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Billy Hamilton League
8-17-2079
Tito Francona First Base
Retired (1969, Age 34)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
AVG .250 Total Rating C+   Bats/Throws R/R
OPS .667 Status Deceased (2025) Option Years 0  
H 160 Age at Death 90 Date of Birth 06-10-1935
HR 13 Drafted Round 4, Pick 63
(1957)		 Majors Svc Time 4 years
(103 games)
RBI 80
SB 1
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R C+ Contact vs. L B- Endurance B-   Ldrship D+
Power vs. R B- Power vs. L B  Velocity C-   Mentor vR D+
Speed C  Bunt C  Control D-   Mentor vL C-
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS --- Range C  WS Rings 0
1B A+ (100%) LF --- Arm C- WS Appearances 0
2B --- CF ---   Health A+ LCS Appearances 0
3B --- RF ---   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 0
* League requires 50% rating to start at catcher.

 
Year Type OS Age Chances   Active GS Injured  Contact vs R   Power vs R   Contact vs L   Power vs L   Speed   Arm   Range   Total 
1957 Minors 22 0.00 1 / 2 2 / 4 0 / 0 1 / 5 1 / 1 1 / 1 4 / 4 10 / 17
1958 Minors 23 0.00 1 / 2 2 / 3 0 / 0 1 / 2 2 / 3 0 / 0 1 / 1 7 / 11
1959 Minors 24 0.00 0 / 1 0 / 0 0 / 1 0 / 1 0 / 0 0 / 0 1 / 1 1 / 4
1959 Majors 24 0.00 0 / 0 1 / 2 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 1 / 1 1 / 1 3 / 4
1960 Minors 25 0.00 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 1 / 1 1 / 1
1960 Majors 25 0.00 3 / 3 1 / 2 1 / 1 3 / 6 4 / 4 2 / 2 1 / 1 15 / 19
1961 Majors 26 0.00 1 / 3 5 / 6 0 / 2 1 / 4 0 / 0 0 / 0 2 / 3 9 / 18
1962 Minors 27 0.00 1 / 1 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 1 0 / 0 1 / 2 1 / 1 3 / 5
1962 Majors 27 0.00 1 / 1 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 1 0 / 2 0 / 1 0 / 5 1 / 10
1963 Minors 28 8.00 2 / 2 0 / 0 2 / 2 0 / 0 0 / 0 2 / 4 1 / 1 7 / 9
1965 Minors 30 12.00 0 / 2 0 / 2 0 / 0 0 / 1 1 / 4 1 / 1 0 / 2 2 / 12
1967 Majors 32 8.50 0 / 1 0 / 2 0 / 3 0 / 1 0 / 1 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 8
1968 Minors 33 1.00 0 / 0 0 / 1 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 1
1968 Majors 33 8.30 0 / 1 0 / 1 1 / 3 0 / 0 0 / 2 0 / 0 0 / 1 1 / 8
Total 0 0 0 10 / 19 11 / 23 4 / 12 6 / 22 8 / 17 8 / 12 13 / 22 60 / 127
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1969-11-01Tito Francona has retired from the Free Agency Pool
1969-04-01The Philadelphia Fightins have waived Tito Francona.
1968-09-07The Philadelphia Fightins have designated Tito Francona for assignment.
1967-04-01The Philadelphia Fightins have renamed Bill Randall to Tito Francona.
1966-04-01The Baltimore blasters have waived Bill Randall.
1962-08-24The Detroit Wolverines have sent Bill Randall to the minors.
1962-06-03The Detroit Wolverines have promoted Bill Randall to the major league team.
1962-04-10The Detroit Wolverines have promoted Harry Mullane to the major league team. The Detroit Wolverines have sent Bill Randall to the minors.
1960-07-15The Detroit Wolverines have promoted Bill Randall to the major league team. The Detroit Wolverines have designated Tim Fletcher for assignment.
1960-07-03The Detroit Wolverines have promoted Aaron Dalton to the major league team. The Detroit Wolverines have sent Bill Randall to the minors.
1959-09-22The Detroit Wolverines have promoted Bill Randall to the major league team. The Detroit Wolverines have sent Tom Gibson to the minors.
1959-09-01The Detroit Wolverines have promoted Loren Smith to the major league team. The Detroit Wolverines have promoted Aaron Dalton to the major league team. The Detroit Wolverines have promoted Bobby Patterson to the major league team. The Detroit Wolverines have sent Jake Gorin to the minors. The Detroit Wolverines have sent Bob Pyle to the minors. The Detroit Wolverines have sent Bill Randall to the minors.
1959-07-06The Detroit Wolverines have promoted Bill Randall to the major league team. The Detroit Wolverines have designated Larry Johnson for assignment.