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| Player Report for #90 Tito Francona | | Monday, December 10th, 1923 |  | | Name: | Tito Francona | Contract: | Major League Contract | | Nickname: | | Salary: | $46,394 | | Birthday: | 11-04-1897 | Signed Through: | 1924 Season | | Age: | 26 | Years of Major League Service: | 4 Years, None | | Born in: | Aliquippa (Pennsylvania) | Major League Service Days this Year: | 183 Days | | Nationality: | American | | | | Height: | 5' 10" | Years on 40-Man Roster: | 3 Years, None | | Weight: | 190 lbs | Years of Pro Service: | 7 Years | | | | Arbitration Eligibility: | Arbitration eligible in offseason | | Position: | LF | Minor League Option Years: | 3 option years left | | Bats: | Left | | | | Throws: | Left | Contract Extension | - | | Status: | Completely Rested | Drafted | - | | Morale: | Good | Local Popularity (National) | Popular (Popular) |
| | | Batting Ratings (SISA) | | Batting | Contact | Gap | Power | Discipline/Eye | Avoid K's | | | Overall | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 8 | | | Versus LHP | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 7 | | | Versus RHP | 9 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 9 | | | Talent | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 8 | |
| Running & Bunting Ratings | | | Fielding Ratings | | Running Speed: | 2 | | First Base 1 | | Stealing Ability: | 4 | | Left Field 8 (Arm: 5) | | Baserunning Instincts: | 1 | | Center Field 3 (Arm: 5) | | Sacrifice Bunt: | 4 | | Right Field 6 (Arm: 5) | | Bunt for Hit: | 1 | | | | Hitter Type: | Normal | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Game Log, Last 10 Games | | Date | Opponent | Result | AB | R | H | BI | HR | BB | K | SB | | | | | | | | | | | 09-30-1923 | @ LAN | Loss, 5-7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | 09-29-1923 | @ LAN | Win, 10-6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | 09-28-1923 | @ LAN | Loss, 3-4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | 09-27-1923 | @ LAN | Loss, 4-5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | 09-26-1923 | DUR | Loss, 4-9 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | 09-25-1923 | DUR | Loss, 2-11 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | 09-24-1923 | DUR | Loss, 1-6 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | 09-23-1923 | LIM | Loss, 5-6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | 09-22-1923 | LIM | Loss, 6-7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | 09-21-1923 | LIM | Loss, 9-11 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | Home Nations Baseball Association 1923 Batting Stats | | Batting | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | TAVG | ISO | VORP | | Overall | 152 | 567 | 172 | 30 | 2 | 27 | 108 | 103 | 69 | 93 | .303 | .378 | .506 | .884 | .898 | .203 | 43.8 | | Batting | GS | PA | HP | IW | CI | GDP | SH | SF | TB | EBH | SB | CS | SB% | RC | RC/27 | | | | Overall | 150 | 649 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 9 | 287 | 59 | 9 | 6 | 60.0 | 111.3 | 7.15 | | | | Batting | | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | | Versus Left | | 141 | 38 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 33 | 22 | 13 | 20 | 4 | 0 | 0 | .270 | .323 | .418 | .741 | | Versus Right | | 426 | 134 | 23 | 1 | 23 | 75 | 81 | 56 | 73 | 5 | 0 | 4 | .315 | .395 | .535 | .930 | | Batting | | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | | April | | 91 | 27 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 16 | 17 | 11 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .297 | .362 | .473 | .834 | | May | | 97 | 24 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .247 | .333 | .361 | .694 | | June | | 104 | 34 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 25 | 15 | 10 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .327 | .385 | .567 | .952 | | July | | 94 | 27 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 21 | 22 | 14 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .287 | .376 | .500 | .876 | | August | | 103 | 33 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 16 | 13 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .320 | .407 | .485 | .892 | | September | | 78 | 27 | 8 | 0 | 6 | 19 | 19 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .346 | .407 | .679 | 1.086 | | Spring Training | | 25 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .160 | .276 | .200 | .476 | | Last Year | | 582 | 162 | 42 | 0 | 14 | 74 | 88 | 83 | 123 | 2 | 0 | 5 | .278 | .372 | .423 | .795 | | 2 Years Ago | | 504 | 109 | 19 | 0 | 7 | 59 | 59 | 81 | 125 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .216 | .325 | .296 | .620 | | Career | | 2144 | 576 | 113 | 3 | 61 | 309 | 310 | 306 | 424 | 18 | 0 | 12 | .269 | .360 | .410 | .770 | | Home | | 284 | 86 | 14 | 2 | 12 | 55 | 53 | 39 | 41 | 4 | 0 | 3 | .303 | .388 | .493 | .881 | | Road | | 283 | 86 | 16 | 0 | 15 | 53 | 50 | 30 | 52 | 5 | 0 | 1 | .304 | .367 | .519 | .886 | | Grass | | 567 | 172 | 30 | 2 | 27 | 108 | 103 | 69 | 93 | 9 | 0 | 4 | .303 | .378 | .506 | .884 | | Night | | 567 | 172 | 30 | 2 | 27 | 108 | 103 | 69 | 93 | 9 | 0 | 4 | .303 | .378 | .506 | .884 | | Pinch Hitting | | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 | .500 | .500 | 1.000 | | Close/Late | | 98 | 29 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 22 | 21 | 12 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .296 | .369 | .490 | .859 | | Inning 1-3 | | 215 | 68 | 14 | 0 | 11 | 42 | 39 | 25 | 30 | 4 | 0 | 1 | .316 | .384 | .535 | .919 | | Inning 4-6 | | 187 | 57 | 13 | 0 | 9 | 31 | 33 | 17 | 31 | 3 | 0 | 3 | .305 | .367 | .519 | .885 | | Inning 7-9 | | 156 | 44 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 34 | 29 | 27 | 31 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .282 | .384 | .442 | .826 | | Extra Innings | | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 | .333 | .667 | 1.000 | | 0 Outs | | 160 | 50 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 27 | 37 | 16 | 24 | 3 | 0 | 1 | .313 | .372 | .469 | .841 | | 1 Outs | | 188 | 58 | 13 | 1 | 10 | 51 | 36 | 25 | 32 | 6 | 0 | 2 | .309 | .385 | .548 | .932 | | 2 Outs | | 219 | 64 | 9 | 0 | 12 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .292 | .375 | .498 | .873 | | Scoring Position | | 132 | 51 | 6 | 1 | 8 | 85 | 27 | 21 | 18 | 9 | 0 | 1 | .386 | .448 | .629 | 1.077 | | Bases Empty | | 311 | 88 | 19 | 1 | 15 | 15 | 56 | 35 | 48 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .283 | .361 | .495 | .856 | | Runner on 1st | | 124 | 33 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 20 | 13 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .266 | .336 | .403 | .739 | | Runner on 2nd | | 43 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 18 | 11 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .419 | .537 | .674 | 1.211 | | Runner on 3rd | | 25 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | .360 | .382 | .560 | .942 | | Runner on 1st & 2nd | | 32 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .313 | .371 | .625 | .996 | | Runner on 1st & 3rd | | 12 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .417 | .467 | .667 | 1.133 | | Runner on 2nd & 3rd | | 14 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .500 | .471 | .571 | 1.042 | | Bases Loaded | | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .333 | .375 | .667 | 1.042 | | Two Strikes | | 243 | 66 | 15 | 1 | 7 | 37 | 38 | 34 | 93 | 4 | 0 | 2 | .272 | .360 | .428 | .788 | | First Pitch | | 86 | 26 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .302 | .307 | .430 | .737 | | Count 0-1 | | 60 | 23 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .383 | .383 | .667 | 1.050 | | Count 0-2 | | 31 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .226 | .226 | .323 | .548 | | Count 1-0 | | 53 | 22 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 12 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .415 | .407 | .755 | 1.162 | | Count 1-1 | | 56 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .304 | .310 | .518 | .828 | | Count 1-2 | | 78 | 23 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 31 | 2 | 0 | 2 | .295 | .305 | .410 | .715 | | Count 2-0 | | 17 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .176 | .167 | .353 | .520 | | Count 2-1 | | 40 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 14 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .275 | .275 | .675 | .950 | | Count 2-2 | | 72 | 19 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 25 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .264 | .257 | .500 | .757 | | Count 3-0 | | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .941 | .000 | .941 | | Count 3-1 | | 11 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .364 | .742 | .364 | 1.106 | | Full Count | | 62 | 17 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 17 | 34 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .274 | .531 | .419 | .951 | | Behind in Count | | 169 | 53 | 9 | 1 | 6 | 25 | 19 | 0 | 50 | 2 | 0 | 2 | .314 | .318 | .485 | .803 | | Ahead in Count | | 122 | 40 | 4 | 0 | 11 | 38 | 37 | 35 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .328 | .469 | .631 | 1.100 |
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| Career Batting Stats | | Year/Team/League | Age | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | HP | SF | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | VORP | | 1920 Buckie - HNBA | 22 | 137 | 491 | 133 | 22 | 1 | 13 | 68 | 60 | 73 | 2 | 5 | 83 | 16 | 3 | .271 | .364 | .399 | .763 | 29.2 | | 1921 Buckie - HNBA | 23 | 157 | 504 | 109 | 19 | 0 | 7 | 59 | 59 | 81 | 1 | 2 | 125 | 11 | 5 | .216 | .325 | .296 | .620 | -0.3 | | 1922 Buckie - HNBA | 24 | 154 | 582 | 162 | 42 | 0 | 14 | 74 | 88 | 83 | 5 | 2 | 123 | 12 | 0 | .278 | .372 | .423 | .795 | 40.1 | | 1923 Buckie - HNBA | 25 | 152 | 567 | 172 | 30 | 2 | 27 | 108 | 103 | 69 | 4 | 9 | 93 | 9 | 6 | .303 | .378 | .506 | .884 | 43.8 | | Total HNBA | 4 yrs. | 600 | 2144 | 576 | 113 | 3 | 61 | 309 | 310 | 306 | 12 | 18 | 424 | 48 | 14 | .269 | .360 | .410 | .770 | 112.8 |
| | Career Minor League Batting Stats | | Year/Team/League | Age | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | HP | SF | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | VORP |
| | Player History | | 01-01-1920 | Drafted in the 1920 inaugural draft (Round 10, Pick 2, 218th overall Pick) by the Buckie Whalers. | | 01-02-1920 | Drafted in the 1920 inaugural draft (Round 10, Pick 2, 218th overall Pick) by the Buckie Whalers. | | 07-27-1920 | Injured (strained bicep muscle), out for 3 weeks. | | 11-19-1920 | Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $2,266 through automatic renewal. | | 01-01-1921 | SISA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 5 (5); Power: 4 (4); Eye: 6 (6). | | 09-13-1921 | Injured (ruptured disc (back)), out for 7 months. | | 11-19-1921 | Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $2,266 through automatic renewal. | | 01-01-1922 | SISA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 7 (7); Power: 6 (6); Eye: 6 (6). | | 11-19-1922 | Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $40,049 through arbitration. | | 01-01-1923 | SISA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 8 (8); Power: 6 (6); Eye: 6 (6). | | 06-25-1923 | Wins the HNBA CL Player of the Week Award. | | 08-31-1923 | Injured (tender shoulder), out for one week. | | 09-21-1923 | Goes 5-5 against the Limavady Greyhounds, with 2 2B, 3 RBI and 3 R. | | 10-30-1923 | Was traded by the Buckie Whalers to the Lurgan Setters, along with a 2nd draft pick, $38,800, in exchange for MR E. Lange, a 1st draft pick, $51,800. | | 11-18-1923 | Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $46,394 through arbitration. | | Leader Boards Appearances | | | | | | | | | | | Year | EBH | Rank | | 1922 | 56 | 8 | | 1923 | 59 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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