Tito Francona Positions: Outfield/Infield Bats: Left Throws: Left Height: 71 Weight: 190 Born: Saturday, November 04, 1933 in Aliquippa, PA USA Died: February 2, 2018 in New Brighton, PA USA Debut: April 17, 1956 Last Game: September 29, 1970 Full Name: John Patsy Francona The standout mark in Francona’s career is his .363 average in…
1959 – The Cleveland Indians send OF Larry Doby to the Detroit Tigers in exchange for OF Tito Francona. Francona will hit .363 for the Indians, while Doby will be released after playing just 16 games for Detroit.
1957 – Al Lopez, who traded OF Larry Doby when he was managing the Cleveland Indians, does it again with the Chicago White Sox. The Baltimore Orioles swap P Ray Moore, IF Billy Goodman and OF Tito Francona to the White Sox for Doby, Ps Jack Harshman and Russ Heman and IF Jim Marshall.
Outfielder Frank Robinson of the Cincinnati Redlegs is unanimously voted the National League Rookie of the Year. In the American League, Chicago White Sox shortstop Luis Aparicio is voted Rookie of the Year with 22 points, beating out Baltimore’s Tito Francona and Rocky Colavito of the Indians.
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