Tito Francona
1956–1970 · bats L / throws L · ALS, Atlanta Braves, Baltimore Orioles, Chicago White Sox, Cleveland Guardians, Detroit Tigers, Milwaukee Brewers, Athletics
1,719G
.272AVG
.344OBP
.403SLG
1,395H
125HR
656RBI
46SB
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1,719 | 5,777 | 5,121 | 650 | 1,395 | 224 | 34 | 125 | 656 | 545 | 694 | 46 | 24 | 32 | 41 | 2,062 | .272 | .344 | .403 | .747 |
Streaks
17longest hitting streak · 1959-07-04 to 1959-07-23
29longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 56 | 4 extra-base hits | 1964-07-03 | 1 in 9,127 player-games | box score ↗ |
| 41 | 3 doubles | 1961-05-10 | 1 in 2,195 player-games | box score ↗ |
| 37 | 5 hits | 1962-06-16 | 1 in 1,624 player-games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 860 | 2764 | 679 | 64 | 312 | 259 | 299 | .277 | .339 | .408 |
| Away | 859 | 3013 | 716 | 61 | 344 | 286 | 395 | .268 | .333 | .398 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 151 | 463 | 110 | 7 | 50 | 43 | 49 | .268 | .330 | .350 |
| May | 298 | 1054 | 228 | 18 | 99 | 125 | 134 | .251 | .335 | .365 |
| June | 318 | 1090 | 265 | 25 | 130 | 95 | 149 | .272 | .330 | .397 |
| July | 320 | 1091 | 270 | 29 | 145 | 100 | 117 | .280 | .339 | .436 |
| August | 351 | 1164 | 291 | 29 | 123 | 103 | 125 | .281 | .338 | .422 |
| September | 275 | 896 | 225 | 17 | 108 | 78 | 119 | .279 | .338 | .412 |
| October | 6 | 19 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .333 | .368 | .444 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| boston-red-sox | 170 | 649 | 164 | 16 | 85 | 66 | 84 | .286 | .354 | .444 |
| new-york-yankees | 159 | 564 | 138 | 17 | 64 | 50 | 70 | .274 | .333 | .435 |
| kansas-city-athletics | 149 | 550 | 144 | 12 | 68 | 64 | 59 | .302 | .378 | .453 |
| chicago-white-sox | 147 | 504 | 132 | 10 | 61 | 33 | 58 | .291 | .327 | .419 |
| detroit-tigers | 144 | 568 | 143 | 19 | 75 | 47 | 64 | .282 | .335 | .428 |
| baltimore-orioles | 128 | 489 | 114 | 12 | 49 | 50 | 53 | .266 | .335 | .404 |
| washington-senators-1901-60 | 82 | 278 | 75 | 4 | 36 | 26 | 33 | .302 | .363 | .448 |
| minnesota-twins | 78 | 257 | 55 | 3 | 22 | 26 | 36 | .244 | .315 | .356 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1956 |  Baltimore Orioles | 139 | 445 | 115 | 9 | 57 | 11 | .258 | – | – |
| 1957 | Baltimore Orioles | 97 | 279 | 65 | 7 | 38 | 7 | .233 | – | – |
| 1958 | Chicago White Sox, Detroit Tigers | 86 | 197 | 50 | 1 | 20 | 2 | .254 | – | – |
| 1959 |  Cleveland Guardians | 122 | 399 | 145 | 20 | 79 | 2 | .363 | – | – |
| 1960 | Cleveland Guardians | 147 | 544 | 159 | 17 | 79 | 4 | .292 | – | – |
| 1961 | Cleveland Guardians | 155 | 592 | 178 | 16 | 85 | 2 | .301 | – | – |
| 1962 | Cleveland Guardians | 158 | 621 | 169 | 14 | 70 | 3 | .272 | – | – |
| 1963 | Cleveland Guardians | 142 | 500 | 114 | 10 | 41 | 9 | .228 | – | – |
| 1964 | Cleveland Guardians | 111 | 270 | 67 | 8 | 24 | 1 | .248 | – | – |
| 1965 |  St. Louis Cardinals | 81 | 174 | 45 | 5 | 19 | – | .259 | – | – |
| 1966 | St. Louis Cardinals | 83 | 156 | 33 | 4 | 17 | – | .212 | – | – |
| 1967 | Atlanta Braves, Philadelphia Phillies | 109 | 327 | 78 | 6 | 28 | 1 | .239 | – | – |
| 1968 |  Atlanta Braves | 122 | 346 | 99 | 2 | 47 | 3 | .286 | – | – |
| 1969 | Atlanta Braves, Athletics | 83 | 173 | 55 | 5 | 42 | – | .318 | – | – |
| 1970 | Milwaukee Brewers, Athletics | 84 | 98 | 23 | 1 | 10 | 1 | .235 | – | – |