Tito Francona 1961 Game by Game Batting Logs

Tito Francona appeared in 155 Major League games during the 1961 regular season. The chart below is a comprehensive analysis of the games Francona appeared in, specifically relating to his 1961 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 1961 Game by Game Batting Logs

In Chronological Order / Tito Francona Stats

04-11-1961 *at Tigers6110002000000.167.167.167lf
04-14-1961 *at Senators4000000000000.100.100.100lf
04-15-1961 *at Senators5011000000000.133.133.200lf
04-16-1961 *at Senators4110012000000.158.158.368lf
04-19-1961 *vs Tigers4121001000000.217.217.435lf
04-20-1961 *vs Tigers4010000000000.222.222.407lf
04-21-1961 *at Athletics3120001200000.267.313.433lf
04-22-1961 *at Athletics4120000001000.294.333.441lf
04-23-1961 *at Athletics5142004000001.359.381.538lf
04-24-1961 *at Orioles4120001000000.372.391.535lf
04-25-1961 *at Orioles4010000100000.362.392.511lf
04-26-1961 *at Orioles5100000001000.327.357.462lf
04-27-1961 *at Yankees3010001000010.327.356.455lf
04-29-1961 *at Yankees4000000001000.305.333.424lf
04-30-1961 *vs Red Sox2100000301000.295.353.410lf
04-30-1961 *vs Red Sox5330013000000.318.370.470lf
 April 1961 Totals
66 12 21 4 0 2 15 6 0 4 0 1 1 .318 .370 .470 -
05-05-1961 *vs Senators4000000001000.300.351.443lf
05-07-1961 *vs Senators3011000100000.301.358.452lf
05-07-1961 *vs Senators5010000001000.295.349.436lf
05-09-1961 *at White Sox3000000001010.284.337.420lf
05-10-1961 *at White Sox5133000000010.302.351.465lf
05-12-1961 *vs Orioles4000000000000.289.337.444lf
05-13-1961 *vs Orioles4021000000000.298.343.457lf
05-14-1961 *vs Orioles6010000101000.290.339.440lf
05-14-1961 *vs Orioles1110000300000.297.363.446lf
05-15-1961 *at Red Sox5130001100000.311.378.453lf
05-16-1961 *at Red Sox4111001000000.309.374.455lf
05-17-1961 *at Red Sox4000000000000.298.362.439lf
05-19-1961 *vs Yankees5121000000000.303.364.445lf
05-20-1961 *vs Yankees3120000100000.311.375.451lf
05-21-1961 *at Twins5120001000000.315.376.449lf
05-21-1961 *at Twins4010000100000.313.377.443lf
05-22-1961 *at Twins6120000002010.314.375.438lf
05-23-1961 *at Angels4000000000000.305.365.426lf
05-24-1961 *at Angels2010002000000.308.367.427lf
05-27-1961 *vs Athletics6020000001000.309.366.423lf
05-28-1961 *vs Athletics4211000100000.307.367.425lf
05-28-1961 *vs Athletics3000000100000.301.364.417lf
05-30-1961 *vs Twins4000000000000.294.356.406lf
05-30-1961 *vs Twins4010000001000.293.354.402lf
 May 1961 Totals
98 10 27 8 0 0 5 10 0 8 0 3 0 .276 .343 .357 -
06-02-1961 *vs Angels4120000000000.298.357.405lf
06-03-1961 *vs Angels3010000102010.298.360.404lf
06-04-1961 *vs Angels3000000100000.293.358.397lf
06-04-1961 *vs Angels4220000100000.298.364.399lf
06-05-1961 *at Senators5010000001000.295.360.393lf
06-06-1961 *at Senators2000000000000.292.356.389lf
06-08-1961 *at Tigers3011000001000.293.356.394lf
06-08-1961 *at Tigers4010000001000.292.354.391lf
06-09-1961 *at Tigers4120001000000.296.356.393lf
06-10-1961 *at Tigers4010000000000.295.355.390lf
06-11-1961 *vs Athletics5010001000000.293.351.385lf
06-11-1961 *vs Athletics3110000100000.293.354.385lf
06-12-1961 *vs Athletics3020001200000.299.363.389lf
06-13-1961 *vs Yankees3010002000001.299.361.388lf
06-14-1961 *vs Yankees5010001000000.297.358.384lf
06-15-1961 *vs Yankees5010000001000.295.355.379lf
06-16-1961 *vs Orioles3000000000010.291.351.374lf
06-17-1961 *vs Orioles4030000001000.299.357.381lf
06-18-1961 *vs Orioles4120000001000.302.359.383lf
06-18-1961 *vs Orioles4110000001000.301.357.381lf
06-20-1961 *at White Sox4010000101000.300.358.379lf
06-21-1961 *at White Sox4010000101000.300.359.377lf
06-21-1961 *at White Sox3000000101000.296.357.372lf
06-23-1961 *vs Tigers5130012000000.302.362.388lf
06-24-1961 *vs Tigers3120012100000.306.367.403lf
06-25-1961 *vs Tigers5120012001000.308.368.414lf
06-25-1961 *vs Tigers4110001000010.307.366.412lf
06-27-1961 *vs Senators5010000001000.305.363.408lf
06-28-1961 *vs Senators4020100001000.308.365.417lf
06-28-1961 *vs Senators4110001000000.307.364.414lf
06-29-1961vs Senators1000000000000.306.362.413ph
06-30-1961 *at Red Sox5000000001000.301.357.406lf
 June 1961 Totals
122 12 38 1 1 3 14 10 0 16 0 3 1 .311 .361 .410 -
07-01-1961 *at Red Sox4222000100000.303.361.414lf
07-02-1961 *at Red Sox5110102102000.302.360.417lf
07-03-1961 *at Orioles4010000000000.301.359.415lf
07-04-1961 *at Orioles3110011100000.301.360.424lf
07-05-1961 *at Yankees3000000100000.298.359.420lf
07-06-1961 *at Yankees3000000000000.295.356.416lf
07-07-1961 *vs White Sox2100000100010.294.356.413lf
07-08-1961 *vs White Sox4110101000000.293.354.417lf
07-09-1961 *vs White Sox4232000000000.299.359.428lf
07-09-1961 *vs White Sox5110000000000.297.357.424lf
07-13-1961 *vs Twins5100000001000.293.352.418lf
07-14-1961 *vs Angels4110000000000.292.351.416lf,1b
07-15-1961 *vs Angels6000000001000.287.345.4081b
07-16-1961 *vs Twins3100000000100.284.344.4051b
07-16-1961 *vs Twins4120012000000.287.346.4141b
07-18-1961 *vs Red Sox3000000200000.284.346.4111b
07-19-1961 *vs Red Sox4110011000000.284.345.4181b
07-19-1961 *vs Red Sox5231001001000.289.349.4231b
07-20-1961 *vs Red Sox4240013000001.296.354.4381b
07-21-1961 *at Twins4000000001000.293.351.4331b
07-22-1961 *at Twins4020101000000.295.352.4391b
07-23-1961 *at Twins4020000000000.298.354.4401b
07-25-1961 *at Athletics2000000320000.296.357.4371b
07-26-1961 *at Athletics3110101100110.296.360.4421b,lf
07-27-1961 *at Athletics4000000000000.293.356.437lf
07-28-1961 *at Angels4010002001000.293.355.435lf
07-29-1961 *at Angels5120013000000.294.356.442lf
07-30-1961 *at Angels5110011000000.293.354.447lf
 July 1961 Totals
110 21 30 5 4 6 19 11 2 7 2 2 1 .273 .347 .555 -
08-02-1961 *vs White Sox4010001000000.293.353.445lf
08-02-1961 *vs White Sox5011000000000.291.351.444lf
08-03-1961 *vs White Sox4230011000010.296.355.455lf
08-04-1961 *at Tigers4010000001000.295.354.453lf
08-05-1961 *at Tigers5120001000000.297.354.452lf
08-06-1961 *at Tigers4000000001000.294.351.448lf
08-06-1961 *at Tigers4331012201000.298.357.460lf
08-08-1961 *vs Senators4110000100000.298.358.458lf
08-09-1961 *vs Senators4120000000000.300.359.459lf
08-11-1961 *vs Angels3020001000010.302.361.460lf
08-12-1961 *vs Angels4000000001000.299.358.456lf
08-13-1961 *vs Angels4100000100000.297.356.452lf
08-15-1961 *vs Red Sox4000000001000.294.354.448lf
08-16-1961 *vs Red Sox4110103002000.294.353.450lf
08-17-1961 *vs Red Sox6010000001000.292.350.447lf
08-18-1961 *vs Yankees3122001100000.294.354.452lf
08-19-1961 *vs Yankees3010000000000.295.354.452lf
08-20-1961 *vs Yankees3000000000000.293.351.449lf
08-20-1961 *vs Yankees4131011000000.297.355.460lf
08-22-1961 *vs Tigers4000000001000.294.352.456lf
08-23-1961vs Tigers1000000000000.294.351.455ph
08-24-1961 *vs Tigers4010000000000.293.350.453lf
08-26-1961at White Sox0100001200000.293.353.453ph,lf
08-27-1961at White Sox1000000000000.293.352.452ph
08-27-1961 *at White Sox3000000000000.291.350.449lf
08-29-1961 *at Senators5111000000000.290.349.449lf
08-30-1961 *at Senators5121001001000.291.349.451lf
08-31-1961 *at Senators3020000210000.293.353.452lf
 August 1961 Totals
102 15 30 7 1 3 13 9 1 10 0 2 0 .294 .351 .471 -
09-01-1961 *at Orioles3100000100100.291.354.449lf
09-02-1961 *at Orioles4010000000000.291.353.448lf
09-02-1961 *at Orioles4110000000010.291.352.446lf
09-03-1961 *at Orioles4000000000000.288.350.442lf
09-04-1961 *at Red Sox5010001000000.288.349.440lf
09-05-1961 *at Red Sox5231002001000.291.351.444lf
09-06-1961 *at Red Sox5021002000000.292.351.445lf
09-07-1961 *at Yankees4110013000000.291.350.449lf
09-08-1961 *at Yankees3010000100000.292.351.449lf
09-09-1961 *at Yankees4120002101000.293.354.449lf
09-10-1961 *at Yankees5121000000000.294.354.450lf
09-10-1961 *at Yankees3120011000100.296.357.457lf
09-13-1961 *vs Orioles4010000000000.296.356.456lf
09-15-1961vs Twins1000000001000.295.355.455ph
09-16-1961 *vs Twins4021100000000.297.356.460lf
09-17-1961 *vs Twins3010000102000.297.357.460lf
09-17-1961 *vs Twins2110000200000.298.360.460lf
09-19-1961 *vs Athletics4020003100000.299.362.460lf
09-20-1961vs Athletics1000000000000.299.361.459ph
09-22-1961 *at Athletics3000000101000.297.360.457lf
09-23-1961at Athletics1110000000000.298.361.458ph,lf
09-26-1961at Twins2111001000000.299.362.460ph,lf
09-27-1961 *at Twins4110103000000.299.361.462lf
09-28-1961 *at Twins5110001000000.298.360.460lf
09-29-1961 *at Angels5010000001000.297.359.457lf
09-30-1961 *at Angels4320000100000.298.360.458lf
 September 1961 Totals
92 16 30 5 2 2 19 9 0 7 2 1 0 .326 .398 .489 -
10-01-1961 *at Angels2120000100000.301.363.4591b
 October 1961 Totals
2 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 -
 1961 Yearly Totals 592 87 178 30 8 16 85 56 3 52 4 12 3 .301 .363 .459 -

Tito Francona 1961 Game by Game Batting Logs



Did you know that Tito Francona appeared in 78 games at home, had 295 at-bats, drove in 36 runs, scored 44 times, had 92 hits (13 doubles / 4 triples / 9 home runs), walked 28 times (0 intentional), struck out 27 times, was hit by a pitcher 1 times, sacrificed 8 times (6 hits & 2 flies), and finished at home with a .311 batting average, .371 on base percentage and .474 slugging average?

On the road, Tito Francona appeared in 77 games, had 297 at-bats, drove in 49 runs, scored 43 times, had 86 hits (17 doubles / 4 triples / 7 home runs), walked 28 times (3 intentional), struck out 25 times, was hit by a pitcher 3 times, sacrificed 7 times (6 hits & 1 flies), and finished at home with a .289 batting average, .355 on base percentage and .444 slugging average?

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