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Name Team Age
Tito Francona Retired (1969, Age 34) Died (2025, Age 90)
Drafted Position Bats/Throws
Round 4, Pick 63
(1957)		 1B R/R
League Option Years   Majors Service Time
Billy Hamilton League 0 4 years (103 games)
Total Rating   Arm Range
C+ C- C 
Contact vs R Contact vs L Speed
C+ B- C 
Power vs R Power vs L Bunting
B- B  C 
Endurance Velocity Control
B- C- D-
Leadership   Mentor vs RHP   Mentor vs LHP  
D+ D+ C-
Health   Injured Days   Birthday
A+ 0 6/10/1935
WS Rings WS Appearances LCS Appearances
0 0 0
Alt Pos (---) Alt Pos (---) Alt Pos (---)
F  (0.0 %) F  (0.0 %) F  (0.0 %)

Stats  |   Splits  |   Playoffs  |   Positions  |   Improvements  |   Past Skills  |   Awards   |  Fielding   |  Game Log
Year   Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS E OPS OBP SLG AVG
1959 DET 23 44 5 14 3 0 1 7 2 7 0 0 2 .795 .340 .455 .318
1960 DET 73 174 14 38 9 0 2 15 22 36 0 0 1 .614 .310 .305 .218
1961 DET 72 168 15 39 10 0 1 18 17 29 0 0 5 .609 .299 .310 .232
1962 DET 38 100 10 26 1 0 3 16 5 20 0 0 1 .655 .295 .360 .260
1967 PHI 37 77 16 28 2 1 3 15 8 14 1 0 0 .956 .424 .532 .364
1968 PHI 37 78 8 15 2 0 3 9 4 19 0 0 1 .562 .229 .333 .192
Total 280 641 68 160 27 1 13 80 58 125 1 0 10 .667 .311 .356 .250
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.