Tito Francona 1956 Game by Game Batting Logs

Tito Francona 1956 Game by Game Batting Logs

Tito Francona appeared in 139 Major League games during the 1956 regular season. The chart below is a comprehensive analysis of the games Francona appeared in, specifically relating to his 1956 hitting statistics. Notes: The Date / Box field has a link to the box score from the game being described. If the Date is followed by an asterisk (*), Francona started during that game at the first position listed in the Position(s) column. Cumulative monthly totals are provided where applicable.

"I had a big thrill the first game in the big leagues I played. We were opening up with Boston, I was with Baltimore, and Harry Dorish was my roommate, and Harry played with Boston the previous year. I was just a rookie and Harry said: 'If you want any tips on hitting go over and see Ted Williams before the game, go out early.' So I went out to the ballpark early that day, opening day, and I'm the only guy in our dugout, you know it was early, and here comes Ted Williams walking across from their dugout and he says: 'You Tito Francona?' and I said 'yeh' And he says: 'come along with me,' and he grabs me and we were sitting on the tarp and started talking hitting, and man I was all eyes." - Tito Francona in the Beaver County Times (Sports Editor Sam Bechtel, 07/03/1971, 'For Tito Francona, The Game Was a Gas, Page 9)

Tito Francona 1956 Game by Game Batting Logs In Chronological Order / Tito Francona Stats
Date / Box	Opponent	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	K	HBP	SH	SF	AVG	OBP	SLG	Pos
04-17-1956 *	at Red Sox	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	.250	.250	.250	cf
04-18-1956 *	at Red Sox	3	1	1	0	0	1	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	.286	.375	.714	cf
04-19-1956 *	at Red Sox	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.182	.250	.455	cf
04-20-1956 *	vs Senators	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.143	.250	.357	rf,cf,rf
04-22-1956	vs Senators	3	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.176	.263	.353	ph,cf,rf
04-22-1956 *	vs Senators	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	.143	.217	.286	cf
04-25-1956	vs Yankees	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.136	.208	.273	ph
04-26-1956	vs Yankees	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.120	.185	.240	ph,rf
04-27-1956	at Senators	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.115	.179	.231	ph,1b
04-28-1956 *	at Senators	5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.129	.182	.226	rf,cf,rf
04-29-1956	at Senators	1	1	1	0	0	1	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	.156	.229	.344	ph,rf
04-29-1956	at Senators	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.147	.216	.324	ph,rf
April 1956 Totals		AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	K	HBP	SH	SF	AVG	OBP	SLG	Pos
April 1956 Totals		34	4	5	0	0	2	5	3	0	7	0	0	0	.147	.216	.324	-
05-01-1956	vs White Sox	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	0	0	0	0	.147	.256	.324	ph,rf
05-03-1956 *	vs Indians	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.132	.233	.289	cf
05-04-1956	vs Indians	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.125	.222	.275	ph,rf
05-05-1956 *	vs Indians	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.114	.204	.250	rf
05-06-1956 *	vs Tigers	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.106	.208	.234	rf
05-06-1956 *	vs Tigers	4	0	1	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.118	.211	.235	rf
05-07-1956 *	vs Tigers	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.127	.213	.236	rf
05-08-1956	vs Athletics	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.125	.210	.232	rf
05-09-1956	vs Athletics	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.121	.203	.224	ph,cf
05-12-1956 *	at Yankees	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	1	0	0	0	.119	.235	.220	rf
05-13-1956 *	at Yankees	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	.131	.264	.230	rf,lf
05-15-1956	at Athletics	2	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	.159	.280	.254	ph,rf
05-19-1956 *	at Tigers	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.167	.291	.258	rf
05-20-1956 *	at Indians	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	.157	.277	.243	rf
05-20-1956 *	at Indians	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.164	.287	.247	rf
05-25-1956 *	vs Yankees	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.156	.275	.234	rf,cf
05-28-1956	vs Senators	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	.154	.287	.231	ph,rf,1b
05-29-1956	vs Senators	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.152	.284	.228	ph,rf
05-30-1956	vs Red Sox	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.150	.281	.225	ph
05-30-1956 *	vs Red Sox	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	.146	.290	.220	cf,rf
05-31-1956 *	vs Red Sox	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.153	.298	.224	cf
May 1956 Totals		AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	K	HBP	SH	SF	AVG	OBP	SLG	Pos
May 1956 Totals		51	5	8	0	0	0	5	15	3	4	0	0	1	.157	.343	.157	-
06-01-1956 *	vs White Sox	3	2	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.170	.315	.239	cf,rf
06-03-1956 *	vs White Sox	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.174	.313	.239	cf
06-03-1956 *	vs White Sox	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.167	.302	.229	cf
06-04-1956	vs White Sox	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.165	.299	.227	ph
06-05-1956 *	vs Indians	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.168	.298	.228	rf
06-06-1956 *	vs Indians	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	.173	.304	.231	rf
06-07-1956 *	vs Indians	4	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.185	.310	.241	rf
06-08-1956 *	vs Athletics	4	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.196	.316	.250	rf
06-09-1956 *	vs Athletics	4	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.207	.321	.259	cf,rf
06-09-1956 *	vs Athletics	3	0	2	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	.218	.333	.277	cf,rf
06-10-1956 *	vs Athletics	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	.213	.331	.270	cf
06-11-1956 *	vs Tigers	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	.208	.329	.264	cf,rf
06-13-1956 *	vs Tigers	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	.211	.333	.266	cf
06-15-1956 *	at Athletics	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	.205	.325	.258	cf
06-16-1956	at Athletics	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.205	.325	.258	pr,1b
06-17-1956 *	at Athletics	4	0	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	.206	.327	.265	cf,1b
06-18-1956 *	at White Sox	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	.201	.325	.259	cf
06-20-1956	at White Sox	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.200	.323	.257	ph
06-22-1956 *	at Tigers	5	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.200	.320	.255	cf,rf
06-24-1956 *	at Tigers	4	0	2	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	.208	.324	.268	rf
06-26-1956 *	at Indians	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	.204	.317	.263	cf
06-27-1956 *	at Indians	4	3	3	1	0	1	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	.218	.333	.301	cf,rf
06-29-1956	vs Red Sox	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.217	.332	.299	ph,cf
06-30-1956 *	vs Red Sox	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.211	.325	.292	cf,rf
06-30-1956 *	vs Red Sox	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.206	.318	.285	cf
June 1956 Totals		AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	K	HBP	SH	SF	AVG	OBP	SLG	Pos
June 1956 Totals		80	9	21	4	0	1	9	9	0	11	1	0	1	.263	.341	.350	-
07-01-1956 *	vs Red Sox	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.207	.317	.284	rf
07-03-1956	at Yankees	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.206	.315	.282	ph
07-04-1956	at Senators	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.209	.317	.285	ph,cf
07-04-1956 *	at Senators	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.211	.317	.286	cf
07-07-1956 *	at Red Sox	4	1	3	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.223	.325	.296	cf
07-08-1956 *	at Red Sox	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.224	.324	.295	cf
07-08-1956 *	at Red Sox	5	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.223	.321	.293	cf
07-12-1956 *	vs Athletics	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.225	.324	.293	1b
07-13-1956	vs Athletics	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.225	.324	.293	pr
07-14-1956	vs Athletics	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.225	.324	.293	rf
07-15-1956 *	vs Tigers	4	1	2	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	.231	.327	.313	rf
07-15-1956 *	vs Tigers	3	1	1	0	0	1	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	.232	.330	.328	cf,rf
07-17-1956	vs White Sox	2	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.235	.332	.335	ph,rf
07-17-1956 *	vs White Sox	3	0	2	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	.241	.335	.340	rf
07-18-1956 *	vs White Sox	4	1	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	.246	.338	.343	rf
07-21-1956 *	vs Indians	4	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.246	.336	.346	rf,1b
07-21-1956	vs Indians	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.245	.335	.344	ph,1b
07-22-1956 *	vs Indians	3	0	2	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.251	.341	.353	rf,1b
07-24-1956 *	at Tigers	5	2	2	1	0	1	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	.255	.343	.373	1b,cf
07-24-1956 *	at Tigers	4	1	2	0	0	0	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	.259	.347	.375	cf,rf
07-25-1956 *	at Tigers	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.256	.346	.370	1b
07-26-1956 *	at Tigers	4	2	1	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	.255	.347	.381	1b
07-27-1956 *	at Indians	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.255	.346	.379	1b
07-28-1956 *	at Indians	5	1	2	0	0	1	4	0	0	1	0	0	0	.258	.347	.392	rf,1b
07-29-1956 *	at Indians	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.258	.345	.389	rf
07-30-1956 *	at Athletics	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.253	.339	.382	rf,1b
07-31-1956 *	at Athletics	4	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.253	.338	.383	rf
July 1956 Totals		AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	K	HBP	SH	SF	AVG	OBP	SLG	Pos
July 1956 Totals		88	14	30	5	0	5	23	6	1	8	0	0	1	.341	.379	.568	-
08-01-1956 *	at Athletics	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.249	.333	.377	rf
08-02-1956 *	at Athletics	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.249	.332	.375	rf,1b
08-03-1956	at White Sox	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.251	.333	.376	rf
08-04-1956	at White Sox	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.250	.332	.375	ph
08-05-1956 *	at White Sox	5	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.249	.330	.372	rf
08-05-1956 *	at White Sox	4	1	1	0	1	0	3	0	0	1	0	0	0	.249	.329	.377	rf
08-08-1956 *	at Red Sox	3	1	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.254	.334	.380	rf
08-09-1956 *	at Red Sox	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.251	.331	.376	rf,1b
08-10-1956 *	at Yankees	5	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.246	.326	.370	rf
08-11-1956 *	at Yankees	4	3	3	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	.253	.333	.385	1b
08-12-1956 *	at Yankees	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	3	0	0	0	.251	.332	.381	1b
08-12-1956 *	at Yankees	5	1	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.257	.336	.389	1b,rf
08-14-1956 *	vs Senators	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.254	.335	.385	rf,1b
08-15-1956 *	vs Senators	5	1	2	0	1	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	.257	.336	.391	rf
08-17-1956 *	vs Yankees	5	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.256	.334	.388	rf
08-18-1956 *	vs Yankees	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.256	.333	.387	rf,cf
08-18-1956 *	vs Yankees	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	.252	.331	.382	rf,cf
08-19-1956 *	vs Yankees	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.254	.334	.382	rf
08-21-1956 *	vs Athletics	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.254	.333	.381	rf
08-22-1956 *	vs Athletics	3	0	2	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	.258	.338	.383	rf
08-23-1956 *	vs Tigers	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.258	.337	.382	rf
08-24-1956 *	vs Tigers	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	.255	.336	.378	rf
08-25-1956 *	vs Tigers	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	.253	.335	.375	rf
08-26-1956 *	vs White Sox	4	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.256	.337	.376	rf
08-26-1956 *	vs White Sox	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.254	.334	.373	rf
08-28-1956 *	vs Indians	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	.252	.334	.371	rf
08-29-1956 *	vs Indians	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.253	.334	.371	rf
08-31-1956 *	at Red Sox	4	0	2	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	.256	.338	.372	rf
August 1956 Totals		AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	K	HBP	SH	SF	AVG	OBP	SLG	Pos
August 1956 Totals		99	15	26	1	2	1	9	11	0	16	0	0	0	.263	.336	.343	-
09-01-1956 *	at Red Sox	4	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.256	.337	.374	rf
09-02-1956 *	at Red Sox	6	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.251	.332	.367	rf
09-03-1956 *	at Yankees	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.249	.329	.363	rf
09-03-1956 *	at Yankees	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	.247	.326	.360	rf
09-05-1956 *	at Senators	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.244	.323	.357	rf
09-06-1956	at Senators	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.246	.325	.358	ph
09-07-1956	vs Red Sox	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.246	.326	.358	ph,rf,1b
09-07-1956 *	vs Red Sox	4	1	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.249	.328	.360	rf
09-08-1956 *	vs Red Sox	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.249	.327	.359	rf
09-09-1956 *	vs Red Sox	5	1	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	.251	.328	.362	rf
09-11-1956 *	at Indians	4	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.253	.330	.363	rf
09-12-1956 *	at Indians	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.251	.329	.360	rf
09-13-1956 *	at Indians	4	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.251	.328	.362	rf
09-14-1956 *	at White Sox	5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.251	.327	.360	rf
09-15-1956 *	at White Sox	4	0	1	0	1	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	.251	.326	.364	rf
09-16-1956 *	at Athletics	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.330	.363	rf
09-16-1956 *	at Athletics	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.248	.328	.360	rf
09-18-1956 *	at Tigers	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	.246	.327	.357	rf
09-19-1956 *	at Tigers	4	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.249	.328	.359	rf,cf
09-21-1956 *	vs Senators	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.249	.328	.358	rf
09-22-1956 *	vs Senators	3	3	2	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	.252	.331	.360	rf
09-23-1956 *	vs Senators	4	1	2	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.254	.333	.366	rf
09-24-1956 *	vs Yankees	4	1	2	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	.256	.334	.370	rf
09-25-1956 *	vs Yankees	4	2	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.259	.335	.373	rf
09-26-1956 *	vs Yankees	4	1	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	.261	.337	.376	rf
09-29-1956 *	at Senators	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.258	.334	.373	cf
September 1956 Totals		AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	K	HBP	SH	SF	AVG	OBP	SLG	Pos
September 1956 Totals		93	15	25	6	2	0	6	7	0	14	0	0	0	.269	.320	.376	-
Date		AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	K	HBP	SH	SF	AVG	OBP	SLG	Pos
1956 Yearly Totals		445	62	115	16	4	9	57	51	4	60	1	0	3	.258	.334	.373	-
Tito Francona 1956 Game by Game Batting Logs

Did you know that Tito Francona appeared in 73 games at home, had 221 at-bats, drove in 29 runs, scored 33 times, had 59 hits (8 doubles / 2 triples / 2 home runs), walked 26 times (4 intentional), struck out 26 times, was hit by a pitcher 1 times, sacrificed 1 times (0 hits & 1 flies), and finished at home with a .266 batting average, .345 on base percentage and .348 slugging average?

On the road, Tito Francona appeared in 66 games, had 224 at-bats, drove in 28 runs, scored 29 times, had 56 hits (8 doubles / 2 triples / 7 home runs), walked 25 times (0 intentional), struck out 34 times, was hit by a pitcher 0 times, sacrificed 2 times (0 hits & 2 flies), and finished at home with a .25 batting average, .322 on base percentage and .397 slugging average?

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