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Tito Francona
John Patsy Francona

Bats Left, Throws Left
Height 5' 11", Weight 190 lb.

Debut April 17, 1956
Final Game September 29, 1970
Born November 4, 1933 in Aliquippa, PA

Father of Terry Francona

Signed by the St. Louis Browns as an amateur free agent in 1952. (All Transactions)

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Batting  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons /
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 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1956 22 BAL AL 139  445   62  115  16  4   9   57  11  5  51  60  .258  .334  .373   94  166   0   3   4   1   6 RoY-2
 1957 23 BAL AL  97  279   35   65   8  3   7   38   7  3  29  48  .233  .307  .358   88  100   0   5   4   3   7
 1958 24 TOT AL  86  197   21   50   8  2   1   20   2  3  29  40  .254  .350  .330   87   65   0   0   4   0   6
         CHW AL  41  128   10   33   3  2   1   10   2  3  14  24  .258  .331  .336   85   43   0   0   1   0   4
         DET AL  45   69   11   17   5  0   0   10   0  0  15  16  .246  .381  .319   90   22   0   0   3   0   2
 1959 25 CLE AL 122  399   68  145  17  2  20   79   2  0  35  42  .363  .414  .566  171  226   1   5   3   3  11 MVP-5
 1960 26 CLE AL 147  544   84  159  36  2  17   79   4  1  67  67  .292  .372  .460  127  250   3   5   7   5  11
 1961 27 CLE AL 155  592   87  178  30  8  16   85   2  1  56  52  .301  .363  .459  122  272  12   3   3   4  11 AS
 1962 28 CLE AL 158  621   82  169  28  5  14   70   3  2  47  74  .272  .327  .401   98  249   8   7   3   7   8
 1963 29 CLE AL 142  500   57  114  29  0  10   41   9  1  47  77  .228  .296  .346   80  173   2   2   7   2  10
 1964 30 CLE AL 111  270   35   67  13  2   8   24   1  3  44  46  .248  .361  .400  113  108   1   1   9   4   3
 1965 31 STL NL  81  174   15   45   6  2   5   19   0  0  17  30  .259  .323  .402   96   70   1   1   0   0   4
 1966 32 STL NL  83  156   14   33   4  1   4   17   0  0   7  27  .212  .250  .327   59   51   0   0   1   1   1
 1967 33 TOT NL 109  327   35   78   6  1   6   28   1  1  27  44  .239  .297  .318   77  104   5   2   3   1   8
         PHI NL  27   73    7   15   1  0   0    3   0  1   7  10  .205  .272  .219   42   16   1   1   1   0   2
         ATL NL  82  254   28   63   5  1   6   25   1  0  20  34  .248  .304  .346   87   88   4   1   2   1   6
 1968 34 ATL NL 122  346   32   99  13  1   2   47   3  0  51  45  .286  .376  .347  118  120   1   2   5   0  12
 1969 35 TOT     83  173   17   55   7  1   5   42   0  1  25  21  .318  .394  .457  140   79   1   5   4   0   1
         ATL NL  51   88    5   26   1  0   2   22   0  1  13  10  .295  .371  .375  109   33   0   4   2   0   1
         OAK AL  32   85   12   29   6  1   3   20   0  0  12  11  .341  .418  .541  173   46   1   1   2   0   0
 1970 36 TOT AL  84   98    6   23   3  0   1   10   1  0  12  21  .235  .324  .296   74   29   3   0   2   1   4
         OAK AL  32   33    2    8   0  0   1    6   0  0   6   6  .242  .375  .333  100   11   1   0   1   1   4
         MIL AL  52   65    4   15   3  0   0    4   1  0   6  15  .231  .296  .277   59   18   2   0   1   0   0
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 15 Seasons    1719 5121  650 1395 224 34 125  656  46 21 544 694  .272  .343  .403  107 2062  38  41  59  32 103
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg        483   61  131  21  3  12   62   4  2  51  65  .272  .343  .403  107  194   4   4   6   3  10
 Career High    158  621   87  178  36  8  20   85  11  5  67  77  .363  .414  .566  171  272  12   7   9   7  12
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 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 
Special Batting  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  PA  Outs  RC  RC/G   AIR    BA *lgBA   OBP *lgOBP  SLG *lgSLG  OPS *lgOPS*OPS+  OWP *BtRns BtWin SB% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1956 22 BAL AL  500  344   58   4.5    99| .258  .258| .334  .338| .373  .393| .707  .731|  94  .471  -3.3  -0.3  68%
 1957 23 BAL AL  316  229   31   3.7    93| .233  .255| .307  .326| .358  .384| .665  .710|  88  .418  -4.4  -0.4  70%
 1958 24 TOT AL  226  156   22   3.8    99| .254  .264| .350  .333| .330  .401| .680  .733|  87  .441  -2.7  -0.3  40%
         CHW AL  142  102   13   3.4    97| .258  .260| .331  .329| .336  .396| .667  .725|  85  .395  -2.6  -0.3  40%
         DET AL   84   54    9   4.4   104| .246  .270| .381  .339| .319  .409| .700  .749|  90  .517  -0.1   0.0   0%
 1959 25 CLE AL  443  271   93   9.2    96| .363  .257| .414  .328| .566  .393| .980  .720| 171  .795  38.4   3.8 100%
 1960 26 CLE AL  624  405   96   6.4    99| .292  .260| .372  .333| .460  .398| .832  .730| 127  .656  22.9   2.3  80%
 1961 27 CLE AL  667  441  100   6.0   101| .301  .260| .363  .335| .459  .405| .822  .740| 122  .618  18.1   1.8  66%
 1962 28 CLE AL  690  477   84   4.7   100| .272  .260| .327  .331| .401  .404| .728  .735|  98  .518  -1.8  -0.2  60%
 1963 29 CLE AL  553  401   52   3.5    95| .228  .255| .296  .321| .346  .394| .642  .716|  80  .417 -13.0  -1.3  90%
 1964 30 CLE AL  320  211   41   5.2    95| .248  .254| .361  .323| .400  .395| .761  .718| 113  .595   6.4   0.7  25%
 1965 31 STL NL  193  135   23   4.6   101| .259  .269| .323  .334| .402  .407| .725  .741|  96  .548  -1.3  -0.1   0%
 1966 32 STL NL  164  124   13   2.8    96| .212  .265| .250  .323| .327  .399| .577  .722|  59  .324  -9.2  -0.9   0%
 1967 33 TOT NL  362  265   31   3.2    90| .239  .257| .297  .320| .318  .378| .615  .697|  77  .397 -10.0  -1.1  50%
         PHI NL   82   63    4   1.7    91| .205  .259| .272  .322| .219  .380| .491  .702|  42  .176  -5.4  -0.6   0%
         ATL NL  280  202   27   3.6    90| .248  .257| .304  .319| .346  .377| .650  .696|  87  .457  -4.7  -0.5 100%
 1968 34 ATL NL  400  262   47   4.9    82| .286  .253| .376  .311| .347  .357| .723  .668| 118  .636  10.4   1.2 100%
 1969 35 TOT     204  126   34   7.2    93| .318  .255| .394  .328| .457  .381| .851  .708| 140  .731  10.7   1.1   0%
         ATL NL  105   68   13   5.1    95| .295  .260| .371  .331| .375  .386| .746  .717| 109  .593   2.0   0.2   0%
         OAK AL   99   58   21   9.8    91| .341  .248| .418  .324| .541  .375| .959  .699| 173  .823   8.7   0.9   0%
 1970 36 TOT AL  114   82   10   3.3    97| .235  .257| .324  .331| .296  .392| .620  .723|  74  .379  -3.2  -0.4 100%
         OAK AL   41   30    4   3.6    95| .242  .254| .375  .328| .333  .388| .708  .716| 100  .417   0.3   0.0   0%
         MIL AL   73   52    6   3.1    98| .231  .258| .296  .332| .277  .394| .573  .726|  59  .355  -3.5  -0.4 100%
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 15 Seasons     5776 3929  735   5.0    96| .272  .258| .343  .328| .403  .393| .746  .721| 107  .566  58.0   5.9  68%

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)
Fielding  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons / 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 ------+
1956 22 BAL AL OF 122 240 10 6 1 .977 .979 2.05 2.04 2.37 2.34 103 950.7 RF 98 155 10 3 1 .982 .973 1.68 1.80 2.17 2.09 73 683.7 CF 41 86 1 3 0 .967 .984 2.12 2.50 2.98 2.79 30 263.0 1B 21 86 3 1 7 .989 .990 4.24 7.99 9.73 9.43 8 82.3 LF 1 2 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 2.00 1.70 4.50 2.02 0 4.0 1957 23 BAL AL OF 73 119 0 1 0 .992 .980 1.63 1.97 1.82 2.24 61 588.3 RF 55 73 0 0 0 1.000 .976 1.33 1.68 1.64 1.93 42 400.7 LF 27 43 0 0 0 1.000 .979 1.59 1.70 2.22 2.10 18 174.0 1B 4 11 1 0 2 1.000 .992 3.00 8.35 6.47 9.65 1 16.7 CF 2 5 0 1 0 .833 .980 2.50 2.40 3.28 2.69 1 13.7 1958 24 TOT AL OF 53 72 3 0 1 1.000 .982 1.42 1.94 1.68 2.27 46 402.4 TOT AL RF 41 58 3 0 1 1.000 .979 1.49 1.69 1.84 1.99 34 298.7 TOT AL LF 18 16 0 0 0 1.000 .976 0.89 1.62 1.39 2.09 12 103.7 CHW AL OF 35 50 3 0 1 1.000 .981 1.51 1.94 1.72 2.27 33 277.7 RF 32 49 3 0 1 1.000 .979 1.62 1.69 1.87 1.99 31 249.7 LF 7 4 0 0 0 1.000 .976 0.57 1.61 1.29 2.09 2 28.0 DET AL OF 18 22 0 0 0 1.000 .982 1.22 1.94 1.59 2.27 13 124.7 LF 11 12 0 0 0 1.000 .976 1.09 1.62 1.43 2.09 10 75.7 RF 9 9 0 0 0 1.000 .978 1.00 1.69 1.65 1.98 3 49.0 1B 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.00 8.50 9.00 9.90 0 1.0 1959 25 CLE AL OF 64 136 2 4 0 .972 .980 2.16 1.96 2.27 2.22 62 546.3 CF 61 130 2 4 0 .971 .983 2.16 2.44 2.31 2.72 59 514.7 1B 35 296 19 1 21 .997 .990 9.00 8.27 9.67 9.84 33 293.3 LF 4 5 0 0 0 1.000 .980 1.25 1.68 1.42 2.07 3 31.7 1960 26 CLE AL OF 138 278 4 3 0 .989 .982 2.04 1.95 2.11 2.25 135 1200.3 LF 138 275 4 3 0 .989 .984 2.02 1.67 2.09 2.14 135 1199.7 1B 13 68 8 1 6 .987 .991 5.85 8.04 9.08 9.59 7 75.3 RF 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.70 0.00 2.57 0 0.7 1961 27 CLE AL LF 138 287 5 4 1 .986 .969 2.12 1.62 2.21 2.00 134 1189.0 AS 1B 14 106 6 4 9 .966 .990 8.00 8.29 8.94 9.45 13 112.7 AS 1962 28 CLE AL 1B 158 1402 127 22 157 .986 .990 9.68 6.33 9.86 6.45 156 1396.0 1963 29 CLE AL OF 122 215 2 3 0 .986 .981 1.78 1.91 1.87 2.16 118 1043.7 LF 121 213 2 3 0 .986 .976 1.78 1.57 1.87 1.90 117 1035.7 1B 11 77 6 0 3 1.000 .990 7.55 8.59 9.74 9.48 8 76.7 RF 1 2 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 2.00 1.70 2.25 2.02 1 8.0 1964 30 CLE AL RF 69 75 1 1 0 .987 .984 1.10 1.61 1.38 1.88 59 496.7 OF 69 65 2 1 0 .985 .980 0.97 1.79 1.19 2.04 59 504.7 1B 17 92 5 1 10 .990 .991 5.71 8.12 9.81 9.43 7 89.0 LF 1 2 0 0 0 1.000 .952 2.00 1.50 9.00 1.80 0 2.0 CF 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.10 0.00 2.40 0 6.0 1965 31 STL NL OF 34 35 0 1 0 .972 .975 1.03 1.75 1.37 2.00 31 230.0 RF 34 33 0 1 0 .971 .976 0.97 1.74 1.30 1.96 31 229.0 1B 13 102 3 1 8 .991 .990 8.08 8.60 9.95 10.02 11 95.0 LF 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.40 0.00 1.80 0 1.0 1966 32 STL NL 1B 30 210 18 3 20 .987 .989 7.60 8.50 9.85 9.90 21 208.3 LF 9 12 1 0 0 1.000 .963 1.44 1.36 1.89 1.74 9 62.0 1967 33 TOT NL 1B 80 670 46 5 51 .993 .991 8.95 8.82 10.24 9.96 68 629.0 TOT NL OF 7 5 2 0 0 1.000 .986 1.00 1.81 1.40 2.04 5 45.0 TOT NL RF 2 3 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.50 1.80 3.86 2.06 0 7.0 PHI NL 1B 24 167 14 0 15 1.000 .991 7.54 8.82 10.10 9.96 17 161.3 RF 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.00 1.80 3.00 2.10 0 3.0 ATL NL 1B 56 503 32 5 36 .991 .991 9.55 8.82 10.30 9.96 51 467.7 OF 6 4 2 0 0 1.000 .984 1.00 1.82 1.29 2.04 5 42.0 LF 5 2 2 0 0 1.000 .976 0.80 1.50 0.95 1.75 5 38.0 RF 1 2 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 2.00 1.80 4.50 2.02 0 4.0 1968 34 ATL NL LF 65 85 2 2 2 .978 .963 1.34 1.38 1.59 1.64 64 491.7 1B 33 293 10 2 17 .993 .992 9.18 8.91 10.57 10.09 30 258.0 1969 35 TOT 1B 26 201 9 3 15 .986 .992 8.08 8.47 9.26 9.68 22 204.0 TOT LF 16 21 2 1 0 .958 .962 1.44 1.30 1.86 1.68 16 111.0 TOT OF 16 21 2 1 0 .958 .975 1.44 1.75 1.86 2.03 16 111.0 ATL NL LF 15 21 1 1 0 .957 .961 1.47 1.28 1.94 1.65 15 102.0 1B 7 43 3 1 4 .979 .991 6.57 8.84 9.14 9.83 5 45.3 OAK AL 1B 19 158 6 2 11 .988 .992 8.63 8.33 9.30 9.63 17 158.7 LF 1 0 1 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.00 1.60 1.00 2.00 1 9.0 1970 36 TOT AL 1B 19 100 10 0 13 1.000 .991 5.79 8.14 10.39 9.59 9 95.3 OAK AL 1B 6 24 3 0 3 1.000 .993 4.50 8.13 9.24 9.58 3 26.3 LF 1 3 0 0 0 1.000 .968 3.00 1.50 3.00 1.80 1 9.0 MIL AL 1B 13 76 7 0 10 1.000 .990 6.38 8.14 10.83 9.59 6 69.0
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
1956 22 BAL AL 1B 21 86 3 1 7 .989 .990 4.24 7.99 9.73 9.43 8 82.3 1957 23 BAL AL 1B 4 11 1 0 2 1.000 .992 3.00 8.35 6.47 9.65 1 16.7 1958 24 DET AL 1B 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.00 8.50 9.00 9.90 0 1.0 1959 25 CLE AL 1B 35 296 19 1 21 .997 .990 9.00 8.27 9.67 9.84 33 293.3 1960 26 CLE AL 1B 13 68 8 1 6 .987 .991 5.85 8.04 9.08 9.59 7 75.3 1961 27 CLE AL 1B 14 106 6 4 9 .966 .990 8.00 8.29 8.94 9.45 13 112.7 1962 28 CLE AL 1B 158 1402 127 22 157 .986 .990 9.68 6.33 9.86 6.45 156 1396.0 1963 29 CLE AL 1B 11 77 6 0 3 1.000 .990 7.55 8.59 9.74 9.48 8 76.7 1964 30 CLE AL 1B 17 92 5 1 10 .990 .991 5.71 8.12 9.81 9.43 7 89.0 1965 31 STL NL 1B 13 102 3 1 8 .991 .990 8.08 8.60 9.95 10.02 11 95.0 1966 32 STL NL 1B 30 210 18 3 20 .987 .989 7.60 8.50 9.85 9.90 21 208.3 1967 33 TOT NL 1B 80 670 46 5 51 .993 .991 8.95 8.82 10.24 9.96 68 629.0 PHI NL 1B 24 167 14 0 15 1.000 .991 7.54 8.82 10.10 9.96 17 161.3 ATL NL 1B 56 503 32 5 36 .991 .991 9.55 8.82 10.30 9.96 51 467.7 1968 34 ATL NL 1B 33 293 10 2 17 .993 .992 9.18 8.91 10.57 10.09 30 258.0 1969 35 TOT 1B 26 201 9 3 15 .986 .992 8.08 8.47 9.26 9.68 22 204.0 ATL NL 1B 7 43 3 1 4 .979 .991 6.57 8.84 9.14 9.83 5 45.3 OAK AL 1B 19 158 6 2 11 .988 .992 8.63 8.33 9.30 9.63 17 158.7 1970 36 TOT AL 1B 19 100 10 0 13 1.000 .991 5.79 8.14 10.39 9.59 9 95.3 OAK AL 1B 6 24 3 0 3 1.000 .993 4.50 8.13 9.24 9.58 3 26.3 MIL AL 1B 13 76 7 0 10 1.000 .990 6.38 8.14 10.83 9.59 6 69.0 1956 22 BAL AL CF 41 86 1 3 0 .967 .984 2.12 2.50 2.98 2.79 30 263.0 1957 23 BAL AL CF 2 5 0 1 0 .833 .980 2.50 2.40 3.28 2.69 1 13.7 1959 25 CLE AL CF 61 130 2 4 0 .971 .983 2.16 2.44 2.31 2.72 59 514.7 1964 30 CLE AL CF 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.10 0.00 2.40 0 6.0 1956 22 BAL AL LF 1 2 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 2.00 1.70 4.50 2.02 0 4.0 1957 23 BAL AL LF 27 43 0 0 0 1.000 .979 1.59 1.70 2.22 2.10 18 174.0 1958 24 TOT AL LF 18 16 0 0 0 1.000 .976 0.89 1.62 1.39 2.09 12 103.7 CHW AL LF 7 4 0 0 0 1.000 .976 0.57 1.61 1.29 2.09 2 28.0 DET AL LF 11 12 0 0 0 1.000 .976 1.09 1.62 1.43 2.09 10 75.7 1959 25 CLE AL LF 4 5 0 0 0 1.000 .980 1.25 1.68 1.42 2.07 3 31.7 1960 26 CLE AL LF 138 275 4 3 0 .989 .984 2.02 1.67 2.09 2.14 135 1199.7 1961 27 CLE AL LF 138 287 5 4 1 .986 .969 2.12 1.62 2.21 2.00 134 1189.0 1963 29 CLE AL LF 121 213 2 3 0 .986 .976 1.78 1.57 1.87 1.90 117 1035.7 1964 30 CLE AL LF 1 2 0 0 0 1.000 .952 2.00 1.50 9.00 1.80 0 2.0 1965 31 STL NL LF 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.40 0.00 1.80 0 1.0 1966 32 STL NL LF 9 12 1 0 0 1.000 .963 1.44 1.36 1.89 1.74 9 62.0 1967 33 ATL NL LF 5 2 2 0 0 1.000 .976 0.80 1.50 0.95 1.75 5 38.0 1968 34 ATL NL LF 65 85 2 2 2 .978 .963 1.34 1.38 1.59 1.64 64 491.7 1969 35 TOT LF 16 21 2 1 0 .958 .962 1.44 1.30 1.86 1.68 16 111.0 ATL NL LF 15 21 1 1 0 .957 .961 1.47 1.28 1.94 1.65 15 102.0 OAK AL LF 1 0 1 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.00 1.60 1.00 2.00 1 9.0 1970 36 OAK AL LF 1 3 0 0 0 1.000 .968 3.00 1.50 3.00 1.80 1 9.0 1956 22 BAL AL OF 122 240 10 6 1 .977 .979 2.05 2.04 2.37 2.34 103 950.7 1957 23 BAL AL OF 73 119 0 1 0 .992 .980 1.63 1.97 1.82 2.24 61 588.3 1958 24 TOT AL OF 53 72 3 0 1 1.000 .982 1.42 1.94 1.68 2.27 46 402.4 CHW AL OF 35 50 3 0 1 1.000 .981 1.51 1.94 1.72 2.27 33 277.7 DET AL OF 18 22 0 0 0 1.000 .982 1.22 1.94 1.59 2.27 13 124.7 1959 25 CLE AL OF 64 136 2 4 0 .972 .980 2.16 1.96 2.27 2.22 62 546.3 1960 26 CLE AL OF 138 278 4 3 0 .989 .982 2.04 1.95 2.11 2.25 135 1200.3 1961 27 CLE AL OF 138 289 5 4 1 .987 .977 2.13 1.98 2.23 2.25 134 1189.0 1963 29 CLE AL OF 122 215 2 3 0 .986 .981 1.78 1.91 1.87 2.16 118 1043.7 1964 30 CLE AL OF 69 65 2 1 0 .985 .980 0.97 1.79 1.19 2.04 59 504.7 1965 31 STL NL OF 34 35 0 1 0 .972 .975 1.03 1.75 1.37 2.00 31 230.0 1966 32 STL NL OF 9 14 0 0 0 1.000 .972 1.56 1.78 2.03 2.03 9 62.0 1967 33 TOT NL OF 7 5 2 0 0 1.000 .986 1.00 1.81 1.40 2.04 5 45.0 PHI NL OF 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.00 1.80 3.00 2.10 0 3.0 ATL NL OF 6 4 2 0 0 1.000 .984 1.00 1.82 1.29 2.04 5 42.0 1968 34 ATL NL OF 65 89 2 2 1 .978 .975 1.40 1.82 1.67 2.02 64 491.7 1969 35 TOT OF 16 21 2 1 0 .958 .975 1.44 1.75 1.86 2.03 16 111.0 ATL NL OF 15 21 1 1 0 .957 .973 1.47 1.75 1.94 2.02 15 102.0 OAK AL OF 1 0 1 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.00 1.80 1.00 2.10 1 9.0 1970 36 OAK AL OF 1 3 0 0 0 1.000 .968 3.00 1.80 3.00 2.10 1 9.0 1956 22 BAL AL RF 98 155 10 3 1 .982 .973 1.68 1.80 2.17 2.09 73 683.7 1957 23 BAL AL RF 55 73 0 0 0 1.000 .976 1.33 1.68 1.64 1.93 42 400.7 1958 24 TOT AL RF 41 58 3 0 1 1.000 .979 1.49 1.69 1.84 1.99 34 298.7 CHW AL RF 32 49 3 0 1 1.000 .979 1.62 1.69 1.87 1.99 31 249.7 DET AL RF 9 9 0 0 0 1.000 .978 1.00 1.69 1.65 1.98 3 49.0 1960 26 CLE AL RF 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.70 0.00 2.57 0 0.7 1963 29 CLE AL RF 1 2 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 2.00 1.70 2.25 2.02 1 8.0 1964 30 CLE AL RF 69 75 1 1 0 .987 .984 1.10 1.61 1.38 1.88 59 496.7 1965 31 STL NL RF 34 33 0 1 0 .971 .976 0.97 1.74 1.30 1.96 31 229.0 1967 33 TOT NL RF 2 3 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.50 1.80 3.86 2.06 0 7.0 PHI NL RF 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.00 1.80 3.00 2.10 0 3.0 ATL NL RF 1 2 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 2.00 1.80 4.50 2.02 0 4.0
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Position Total OF* 911 1581 34 26 4 .984 .979 1.77 1.93 1.97 2.20 844 7374.0 545 105 301# LF* 545 966 18 13 3 .987 .975 1.81 1.58 1.99 1.97 514 4452.3 1B* 475 3715 271 44 339 .989 .990 8.39 7.78 9.88 8.52 394 3632.7 RF* 301 399 14 5 2 .988 .977 1.37 1.71 1.75 1.98 240 2124.3 CF* 105 221 3 8 0 .966 .983 2.13 2.46 2.53 2.74 90 797.3 +--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Overall Total 1386 5296 305 70 343 .988 .987 4.04 3.93 4.58 4.29 1238 11007
# indicates breakdown of outfield by position games played is for entire career.
An Important note about our fielding stats

All-Star Game Batting 

 Year   Tm  Lg  GS  AB  R   H  2B 3B HR RBI  BB  SO  SB CS  SH  SF HBP
+------+---+--+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+---+--+---+---+---+---------+
 1961-2 CLE AL       Was selected, but did not play in the game.
+------+---+--+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+---+--+---+---+---+---------+
Appearances on Leaderboards and Awards   Glossary

Awards are Year-League-Award, Stats are Year-Value-Rank, (Pos) for All-Star indicates starter & * indicates they played.

All-Star
1961-2

MVP (YrLg-Rk-Shr)
1959-AL-5-0.30
Car-587-0.30 shares

Batting Average
1960 AL-.292-8
1961 AL-.301-7

On-base %
1960 AL-.372-10

OPS
1960 AL-.832-9

At Bats
1962 AL-621-8

Runs
1960 AL-84-8

Hits
1960 AL-159-10
1961 AL-178-4

Total Bases
1960 AL-250-8
1961 AL-272-8

Doubles
1960 AL-36-1
1961 AL-30-7
1963 AL-29-7

Triples
1961 AL-8-4

Stolen Bases
1956 AL-11-5

Singles
1961 AL-124-10

Adjusted OPS+
1960 AL-127-8

Runs Created
1960 AL-96-5
1961 AL-100-10

Adjusted Batting Runs
1959 AL-38-2
1960 AL-23-9

Batting Wins
1959 AL-3.8-2
1960 AL-2.3-9

Extra-Base Hits
1960 AL-55-6

Times on Base
1960 AL-231-6

Offensive Win%
1960 AL-.656-8

Hit By Pitch
1962 AL-7-8

Sac. Hits
1961 AL-12-4

Sac. Flies
1962 AL-7-10

Intentional Walks
1960 AL-7-3
1964 AL-9-10

Caught Stealing
1956 AL-5-9

Power/Speed Number
1956 AL-9.9-8

Outs
1962 AL-477-7

Oldest Player
1970 AL-36-4

   

Black Ink: Batting - 2 (587) (Average HOFer ≈ 27)
Gray Ink: Batting - 27 (837) (Average HOFer ≈ 144)
HOF Standards: Batting - 12.2 (1324) (Average HOFer ≈ 50)
HOF Monitor: Batting - 12.5 (1014) (Likely HOFer > 100)
Overall Rank in parentheses.

Act.- Denotes rank among active players, Car. - Denotes career rank
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Transactions 

Before 1952 Season: Signed by the St. Louis Browns as an amateur free agent.

December 3, 1957: Traded by the Baltimore Orioles with Billy Goodman and Ray Moore to the Chicago White Sox for Larry Doby, Jim Marshall, Russ Heman, and Jack Harshman.

June 15, 1958: Traded by the Chicago White Sox with Bill Fischer to the Detroit Tigers for Ray Boone and Bob Shaw.

March 21, 1959: Traded by the Detroit Tigers to the Cleveland Indians for Larry Doby.

December 15, 1964: Purchased by the St. Louis Cardinals from the Cleveland Indians.

April 10, 1967: Purchased by the Philadelphia Phillies from the St. Louis Cardinals.

June 12, 1967: Purchased by the Atlanta Braves from the Philadelphia Phillies.

August 22, 1969: Purchased by the Oakland Athletics from the Atlanta Braves.

June 11, 1970: Traded by the Oakland Athletics with Al Downing to the Milwaukee Brewers for Steve Hovley.

October 27, 1970: Released by the Milwaukee Brewers.


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