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
.343OBP
.403SLG
More career statistics
1,395H
125HR
656RBI
46SB
4Rare feats
Career summary: MLB’s official regular-season totals. Season lines, splits and historical game logs below are reconstructed from the covered Retrosheet records and can differ in coverage or scorer revisions. Compare sources and coverage.
Why official totals and the game-record sums differ
The sources can disagree on historical scorer decisions, appearances, and which games belong to a major-league record. The career summary uses the official total; the source game rows retain their recorded values.
| Statistic | MLB official | Recorded game sum |
|---|---|---|
| Batting · Caught stealing | 21 | 24 |
| Batting · Plate appearances | 5,776 | 5,777 |
| Batting · Walks | 544 | 545 |
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1,719 | 5,776 | 5,121 | 650 | 1,395 | 224 | 34 | 125 | 656 | 544 | 694 | 46 | 21 | 32 | 41 | 2,062 | .272 | .343 | .403 | .746 |
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 | Four Extra-Base Hits | 1964-07-03 | 1 in 450 games | box score ↗ |
| 43 | Five for Five | 1962-06-16 | 1 in 135 games | box score ↗ |
| 41 | Steal of Home | 1956-08-26 | 1 in 107 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 | – | – |