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Duke Snider League
3-7-2079
Tito Francona First Base
Retired (1957, Age 34)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
AVG .244 Total Rating C+   Bats/Throws R/R
OPS .693 Status Deceased (2009) Option Years 0  
H 169 Age at Death 86 Date of Birth 03-01-1923
HR 23 Drafted Round 14, Pick 213
(1950)
Majors Svc Time 0 years
(2 games)
RBI 89
SB 5
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R C+ Contact vs. L Endurance C-   Ldrship B+
Power vs. R B- Power vs. L B+ Velocity   Mentor vR B-
Speed D+ Bunt Control   Mentor vL A+
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS --- Range WS Rings 0
1B A+ (100%) LF --- Arm D+ 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   Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO HBP SF SB CS E OPS OBP SLG ISO AVG Awards
1950 BOS
88
186
28
42
5
2
9
30
20
30 0 3
1
0 3
.716
.297
.419
.194
.226
1951 BOS
17
30
4
4
2
0
0
4
1
6 0 0
0
0 0
.361
.161
.200
.067
.133
1952 BOS
7
16
2
8
0
0
2
5
1
5 0 0
1
0 0
1.404
.529
.875
.375
.500
1954 BOS-MIL
4
16
0
3
0
2
0
1
0
2 1 0
0
0 0
.673
.235
.438
.250
.188
1955 CLE
125
390
47
99
15
1
11
43
30
73 2 1
2
1 2
.692
.310
.382
.128
.254
1956 CLE
20
56
5
13
0
0
1
6
6
10 1 1
1
0 0
.598
.312
.286
.054
.232
Total
261
694
86
169
22
5
23
89
58
126 4 5
5
1 5
.693
.304
.389
.146
.244
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1957-11-01Tito Francona has retired from the Free Agency Pool
1957-10-03The Boston Ballbusters have designated Tito Francona for assignment.
1957-09-30The Boston Ballbusters have promoted Tito Francona to the major league team.
1957-03-01The Boston Ballbusters have acquired Tito Francona from the waiver wire.
1956-05-06The Cleveland Wahoos have waived Tito Francona.
1956-05-06The Cleveland Wahoos have waived Tito Francona.
1956-05-06The Cleveland Wahoos have promoted Vic Power to the major league team. The Cleveland Wahoos have sent Tito Francona to the minors.
1955-04-09The Cleveland Wahoos have promoted Tito Francona to the major league team. The Cleveland Wahoos have sent Jerry Compton to the minors.
1955-04-01The Cleveland Wahoos have renamed Zed Vaughn to Tito Francona.
1954-08-07The Milwaukee Braves have waived Zed Vaughn.
1954-08-07The Milwaukee Braves have promoted Jose Scantlebury to the major league team. The Milwaukee Braves have sent Zed Vaughn to the minors.
1954-08-03The Milwaukee Braves have promoted Zed Vaughn to the major league team. The Milwaukee Braves have sent Charlie Hogshead to the minors.
1954-06-22The Milwaukee Braves have promoted Ed Niehaus to the major league team. The Milwaukee Braves have sent Zed Vaughn to the minors.
1954-05-24The Milwaukee Braves have promoted Zed Vaughn to the major league team. The Milwaukee Braves have sent Grant Hill to the minors.
1954-05-06The Milwaukee Braves have acquired Zed Vaughn from the waiver wire.
1954-05-06The Boston Ballbusters have acquired Mattias Barjsted from the waiver wire. The Boston Ballbusters have waived Zed Vaughn.
1952-08-10The Boston Ballbusters have promoted "Hammerin" Herbie Ward to the major league team. The Boston Ballbusters have sent Zed Vaughn to the minors.
1951-07-18The Boston Ballbusters have promoted Zed Vaughn to the major league team. The Boston Ballbusters have sent Jeff Girardi to the minors.
1951-05-25The Boston Ballbusters have promoted Bull Wells to the major league team. The Boston Ballbusters have sent Zed Vaughn to the minors.
1951-04-29The Boston Ballbusters have promoted Zed Vaughn to the major league team. The Boston Ballbusters have sent Jeff Girardi to the minors.
1951-04-17The Boston Ballbusters have promoted Wilson Carr to the major league team. The Boston Ballbusters have sent Zed Vaughn to the minors.
1951-04-08The Boston Ballbusters have promoted Zed Vaughn to the major league team. The Boston Ballbusters have sent Bull Wells to the minors.
1951-04-06The Boston Ballbusters have promoted Bull Wells to the major league team. The Boston Ballbusters have sent Zed Vaughn to the minors.
1950-04-22The Boston Ballbusters have renamed Ed Vaughn to Zed Vaughn.