John Romano
1958–1967 · bats R / throws R · ALS, Chicago White Sox, Cleveland Guardians, St. Louis Cardinals
906G
.255AVG
.354OBP
.443SLG
706H
129HR
417RBI
7SB
4Rare feats
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 906 | 3,256 | 2,767 | 355 | 706 | 112 | 10 | 129 | 417 | 414 | 484 | 7 | 9 | 29 | 33 | 1,225 | .255 | .354 | .443 | .797 |
Streaks
22longest hitting streak · 1961-05-15 to 1961-06-07
25longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 41 | Steal of Home | 1962-08-18 | 1 in 107 games | box score ↗ |
| 32 | 10 total bases | 1961-06-06 | 1 in 1,002 player-games | box score ↗ |
| 29 | struck out 4 times | 1964-05-15 | 1 in 728 player-games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 453 | 1580 | 347 | 60 | 194 | 208 | 224 | .260 | .351 | .446 |
| Away | 453 | 1676 | 359 | 69 | 223 | 206 | 260 | .251 | .337 | .440 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 83 | 304 | 73 | 8 | 36 | 38 | 42 | .284 | .365 | .444 |
| May | 149 | 560 | 130 | 27 | 88 | 76 | 77 | .276 | .368 | .505 |
| June | 160 | 605 | 136 | 22 | 77 | 63 | 88 | .257 | .329 | .447 |
| July | 189 | 641 | 130 | 25 | 76 | 85 | 103 | .239 | .335 | .411 |
| August | 179 | 631 | 132 | 26 | 78 | 71 | 110 | .241 | .322 | .417 |
| September | 138 | 484 | 100 | 19 | 57 | 75 | 57 | .253 | .362 | .438 |
| October | 8 | 31 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 7 | .208 | .355 | .500 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| kansas-city-athletics | 108 | 389 | 92 | 27 | 67 | 60 | 45 | .291 | .391 | .589 |
| detroit-tigers | 102 | 356 | 58 | 9 | 30 | 43 | 64 | .191 | .284 | .297 |
| baltimore-orioles | 101 | 351 | 74 | 15 | 41 | 47 | 59 | .253 | .345 | .471 |
| boston-red-sox | 100 | 376 | 95 | 18 | 58 | 44 | 64 | .291 | .370 | .518 |
| new-york-yankees | 98 | 349 | 73 | 6 | 35 | 30 | 49 | .232 | .295 | .350 |
| minnesota-twins | 86 | 323 | 70 | 14 | 38 | 50 | 41 | .263 | .372 | .470 |
| washington-senators-1961-71 | 80 | 301 | 68 | 16 | 51 | 39 | 34 | .267 | .355 | .510 |
| chicago-white-sox | 68 | 254 | 61 | 5 | 23 | 27 | 26 | .277 | .346 | .386 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1958 |  Chicago White Sox | 4 | 7 | 2 | – | 1 | – | .286 | – | – |
| 1959 | Chicago White Sox | 53 | 126 | 37 | 5 | 25 | – | .294 | – | – |
| 1960 |  Cleveland Guardians | 109 | 316 | 86 | 16 | 52 | – | .272 | – | – |
| 1961 | Cleveland Guardians | 142 | 509 | 152 | 21 | 80 | – | .299 | – | – |
| 1962 | Cleveland Guardians | 135 | 459 | 120 | 25 | 81 | – | .261 | – | – |
| 1963 | Cleveland Guardians | 89 | 255 | 55 | 10 | 34 | 4 | .216 | – | – |
| 1964 | Cleveland Guardians | 106 | 352 | 85 | 19 | 47 | 2 | .241 | – | – |
| 1965 | Chicago White Sox | 122 | 356 | 86 | 18 | 48 | – | .242 | – | – |
| 1966 | Chicago White Sox | 122 | 329 | 76 | 15 | 47 | – | .231 | – | – |
| 1967 |  St. Louis Cardinals | 24 | 58 | 7 | – | 2 | 1 | .121 | – | – |