225,000
1989Milwaukee Brewers$245,000
1990Milwaukee Brewers$150,000
Career (may be incomplete)$1,120,000

Salary Data (about) courtesy Doug Pappas, member of SABR.
Salaries for mid-season call-ups or traded players may not be shown.
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